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I got the 2nd skit and 2nd song the wrong way around

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This is a beautiful EP cover that our Visual Aspect manager, Kareem, has created from scratch with photos we took from the studio.

By Any Means Necessary

Don (Donny)

Raky (Kareem)

Electric Boii (David)

ft. Jc (Junior)

ft. Lechi (Leticia)

(Credits to Friends - Skits)

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Today we recorded most of track 3 in collage. junior did his verse and kareem did his verse and the chorus. Donny did one of his verses but still has to do his chorus and another verse

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Junior recording his verse onto track 3 

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Junior recording his verse onto track 3 

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I feel like this week went well. The performance practise went well, and i feel my written work is complete.

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Today we had a full practice for the performance, in the hall. I think it went very well both Donny and Kareem remembered their lyrics with minimal mistakes; the only downside was their confidence. However i believe by time the performance comes we will be fully ready for it.

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Get ready for the performance and finish all my written work

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This week was successful as i completed the mixing and mastering for all of the songs and skits, as well as putting all the songs in order in one track.

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I feel like this week was very productive and successful as we finished the recordings and all of the productions which makes us nearly complete for the whole project.

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Today we also recorded all the skits and i put an appropriate beat as a backing track on them as well. This means that all the recording is 100% complete.

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My target is to finish the mixing and mastering as well as making one track with all the songs and skits in order. my target wasn't big this week as it was half term.

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This week i was away so i could not go to the studio however i had my laptop so i want to complete the mixing and mastering.

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I added a movie skit on the end of track 1, and i did other minor tweaks to the production to make them fully complete.

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Today we went to my studio and finished all of the recordings.

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I finished every production

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Today i checked the licensing for if we ever wanted to release these songs. i found out that even though i pay for the samples i still need to apply to get the licensing. the licensing works by how much of the sample you took. if you took 1 second or less of any sample then its for free this works on anything, then if you take 2 seconds or less you have to give a share of what you get. 10 seconds or less has a larger share. And finally 60 seconds or more has the largest share. This means that if we want to release this music in the future i know how to get the licensing for all the samples i used.

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Today i created another track one as i didn't feel like the last one fit well. I found the sample in track-lib in a sample crate based around mobb deeps production. This fit the brief nicely because, it has an evil feel to it.

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this week went well as i mastered track 4 got the skeleton for track 3 and had an idea for track one. However there is still so much to do so i feel like next week we really have to do a lot

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1. finish track 1 and 3 production

2. record for tracks 2 and 3

3. re master track 4

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I feel like this week was unsuccessful as i didn’t complete either of my targets. However this week was still very productive as i started track 3 and finished track 2 production as well as finishing the recording for track 4.

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My target this week is to finish all of my skeleton tracks, this also means confirming if i need to re do track one. i also want to finish my mixing and mastering of track 4.

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i started something for track one however i dont know if it quite fits the brief so i might not use it and use a different beat.

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Last week i added changes to track 2 but i think i did to much. This week however i fixed those mistakes and kept the track interesting.

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Today we finally got the vocals fully recorded. This means i can move onto mixing and mastering this track.

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Today i started track 3 however right now i only have the skeleton of the track.

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Today i mixed and mastered the 4th track however i feel like it needs some more work which i will do later.

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today i added to the 3rd production. i added the beat switch and i added vairiations

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i havent gotten the skeleton track for all 4 tracks, however i have nearly fully recorded vocals for track 4. Also i have the skeleton track for tracks 2 and 4. Therefore i would say today was kind of a success.

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Today we went to my studio again. We wanted to finish track 4 as Leticia was supposed to come, however she didn't so we couldn't finish the track. We still did work on that track now all we need to do is re record Donny's part as he messed up a little and record Leticia's.

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Today we found the samples for the 4th song we also found the samples for some of the other songs however the 4th one stood out the most to me and i might later change the other samples.

