marți, 12 iulie 2011

How to make a hip hop beat? See now!

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In this article I am going to tell you about the 'How to make a hip hop beat' stuff. I hope to help you with making your first beat fast and easy. You may not believe that it is possible, but I'll show you few things about making beats. Probably you already made some research about this topic, but what you see is that there is very small choice of tools that provide you with clear and full guide about making hip hop beats. So if you are a newbie and want to learn all about it, it will be very hard and maybe expensive for you to make it. In fact, most of the people will tell you that to make a quality beats you need to get to a studio. Of course, if you have the money to invest in studio, it's great thing to do. But you should know that there are easier and less expensive ways to create hip hop beats. I am talking about some great beat software, named DUBTurbo. The reason I am forwarding you to that beat maker is that it provides you with the great opportunity to save a lot of money and a lot of time in searching the right product for yourself. This is a hip hop music maker that gives you the chance to make your beats easy and fast and you can do that not in some expensive studio, but in home! Maybe when you hear about beat software, you first think of something like Cubase or Fruity Loops. Yes, they are great beat making software, but they are way too complicated and you need to be really in the music production to work with them. That is one great advantage of Dub Turbo, because it is with very easy to use interface and is quite comfort for a person that has never touch a sequencer in his life. It also should be mentioned that Cubase and FL are very expensive and they need to be connected to some studio equipments like wires, MIDI Controllers. DUBTurbo is the first Digital Audio Workstation that gives you the opportunity to sit on your computer and have the functionality of a full recording studio. You can also make not only hip hop music, but everything that you want ' dance, r & b, drum & bass, house â• ¦ the possibilities are unlimited!

make beats at home in a minute!

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Make beats at home - How does it sound? Well, It sound great to me… Why? Because I love music. Maybe you love music, too. Everyone has some favorite music. Well, maybe some of you have dreams about making a career with that love. Am I right? Because I have this dream. I want to make hip hop beats. I want to make good beats, hot beats that blow everything away! Now if You want to know how to make a hip hop beat, you must put a lot of cash for studios and learning. I never had the chance to work and make beatz in a studio. You really need a lot of money to make up your own beats. There is a lot of expenses about studio components, maybe some good beat making software like Cubase or FL. Two months from now I was desperate about making my own beats. Then I talked to a friend, who is making real quality beats. He told me, that I could make hip hop beats on the computer and make it easy and fast. I thought - some cheap beet maker that is crap! He told me:"That's the best program to make hip hop beats". Well, the program was DUBTurbo - I tried that stuff right now and I was greatly surprised - I made my first beat within 10 minutes - It was easy and fast really. In the first day I made maybe 15-20 beats, I wanted more and more and more. That was definitely the best beat making software I tried. I'm not saying that it's better that Cubase and FL, but I couldn't tell that it's worse, too. In fact, that beat maker features stuff that is Studio quality and one of the things I like much is that DUBTurbo compresses your beats at.wav files - that is so much better than the other beet makers that use mp3. I also must mention the 4 octave keyboard that allows you to create your beats using the keyboard keys. And believe me that is so AWESOME! I'm not gonna tell you about the specifics of Dub Turbo now, but I'll only tell you that for its price, DUBTurbo is the best hip hop music maker I've seen. The best part was I can make beats at home. When I show my friends that great stuff I made with it, nobody believed that that beats are mine! And It's so easy for newbies! You can make a hip hop beat within a few minutes after you try it! You should check this out, believe me!!!

Types Of Kick Drum Samples

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There are many different types of kick drum samples available for music producers today. Beat making is such an involved activity that having to use the same samples over and over can really kill your creativity. This is especially true with kick drum sounds as these are an elemental ingredient to just about every rhythm and blues, hip hop, rap, pop and rock song on the charts and underground today.
A kick drum sample has a few phases, the first being the start or attack. If the attack is very strong, you will be able to hear the introduction of the kick through many other instruments and sound layers, and if it is not that strong, you will still feel it but not be made aware to its presence immediately every time. Rap music producers (and others, too) often use compressor tools to really spike up the start of kick and snare drums, and this can be a powerful choice for drum-centric tracks.
The sustained sound of the kick is very different depending on the type of drum sample that is chosen. One of the more famous sustains can be found in the sounds made by the famous TR-808 sampler and synthesizer by Roland. It has a very long booming sound that degrades in volume with time and yet keeps everything moving. The TR-808 actually has kicks of varying lengths for different applications, too.
Adjusting the volume envelope of a kick drum sample is very easy with the right tools. Most samplers will include an envelope modifier for the volume or can be modified to do this very easily. If your drum sampler or sequencer does not permit this, look for some free tools that will help you; there are literally thousands of free virtual sound generators and effects plug-ins available on the internet for free personal use.
If you still don't want to use an envelope to modify the volume, it's very easy to do it with an audio editor. Just select the part of the drum sample wave that fades out or stops (the end of it) and trim to your liking. To blend everything in after a crop, use a fade on the last few milliseconds to ensure that the drum samples are free of clipping.
Lastly, you should know that different programs include different drum samples. The libraries that ship with Reason and FL Studio, for example, are vastly different. They are both good, but if you find yourself making beats with the same drum samples over and over, look for some expansion packs or third party sounds to expand your choice, or modify the samples yourself if you have the time and skill.

