J Dilla Inspired Techniques
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J Dilla Inspired Techniques
In this vid, we examine a technique from the legendary Jay Dilla where he flips a sample with a time signature of 6/8 to 4/4. This is demonstrated on the mpc 2000xl but the concept can be transferred to any hardware or software.
Here's the software version of this technique -
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This is only one of many J Dilla techniques, but if you listen to his album called Donuts, u will come across so many dope techniques just from that one album alone. The spirit of Dilla will continue to live on and shout out to Ma Dukes for creating such a legacy thru her son Dilla Dawg aka The King of Beats.
Artist: J Dilla
Song : Hi
Album: Donuts
Released: 2006
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“There’s only one Dilla, but there’s only one you too.” That sort of blew my mind!
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Unless you twins
@@gtstv5267 not if them twins is conjoined tho
can you make a video explaining Memphis Hardcore 90's Beats they say they are half beats I don't know what that is can you explain half beats in measures
@@molliwhop4202 that would be crazy bro!!
“Is that not bananas?”
it’s donuts
LOL
Hahahahah
"Is that not bananas?"
It is.
LOL
Exact moment when I scrolled down
lol
B.a.na.na.S'! Jk. Lol but yeah a str8 mfkn GENIUS
@@VaidDivyanshu holy shit same
Man j dilla and MF DOOM were the greatest to do it crate digging. Rest in power to two legends
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Madlib too brotha
@@tavencio879 we are talking about the people that are not with us bro
Nujabes too...
@@fmgeneside4604 lmao nujabes doesnt just dig, he owns the crates, hes the goat
I love the fact that you're not trying to be Dilla or encourage others to be Dilla but simply explaining a very cool technique. used by him. Thanks for the info, very helpful!
+jbaby007 my pleasure and comments like yours inspire me to keep doing what i do so thank u!
jbaby007 who needs Jdilla when we got Jbaby ! 😜
True that :)
This is beautiful man. Not just the tune, but the spirit of your instruction.
+Tologna T much thanks bro!
agree 100%
Never seen your a single video and this one take was so useful I couldn’t help but hit that like and subscribe. Keep it up man 🙌
... the LGBTXYZ-filatio line... IS OVER THERE... NOT HERE... but, then again... I'M SURE THAT, "verysickbeats" would probably be more than happy to hook up, if you hit'em up.
Exactly what I was thinking but couldn’t find the words to say, truth spoken
I don't think ppl realize how much of a rhythmic mojo you deliver at 4:22. You my man, delivered a perfect counting of 6/8 while hitting them pads in 4/4... flawlessly.... you got some serious polyrhythm in you. Very impressive.
thanks for the kind words
man there isn't only one dilla dilla ...there's only one you aswell. ima use this as a vocal sample :)
when u make a beat with it, let me hear it! LOL
@Bigtombowski i'm wondering that aswell
everybody lie :p
*gets sued* 😭
I wanna hear this
you are like bob ross of music producers
😂😂😂
that is a fucking compliment right there
Except that his final product doesn't resemble Chinese mass-produced schlock. (sorry Bob fans!!)
@@Rufusdos lol....cmon man
@@SweetChinMuzik1 I know. It's like shooting Bambi. Or dissing the Dalai Lama.
This has just unlocked so many possibilities. Thanks to you and J Dilla for the inspiration
I come back to these on the regular. For both the positive vibes and the knowledge.
I dont have an MPC and never made a beat in my life but Ive always wanted to. J Dilla inspires me and this video was very informative thanks bro!
my pleasure
Just use korg nanopad and ableton dude
MPC’s are really expensive. I’d start out with a Daw. Maybe Ableton/FL Studio trial mode
you're a diamond in the rough bruh...all your work is appreciated. Just the simple stuff like "there is only one Dilla...but there is also only one you" is a great inspiration.
