J Dilla "Don't Cry" Boss SP-303 remake

[@chip-x9029]

Jay Dee did all this in a hospital bed while suffering from a terminal illness. He was a legend. May he rest in peace.

[@Hollow4y]

There’s too many conflicting reports to know if that’s true. Some say this is the case, some say Donuts was mostly done on the MPC3k at Common’s studio, some say he did the whole thing on Pro Tools. RIP to a legend

[@703z06]

@@Hollow4y The majority of Donuts was almost certainly made on Pro tools. Read "Dilla Time" for more info. You can just listen to the time stretching on "Two Can Win" - it is not possible on a sp303 or mpc

[@sammelchi]

wow i wish more people realized how impressive this is

[@smiauu]

anyone that knows the chops knows

[@JoaquinPerez-q6h]

I started learning about sampling this year... So your wish is coming true.

[@fantaztikbeatz]

​@@smiauuright if you know you know!!!!

[@kenjiii_]

Anyone who samples or uses hardware knows this is nuts

[@010les]

oh people are very aware as a matter of fact dont cry is the only dilla beat most people know its hilarious 😂 its a pretty mediocre beat compared to the rest of his catalogue and not even in the top of donuts you circlejerk people are very annoying 😴

[@natekofficial]

this is like juggling 20 knives at once

[@jayc070500]

32 knives

[@TuMalditaMadre]

Without hands

[@emilymiller1853]

Not at all 😂

[@Lee-One]

@@emilymiller1853shut, no one cares about what you think. This is mad impressive.

[@emilymiller1853]

@@Lee-One sure thing Lee 👏

[@YinYangSeperation]

This is like the equivalent of shredding a guitar

[@Sarcasticallyincharg]

I play guitar, and honestly this seems a lot more difficult to me since you can't play according to a scale, so it's extremely non-intuitive

[@RXKDon]

​@@Sarcasticallyinchargmaybe im wrong, but I dont really get why this should be hard. He has 4 different banks, each with 8 different sample chops, that means he just has to remember the sequence of the sample chops played

[@RXKDon]

​@@Sarcasticallyincharg its hard to make it sound this smooth though

[@einarthorgeirsson728]

Yeah shredding the guitar is’nt that hard either you just have to remember where to put your fingers… hard to make it that smooth though hahahah 😆

[@RXKDon]

@@einarthorgeirsson728 respectfully, comparing playing guitar and a few buttons is stupid

[@DOPEZ1200]

Bro you are a magician, can't believe you did it on the SP-303 - the bank switches are so smooth and clever

[@sgtcreasegrease]

Pretty cool to run into you over here

[@grimreaper7250]

that song was made on the sp303 during Dilla's days on hospital :)

[@vcbf101]

@@grimreaper7250nah it was made on protools, that rumor got debunked in dilla time

[@jrich82825]

@@vcbf101honestly man, i’ve seen so much controversy over that. who knows if the book is true. In an interview the author said some things were interpreted and might not be true

[@HeavyHeartsShow]

@@vcbf101it was made on the 303. He was in a hospital bed

[@21MWTF]

The kicks and snares CAME WITH THE CHOPS.....DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW FUCKING INSANE THAT IS....This is one of the greatest beats ever created. RIP JayDee

[@discowolf25]

Chill, that’s literally what most of us did circa 1997.

[@inmyidolera]

​@@discowolf25Yeah and it's impressive as hell.

[@fxlkpunkrapper]

​@@discowolf25yea but its so smooth and complex. not that crzy to geek out over

[@valerioveneri1301]

The beat is Madlib’s 😅

[@adog3129]

​@@valerioveneri1301??

[@Koedean]

Thats skills right there. Switching between banks without missing a beat.

[@Fretlesswash]

Sorry this so late but what is a bank ? I can see it in the machine but i dont know what it is and cant find anything to explain.

[@Koedean]

@@Fretlesswash thats ok. Basically its just like mini libraries of sounds. If you have 16 pads for example. Each pad holds one sound. So you have what is called banks which holds multiple libraries of 16 pad variations which you can switch between so you have access to more sounds if that makes sense?

[@Fretlesswash]

@@Koedean Oh ok so if you had 8 pads and you wanted to use 16 sounds you would need 2 banks, right?

[@Koedean]

@@Fretlesswash thats exactly right.

[@Fretlesswash]

@@Koedean Thank you for explaining, appreciate it.

[@cunc3040]

Always been a fan of dilla but now that im learning more about the gear he used my first thought was "how the FUCK did he make beats like dont cry with the limitations of the 303?" and here you are bro. so inspiring, you and him, newfound love respect and appreciation for the artform after seeing this.