A definitive guide to start making rap beats

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Did you know you can make your own beats?: Ways to have you started
The modern record industry has been a free for all. Any human being with access to a computer can now become a music super-star using digital audio production. You may have heard of a person named Kanye West. Now, Kanye is not the most loved performer by everyone on the planet. But is he rich? Yes he is. Even Kanye was not always a superstar, he started making beats and instrumentals. Yes, Kanye would make 5 rap beats every day, no matter what happened. And guess what? Nowadays one of this guy's beats can auction for as much as $1000 each! That's incredible considering how basic his hip hop beats are musically.
Chances are that if you're reading this right now you want to get started creating your own hiphop beats. Now, besides the will to conquer ways to synthesize beats, all you need to begin is a computer and a hip-hop beats program. I will give you some examples of good beat making programs, the good things and bad, and which ones I would recommend. First, the beat software that I personally started out making beats with is named FL Studio. Fruity Loops is a tremendous program for those new to creating hiphop beats, although a majority of of the features do require a college-level knowledge of sound. They offer a trial version of it on the website, but to get the full upgrade you need to pay over $800. Many people when they want to get started producing beats, don't need all that many intricate features, and don't want to spend tons of savings.
All of this brings us to a beat making program that I would personally recommend to somebody like YOU. The program's titled Sonic Producer and it's the hottest rap beat program on the internet at the time being. Sonic Producer comes with a sixteen track sequencer, the perfect thing for beginners to start out with. What do you put in those 16 tracks? Not to worry, Sonic Producer comes with a badass sound library with tens of thousands of preset beats. My favorite part about this software is that it doesn't take up space on your harddrive. Think web 2.0. like Google Documents. Microsoft Power point usually takes up a couple gigabytes, but with Google's web 2.0. technology, you can have a word processor in your browser. This is the same idea. You now have a awesome beats program right here in your browser, with full functionality. My favorite setting is you can literally click save here in your browser and it will save your sick beats to your computer as mp3s! Get started making hiphop beats now!

Music Creation: Chopping Drum Loops

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We'll show you how to slice pre-made sampled drum loops to help you re-arrange them, create variations as well as totally new new drum grooves.
To aid us we'll be using Propellerhead Software 'Recycle!' software to aid the slicing of your drum loops since this easily creates a MIDI file representing each beat slice of the loop. This enables you to load the resulting Recycle! file (REX) into your sampler software for easy arranging. An alternative for both PC & OS X is iZotope's Phatmatik Pro, a VST & Audio Unit plugin that'll work from within your sequencer. They've recently added Recycle loops support too so this one's a definite contender for slicing drum loops. FL Studio also has it's own built in beat Slicer tool.
We'll be using Recycle & Apple Logic for this tutorial so lets start off by choosing a sampled drum loop to manipulate. We've loaded up our loop in Recycle! and ramped up the sensitivity slider to highlight each beat as a 'slice'. We're assuming here that your loop is a precise amount of bars, which will almost certainly be the case for samples from CD's and sample download sites. Recycle! offers you the chance to enter the correct amount of bars and beats for your loop - this will make sure that your import into your DAW software goes smoothly. Now that we've got our loop defined into slices we can save the chopped sample as a recycle drum loop or REX2 file. To do this choose 'Save As' from the File menu and save the file into you 'Logic' -> 'Sampler Instruments' folder. Equally if you'd just like separate the drum slices and a MIDI file the 'Export' command from the File menu will do this for you.
Now we'll start the fun and get re-arranging our loop. Load up Logic and insert an EXS24 sampler (if Logic's already running hit 'Refresh Menu' from the EXS24 front panel - this will reveal your newly exported Recycle file in your sampler instrument list).
Choose your loop from the EXS24 menu - this will automatically import your sliced drum loop and create a sampler instrument for it, as well as import the corresponding MIDI file into Logic's timeline for editing (click OK to the 2 dialogue boxes that pop up).
Now that we've got our loop imported run your cycle points around the drum loop MIDI region. Double click to open Logic's piano roll editor and you'll see the slices of your loop represented as notes in the roll. This is where we can create some variation or even spawn an entirely new loop using the beat's individual components.
We've decided we like the kick drum in our loop and want to use it to drive our new track's percussion section. To achieve this we're going to split the loop into two tracks, one will deal just with the kick drum slice, the other with the rest of the loop parts. Hit Logic's 'duplicate track' button and copy the loop's MIDI region to the newly created duplicate track.
On the original track cycle through your loop's slices (you can do this using the horizontal cursor keys) and delete all the slices except the four kick drums in the bar.
Open up your duplicate MIDI region and remove the kick drums from your loop. Now we've got our two sections separated (we'll refer to them as the kick drum and loop components from now on) we can experiment with editing and effecting them.
We've opened the EXS24 amp envelope's release control up to full to allow each sample to be played in full. Try a little EQ or compression on your kick drum this can really help to give it added impact in your mix.
Tip: don't always quantize everything! this may kill the 'groove' feel of your loop, experiment with different quantize settings. Logic provides several different grooves in it's Quantize menu, we settled for the 16 a setting in this case for our loop component. Your kick drum should of course be quantized dead on 1/4 of a bar timing.
Listening to the loop component we can hear that there's way too much bass, so a hefty low-cut is needed. We've chosen Logic's built in channel EQ and cut the bass below 230 Hz by the maximum -24dB.
We've also applied a little attack to our EXS24 sampler amp controls and had a slight re-arrange of the loop slices to help it slow.
At this point we're going to add some effects to our loop component - we'd recommend a little delay or sort drum reverb. For livening up sampled loops is Logic's 'Ringshifter' plugin is a great tool - experiment by inserting it over your loop component channel and flicking through the presets, you can then refine your sound using the plugin's varied controls.
Now we're happy with our loop component we can make our 4/4 kick drum pattern a bit more full-on with some fills, generally these would be used at 4 or 8 bar intervals to keep the track interesting.
To complete our drum groove we've added a clap and high hat tracks...
So there you go, a quick and dirty guide to editing sampled drums. As always experimentation is the key so don't expect your efforts to be rewarded instantly - if it's not working out trash the loop and grab another!
Free PC alternatives to Recycle and Phatmatik Pro:
Loopdrive3 VST
ABS