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The way I've always thought of it is that if you count out the triplets in 6/8, accenting every fourth triplet instead of the third creates the "new" 4/4 beat. As in, the triplets of 6/8 are the quarter notes in 4/4. This is probably one of my favorite rhythmic devices honestly, look into metric modulation if this kind of thing is interesting to you. Great video man!
much thanks
You could think of it like that OR you can actually form the rythm not even off the drums but the accompanying rythms. Its always good to keep the pocket first and foremost. From there you will just hear so much. The pocket is like the gateway drug
If your into stuff like this, may I recommend something a bit different, a band called meshuggah. They are masters of manipulating rhythm and metric modulation, if you can get past the singing
As a guitarist, this is the standard practice for feeling a time signature switch. It's absolutely nuts, and the way Dilla used it in this sample grooves hard as hell
I need an explanation. Wouldn't you get three groups of eighth triplets, making it a 9/8 beat rather than 4/4, no matter how you accent the beats?
Too cold! All I could hear was MF DOOM rapping over this. PURE CULTURE!!
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"No one can do you like you. That's why Dilla was such an individual." Thank you for this video brotha, much love!
my pleasure
Dope video! For those wondering, what you're doing is playing 4 dotted eight notes in 6/8 which changes the meter from triple double (123 456 - three sets of two) to quadruple double (12 +3 45 +6 - four sets of two). The music theory term for this is called hemiola. So when you're in the 6/8 time, you're playing the quadruple double meter (4 dotted 8ths). When you switch to 4/4 you are *still* in quadruple double (1+ 2+ 3+ 4+) which is why it feels seamless to switch. The tempo just picks up in 4/4 because you're compressing the time since you have to make up a beat when you switch time signatures.
thanks for sharing
The switch had me in a neck brace!
LOL
Athough i dont have an MPC ima go ahead and subscribe.
Well like he said, do your own thing, but observe others.
Im assuming you meant that as a compliment? Lol
@@3VLN Right! It must be a compliment. Because traditional MPCs are legendary. Which is the one he has in the video. 4000 on up are nothing but Akai workstations with MPC on it.
@@dianevrules Exactly!
@@Rr0gu3_5uture link?
First person I've seen on youtube really drop something like this and explain it like you
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Time signature changes is the key for getting a Jazz sound. John Coltrane would change key and time signatures from measure to measure like in Giants steps. Great video you nailed the timing.
much thanks and love Giant Steps
The Dave Brubeck Quartet's time out is a great example of those time signature changes - each tune on the album has something about it
Right.
Ion know bout that one chief I feel like it's the intervals that make it feel jazzy... definitely some rythmic stuff going on in giant steps but I feel like the whole things in 4
Eventhough keys change every bar in Giant Steps its plain old 4/4 time.
As a mature of fact the whole album is in 4/4.
The use of new harmonic material in Coltranes compositions and Coltranes extensive soloing makes this record so special among other things.
“There’s only one Dilla, but there’s only one you too.”
Should be a poster haha, great message! Made me feel a lot better coming into this vid, youre a great teacher dude! Glad you covered 'hi' as a drummer that song has always been one of my favorites by dilla.
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j dilla month is february
youtube recommends this vid to me jan 31. aight i see you yt
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I don’t even make beats, but I keep coming back to this video. Just like any dilla beat this video has become timeless.
much thanks
Aight, so as I always do, I passed out with videos playing on the TV. I'm not even gonna lie, when you went from the pad 1 to pad 3 in my sleep I started bopping my head and I made that face when a sample is flipped perfectly. REAL PRODUCERS KNOW WHAT FACE I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! Awesome work!!!
LOLOL thats hilarious thanks bro!
Lmao
Mine is that "Ooh".. with a smile face..
mine is the thizz face
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Very eye-opening for me, breaking it down like that helped me even figure out the slight mathematics involved in Dilla's time signature change tricks. Also, it's damn inspiring to hear a man with such respect and love for the craft. Great video.
+Zain Mohammed thanks for the kind words
i just love when he tolds to download his free drum kit hahaha in every single tutorial
When i count 6/8 in my head i hear your voice from this video all these years later as a now professional musician you’re like the angel of pocket on my shoulder
LOL
My dude, you're not human!! Your vids have helped me a lot because I am NOT an expert with the MPC.
