Friday, October 16, 2009

Beats 365 - Hip Hop Beat Making

By Jimmy Salvato

Hiphop music has a typical, regular, and rhythmic pattern with clearly vocals on top of the beat. The most common equipment used when an artist makes hip hop beats include a sampler, a workstation, and a keyboard. Hip Hop Beat Making can be learned easily, especially if you apply the following tips:

First: Pick the right samples. Picking the wrong bass drum will drown out the bass line. Similarly, picking the wrong piano will make the vocal hard to understand. Second: Pick a melody on your keyboard. Play only one octave, picking about five notes on the same octave and playing them in repetition until you have something that complements the beat. Remember to play each key in a variety of ways.

Third: Start with the minimum. Do not overwhelm yourself with a ton of equipment that will cause a ten-month learning curve. Think simple, at least at first. Fourth: Make sure that you do not spend more than you need to. Cheap software programs that you can use to get you up and running in just minutes are not difficult to find. Therefore, there is no reason for you to spend tons of money when you?re just starting out. In fact, doing so is plain stupid, and is therefore not recommended.

Obviously, it is also necessary for you to learn your software function. Try to be patient in learning where the quantize feature and all other functions are. Also remember not to overdo the beat by being a perfectionist. Believe it or not, it won?t do you any good to spend so much time getting it right. What is most important is your creativity and moments of clarity when everything comes together.

Hip hop beat making can be fun. Follow these tips and make your own hip hop beats.

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