Fruity Loops Beat Maker

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If you look around, there are so many online beat makers nowadays. But one great option is the very popular Fruity loops beat maker software created by FL Studio.
Those who have used the Fruity Loops Beat Maker are all raving about the features.
For its price, this software is obviously better than other more expensive ones. When working with Fruity Loops you have the flexibility to convert your finished track into many different file types and upload onto various different platforms.
Always creating a quality and professional sound Fruity Loops beat maker allows you to mix your tracks when they are completed and cross reference both your vocals and your beats. This software is "all in", which means you don't need an additional software to create your tracks.
If you're so inclined, capture audio from a single vocalist directly through a full orchestral arrangement, as the software can record up to 64 simultaneous tracks. If you aren't interested in capturing live vocals or instruments, Fruity Loops gives you access to unlimited downloads of sounds and beats online.

The great thing about the Fruity Loops Beat maker is you can create and share your own instruments effects and dashboards without needing to write code. Fruity Loops Beat Maker gives you the option of using software in combination with other digital recording programs; if you prefer to use a digital drum maker separately you can work in tandem across the two programs.
There's a customizable menu you can use. You can select sounds then mix them up. It's easy! The sequencing of piano and drums is easy using the Fruity Loops Beat Maker! Instrument plug ins can be loaded easily, which will permit you to be creative.
Use the Fruity Loops Beat Maker to create sounds using live and digital instruments.

Beginners Guide to Equalization

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What is Equalization?
Equalization or EQ is a mixing process in music designed to boost or cut frequencies to change their tonal character or leave space within a mix. In a track each musical element will share a part of the frequency spectrum and elements with similar frequency content will fight with each other for a space in the mix. By using EQ you can effectively cut or boost these competing frequencies so they each can be heard in the mix.
Controlling Your Equalizer
On most EQ's you will find they have several bands that cover the entire frequency spectrum, so for example band 1 might be on 60 Hz, band 2 140 Hz, band 3 300 Hz and so on. Using these bands you can home in on specific frequencies and use a 'Q' setting to control the amount of frequencies either side of the main frequency you want to regulate. A larger 'Q' will mean you are affecting less frequencies and a smaller 'Q' will mean you are affecting more. Both large and small 'Q's have different purposes when mixing, larger 'Q's are generally to notch out unwanted frequencies and smaller 'Q's are far more transparent and natural, so perfect for light boosting.
Some EQ's will come with filters. These have a general purpose of cutting a part of the frequency spectrum to allow another part to be emphasised. The three main filtering processes are:
Band-Pass
This is a filter that only allows frequencies within a certain range to be heard, the rest will be inaudible.
High-Pass
This filter as the titles suggests only allows higher frequencies pass through and attenuates frequencies under the threshold set.
Low-Pass
A low-pass filter is the opposite of a high-pass filter and removes all frequencies after the threshold.
Using EQ to Improve your Mix
EQ can be used in various ways to help bring uniqueness to your mix, but there are general guidelines producers tend to stick to. The main one being that whenever you feel you should make a boost always ask yourself if you can recreate the same effect by cutting. Engineers will usually look to cutting rather than boosting when using EQ, this is because whenever you are boosting a signal there is always a chance you will add noise, distortion, phase shifting and more importantly reduce the amount of headroom left in your mix. By cutting frequencies in a mix you are making room for others by carving out spaces for them to sit in. One of the most common uses of EQ is to prevent frequency masking or clashing. This is when instruments with similar frequency content are mixed together resulting in them become indistinct in a mix. Cutting is particular useful in this situation because you are able to carve out unnecessary frequencies from one instrument so the other can fill the gap.
EQ is an art and only you can decide how you want each element to sound in your mix. Experiment and find your own unique approach to equalization.

Hip Hop Beat Maker - 7 Major Capabilities

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It is up to you to pick out which hip hop defeat maker to use, however there are precise issues your hip hop defeat maker must have.

A great hip hop beat maker need to be uncomplicated to get the job done with and contains all the basic functions which are:

one. A sound financial institution that consists of all the instruments and sounds that you have to have.

2. A timeline which will aid you see the complete beat that you established, this will enable you regulate your defeat.

three. Your hip hop defeat maker really should incorporate all the controls you require to change the appears.

4. A sixteen track mixer to be capable to blend the various beats and tracks jointly. 16 tracks is completely ample.

five. An input device possibly a virtual keyboard or pads to file bass-lines and melodies. Also if you have your own crucial board you can plug it in.

six. A terrific help staff to assist you with any inquiries you could have.

7. A way to convert tracks into mp3 format.

Are you tired of the very same ol' sounds on the radio and prepared to make your private music applying a hip hop beatmaker? I know the feeling. But the terrific news is that instances have changed so much and technological innovation had advanced to yet another degree in which it is now probable to make your private beats using a straightforward beat maker for significantly less than 30 bucks!

Sure, much less than thirty bucks. I know what they're pondering. It really is likely some low cost software program that my little brother can play with.

That's not the case at all. In reality, the program I use, I can make the exact form of sounds as producers this sort of as Kanye and Dr. Dre. And let me take it even a step further. Some producers these types of as Swizz Beats are using a hip hop beatmaker as very well.