+flavwhite LOL im just a guy with a passion to help
So... are you "dilla" yet... bcus verysickbeats ain't... YOU SOUND LIKE ONE OF HIS HOME-BOI's... IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE MPC, LEARN IT, this is phuggin youtube... type in MPC instructional and... you'd be surprised that, you to can learn, how to use, something YOU WON'T USE... but oh well
really interesting! this also works for more traditional songwriting. i did this for years when i was doing soul music, i'd write in 6/8 because sometimes you can access more emotional melodies etc in 6/8 like "its a mans world" and then id convert them into more punch 4/4 with a more hiphop style drum beat like "i need a dollar". didnt know dilla also did that so this makes me feel quite good about my idea!! a good example is "you made us change" which i originally wrote for hannah williams in 6/8 and then changed it to 4/4 when recording the song for ephemerals. xx
thanks for sharing
I got the ephimerals in my playlist in spotify, great sound and vibe, 🍷🇨🇱
"No one can do you like you". - exactly what I've been needing to hear. Thanks for the good word man!
My pleasure!
I haven't been here in a while. Gotta revisit all these Filt Tutorials. Happy Dilla Month 2024.
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I was quite stunned from the way she replied...
Awesome. Dude your stuff is very helpful.
+Roy DeMeo CavernDwellers thanks, happy to hear that!
Yo, this is an excellent vid bro! I love how you encourage others to find their own sound and style...you'll only improve when you challenge yourself and experiment when creating music.
Javier Martinez salute!
im so glad i stumbled on this channel. you have answered literally every question ive had, taught me new stuff, and organized my thought process in 3 hours what google and everything else couldnt in a week. RIP Dilla
wow glad this channel is helpful
"no one can do u but u." i love this cause its such a simple idea. I'm 52 now and it took me a long time to figure this out musically. I'm a bass player and actually put my instrument down firca long time after hearing bass genius Victor Wooten play. After years passed I realized that as great as he was he wasn't me he hadn't heard all i heard seen all I had see.
in essence he wasn't me. your words speak truth brother thank u for what you provide.
peace.
my pleasure and thanks for the comment!
dope!! I done this
a few times myself it's really dope when you switch between 3/4 and 4/4 it also gives a nice swing too
+Roniel Overton (RTO BEATS) Thanks fam, you need to upload your beat with this technique to u know where....LOL
"IS THAT NOT BANANAS?"
Killed me
LOL
That demonstration was absolutely perfect
much thanks
I've seen so many fake "technique tutorials" these days that are exactly 10 minutes long for the ad money, it's refreshing to see this short and straightforward video, with a simple but effective idea.
Plus the positive energy you bring makes it super fun to watch. Keep this shit up pls
salute and thanks for watching
I’ve always struggled with 3/4 time signature beats, this is so helpful 👏
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you still struggle.. couse this aint no 3/4 time signature...
Bruh that sample is amazing 🔥🔥
much thanks
@@Verysickbeats cómo se llama el sample ?
its crazy how much sense this makes in terms of sample manipulation. its also crazy just how fucking good it sounds
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Eh yo very sick bests went thru your Playlist looking for dilla techniques and realized you have so many Playlist, just wanna thank you for helping out the underground hip hop head music production scene out heaps
my pleasure
Respects to J. I've been producing this style for 20 year's..
much respect
I always wondered how Dilla constructed that beat smh #sick 😎 and Ghostface Killah tore the fur off this beat !!
If you actually made beats; you could have figured it out. #getaclue #behappyjustbeingasilentfanyouaretalkingwaytoomuch
@@chuckturnher4986 Well that was pleasant
@@chuckturnher4986 toxic
@@chuckturnher4986 Shut the fuck up cornball
Thanks for sharing. Rest In Paradise Dilla.
Thanks for listening
Jus got my first midi keyboard last night and I’ve been doing nothing but getting information for like 20 hours straight and this straight inspired me
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this is such a dope tutorial and technique i am loving this
Thanks so much!
damn that samples nice dude. nice video
+Jake Coyle much thanks
Verysickbeats thx bro
8un3zz he’s using it for educational purposes and he’s not selling it
@8un3zz hahaha nice way to ask for the id
@8un3zz hahaha holy shit. Taking this comment section from chill to internet trash in 2 comments. Keep it up man, you're TH-cam's finest.
