5/7_SingleLadies pt.1/OC vs. Kid Cudi

Basic
This week we're going to be working with another acapella and remixing the song. This one is going to be the song, "Single Ladies" by Beyonce.

Like last week, I have broken the song into different sections for you to import into your song using NN19s. The files are in the Pickup folder (look in the folder called "Single Ladies files"). For today, concentrate on the Intro (4 bars) and Verse 1 (8 bars).  Tomorrow we'll move on to the Chorus.

Couple things you should be aware of:

• The tempo is 97 BPMs.
• This song has a lot of swing to it, so you should probably want to turn on the Shuffle button on in your Redrum.
• Pay attention to the melody and figure out what key this is in. Play your own parts in the same key.
• Give me at least 4 instruments on the Verse (only 1 Redrum, 1 Dr. Rex)
• Save this as "(your name)_Single Ladies.rns"

Remember to do Song Self-Contain Settings before you save!

Advanced
Alright, so you folks are getting to be production ninjas, so I have a new challenge for you...

You are going to be working on the beat from the Kid Cudi song, "Day N Night". To hear the Instrumental, click here.

Your mission is to do the following 2 things:

1. As closely as you can, recreate the Intro, 1st Verse and 1st Chorus of this song exactly like the original.
2. Then, at the starting with the 2nd Verse, make your own version of the beat. You can use any/all of the elements from the original, but I want you to add at least 3-4 new instruments. Make a 2nd Verse, a 2nd Chorus, and an Outro/Fade Out.

Today, concentrate on the first part of the assignment - recreate the original beat. Things you need to pay attention to:

• Tempo - what is the pace of this song? Tip: listen to the clap. That should be your main point of reference.
• The Instruments - for most of the song, there are only 4-5 instruments playing. Try to break them down and find ones that are close to the original.
  
• FX - do you hear any kinds of FX happening on any of the instruments? Which ones? How much (Wet/Dry)?

Save this as your name_DayNNight. (Don't turn it in yet, since you are going to be finishing Thursday/Friday.)