This is essentially one question from three angles
For rappers:
I know some rappers record over a stereo track instead of having the beat tracked out. I'm curious how many of you do it that way. If the beat is tracked out though, are all the change ups and drops in the beat usually already there, or does the engineer do it to match the words of the artst (I.E. taking out the kick, or the whole drum pattern for a few bars)
For producers:
Do you spend a lot of time arranging fills and bringing the different elements of the beat in and out, or do you just come up with a basic pattern and let the engineer mess with it if they want in post production.
For engineers:
The same question basically, do a lot of the beats come to you with just one repeating drum pattern that you switch up to fit the flow of the song, or do they come completely arranged and sequenced?
For rappers:
I know some rappers record over a stereo track instead of having the beat tracked out. I'm curious how many of you do it that way. If the beat is tracked out though, are all the change ups and drops in the beat usually already there, or does the engineer do it to match the words of the artst (I.E. taking out the kick, or the whole drum pattern for a few bars)
For producers:
Do you spend a lot of time arranging fills and bringing the different elements of the beat in and out, or do you just come up with a basic pattern and let the engineer mess with it if they want in post production.
For engineers:
The same question basically, do a lot of the beats come to you with just one repeating drum pattern that you switch up to fit the flow of the song, or do they come completely arranged and sequenced?