So out comes Jay-Z’s ‘D.O.A.’ track from the upcoming The Blueprint 3 album scheduled to release on September 11, 2009. Nice date.. Jay.

The death of Auto-Tune? Sure thing Hov… but highly unlikely.
Whether you know it or not.. Auto-Tune is used in almost every top 40 hit song that requires some type of melody. Even country [...]

Baby when I look into your eyes
I lose my breath when I realize
That you made me smile.
Ain’t no doubt I can turn you out.
And I won’t quit till ya figure this out
That you made me smile.
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen you babe
When you’re on my mind
My heart just caves
In my brain I hang a [...]

Equipment and software used:
The track was sequenced and produced using Ableton Live then dumped into Pro-Tools for vox recording and mixing.
Special techniques:
The string sound is a violin that has been pitched down. I like to keep things simple… this beat only uses 4 tracks and kicks ass.
Random fact:
The girl you hear moaning in this song [...]

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