So many tutorial videos are fun to watch, but I don't *really* grasp the technique the way they explain it. This time, I understood it perfectly, Amazing.
Glad it was helpful!
You take these things for granted when listening to music, but its magic.
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God damn the amount of samples I’ve left behind
LOL
Great stuff! This is genuinely dope advice that any beat maker needs to check out
+Kwamaine Rice Much thanks!
this is probably the most useful, informative video I've watched in a long time
Glad it was helpful!
your energy is so positive it got me outta my beat block
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Excelente, Un chingo de gracias.
Saludos desde México. P.D: "Un chingo" means Alot of
Great video man. Illustrated it well and had a flawless demonstration with a cool sounding sample!
Thanks for the critique i appreciate it bad or good LOL
lol this was def good
Cameron Brown thank u sir
We are still here in 2023 because this video is iconic!!! This needs to hit 1Million streams one day
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@@Verysickbeats I hope yk this video Inspired me to keep going with my beats
Hello there! I'm a guitarist writing a song that is mostly 6/8, but I had to change it to 4/4 and here I stumbled upon your video. You gave me an idea on how to make the transition. Thank you, sir!
my pleasure and would love to hear both versions when you're done
That was crazy!!!! Thank you for the knowledge brother J!
+Lonnie Mills thanks for watching and my pleasure
+Verysickbeats I have come across loads of 3/4 samples and wrote them off because of the time signature! This is a true eye opener man. All about working outside the box! Appreciate your generosity with the knowledge!
appreciate u taking the time to watch!
bro what song is that sample that shit goes crazy
Man, your videos are the best!!! Thank you for what you do!
my pleasure
i love how u explain it simple but so effective
much thanks
Happy J Dilla Month
much respect to you my brother
+kevin de bruyne salute
Thanks for the tutorial man! I think one can apply this Dilla trick very easily in fl studio using the claw machine tool, either in the piano roll (with Slicer or Slicex for example) or in Edison itself once you've got that perfect candy loop :)
thanks for sharing
Bro I was just listening to donuts and remembered your video because I think he did the same thing in waves. What he did to that 10cc sample was insane 😂
So good! Love the idea of using a 6/8 sample to create a 4/4 beat. Gives a real nice swing! Explained really well too. Subscribed :)
much thanks
you could still chop that sample up in 4/4, its just extremely low tempo. Kick on the 1 and 3 and snares on the 2 and 4 pads
ScottTracey THANK YOU. I said the same
ScottTracey facts. I was like why is he counting like that when it’s 4/4 but the tempo is just slower. Smh. Stop trying to figure Dilla out.
So glad other people hear that it's just 4/4 half time when it's switched. When he's counting the 6's they're actually swung a little bit so it's kind of just forcing the 6. It's just 4/4 half time. Classic over thinking.. good stuff though.
Kraig Briggs that kinda is what 6/8 is though, a slow swung 4/4. 6/8 in this example is mostly indicated by the hihat patterns filling the space between the kick and snare. A lot of blues shuffle tracks are in 6/8, but still ~ feel ~ 4/4. I still think this is a helpful tip for flipping any samples similar to the examples he used.
Lol yeah I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. So just the hats, right? Because the beat is just normal for 4. 4.
7 years later and this is STILL gold!
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EVEN THOUGH I DONT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TIME THING. YOU ARE THE MAN FOR THIS VIDEO! THAT BEAT IS FIRE BTW.
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Seriously inspirational stuff you got here, thanks for the heads up everytime,peace :)
+Lalaland thanks for checkin in! peace and my pleasure
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thank you for your response, I got reunited with my 2000xl after ten years, my studio burned to the ground ten years ago with 15000 records in it my dx 7 my juno 106, so I'm getting my gear back as of now...you sir, rock hard...
It is 4/4 Halftempo.
But you can count 6/8 too.
actually its 6/4
Dilla is a legend. So influential
facts
manually step sequencing, sick technique
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Nice video man! Thanks!
my pleasure
click my icon and checkout my unofficial rhythm roulette..The road to perfection is always under construction.. Thanks for the lesson
I don't wanna watch this no more man u turning me to a bitter.