The document business and major producers want you to feel you require thousands or hundreds of dollars in purchase to make business regular tracks. They never want you to know there is a shortcut, but I am here to spread the phrase. Now lets get onto these defeat makers and what to appear for.

If you are professional in working with digital audio get the job done stations (DAW) that use programmable designs, loops, and timelines, then you may possibly want to buy an offline setup exactly where the software is set up on your personal computer.

The most prevalent beatmakers price involving $a hundred and $800 bucks. These are extra of the advanced software program software programs. For me, I have tried using some of these program programs and they were complicated to me. Some others agreed as nicely that there is a finding out curve. If you're eager to set hours into understanding a system and that's what you would like to do, then go for it. Some sophisticated software program includes FL Studio, Logic, Cause and Cubase. These are all respectable programs.

Now if you're seeking to make some beats swiftly and the application has an friendly interface, then I would highly recommend using common software package. Some simple computer software involves Sonic Producer and DubTurbo.

Each are also excellent software programs as perfectly, but there are some main distinctions in between the two.

Feel The Beat On Your Own Computer

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Make beats on your computer and you could be right up there with the pros when it comes to creating your own unique sound. These days, with a variety of beat making programs available, it is possible for just about anyone to create music. If you're not finding the sound you want at your local club, then mix it up on your own PC!
Whether you're looking to create pop or hip hop Beats, the best place to start is with one several brands of beat making software. Names such as Cubase, FL Studio, GarageBand, Ableton Live and Reason are just a select few of the beat making and recording software programs available on the market today. Check out each one and see what features they have to offer and you're sure to find one that suits your needs.
Now that you've got the means to make a beat, you need to decide exactly what kind of beat you want to produce. Think about the kind of music you like to listen to and what kinds of beats spark your interest. If you find them entertaining, chances are other people will too. With that in mind, you can begin sketching out a basic game plan to make beats on your computer.
Every good beat is made up of several components, originating from the various parts of a traditional drum set up. There's the kick drum, the snare, and the high hat, each of which have their own unique sound. These sounds can be combined in a variety of patterns to make an individual beat. How you use them is entirely up to you and the key to finding a good beat is creativity and experimentation.
Fortunately, most software programs allow you to make changes as you listen to your recorded beat. This makes it much easier to mix and match and come up with hip hop Beats that add just the right amount of funk or a pop sound that can drive them to the dance floor. You can record your beat directly from a drum machine or keyboard or use software driven instruments instead.
Once you've decided on a beat, then you can take your creation to the next level by adding other elements including a melody and bass line. You can lay in a melody on top of your beats to give your piece texture. The bass line usually rides under the beat to give the piece a solid foundation. But it's those beats that drive the song, so they really need to stand out.
Depending on the software you use, there may be a variety of percussion instrument sounds you can choose from when you make beats on your computer. Everything from cymbals to cowbells to snaps can add flavor and character to your beat. Don't be afraid to experiment; you never know what you might discover along the way.
If you've ever dreamed of being a music mogul, now is your chance to get in on the action right from your own keyboard. Check out the different kinds of beat making software and consider your options. With a little ingenuity and imagination, you could be on your way to discovering the next big beat!

Creating Soft Synth Patches On Your PC

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So, you want to produce your own synth music? While it may seem complicated to tackle at first, creating professional synth sounds is not a difficult task. Sequencers like FL Studio will serve you best in creating professional-sounding soft synth patches, and copies can be purchased for a relatively cheap price; the trial can also be downloaded and used for thirty days.
In order to create your perfect synth patches, you'll need to determine what part of the music that synth patch will represent. Will it be the lead or main instrument of the music, or will it be the bassline or a drum implement? Combining the unique sounds of all of these synth patches will give your song a professional sound, when supplemented with a bit of patience and skill.
Synth sound, unlike soundfonts or samples, is entirely synthesized by an on-board oscillator or generator. A popular type of instrument to use is a three-patch oscillator. The three-patch oscillator can be used to create a variety of sounds. The square, triangle, sine, or noise waveforms can be changed with attack, decay and release sliders. For example, if you wanted the triangle waveform to come in with a gradual slide to a synth punch, you would slide the attack on the sound up, in order to cause a crescendo at the beginning of the synth. This sort of sound with a high attack can be used to create synth strings. Increase the decay envelope to make synth strings sound as if they have a greater amount of reverb, or as if they are being played inside of an echo chamber.
If you're trying to create a synthesizer patch for a lead instrument, take the attack all the way down. Synth patches with low attack envelopes can be played at a quicker rate, or they can be arpeggiated to engender a hyperactive synth beat; for a more retro sound to your soft synth, use a square waveform and low attack envelope.
The possibilities for making new soft synth patches are endless. Waveforms can be enveloped and processed to make billions of varieties of instruments. The literally endless possibilities for different sounds and instruments in electronic music make it an attractive type of music to produce. Professional sounds can be made from a home computer with large investments in a home studio, so it is now easily affordable for anyone to produce their own home-made synth songs.

