Rodney DarkChild Jenkins Studio Tour | In The Studio | WinkSound

February 27th, 2013 by admin

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YouDeyanTube
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

“I just create the music and left the engineers to beat the problems and make the music come to life”…. Thats what Iï»¿ WANT TOO
JonnyOneEyes
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

I produce and composeï»¿ music but I didn’t understand any of that, so technical!
Qronik Dakid
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Can someone tell legend darkchild i wanna meet himï»¿
fede4real
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

People often forget its not the gear that makes the song.Getting into a room with the latest equipment or sounds wont give you a good song.Maybe a hit that peopleï»¿ wont remember in 2 months.A good song with the right production can end up being sumthing,beats alone do nothing.The whole aproach has reversed and music dying as a consecuence.IMHO.My best songs I recorded back when I didnt had high end gear.Now I can do tons of “tracks” radio ready music,but music is art not copy n paste.
obiozor1
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Thanks I will be doing some research on this. I hope it will be possible to do thisï»¿ mod on the new mpc Renaissance when itï»¿ comes out that thing looks promising.
WinkSound
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Hi, thanks for watching! What DarkChild is referring to are the individual outputs of the MPC. He moded them so their output is hotter (louder) than usual. This allows him to track more aggressive sounding drum patterns which he can then continue to mix once in Pro Tools. This is a technical modification and should beï»¿ researched before doing it yourself so you don’t damage the MPC.
obiozor1
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

What does he mean by having all of hisï»¿ outs maxed out? I just got an mpc and Im trying to pick up some tips.
lilkjsizzle
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

thanx…really appreciate itï»¿
WinkSound
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Hi, thanks for watching! DarkChild also prefers the Yamaha NS-10 near field monitor because of it’s frequency range. They are designed to be flat and represent consumer grade listening devices so if you can make your mix sound good on the NS-10′s chances are your mix will translate better when played through theï»¿ listeners ear phones, car stereo or home system.
lilkjsizzle
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

what other monitorsï»¿ does he use besides the auratone?
K1ngggg
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Darckchild is one of my favoriteï»¿ producers
sumarient
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

I produce as well and use some of the same equipment. RJ isï»¿ my Fav producer
Mikster7500
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Wats up people. My name is Michael Fynne. I am a Young Talented Unsigned Rapper trying to make a huge name for myself. I’d really appreciate it if you would all just take the time to check out my music here on YouTube. Just Search:

Michael Fynne – Watch Ya Back

Michael Fynne – Our World

Michaelï»¿ Fynneï»¿ – Thank U, God

Check out more songs on my channel. There will be more songs to come soon (Don’t start moaning about me spamming. It’s theï»¿ only way I can get my music out at the moment)
genestarwindjf80
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

DarkChild is my allï»¿ time favorite producers
MsInstrumentalBeatz
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

DarkChild is theï»¿ man! Very inspiring to say the least.
Elijah Zeal
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Darkchild is so Sickk that there’s beatsï»¿ that he’s produced for artist that we don’t even know about.
Hazelace71
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

Yourï»¿ what great
evil999
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

haha, not really dude. The stars are like the front men, they get the attention but they die quicker also. If you a producer, you have longevity. Also stars areï»¿ likely to be vain bc they are judged on many superficial factors, whereas producers lay low, under the radar, in other words, CHILLIN’ !
XXLBeats
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

he has a lava lamp, I wish one day, I could have a lava lamp!!!ï»¿
Dennis Jenkins Jr
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

God is amazing! Its a blessing to work here day in and day out!… Shot out to RJ and the homie Mikey! he didnt even show theï»¿ entire studio either its 3 other studio equipped with booths a production room, lounges and more.. this studio is incredible
thuglikepac0
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

its not fair how artistï»¿ get more respect than producers
Flipjunkie1
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

I hate how the singers are the ones that are called the artists ! Its the producers that are the artistsï»¿ ! The singers just sing over they’re work !
Lam ine
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

mahahaha he said 603000 i luvs the guy

ssl lust made meï»¿ cry :\
Randy Robbins
February 27th, 2013 at 7:03 am

all this gearï»¿ gets my d**k hard.