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Comment on The Orgins Of Rap And Hip Hop Music by jgshurts

jgshurts — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:57:59 +0000

The early origins are Italian; original Italian mandolins have a large bowl-shaped back. They are 8-stringed instruments, tuned in four pairs (courses). The four courses of a mandolin are tuned the same as the four strings on a mandolin. Mandolins resemble violins in some ways (similar scale length, f-shaped holes, carved top and back). Primary differences are that they are fretted, and the fretboard, while sometimes subtly radiused, is essentially flat.

Mandolins are available in "sizes" that parallel the violin family – that is, there are mandolas (same tuning as violas) and mandocellos. I’ve never seen a mandobass, but I’d guess someone has built one at some point. There are also "octave mandolins," which have a tonal range similar to a mandocello, but which are tuned exactly an octave below a mandolin rather than to cello tuning.

In the 1920’s, mandolin orchestras utilizing the whole family of mandolins were popular.

Beginning in the 1940’s, mandolins became popular in bluegrass music (which itself was new in the ’40’s), popularized by Bill Monroe. To this day, bluegrass is the primary outlet for mandolin playing in the USA.

For more information on all things mando, see http://www.mandolincafe.com.
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Comment on Making Rap and Hip Hop Beats by rapper2420

rapper2420 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:57:59 +0000

well if you have a computer. you should get fruity loops. its the best beat making tool you will need. but fruity loops is what alot of amateours to pros are using. it will take time but this software is grade A.
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Comment on The Orgins Of Rap And Hip Hop Music by microbopeep

microbopeep — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:55:59 +0000

Hi! Well, a mandolin is a pear-shaped stringed instrument, similar to a lute, only a lute has a longer neck and smaller body.
The mandolin is played like a guitar, but probably plucked more
and the origin of the mandolin is USUALLY in folk music (folk pop, folk rock, etc) and has been used in progressive rock and classic rock and a fusion of the three genres.

(E.g., R.E.M.’s "Losing My Religion" has a mandolin in the background playing and at the beginning, all through the song, if you listen real GOOD; Bruce Hornsby practically dedicates a song to the mandolin called "Mandolin Rain", and you can also hear a mandolin there. Aly and AJ’s "Rush" and "No One" also include a mandolin in the background of their joints).
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And here’s some links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandolin

Example of mandolin in the background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko1X_jcVvn8 ("No One")

I <3 the MANDOLIN, btw

Comment on Making Rap and Hip Hop Beats by luv41anatha

luv41anatha — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:55:59 +0000

just try throwing a bunch of stuff together and go from there but be prepared to sit awhile this will take some time to get right...
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Comment on Hip Hop Beat Making by That1Guy

That1Guy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:45:59 +0000

pro tools- it really is used by the pros like jus blaze and swizz beats
reason 3.0
sony acid pro
live!
those are some real high end one i recommend pro tools tho
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Comment on Tips on Making Instrumental Beats by Jeffrey O

Jeffrey O — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:44:59 +0000

Go to ign.com, make an account and ask this question in the Hip Hop board mad people know about making beats.
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Comment on The Orgins Of Rap And Hip Hop Music by ryan

ryan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:53:13 +0000

what is a mandolin, define mandolin how is the instament played, what is its orgins in music and culture?

Comment on Making Rap and Hip Hop Beats by J B

J B — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:53:11 +0000

making beats??
i want to start a studio wat all would be good to start off with for making my own beats?

Comment on Hip Hop Beat Making by Josh Breanard

Josh Breanard — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:43:45 +0000

beat making?
whats the best beat making software gimme a list of all the ones you know please.

Comment on Tips on Making Instrumental Beats by royale76

royale76 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:42:52 +0000

Tips on making good hip-hop beats?
I’ve started messing around with the sequencer on my Korg TR (a black Triton LE with some extra patches added in), and I have some good basic instrumental tracks. Not pre-loaded stuff, either – I manually created some beats, added bass and other stuff on it track-by-track. Problem is, I’m not sure what else to add besides vocals (which I wouldn’t be doing – I’m not an MC). It’s like I get past the drum/bass/random 3rd instrument combo and hit a wall.

Any tips would be appreciated. I’m new at this, but I want to do the best job I can with it. Thanks.