[@swxft4355]

He made it on the 3000

[@RallyCar08]

@Swxft yeah but I read he did a lot of this album from his hospital bed where he usef a 303 and a 404

[@sussvarman]

@@RallyCar08 i think dillatime confirmed he did a lot of it on a laptop in pro tools but i could be wrong about that

[@Official82Fresh]

@RallyCar08 yea that was an urban legend that PBWolf & Egon debunked years ago. Most of donuts was done when Dilla first got to LA. The album was in its final mix stages by the time he was hospitalized

[@TARRS1]

He did it in protools.

[@Daggerhead69]

I cant comprehend how tough memorising those sequences and matching them up to pace were .

[@killwzve6876]

NAHHHHH BRO IS SWITCHING BETWEEN GROUPS?!?!?!?!! CRAZY DAWG

[@aliets]

based lili player

[@dirtlip8434]

i think my brain fell out. remembering all of the pads and sequence makes me ill. great job. many people dont understand the gravity of this song

[@sczrhndz]

I've been DJing since 96, a sophomore in high school, and have been producing in the studio about half that time, and all I can say is wow. Your timing and focus is Lazer my dude holy f! Nicely done. For real!

[@bernardbass8553]

Anybody that knows the chops and how limited the SP303 is knows how incredibly difficult this is to accomplish.. this is dope af... this is one of the beats the made me question if Donuts was made with the 303 but this proved it was...🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stillmaticz847]

You were right the first time, if you have the chance, check out the book “Dilla Time”! The author clarifies JD produced all of donuts 🍩 n Pro Tools alone. Nevertheless, beautiful work recreating on the 303!! ☮️ 🌎 ❤️ 🌊 🍩

[@bernardbass8553]

@stillmaticz847 yeah I read it....... also found out that peanut butter wolf gave dilla a New SP404 & not a 303 like the myth implies....

[@lil-j-waters]

@@stillmaticz847i loved finding this out. it’s easy to worship the gear but the book really told a story of dilla constantly finding new technology, pushing it to its limits, and then looking for the next thing to master. he was not a purist about the gear

[@colinkolo4936]

⁠@@lil-j-waters🙌💥 Dilla Dog

[@Marvell3000]

​@@stillmaticz847Who wrote the book. Unless the author is Ma Dukes herself or his brother I dont know how factual it could be

[@NeverToBeSeenAgain]

the fact you did this largely without the sequencer is insane

[@sheepdavis]

Not always needed

[@linkercasas1004]

Damn son!! This like beating Castlevania on NES with one life! 🙏😎👍

[@iuvcalls8565]

I was just listening to don't cry and then I saw you dropped this! Very very impressive, Dilla would be proud you figured it out, especially on a 303. Rest in beats J Dilla.

[@athehybrid]

"Dilla would be proud" is the highest level of praise you can give a beat maker.

[@BringABucket]

insane amount of time and effort put in and it shows

[@cows_beats9119]

The bank switches were crazy and the memory of what to press is crazy!

[@BirdBoss]

God damn bro you killed this. As a 303 head this is just absolute amazing level of talent

[@mattlobo13]

hell yes, those bank switches were so clean

[@thatsmychair]

Was a pleasure watching you put that together, great job man

[@softeyez6700]

mad impressive

[@caseyrycenga2864]

That just absolutely blew my mind!

[@pyborg]

this is so cool!! i've always been blown away by dilla's production, so seeing it being demonstrated is mad awesome

[@yunglegend146]

like this is the sickest thing ever - perfect recreation

[@MapleMilk]

This made me realize that the fact Dilla made this on an MPC in the first place is beyond impressive

[@47AdriRamiAKAETHG]

He didn't make this song on an MPC, he used the same gear the youtuber used

[@miguel5652]

​@@47AdriRamiAKAETHGyou guys really believe everything you read? Instead of using our brain?

[@alyme_r]

@@miguel5652 honestly i cant find info about whether dilla used an MPC3000 or an sp 303

[@miguel5652]

@@alyme_r try to search in your brain

[@steezystony]

This is simply amazing

[@SearcherKat]

Amazing work my man, brings tears to my eyes just as much as the original. Love how is work transcends beyond all of us

[@kennyslg8914]

This was truly a treat to watch. Fell in love with this beat the first time I heard it.

[@camhassing2645]

happy dilla day to all , really sick video, shows just how crazy these chops are

[@cratediggersplaza]

I’m back again. Clapping for you. I’ve learnt so much more from your videos than most sources . This is unbelievable I still need to count the amount of jumps from banks you do .

[@TommyTigerrr]

So admirable! Great performance!

