Make Your Beats - Getting Started

Whether soul or hip hop is your business, the most certain way to building a name for yourself in the music industry stays the same: you must produce your own beats while still keeping your own brand of music.

Understandably, the thought of making your own beats can be rather daunting. Still, you must do your best to see this as a challenge rather than allowing it to discourage you from pursuing your dreams.

Make Your Own Beats Count…Start by Mastering Your Genre

Of course, don’t take this advice to the extreme and challenge yourself into developing a totally new genre. While it’s possible, you might need to expand your repertoire a bit first. At the same time, it’s okay to devote your time improving your skills and widening your understanding of your chosen genre. Examine the creations of your friends and see if they motivate you into producing your own beats.

Dedicating your time to excel in your genre means you’re already ahead of other debuting music artists as well as boosting your abilities as a musician.

One admirable thing about today’s music industry is equipment accessibility for aspiring musicians just like you. Nowadays, affording the  technology for creating your own beats doesn’t necessarily have to cost you a fortune.

Your beats will consist of three major components: midi drum patterns, audio loops, and bass line. These components appy to any kind of music so it’s important for you to understand how they function and what they can add to your music.

A song’s bass line is its underlying frame. It is composed of a set of notes or beats that will be played from start to finish and which all other elements of your song would have to work with in order to maintain an audible sense of harmony.

You can devote as much time as you want improving your bass line. If your bass line won’t work, the rest of the track won’t work either.

The second component you must give attention to is the audio loop. This is a common favorite among rap & hip hop creators. They are commonly used for altering your music’s primary theme or mood. To make one, simply mix a set of notes from musical instruments or any other source of sound. With audio loops, playing and experimenting can be done freely until you hit upon the perfect set of music beats.

Last but not the least, you need to create midi drum patterns which go well with the rest of the piece. You can use a single set or pattern of notes or combine different sets. Anything goes provided that it enhances rather than detracts from your work.

At times, midi drum patterns are not patterns at all. Instead, they’re made up of a diverse set of beats but played as repeating loops and acting as something akin to a secondary tier of melody or beat.

To summarize: in making your beats, start with forming a forceful bass line to act as your music’s integral part then solidifying it with fully-developed audio loops and one or a number of midi drum patterns.

Are you geared up to make your beats? Then don’t let anything keep you from producing cool music for the world to hear.

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