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This week was also a success as i have the 4th track pretty much finished (i might change it a little later). I also recorded some of the vocals for the 4th track and Donny and Kareem have started writing lyrics. I also started the 2nd track however it needs some work.

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This week was a success as i can now move onto production. Finishing my research and analysing my primary research is now complete.

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While Leticia was writing lyrics she had the idea of dropping some instruments out, and adding them in later to create impact. This lead me to leave only the guitar in, and took the drums and bass out. I then slowly add them back in later on in the verse.

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i added some minor tweaks. For example on the 1st verse I took out the guitar and let the drums and the bass. I did this so that I could add back the vocal harmonies done by Donny and Kareem to add variation in the song.

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i've listened to this album multiple times as it is my reference for the EP this has informed how i've done my production.

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While at collage Donny told me i should speed up the song for the second verse to keep it interesting however it made the sample of beat. After that i added beat switches and other things to keep it interesting however i think i went to crazy and i need to remove them later.

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Today i started the 2nd production and finished the skeleton of it. i still have more ideas like a beat switch or something else to keep it interesting.

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Today Donny felt as if a female voice would fit better so we asked Leticia if she would and she said yes. i showed her the beat and she started writing. we all agreed to go studio on Friday.

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Richard told me that the second target didn't correlate with the people in my group, therefor i had to talk to them and tweak it a little bit.

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I later changed it to this as my last target was to vague

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Today Donny and Kareem came to my studio and i recorded them over the 4th track. They haven't finished so i cant start mixing and mastering as it'll add delay onto the mic.

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i wanted to start with the 4th and final song as i had a clear idea of where i wanted to go with it. i started and mostly finished it, however i want donny to do a bass solo on it at the end.

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Today i finished my research

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i watched videos on how to create beats like good kid mad city by kendrick Lamar. this is because my reference for the ep is that album.

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What effects are good to use and where. as well as the drum sounds he used and the bass he did

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How to Make a CLASSIC Beat for Kendrick Lamar💽 | FL Studio

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This helped with how to layer instruments and how the drums could sound like

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This taught me how the melody should be like

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How To Make Beats For Kendrick Lamar in FL Studio

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This told me what plugin chain i could use and what type of reverb and delay to use

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How Mixed by Ali adds depth to vocals (gunna, kendrick lamar)

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👨‍🚀 (FL Studio) PERFECTLY Mix RAP VOCALS Like Kendrick Lamar

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this told me what mic kendrick uses which i can replicate

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Mixing Radio-Ready Rap Vocals | Chain by Kendrick Lamar Engineer

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Minimalistic yet it works

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How to Mix Vocals Like Kendrick Lamar | FL Studio Tutorial

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How to Mix & Master Professional Rap Vocals in FL STUDIO (FULL TUTORIAL)

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This told me different ways to mix and master, and what each of these ways will do and how to use them

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This PROVEN System For Mixing Vocals Makes ANYONE Sound INSANE

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this tought me how to use the "mic mod" plugin which will be used to make the artist sound more like kendrick

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👨‍🚀 Use this to make YOUR MICROPHONE and VOCALS Sound Like Kendrick Lamar

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Today I watched videos on how to mix and master vocals to sound like Kendrick Lamar. I found out that he uses minimal effects to get that raw old sound. I learnt what plugins to use like add a little reverb, and also not to use to much compression.

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Today we added more songs onto to the references, and we added more onto our concept plan.

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90's Boom Bap / East Coast Hip Hop - SP-404 Mk2

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Roland sp404 mk2 Sampling and Chopping Samples Tutorial

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SP404 mkII: Sampling, Patterns & Effects Basics.

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This was so i could learn to make a drum pattern like j dilla

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SP-404MKII TR-REC Step Sequencer! Make Drums SWING Like They DRUNK!

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Roland SP-404 MKII! How To Make Your First Beat

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FLIPPING HARD DRUM BREAKS ON SP404 MKII // How to Process Drum Break Vinyl Samples for Your Beats