[@yunglegend146]

this is absolutely insane.. brilliant

[@stabaholic187]

Ya fr tho

[@brianjaction]

This blew my mind! Perfect recreation - here i thought J Dilla used a computer to make it and you have schooled everyone! Amazing work

[@EASFromTheWest]

This doesn’t seem like how he would’ve made it. He probably had a sampler for the chopping and a whole separate drum layer. That’s the producer way right?

[@redhoodm2227]

@@EASFromTheWest yes he had an mpc 3000 Le

[@flowerponyrecord]

@@redhoodm2227the whole donuts album was created with an sp 303 in the hospital, for every other project he primarily use the mpc tho

[@flowerponyrecord]

@@EASFromTheWestthis is really close to how he would’ve had to make it on the sp 303, he may have resampled stuff and created loops though

[@redhoodm2227]

interesting@@flowerponyrecord

[@Pannonius12]

i get this video recommended to me so much and i watch it every time. I played it and then tabbed out to check something and forgot i played this and i thought that i started listening to spotify instead of a recreation. well done.

[@maxstarn3299]

Some people are so talented man I stg

[@weslow7642]

the intricacy is actually insane homie

[@Xevics]

To the naked eye it seems like a regular chop , to the producers & hip hop enthusiasts, This shit definitely takes skill to recreate as the tempo changes & the samples have different time signatures AND ITS OFF THE MUSCLE luckily I’m on FL where we get to cheat with chopping You have to have really-very precise ears to create something like this let alone recreate it cuz there’s no quantizing. Just your fingers & your girls word that you’re good with them Respects to you💯 LLJD🕊️

[@delicatedirector3694]

ain't no way, this is really impressive

[@stabaholic187]

Ya fr

[@Inoculypse]

Dilla did it with 16 pads, he did it with 8 👍

[@TABARNAKdeBEATS]

Unbelievable. True mastery of the 303!

[@markyvmarkyv]

you absolutely crushed this man! perfect execution - the 100+ takes were worth it in the end

[@GUIBEATS-]

Watch it twice a year to fully appreciate dat damn skills

[@backprints]

switching thru the banks on the fly is colldddd wtf

[@GreenAdam313]

That was incredible!

[@marcoangie]

This is amazing It seems so complex not on a mpc

[@Cats-Eye]

Yeah I'm almost positive Dilla did this one on his MPC3000 LE, I literally didn't have enough pads to do the intro.

[@AmazonCrime]

@@Cats-Eye Yeah, the legend that he did all of Donuts with a 303 on his death bed is very exagerated. He did a lot the beats before his hospitalisation and he used Pro Tools a lot in the process. But I mean who cares? Still one of the best album I ever heard. And this cover is super good. Insane.

[@makupally]

Read dilla time, the book. Donuts was made on pro tools on his laptop mostly. The book also opens up alot of the claims of dilla not using any quantization etc.

[@sgtcreasegrease]

@@Cats-Eye wondering how that was even possible since as far as I know, on the 3000, you can only cut off 3 pads at a time. People worked around it with th enote off feature, but you would have to release a pad right when you hit the other one. A track like this would be really hard to do precisely quickly.

[@Tembalabazali]

@47 Everything I read somewhere it’s 2 songs but I don’t believe that? One of them is definitely One for Ghost (on Ghostface’s Fishscale album) and another is definitely Stepson of the Clapper as that was a chopped up version of a beat he did for De La Soul (Verbal Clap)

[@henryseitz3681]

Absolutely gorgeous amazing work dude

[@BADSAINT_BEATS]

how dare he asks me not to cry, everytime I hear this I just wanna pour my heart out!!! smooth work on the SP my man

[@Datsunn]

This is one of the best things I've seen on the internet. Wow. My mind is honestly blown.

[@artwes]

this is unbelievably crazy! im eagerly waiting more content, also your self-produced beats! i recently learned that dilla mostly used pro tools on donuts

[@Reactionsbyalex]

This is so far the best remake i've seen. Every single chop is exactly in pocket right on time. Good Job

[@stanleyipkuss]

INCREDIBLE!

[@nilespeshay1734]

..i dont think ive ever seen anybody switch between banks (on a 303) so quickly/cleanly.

[@tahlermohz]

watching that bpm counter puts how crazy this song is into perspective

[@AKUKO]

Insane!! Beautifully done🔥

[@tsg_frank5829]

This is awesome, really nailing the work on these beats

[@Ungruma]

QUE HERMOSURA! Gracias por este regalo bro. Paz!

[@lorenzoo.18]

much respect dawg

[@kirkstone1843]

This was beautiful. The craft lives on

[@norcalquas]

Wow, got recommended this video and I honestly told myself "there's no way he can pull this off just as well". l have to say you definitely did, good shit!

