Homework 67 - DMX Week

Bit of a crossover homework in an effort to appeal across the board, alright so for those who dont know the Oberheim DMX was an 80's digital drum machine which rivalled the Linn Drum (see homework 47), it contained 24 sounds (that could all be individually pitched) and had 8 note polyphony.

Famous users include RUN DMC, Mike Oldfield, Phil Collins and more!!.

This weeks battle is to make a beat using the stock sounds that came bundled with the DMX, you can download the soundpack here - http://www.sendspace.com/file/i6pkgy

Ok and now for the crossover, the former Def Jam rapper DMX was actually a beatboxer before choosing to become a rapper and named himself after the above machine (probably to let heads know he was as good as a drum machine heh) so for a bit of crossover for this weeks beat you can either turn a sample free synth joint (using the DMX drums) or you have dig through and reflip a sample used in any of DMX's catalogue, heres some starting points.

the breaks | whosampled.com

go get em!!.

RULES
Download the DMX drum machine samples and craft either a sample free synth beat or a beat that shares the same sample as a song from the rapper DMX's catalogue, email entries to homework@louisden.com please DONT myspace us a link we wont look for it there! if you sample a used DMX sample it is cool to add any extra VST's / synth sounds.

DEADLINE
Beats are due Sunday 22nd August 2010 exact deadline is 18:00 live stream from the lab will be soon after broadcasting from our new Ustream - http://louisden.com/live

just in case you are confused we are looking for you to turn in either

a) a synth beat with the Oberhiem DMX drums

or

b) a beat using a DMX re-flipped sample also with the DMX drums


good luck..