Mine is all Mardis gras. There are things that sound like synths but it was all 100% Mardis gras on an MPC. I just sampled some of bob's Rhodes and created short loops that generate a tone. I thought it was really hard only using that one song, not even dipping into an album cut, but I took it seriously.
I guess once we find out who did what we can talk about how they were done if people care. I'm stumped on quite a few.
I managed to make some really nice sounding synths out of various looped sample snip-its, but then didn't find the time to put it together.
I couldn't for the life of me get a nice clean full sounding kick though. There was just too much other noise in there. Filtering all the top end and adding some sub I got a nice boom, but it had no colour.
Personally I found it quite challenging since there wasn't a great deal to work with. My vote goes to Toke It On The Mortal Grass for musicality but I'm amazed at the creativity of a lot of other beats.
This was an excellent idea, especially the anonymous bit. Hope this is not the last one.
I SURE that I'm just missing something that has already been posted but, when is the dead line for the vote? I just got home from work and will listen to all these heat rocks now. I had to wait until I had a respectable system to listen on.
Thanks, and please don't hesitate to give me a dummy smack if the vote deadline is clearly posted.
I was pretty blown away with all of the entries, but the following three were the ones competing for my vote:
1.) Mardis
2.) Toke It On The Mortal Grass
3.) ChooseDay
I liked "ChooseDay" because it is super original and takes the track in a whole different direction. Pretty amazing that some of these samples came from the OG!
"Toke Me To the Mardi" has a great vibe to it, but narrowly lost to....
"Mardis". Simply a banger, with style and technique in excess. IMO it makes great use of some unpopular parts of the OG "TMTTMG" (see 1:54 to 2:03 of "Mardis", for example). Correct if I'm wrong, but I didn't hear that sample on any other beat in the comp. It took the best elements of the OG and added heat to the equation.
Again, the Strut has wowed me with the creativity possessed by the people here. As soon as I voted I wanted to take it back because there were others I felt just as strongly about, but rules are rules. Can't wait to see the verdict.
Man, these beats are great and tough to choose just one. This really exemplifies the greatness that is the Strut. Thanks to all participants! There's gotta be a way to get Bob to chime in on this!
Mardi is the shit, and got my vote today. Though yesterday it could have been toke it on the mortal grass, great vide. Congrats to all, nothing made my ears bleed
just noticed you can see how people are voting... kinda wish it kept under wraps but what the hey
On a side note:
Is the voting form looking at the person who is logged in or at IP address?
It's IP because I wanted lurkerz to vote as well. I'm of the opinion that the best beats are in the front running. Riggers have to live with themselves.
not to be all competetive or whatever, but if you used a synth or an extra kick or snare, you should be disqualified. its enough that you got an extended deadline. the voting thing i could actually care less about.
not to be all competetive or whatever, but if you used a synth or an extra kick or snare, you should be disqualified. its enough that you got an extended deadline. the voting thing i could actually care less about.
I'm with you on this. That was the whole point of the contest, to only use Mardis Gras (with the exception being Thes's clip of the break). My music computer is an old G4 with pro tools 5 or whatever it came with and it doesn't even have a modem in it. I was too lazy to even get Thes's drums onto that computer, so I just worked completely off of that song. I did it all on an mpc and then just tracked it in pro tools.
I don't think it's really an issue with the front runners, but if someone wins and they know they added extra stuff then Mardis Gate begins.
I'm not going to win, but this is pretty much the first beat I've made in about 2-3 years, so it's a win for me anyways.
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I know this is all in good fun but the enforcement of the rules should be Olympic standard. No growth hormones in the beats.
I couldn't for the life of me get a nice clean full sounding kick though. There was just too much other noise in there. Filtering all the top end and adding some sub I got a nice boom, but it had no colour.
And.... No one else's by the looks of it.
Cleverest title: choose day
Tuesday, geddit??!?!
::walkson::
This was an excellent idea, especially the anonymous bit. Hope this is not the last one.
I'm having a blast listening to these!
Thanks, and please don't hesitate to give me a dummy smack if the vote deadline is clearly posted.
There is a prize, although it is small and silly.
1.) Mardis
2.) Toke It On The Mortal Grass
3.) ChooseDay
I liked "ChooseDay" because it is super original and takes the track in a whole different direction. Pretty amazing that some of these samples came from the OG!
"Toke Me To the Mardi" has a great vibe to it, but narrowly lost to....
"Mardis". Simply a banger, with style and technique in excess. IMO it makes great use of some unpopular parts of the OG "TMTTMG" (see 1:54 to 2:03 of "Mardis", for example). Correct if I'm wrong, but I didn't hear that sample on any other beat in the comp. It took the best elements of the OG and added heat to the equation.
Can someone post an unembedded soundcloud link to these?:holygrail:
I had to pick Mardi. That shit was so well put together.
'Sans Que...' and 'Suite 4 Bob...' were so close in my book.
Man, I loved it. Thanks for that, Strut.
:beerbang:
Yes. With #5 a very close second.
Kindly,
parallax
It was tough.
All were good. Truly.
9 songs made the first cut. Then it was back and forth, listening to each.
Voted for #12. TIOTMG I think it was called.
What I think someone needs to do is take the best drums, intros, keys, melodies, outtros from all these and make a Super Soulstrut Beatoff cut.
Mardi is the shit, and got my vote today. Though yesterday it could have been toke it on the mortal grass, great vide. Congrats to all, nothing made my ears bleed
just noticed you can see how people are voting... kinda wish it kept under wraps but what the hey
Props to theNon for doing this up proper
Is the voting form looking at the person who is logged in or at IP address? Am at work now and was able to vote again...
MARDI GRAS VOTE RIGGING SCANDAL
Next up: Mardi Gras entrant in 'legitimate rape' furore
Soulstrut urges withdrawal of beat
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It's IP because I wanted lurkerz to vote as well. I'm of the opinion that the best beats are in the front running. Riggers have to live with themselves.
2. Suite 4 Bob
3.Mardi
but it was a tossup between several others
SOULSTRUT MARDI GATE
Folks at Soulstrut.com demand a recount.
Dimpled chads are excluded.
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I'm with you on this. That was the whole point of the contest, to only use Mardis Gras (with the exception being Thes's clip of the break). My music computer is an old G4 with pro tools 5 or whatever it came with and it doesn't even have a modem in it. I was too lazy to even get Thes's drums onto that computer, so I just worked completely off of that song. I did it all on an mpc and then just tracked it in pro tools.
I don't think it's really an issue with the front runners, but if someone wins and they know they added extra stuff then Mardis Gate begins.
I'm not going to win, but this is pretty much the first beat I've made in about 2-3 years, so it's a win for me anyways.