[@deniallif]

actual legend for this

[@gueroguero_]

I only watched this cause I was like “no way it’s gonna be good” honestly, but DAAAAMN BRO it’s fire, amazing skills, amazing recreation. REALLY fuckin impressive.

[@smoovkilla]

This is the best rendition I’ve seen the chops are perfect

[@chriscash782]

Beautiful

[@sombberr]

right on his 50th birthday with the track that got me into Dilla

[@theguyjoopie5999]

Amazing effot man, incredible to see his legacy moving forward!!

[@waterwallets]

This is amazing! Well done and what a masterpiece. RIP Dilla

[@stabaholic187]

Amen RIP to Dilla 💯🙏

[@elchoumas3489]

my brother you were blessed with two brains

[@flacoroyale3682]

I never subscribed to somebody’s KZbin faster. This was amazing

[@nasheen27]

You made it look very easy. Mad skills🙌

[@SpeedBoostGamer]

Nah nahhh this is insaneeee!

[@SLURM702]

Incredibly clean, great work. Dilla forever

[@oscarvelay]

makes me so happy everytime it pops up

[@meyerdamagician]

appreciate this

[@stabaholic187]

Real talk 💯

[@hayd3ni]

This gives me so much more understanding of jdillas process as a student of the craft

[@noctum47]

Hermano que cortes limpios y dominio de la samplera !! En mi vida quiero algún día sacarme esa joya de hit! todo el respeto Bro! 🔥🙏🙏🇨🇱🇧🇷

[@joshdprts]

woah. can see why it took so many takes. it's so intricate. amazing stuff, great job

[@sheepdavis]

Intracite is not a word

[@joshdprts]

@@sheepdavis😶‍🌫️

[@yaboijoshhh]

i come back here to this video whenever i am about to make beats

[@Tylerfrompdx]

Mind blowing stuff. Thanks so much

[@drebone1986]

Just know I want to leave a like but seeing as I'm from the D and it's currently 313 likes I have to wait later, I can't press it on this fire just yet only because of that, this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ToniVirtuosity]

The fact that y'all figuring this all out is mind-blowing

[@Lastotakucearense3]

Very good man, you have a way, a beautiful tribute

[@PoltergeistClassics1]

Damn,im really feelin this. This is in my opinion one of his most complicated beats and you laid it down great.

[@Prodbykidjake]

This is pretty damn accurate bro, great video!!!

[@flofeelz964]

I dont understand producing, but everybody is saying this is really impressive so good job bro

[@xMadSkillzx]

This is incredible!

[@xxjoshbrownxx]

I might have commented before but this is wild stuff man. well done.

[@ancientstraits9288]

This makes me realize how good we have it today with things like FL Studio and stuff, where back then, you had to play a sampler like an instrument

[@lunasmileyy]

insane skill

[@stabaholic187]

So true 💯🔥

[@yeflynne]

Incredibly well done

[@djobnoxious6407]

There is "music" or "musical ideas" (in the very much platonic sense of the word) and instruments are the interface between us and all that bliss. Samplers are the cybernetic appendage evolved from the will to look back on musical history and make it sing a new song. What endless songs and utterances are we still to play and say in attempting to describe the holy? We are lucky to play this endless game. Much love.

[@ratmane3543]

fav dilla beat, this is AMAZING

[@stabaholic187]

My fav dilla beat is "wavves"

[@taylor0000027]

Yo, this is actually so sick!! Good work my friend beautiful recreation.. keep up the good work! RIP Dilla and DOOM

[@suryasen8046]

this is incredible would love if you did more or maybe some from madvillainy tooo!!!

[@Blackbird286]

Great video! It's especially impressive that you did the 16 pad chop between banks. I've always wanted to get into re-creating beats. It reminds me of transcribing a solo when I was in jazz school.

[@artisans8521]

The most insane BTW is your name. I was dreaming about me on a mountain bike being lost and caught by the dark, trying to buy a Cateye light in a small German bikestore. At 1.27 a.m., I woke and checked my KZbin, and Google presented me with this video, out of the blue. Either I must have talked in my sleep, or KZbin's algo has gone psychic. I'm guessing on the former but the latter would be more cool. Even stranger is that I own both Dilla Time, and an SP404 mk2. And you made a uber great performance on that SP303 dude. Great way to go to sleep again with a smile on my face.

[@MrHenry99]

superb!

[@YELLOWFLASHMMA]

We need to make this viral💯❤️🙌🏼

[@Schlammy7]

Crazy man. Just crazy

[@VeggieLard]

Had to rewatch that pattern sequence bit 10 different times at half speed, very well done. Like the technique ✌️