A Guide to Rap Beat Machines

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Have you been wanting to make beats using rap beat machines? It's a great thing that you can make beats using easy to use beat makers and software programs. I don't know about you but I got tired of hearing the same ole sounds on the radio, so I took a stand and started to create the music I wanted to hear.
I'll be the 1st to tell you that I used to be a little hesitant about learning how to make beats. The reason for this is because I first started to learn how to make beats using studio equipment such as MPCs, drum equipment, etc. They were all too complicated for me. I'm not an engineer. I did not know how to play the piano or anything like that with the keyboards. So I was just not comfortable and became convinced becoming a producer was not in my future.
It wasn't until I was introduced to hip hop software programs and rap beat machines that I thought to give music production another shot. At first, I assumed you must be some techie in order for you to understand hip hop software programs, but that's not the case at all. My software package came with video tutorials and it's really straightforward.
You will find different software beat makers readily available and it depends on your stage of advancement as to which program to use. The sophisticated software programs varies from $100 to $800. These software programs include Reason, Logic, FL Studio and a lot more. These software programs were a little too complicated for me. Don't get me wrong. They're all good music computer software programs. However, there is often a learning curve in learning how to use it especially if you're a newbie or even an intermediate user. I wanted to learn how to make beats quickly and simple. I did not want to dedicate hours to just learn how to work the program.
That is where easy to use rab beat machine software come into play. These consist of Sonic Producer and DubTurbo. The two can create quality bests but you will discover important differences in between the two. For example, Sonic Producer only operates with an internet browser, so you have to be on the web to operate the program. With DubTurbo, you don't need to be on the web and it is possible to just download the program onto your desktop on your pc or laptop and you can generate beats no matter where you're located.

Make Rap Or Hip Hop Beats Easy - 7 Tips On How To Make Your Own Rap Beats

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If you don't know the right way to create beats or have in no way created your own personal beats before, this article might help you get rolling. Producing music is some thing which can be both at times exciting and irritating, but after you have produced anything that seems good you will get that amazing sensation of fulfillment.
Listed here are 7 tips on making ones own rap beats which will get you started off.
1. ) Select your own style - It's necessary to be aware of what type of music you wish to make prior to producing it. You will discover lots of styles you can pick from e. g rap, RNB, techno, hip hop even more.
2. ) Pick a producer - Having a person to lookup to is constantly beneficial for inspiration. Decide on a well-known producer or artist and follow in their foot steps. Get to know precisely what variety of music and what style of beats that they make and when ever your making your individual beats make all of them as if you where producing it for them and you also need his or her approval.
3. ) Preparing and Formatting - Another important component of producing your own beats is the format. The reason of this is, you might want to prepare or or figure out how your song will go. For instance - intro, verse, chorus, bridge ect. You might have to come up with what number of bars the intro has, the quantity of the verses has, the quantity of bars the chorus will have etc ..
4. ) Producing your own beats and what to utilize - Now we all need a thing to put together our beats. You'll find a range of applications, computer software and equipment you are able to use but the most frequent right now would certainly ought to be beat creating software since its by far the most inexpensive.
Beat creating programs like FL Studio, Dubturbo, Sonic Producer and Abelton tend to be all the trend right now and will certainly all get the job you would like accomplished. But chances are you'll prefer to use a mix of both beat producing programs and studio equipment such as an MPC.
They all will certainly consist of a combination of sounds of instrumentals such as drum machines, synths, guitar and samples of most types of instruments.
5. ) Setting up your own beat - After you a. ) possess an idea for the beat and b. ) have mapped out the arrangement of the beats it's time to get active setting up the beats in to a pattern so it helps make a excellent beat. The great point regarding beat creating software programs and applying an MPC is you are able to make several bars and layer them over the top of one another.
Whenever you play back your own beat it's going to play every one of the patterns of beats in a collaboration and if executed right you may have one great sounding beat.
6. ) Importing Samples - A different well-known method to produce great beats is by importing samples in to your mix. What you need to do is cut a sample of a record or a melody and tranfer this straight into the mix. You may be as imaginative as you like but the intention is to replicate some thing trendy and unique.
7. ) Spend some time and understand the essentials. Like I explained at the beginning of the post producing your own beats is both equally exciting and annoying. It's critical to understand the fundamentals and all the principles. The moment you discover them almost everything will come straightforward plus all that is necessary is coming up with fresh and imaginative ideas.

How to Make Trance Music

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Trance is perhaps the most emotional genre in electronic music. It can make you want to burst out cheering or start crying for no reason. It has the power to instill pure bliss into the listener. There are so many different subgenres of trance that continue to make it unique to this day. If you are interested in creating your own trance music, whether for fun or to get your name out there, here are some steps to help you get started.
Understand what makes trance unique. Trance particularly has unique characteristics that make it differ from other electronic music.
Get some inspiration. While copying another artist's music isn't the best idea, there is nothing wrong with listening to other artists for inspiration and ideas. Listen to a lot of trance music to determine what you like, what inspires you, and what kinds of music you would like to make.
Listen to several subgenres of trance. Trance may have some universal characteristics, but its melody can vary tremendously across subgenres. Recognize the characteristics of some of these subgenres.
Analyze the music. How it is sectioned and divided? What percussion was just added or removed? How did the melody change? What all is going on? What sort of ambient noises can you hear in the background?
Purchase a computer with appropriate specs. You'll need a high end machine that can handle making and editing sounds if you are looking to produce quality music. Here are some important specifications to consider.
Purchase or download music-making software. Ableton Live, Reason, and/or FL Studio are good programs that you can use to help you to make beats, breaks, and a bass line. (Or, if you own a Mac, try GarageBand or EasyBeat, or Logic Pro for more advanced composing. On Linux LMMS would be just fine and also runs in Windows) Time and dedication will show the best results.
Practice using the software. Get a feel for the sounds you can make and for your style. Try modding the pre-programmed sounds that you like.
Learn how a synthesizer works. Oscillators, waveforms, filters, LFOs. Synths presets are a good way of getting started, but programming the sounds yourself will be far more beneficial in the long run.
Get yourself some tools and instruments to make music. While using predefined melodies and sounds is useful for beginners making trance, you are better off developing your own unique sound. There are plenty of free VSTs (virtual instruments) out, all of which will improve the standard of your music.
Purchase a MIDI board. The M Audio MIDI board, Oxygen O2, Keystudio, or M-audio Axiom or Novation are good for beginners. You may need drivers for the desired MIDI board of your choice. You can download necessary drivers for M Audio straight from their website.
Get yourself a studio monitor. KRK, Mackie, Behringer, or Fostex will do you good. Make sure that they come with at least a 3" subwoofer--you'll need it for the kicks and bass in trance. Also, your speakers should have at least a 1" tweeter. Don't waste your money on cheap gear! Brand names do pay off.
Make a mixtape showcasing your talents. Don't worry if it doesn't sound great at first; you will get better with practice. Try to be critical of yourself, but also spotting ways you can improve. Remember you're not at their level until you work your way up there. It takes practice.
Publish your music. You don't need to go right to a producer and show your work, but you might create a MySpace or Last.fm music page to get your name out there. Find a way to promote yourself. Remember: If one person doesn't like you, that's just one person's opinion.
Promote yourself and get connected. Once you feel that your productions are turning out positive, try to get one signed. It will be very difficult, but the end result will leave you truly accomplished. You may need to send out at least 100 demo submissions to labels all over the world before you get any notable recognition.
Finally, Export, render, and upload your track

