Do you prefer quality or quantity?

[Hipster Bales]

Hello.

I've seen on YouTube that a lot of beatmakers are posting like 5-6 beats a day (quantity, their mixes must be terrible) and others who take their time to make sure there's no musical problems or generic sounds (myself included, quality)

I'm a big fan of sound design, and the people who are posting 5-6 times a day are most likely using presets blindly, without understanding how they were made.

Here's an example of producers who care about their craft

(me as well)
https://soundcloud.com/hipster-bales/hemsworth

[Seafire Mk2]

I was going to give you some banter regarding what you think is quality, but I just saw you are only 15, so I will pass on that

[Hipster Bales]

I was going to give you some banter regarding what you think is quality, but I just saw you are only 15, so I will pass on that

I know I'm young, but I have many years of experience. Specifically 7 years in December

[Seafire Mk2]

Hopefully you have a thick skin for a place like this

[Hipster Bales]

Hopefully you have a thick skin for a place like this

I should hope so. I mean, I'm sometimes the same way, and I can tell if something is a joke or if its serious

[Zeisner]

Quality over quantity if I have the choice. If I work on my own music I spend at least six months on a track, more often over a year (with about 20-30 scrapped versions of it).

Technically I could shit out a whole song in 30 minutes but I want a particular type of quality. Example: Some people hate country, but they love to listen to a particular country song. Not because they associate it with some sweet memories or because "it's a hit everybody listens to" (Such songs usually don't chart) but because that song has a certain timeless and genre-less core quality. Achieving that is the most difficult but also most beautiful thing. I want that and no less.

[Hipster Bales]

Quality over quantity if I have the choice. If I work on my own music I spend at least six months on a track, more often over a year (with about 20-30 scrapped versions of it).

Technically I could shit out a whole song in 30 minutes but I want a particular type of quality. Example: Some people hate country, but they love to listen to a particular country song. Not because they associate it with some sweet memories or because "it's a hit everybody listens to" (Such songs usually don't chart) but because that song has a certain timeless and genre-less core quality. Achieving that is the most difficult but also most beautiful thing. I want that and no less.

I've dealt with that before. I had 3 scrapped versions of a song I made, and I didn't release them.

[whyterabbyt]

Is it being postulated that people who master their craft dont constantly practice at it?

Or that those who constantly practice something somehow know less about what they're doing than those who practice less often?

[Hipster Bales]

Is it being postulated that people who master their craft dont constantly practice at it?

Or that those who constantly practice something somehow know less about what they're doing than those who practice less often?

No. I'm always practicing. I have some tracks that I didn't release. Good questions!

[Zeisner]

I know I'm young, but I have many years of experience.

Hopefully you will look back at such comments after 20-30 more years, laughing about yourself...

[Hipster Bales]

I know I'm young, but I have many years of experience.

Hopefully you will look back at such comments after 20-30 more years, laughing about yourself...

Yea, maybe . I don't know if I'll be on forums in 20-30 years

[Hipster Bales]

I think I might close this topic. Not because of you guys (your responses were brilliant), but because I wanna focus on other things.