malobeats’ Secret Sauce: Transforming Samples with Fly Tape II and Lo-Fly Dirt

malobeats kicks things off by expressing his excitement to share the joys of his latest plugin discoveries. He’s been using these bad boys in all his sessions, and each use brings a fresh wave of musical inspiration. If you’re rocking an MPC, you know the drill—there’s a buffet of plugins at your disposal. He’s quick to remind us that while he’s showing off his faves, you gotta do your own taste test. He even drops a pro tip: always run trials before you buy. Right off the bat, we’re invited into his creative process, sampling a record into his trusty sp1200 and pushing it into the MPC.

As the beat starts to take shape, malobeats dives headfirst into his plugin arsenal. His go-to? Fly Tape II and Lo-Fly Dirt, which together are like the dynamic duo of sonic enhancement. These aren’t just plugins; they add the kind of crunch and flavor that makes you want to turn the volume up to eleven. malobeats explains how he’s using Fly Tape II much like a performance tool, reminiscent of the classic SP404 vibes. He’s all about that gritty sound, not for cleaning it up, but letting it shine through in all its raw glory. His enthusiasm shines as he walks the fine line between chaos and perfection, trusting his ears over fancy settings. For him, these plugins are less about tweaking and more about amplifying the natural character of the sound, proving that in the quest for the perfect beat, imperfection can lead to pure magic.

In this detailed breakdown, malobeats pulls back the curtain on how he uses transient shaping to add punch to his tracks. If you thought the setup was already banging, this step takes it up another notch, making the beats land harder than grandma’s wooden spoon. He goes step-by-step, showcasing the Akai transient shaper, a free plugin that’s perfect for adding punch to percussive elements. He’s not stopping at the basic punch; malobeats tailors the release and further fine-tunes the sound to keep every hit tight and impactful. His experience shows here, as he effortlessly balances the sound, letting it breathe while focusing its punch – a truly advanced move that takes the mix from good to great. The transformation from sample to full-track find is like seeing a raw diamond being polished; each tweak revealing more sparkle and clarity.

With the sound nearly polished, malobeats brings it home with the Lo-Fly Dirt plugin on the master bus. He’s not shy about using it throughout the track to glue elements together, adding that mysterious ‘je ne sais quoi’ that takes a track from bedroom beats to club-ready bangers. He describes how he uses the presets, admitting that sometimes the best move is to tweak less and let the plugin work its magic. When he engages the low-fly dirt and hears that added presence, it’s like hitting the perfect warm resonance after a long jam. Later, he plays the fully processed version and then switches off all the effects to compare, letting the difference speak for itself. The satisfaction is almost palpable as he revels in the crunchy, full-bodied sound his techniques bring to life. It’s a moment of triumph as he wraps up by urging viewers to try the plugins and discover the difference for themselves.