Backstory:
thxk_u originally came over on 4/19/24 to participate with me in person for the first FABC (Flip A Beat Club) Phoenix Challenge. Due to my physical health, me being able to participate in person at the venue isn't possible so thxnk_u being the kind and thoughtful soul he is, reached out the Nydia who is the captain the FABC Phoenix Chapter and arranged to get the Sample Crate sent to us, so we could participate remotely.
The FABC event happened to fall on the same day as the Dibia$e sample challenge playback livestream on you tube.
#dibiflipsession01 (Dutchyyy Submission) [playback livestream video]
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4cc5fbe2ea14d8fb62af7bdcff1ac0f8211daab4/23
So thxk_u came earlier in the day to watch the playback stream with me, while we waited to hear back from Nydia to get the FABC sample crate link (which didn't happen until it was too late)
Hours and Hours passed as Dibia$e played back over 200 submissions and we still couldn't reach Nydia so thxk_u asked if I would mind pivoting to showing him more of my workflow and sample chop process in Ableton live since the first previous time he was over trying to learn, he had leave early before being able to try to the process himself.
"Already Been" (Put In Work) [ re-imagined w.i.p. ]
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4cc5fbe2ea14d8fb62af7bdcff1ac0f8211daab4/21
So once again, thxk_u created the drums, and I showed him all the boring prep work I have to do to set up before I even begin to chop a sample. He did a quick practice take of chops using my method and asked if I wanted to add to it. So I had him export the session and email it to me, so I would work on my desktop instead of his laptop.
Loaded up the session, while fighting back as hard as possible from being distracted by the tumor on my spine swelling up (I named it Quad, +1 if you get the reference) and in typical Dutch fashion, I kinda took over without even realizing it. I shifted some drums around, removing some hi-hats, then I changed up the chops he just laid in the beginning of the beat and extended them a few bars before shifting gears quickly and creating the change up chops.... This whole process after the long resample prep-work part, i.e. creating the actual beat.... Drums, Chops, Sequence all happened in the course of like 20 minutes....A true microwave beat haha.
Unfortunately, I pushed my body well beyond its limits that day and the night before so I literally could no longer sit up at my desk and asked thxk_u if he minded if we called it a night.
I did a quick, Realtime live resample bounce of our quick session and exported it as the audio you hear now.
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Video Version via Proof of life (continued...)
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4cc5fbe2ea14d8fb62af7bdcff1ac0f8211daab4/22
