The Crates Motel

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Conan is a mastering and mixing engineer, producer, consultant and DJ of over 35 years. Conan’s turntable and production journey started by playing Hip Hop, ...

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Tape 16. The DAW that a lot of people are going NUTS about! I'm not using it as a tape recorder!!

Professional Master in your MPC Standalone for release! Can it be done FREE MASTERING TEMPLATE!

Crates Motel Kit 03 French Disco House Drum Kit. 12Bit Sound for your MPC! Daft Punk, DJ Sneak!!

What I have learned from releasing 3 Beat Tapes on Bandcamp. Tips & Tricks on marketing Beat Tapes.

MPC 3.8 Update. NEW FREE PLUGINS! How do they actually sound Any good

Why is WORKFLOW so important for BEAT TAPES Beat Tape 03 AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY on Bandcamp!

The Crates Motel FREE ULTIMATE TEMPLATE Update for MPC Standalone. Includes new LOFI Submix channel.

Sequencing! MPC Sample Based Music WORKFLOW PART 6. My thought process when sequencing Beat Tapes.

NEW DRUM KIT!! Crates Motel Kit 02 House & Boom Bap Kit. 12Bit Sound for your MPC & Sampler.

MF Doom, Madlib, Dilla, Daft Punk, Todd Terry OLD SCHOOL technique for drum programming in your MPC

The Akai MPC Sample. Why I will NOT be buying one for now. My Battle, My Decision & My Future.

FABRIC Vintage Prophet & Jupiter. Let's make a Retro House Music Track!

Fabric Vintage MemoryMoog for your MPC Standalone. How does it actually sound & is it worth $59

FINALLY!! Crates Motel Kit 01 NYC House Music Drum Kit. 12Bit Sound for your MPC! MAW, Todd Terry!!

FINALLY!! Sidechain Compression in the SP404 MK2. But how does it really SOUND Let's Jump In!!

NEW Crates Motel Beat Tape 02 AVAILABLE NOW on Bandcamp! Check your Hard Drives for OLD STUFF!

OLD SCHOOL J Dilla technique for SWING in your CHOPS! Perfect for Boom Bap, House, DnB, RnB, LOFI.

STUDIO TOUR! A look around the room where I work & keep all my gear. No MPC SAMPLE related content.

Chopping. The Concepts. MPC Sample Based Music WORKFLOW PART 5. My thought process when chopping.

Akai MPC Tutorial. Clean up your MUDDY samples & beats by EQing out THE MUD in your mix!!

THE NEW Crates Motel Beat Tape 01 AVAILABLE NOW! Why I started making BEATS TAPES again.

OLD SCHOOL Pitch technique to add Sauce and Mojo to your beats. FREE Software. NO Turntable Needed.

MORE Secret Sauce for your drums in the MPC Standalone. Historical OLD SCHOOL Technique with a twist

Despite Missiles & Drones One track or Multiple tracks at a time in the MPC Standalone Discuss!

Akai MPC Tutorial. How to process FULL SAMPLES in MPC Standalone. EQ, Compression, Tips & Tricks.

Ableton SOS! MPC Sample Based Music WORKFLOW PART 4. Using Ableton to solve loops & chops problems!

Akai MPC Tutorial. How to process Drum Breaks in the MPC Standalone. EQ, Compression, Tips & Tricks.

My MPC Sample Based Music WORKFLOW PART 3. Secret SAUCE Weapon. Strymon Deco V2 Fat & Dirty Drums.

My MPC Sample Based Music WORKFLOW PART 2. Using a Virtual DJ DVS system to emulate vinyl sampling.

Beat First or Sample First Methods for making Boom Bap & House beats in the MPC Standalone.