Mastering The Method Of Beat Creating

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Doing new music is anything that can be the two at times entertaining and aggravating, but when you have produced a thing that sounds wonderful you get that magnificent feeling of accomplishment.

Here are seven hints on how to make your private rap or hip hop beats that will get you started.

1.) Decide on your type - It is vital to know what sort of songs you want to create before creating it. There are all sorts of models you can choose from e.g rap, RNB, techno, hip hop and additional.

2.) Decide on a producer - Getting an individual to appearance up to is normally a superior for determination. Select a nicely recognized producer or artist and adhere to in their foot steps. Get to know what form of music and what sort of beats they produce and when previously your creating your personal beats make them as if you exactly where making it for them and you will need their approval.

3.) Preparation and Formatting - Yet another crucial part of producing your personal beats is formatting. What I mean by this is, you will want to approach or map out the buy in which your song will be laid out. Instance - intro, verse, chorus, bridge ect. You will need to do the job out how numerous bars the intro will have, how quite a few the verses will have, how lots of bars the chorus will have and so on.

4.) Doing your personal beats and what to use - Now we all have to have something to lay down our beats. There are a range of resources, software program and equipment you can use but the most widespread these days would have to be beat doing software program mainly because it is the most very affordable.

Defeat making software like FL Studio, Dubturbo, sonic producer and Abelton are all the rage nowadays and will all get the occupation you need to have executed. But you might want to use a combo of both defeat doing software program and studio gear like an MPC.

They all will involve a mixture of seems of instrumentals like drum devices, synths, guitar and samples of all sorts of instruments.

five.) Laying down your defeat - The moment you a.) have an notion for a beat and b.) have mapped out the format of your beats its time to get busy laying down your beats into a sequence so it tends to make a beneficial rhythm. The good thing about beat producing application and making use of an MPC is you can build numerous bars and layer them over the prime of every other.

When you play back your defeat it will play all the patterns of beats in a mixture and if accomplished perfect you will have one particular neat sounding beat.

6.) Importing Samples - One more popular way to make cool beats is by importing samples into your combine. What you do is crop a sample of a record or a song and import it into your combine. You can be as inventive as you like but the aim is to reproduce a little something hip and clean.

seven.) Get your time and master the fundamentals - Like I claimed at the begin of this report making your unique beats is both equally fun and annoying. It is really important to learn about the basics and all the fundamentals.

How To Make Your Own Rap Beat – Make Professional Hip Hop Beats The Cheap Way

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Do you remember when you were out clubbing the other night? That you noticed this awesome beat the DJ played that's been stuck in your mind after hearing it?
Do you wish that you had the great ability to make real hits like that?Make something with your own creativity that realy makes the dancefloor burn. And in great sound quality also?
Well, let me say to you....you can now!
As a music producer myself, I can say this software I am telling you about is realy sweet.
Maybe you are just like me...started of in the early years using software like Fasttracker, Madtracker or Fruityloops. Yes, this programs worked for that time...but to be honest, mostly these music programs were easy to use and that was great. But this programs give a "signature sound" that make the sound quality quiet poor.
Then you have the option to use very expensive programs like Cubase, Protools and such more. The sound quality is mostly great as I know in my experience, but when you want to learn and make fast beats....the interfaces and navigation is realy a pain in the...you know.
So you have to be very patient to get something out of these softwares.
So let me tell you about this software I recently discovered. It is called Dub Turbo.
This is a realy cheap (I was amazed by the price!) and easy to use, high quality sounding music making software. It has a kinda FL Studio interface (which i realy liked) and makes rap beats in a flash.
It is also very nice to make other styles of music like: Trance, dance, dubstep,R&B etc.
The best thing is that you can use your own creativity to make your own style of music.
Once you put your fingers on it, it is realy hard to stop producing.
Dub Turbo is marked as the most controversial Rap Beat Making Software on the market.
Because it realy does 10 times as much while costing 10 times less than the other high rated music software.
To get the picture...If you look at the chart topping tracks and you want to make one of these hits, you will need some serious equipment to build your studio. And let me tell you, I had a studio for years and I have spend thousends and thousands of dollars for my hardware.
So Dub Turbo is realy a bargain if you are looking for an easy and fast way to make some awesome rap beats.(or other styles of music) in high quality. You don't have to hassle of having to learn music theory. So it's realy nice for beginners.
By the way…you don't need a midi keyboard or mixer. Everything you need is build in Dub Turbo. The virtual studio is in your computer.
If you want to know some more about the interface and the features of Dub Turbo you realy have to take a look at their website. They show you some great demo stuff. 