LOL watch as many times as you please
Very cool. One thing I’ve discovered since delving into sampling and beatmaking is that it’s sooooo easy to fall prey to the lazy P. Diddy style of sampling-basically, chop-less: no pitch or timeshifting-basically just overdubbing drums and maybe a new baseline to the original theme of the sample.
The technique you show is the kind of stuff it takes creativity, skill and a minute to grasp. And if you chop it creatively, one would be hard-pressed to even recognize the original sample. It’s a whole new thing.
thanks for sharing your input
I’m just starting to try and make beats and I went dawless first. I came across a sample I thought was so cool sounding but then I figured out it was in 6/8 and felt LOST! This just gave me a whole new perspective on it! Thank you!
my pleasure
Man I love you
Ghost in the shell
lmao
wow four years! you must really love dilla and so do we!
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Wow! You just broke down the one thing that got me into music. That 02 to 09 Tru skul boom bap
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Yeah it counts like fast 6/4 but you can also count it slower as 4 beats and longer measures. Then it goes to double time just adding a snare
No it doesn't. It's 6/8 the 8 being note value (quavers). 4/4 means for crotchet beats to a bar. First 4 being how many and second 4 being note value, 4 meaning crotchet.
damn this is dope
+RyanE9mil thank u sir
ive been producing for years and i still dont understand how to sample properly its truly an art form within itself Dilla proved that.
just takes practice
this channel is very sick. Couldn't stop replaying 4:42
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perhaps a wizard is more appropriate! love the sample in e flat minor, that's my go to key signature *^_^*
+Digital_Cratez or maybe it's a flat minor, hard to tell with only this bit of the sample but they are a perfect fourth apart so pretty close nonetheless
Are you trying to show off your music theory or some thing
@@iHaveBeenRustled Lmao that perfect pitch flex
technically it's 12/8... doesnt change it feeling wise.
the transition of 3/4 to 4/4 OR 6/8 to 4/4 OR 12/8 to 4/4 has in common that dotted quarter notes become the new quarter notes
Exactly
lol its 6/4 and its 12/8 and its 24/16 and its 48/32 and so on....
***** yup.... but its dilla
Nope, you are wrong. Count again. If dotted quarter became the quarter notes in 4/4 then you would get a slow down feel, but instead we get a speed up feel. So the 8ths from 6/8 become quarter notes in 4/4, plus there is added shuffle which adds to the double tempo feel.
elrondsch in 6/8 dotted EIGHT notes become the QUARTER notes of 4/4 OR the dotted quarters become the new half notes. The transition of dotted quarters was meant to explain the 12/8 sample becoming 4/4 where indeed dotted quarters (12 divided by 3 equals 4) become the new quarters.
stop given em cheats this tut is golden ppl should be charging for these yo blessup this helped allot!
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that was hard af bruh #real producers
much thanks
Now I need to get an mpc... 😂
+MrJurmon LOL
"this takes practice".. dude we talkin bout practice.. practice man.. I been tryna make a beat here and we talkin bout practice... practice..
lol
When he said "practice", that was the first thing I thought of. lol
Jazzy Jeff - Practice
Those tips still very relevant/useful today in 2021
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Broke my neck with that flip. Cool af
LOL
My real question is: How did you get the little Parts into the Pads? Like, how did you split them up.
LESANE - chop sample into 16 parts. Basically if you have 8 bars turn that 8 bars into 16 chopped up samples.
ditto using auto chop
Bro good look on the lessons ,l want to start making beats again,what drum machine do you use ,plus I dig vinyl but l want to be up to date with the newest studio equipment, l appreciate the advice.peace
i mainly use mpc2000xl but if u want the newest studio equipment i'd check out your local guitar center or whatever music studio equipment store is around you
Verysickbeats thanks bro good look on the advice
How can someone be in such good spirits? I wish I had your energy. God bless.
its all love and passion
i been making sick ass beat 2 lately. i feel like dilla is living in all of us real ones.
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what drum machine is that??
mpc 2000xl
If you don’t know this video too advanced...
An Akai. One of the older ones. One of the firsts
I think it even uses floppy disks. Lol. But it’s dope. My friend has one. And his used floppy discs for memory