Re: Rap/hip hop music
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TBF Stechy it doesn't take years of practice and it doesn't take talent. It takes some dedication, I'll give you that, but talent? Nah.
Finding the right kick drum? Who's kick drum? John Bonham's? G.C. Coleman's? A drum machine's?
EQing is a learnt skill but anyone with half an ear can twiddle a knob until it sounds like you want it to. Learning to play the Purdie Shuffle is a skill. Cutting and pasting someone else's stuff isn't a skill, is it? That's why they teach children to cut and paste in nursery school. You can get some nice pictures without any necessary skill and the kids feel like they've made something.
I really don't know where to start so I'm just gonna call it a day on this one....
For shits and giggles this is what a typical session in a daw (reason) looks like.
I assure you whole heartedly it takes time to learn and yes dedication and musical knowledge and talent to piece together a song.
Just because you're sat in a studio clicking buttons doesn't mean anyone can do it, you need to know how synthesisers working and yes EQ to carve their sound. The drum reference was a basic one but beyond that it's not easy and I disagree with you.
Oh and surely dedication doesn't happen overnight.