Music Production On Your Computer - Different Audio Equipment You Can Use

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It is fun music production when you do it at home with all the necessary audio equipment/software. Well it is simple to do so when you use the right equipment to make the music. You need to first figure out what you plan to set up so that you can figure out the instruments and other equipment that you need, whether you are planning a small home studio for music production on your own, a booth for singing to have fun with your friends or a professional studio for recording music. Many of the well-known musicians began their million-dollar music business as a hobby recording music at their little home studios.
One of the basic equipment that you need to have is of course a computer. It should be a modern one with great processing speed, and compatible with the necessary software. Make sure it has a quality sound cards such as DigiDesign Mbox 2 Mini or an M-Audio Fast Track Pro. In case you are purchasing a new computer, seek advice from professionals on the best to use in this case. It is the fundamental requirement to make your music.
You will need amplifiers, electric instruments, mixers, microphones, and cables for connecting them all together. Suppose you are venturing into this for just more than just a leisure activity, you will need to get monitors. They prove to be of great use in music production. The best priced are the M-Audio Studiophile BX8a's, KRK RP-8 Rokit, or if you can afford get the Mackie HR824 Studio Monitors.
In case you are into R&B, hip-hop, or pop music then you can consider to get a pair turntables. They are useful in recording your scratches and sampling music. You will also need a MIDI keyboard if you plan to write piano parts, drumbeats or bass lines. They come in different makes but any ordinary one can do. Everyone has their own taste when it comes to music production.
For the audio equipment to work, you will need to download or buy the appropriate software for your computer. The recommended software are Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Reason, Pro Tools which comes with Mbox 2 Mini, FL Studio, LMMS, Adobe Audition, or Audacity. In case you have purchased a new Mac, it should have GarageBand preinstalled. It works well though if you desire more expertise you can purchase Logic. Learn how to use it and figure out the hot keys to better streamline the work process.
Connect all the audio equipment and install the software. This part may prove to need most skill and effort. Try to keep everything simple and easy to use for yourself. To obtain the best quality playback run from soundcard to the amplifier or mixer and eventually to the monitor speakers. To increase the clear quality of sound, run instruments into a mixer making sure that you are obtaining a clear, clean, accurate signal. Then run from the mixer on to the soundcard. You will need to practice until you hear that the sound produced is of good quality. As time goes by everything will become simple to operate and music production will prove to both fun and entertaining.

How to Make Beats on Your Computer

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There are more than a few folks out there that really want to discover how to produce beats on their PC. The idea of expressing yourself musically by making beats on the PC is very appealing.
Downloading and installing a great beat making program is the first thing you should do if you want to make beats on your computer. There are a good amount of programs out there you can make use of such as FL Studios, Reason, Sonic Producer, and Acid Pro.
If you have some money to spend and you have some experience making music you could get a program like Fl Studio which runs about $200. Sonic producer is much more inexpensive at about thirty dollars and it is the easiest program for beginners to understand how to make use of.
Now go out and invest in a MIDI keyboard controller and attatch it to your PC. A MIDI controller is a keyboard that may be used to control all the various sounds and instruments utilized by the software.
As soon as you open the program one of the first things you should do is set the tempo and measures for your beat. If it's rap beats you're interested in producing you should use a 4/4 measure. A good tempo whould be around 90 to 95 BPM.
You may make beats on your PC if you do not possess any type of sounds so load up a number of bass drum and snare drum sounds within the program to create a drum pattern. Make sure you put a bass drum hit on the first beat of each measure using the snare hitting on the 4th beat.
Now make a bass line and a melody for the beat you're making. Load various styles of instruments and utilzie the MIDI controller to record melodies, choruses, chords and bass lines to your beat.
Finally you have to arrange your beat. The best thing for you to do is to experiment with taking some instruments out and changing drum patterns up with slight variations. And when you are happy with the way your beat sounds you can save your song as an MP3 file.
If you follow these tips you can start making beats on PC right away. Just make sure you find a good program that is easy to use.

