The Changing | Bad Bull Beats (2009)

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The Story

Here is a little background info about The Changing sample flip moody instrumental beat.

What

The Changing - Reason sample flip beat cookup instrumental mpd oxygen8 sample

RnB Hip Hop Beat, Sample Flip, Story Rap

Common's classic Hip-Hop track, "I Used To Love Her", is still one of the best Hip-Hop tracks ever!

Here's my sample flip beat made from that famous George Benson sample.

In this sample flip beat, the actual sample slips are primarily highlighted in the verses. The choppy rearrangement of the guitar sample slices is intentional and goes well with the bounce in this laid-back beat. I added string instrumentation in the later parts of the beat for emphasis.

I wanted to keep some of the sample familiar, but I didn't want this to be just another re-ue of the sample the way it is in Common's track.

This track contains a sample from George Benson's "The Changing World" - the sample Common used for "I Used to Love H.E.R.".

Why

George Benson is a favorite of mine since I was a kid in Southeast, DC. My parents wold hav the radio on in the mornings while I prepared to go to school. I would hear George Benson singing and playing his guitar and doing his soulful "scatting" - so dope!

"On Broadway" (the extended live version) was my favorite song and "Masquerade" was a close second. I don't recall ever hearing "The Changing World" until I heard the sampled version on Common's classic Hip-Hop track "I Used To Love H.E.R."

I wanted to pay homage to George Benson and Common with a sample flip.

When

2/6/2009 3:38:42 PM

Where

Montgomery, Alabama - Maxwell, Air Force Base

How

Here I am using the AKAI MPD USB/MIDI PAD CONTROLLER to trigger sounds in Propellerhead Reason devices while making "The Changing". .

I use Propellerhead Reason to make sample flip beats - sample flipping. This is How I Reason - #howireason.

Watch How I Make This Beat

How To Make Beats Using Reason MPD32 Oxygen8 - Sample Flip Instrumental Beat - The Changing

Song Facts

"The Changing" 
Artist: TaurusBeats
Album: Bad Bull Beats
Released: 
Recorded: 
Label: ITNOJ
Producer: Taurus M. James
Made using Propellerhead Reason with Akai MPD32 and M-Audio Oxygen8 as MIDI controllers

Sample Facts

The Changing World
Artist: George Benson
Album: Bad Benson
Released: 1974
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