Thank you, Cymatics, for this dope opportunity. I had a lot of fun with this sample pack. And I was particularly taken by your sample, "Retro". Here's a brief overview of my submission:

The first 30-ish seconds, I really just wanted to show off how sexy this sample is before I chopped it to bits. I pitched the "Retro" sample down 3 steps and let it play out with the cat calls. From there I transition us into the main portion of my submission; the chopped section. 

It may be difficult to recognize the original sample in this section, but this entire section was chopped from the same "Retro" sample. Giving off an OldSchool, militant sort of energy, I take us through multiple different chops which really highlight the beauty of the piano. 

Finally, I show off some of my composition and arrangement skills as I use some orchestral instruments to bridge us into the original sample BPM. Now here, I really wanted to showcase the beauty of what you guys created. You'll note I pretty much let the sample ride, cause how could not when you're working with such gold?! I took the saxophone stem, pitched it up an octave, phased it, and panned it, adding a nice layer that accommodates the overarching sax melody. Just wanted to show off a bit of my sound design. To finish the track out, I bring the listener full circle and let the sample ride. It's such a gorgeous sample, I knew I wanted to let it ride at least once in this track. And this felt like such an opportune spot to do so.

Thank you guys for listening to my submission. I am constantly telling my twitch and discord community that when it comes to Royalty Free sample material, Cymatics does it the best. I truly believe you guys deliver a quality and fullness that is rarely found in Royalty Free samples. I can't recommend Cymatics enough. Thank you for all the dope samples over the years. I'll be singing cymatic's praises in all of my posts today. 

Thank you,
- TapDaddy

TapDaddy - Chop The Deck (Cymatics Orchid Beat Contest)

WALU FAM FOR LYFE DAWG RIDE OR DIE 😤😤😤😤😘😤😤😤😤

Below is a brief overview of the sample material used, plus lyrics

==== THE SAMPLE MATERIAL =====

The Intro: The beginning intro is built entirely from Walu’s samples, with the exception of the train ambience. The drums are his beat boxing, but punched up with a drum buss. The “CHOOoooWOOO” sound is actually 3 layers of Walu’s singing at 0:30 of the provided sample material. I’d done a smidge of pitch bend as well to get the “ooWOO” part sounding like a train whistle. The “laser beam” stabs (for lack of a better term) is actually Walu’s “TSOOOOOooo” at 0:03. I’d pitched it to two notes played in tandem, just one step away from each other which gave it some dissonant grit. 

The Main Track: From here on out, I am mostly going ham on the “TSOOOoooo" laser beam sounds, utilizing a sophisticated production technique that I call “Delay fuckery”. I essentially let the laser beam stabs delay indefinitely, allowing me to automate the delay rate mid-delay, which results in a change in pitch and subdivision.  And finally, the last Walu asset I used was his “YA LA LA LA LA LA LAY OOOHHH”. As you can hear, I sprinkled this in at the end of phrases here and there, and manipulated its pitch so that it sounds more like “EE AH LA LA LO” Everything else was produced by me (aside from a few samples, such as the biggie acapella and a few borrowed scratches.) 

==== THE LYRICS ====

*Biggie the tank engine rolls into the station. A voice comes over the intercom, which boldly proclaims:

All I want is bitches,
Big booty bitches
Use to sell crack,
So I could stack all my riches

Now I pack gats
To stop all the snitches

EE-AH-LA-LA-LO-LO x3 

TapDaddyBeats!

AW YEEEE

Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew
Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew

EE-AH-LA-LA-LO-LO x3

prod. TapDaddy - "Now I Pack Gats" [WaluWaves Battle #3: Harmonium]

This is my submission for the SESSIONS Song Contest hosted by Cymatics. I call this one, "The Majors", and it is available on all platforms

Beatstars: https://bsta.rs/3701c8335

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2FATs7e4qec1fAXQ0Tw2mt?si=a57b5ea1d9de48de

YouTube: https://youtu.be/OZ2eKeETzqw

The Majors

TapDaddy - The Majors (SESSIONS Song Contest)

Trombone by Alex Melzer
Piano by TapDaddy

Album Art - Haley Jones

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Trombone by Alex Melzer
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