Bass Drums On Fire

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Task: Extra Powerful drums
Requirements: Gate Plugin and Sine Wave
The genuine method I'm not far off from to reveal you is very regular and nearly everyone of today's DAWs can import the task. I wear out FL Studio 8 for the reason that this is the plan I'm familiar with. Anyway you can wear out whatever you hunger.
Clothed in order to create more powerful kick drums which transmit more energy we are going away to wear out an added sub-bass letter (sine wave). We besides need a very low tone which is powerfully to tell apart. It's a general method in electro harmony but I think many productions can benefit from it.
Our highest goal is to glue the kick drum and the sine wave. Clothed in other lexis we hunger them kicking by the side of the same schedule as single layered sound. To resolve with the aim of we will need a gate plugin. The gate plugin has a very regular function - it lowers the velocity level of all sounds underneath a some threshold. So whilst a some sound has an inserted gate plugin on its FX channel the sound won't be audible whilst its volume is lesser than the current threshold of the gate. We are going away to wear out with the aim of to our improvement whilst layering the sine wave and the kick drum hits. Clothed in order to resolve with the aim of we maintain to create a side-chain.
The side-chain function is pretty regular too. Let's say you maintain a some sound which has an usual volume every time underneath the gate's threshold. Clothed in with the aim of legal action with the aim of particular sound will be quiet all the schedule. And here's the tricky part. We are going away to introduce an exterior sound to the gate procession (therefore side-chain) which has senior threshold than the quiet element. The louder sound will be linked to the gate and will maintain louder velocity level which will be senior than the threshold of the gate. When the louder warning sign improve on the threshold both sounds (the louder and the previously quiet sound) will be audible. Clothed in other lexis the side-chain element will be the captain and the quiet element will maintain to be an enthusiast of the tips. Guess pardon? - the kick will be the captain and the sine wave will be an enthusiast of its commands.
Once you've loaded your gate plugin of high-quality its schedule to collection the piece procession appropriate. I wear out FL Studio and ReaGate which is a uncontrolled gate plugin. The basic gadget to resolve is to collection the threshold. The threshold ought to be prohibitive an adequate amount to mute the sine wave but still low an adequate amount to give permission the kick miss it. You may well maintain to theatrical production with the levels of the kick ans sinewave in order to collection it appropriate. It does not take with the aim of much so don't apprehension. The gate plugin ought to be inserted on the sine wave's mixer channel and the kick drum channel ought to be linked to the sine wave channel so with the aim of both are departing through the gate. The last function of the gate will determine how much sine wave will function through the gate. The longer the last the longer the sub-bass sound will carry on. The liberation and the attack schedule ought to be by the side of moderate level -- not too long but not too small either for the reason that extreme settings will cause clicks and distortions. Once you maintain it all collection the final effect ought to be a powerful kick drum with added sub-bass and strong effect. When the kick hits the gate opens and lets the sine wave too. There is an element of computerization involved which makes it even cooler.

The best beats are made with hardware. Or are they?

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The best beats are made with hardware. Or are they?
Hardware beats, software beats - the battle rages on. Is it true that you can't get good sound out of a software box, or is it simply a matter of personal preference?
Laying down fat beats used to require synths, mixing board and a whole lot of jacks and cables. There are still some musicians who say you can't get it done inside of a computer, but a whole lot of us are proving them wrong.
The important question that needs to be answered before you can make an intelligent decision is: "What do you mean when you say 'beats'?" Do you need just drum beats or are you talking about the whole range of Hip-Hop effects?
If you're trying to get the most realistic drum beats, without actually owning a real set of skins, you're not going to do any better than you can do with BFD from FXpansion. Although it's classified as a "basic sequencer", it comes with what may be the best library of samples available anywhere. And if you aren't hearing what you want to hear with the included library, then just buy any of the available expansion packs. They also offer a conversion kit that will let you import and use samples from Drumkit From Hell Superior Drummer, Drumkit From Hell Superior Cocktail, Drumkit From Hell Superior Percussionist and Custom & Vintage.
If you need to do the whole music thing, Ableton Live or just "Live", as its fanatic users call it, is one audio software package that's getting a lot of attention. It's easy to configure and it's about as close to pro-level as you can get without paying some serious cash to step up. While it's probably not the best choice for mastering, multi-track recording, or high-level surround mixing, it's more than good enough for most any DJ, electronic or techno sounds.
A lot of people are making some hot beats on 'FL Studio' (formerly known as FruityLoops), and there are even more who are paring up FL Studio with the Korg Triton keyboard and a copy of Adobe Audition to create a hybrid recording studio that can handle anything that's thrown at it.
Forget what you're hearing about flat and lifeless sounds coming out of your PC or MAC. Software beats beat hardware any day, and it's a whole lot cheaper.

Beat Making Software

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So you want to start making beats huh? I was in your position years ago and I did extensive research on the field. Ten years ago music production used to cost thousands of dollars. But nowadays there is no need to buy expensive studio equipment that will take forever to master and will be obselete in a few years or paying hourly rate to record your music in a studio. All you need to make music is a computer and a beat making program.
Investing in the right beat making software can be the start of your music carrier, but you can very easily waste your money. No program will make you a succesfull beat maker. Keep in mind that producing music requires creativity and a certain level of skill. Programs such as these are created to enhance and take your talent to the next level.
Which program should I choose?
There is no easy answere to that question. Choosing the right beat making software can be a challange.There are so many programs out there and each has it's own features that you can't really tell which is the best. You have to try some demos and decide which suits your needs. Some programs which are more suitable for professional music producers and need years of study to master as they are too technical and very expensive. Examples of such programs are Cubase, Pro Tools, Ableton Live etc.
So what do you recommend to a beginner?
The ideal programs for a new music producer is FL-studio or Cyber Sequencer. They are both very good programs . They are easy to use and capable of producing high quality music. FL-Studio producer edition costs about $200. Quite expensive compared to Cyber Sequencer which costs only $29.99
Which is the best?
Both are very good but considering the price I would recommend Cyber Sequencer. It is the ideal program especially for a beginner since it comes with a lot of video tutorials which will help you to get started. But it also suitable for professional beat makers too as it has lots of features and it is capable of producing high quality music. It not only makes beat creation very easy but also helps you sell those beats and make money. Very usefull if you want to start you carrier in music production.
Cyber Sequencer has been thoroughly tested and every review written about seems to be very good. It's amazing features and its unbeatable price make it an ideal choise for someone starting his music carrier. So I highly recommend this program and it is worth to read for more details on http://www.beatmakingsoftware.tv/
Good luck and happy beat making!
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