Whether you’re doing hip hop or soul, the surest way to establishing your name in the music industry continues to be the same: you should make your beats along with maintaining your own brand of music.
Reasonably, it can be quiet daunting to think about creating your own beats. However, you should do your best to take this as a challenge rather than letting it dishearten you from chasing your dreams.
Make Your 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 that’s certainly doable, you might need to widen your repertoire a bit before taking on that goal. Meanwhile, there’s nothing wrong with devoting your time to polishing your skills and broadening your understanding of your chosen genre. Explore the works of your peers and see if they can inspire you into making your own beats better than ever.
By taking the time to master your genre, you’ve already placed yourself a step ahead of other debuting artists and increasing your potential as a music artist.
One nice thing about today’s music business is the increased accessibility to equipment. These days, it’s not necessary for you to purchase expensive technology for creating your own beats.
Producing the ideal beat for your music requires three important components: midi drums, audio loops, and bass line. These components are suitable to all kinds of music so it’s essential that you understand how they work, as well as what they can bring to your music.
A song’s bass line is its underlying frame. It’s composed of a set of beats or notes that will be played from the song’s start to finish and which the other elements need to work with in order to maintain a sense of harmony.
Spend as much time as you want refining your bass line. If your bass line does not work, then the rest of your song won’t work either.
The second factor you have to consider is the audio loop. This is a favorite choice among many rap & hip hop makers. 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.
Finally, you need to produce midi drum patterns that complement the rest of the piece. You can make use of only one set or pattern of notes or merge assorted sets. Anything goes as long as it enhances rather than detracts from your work.
Often, midi drum patterns aren’t really a pattern at all. But instead, they are made up of a diverse set of beats and played as repeating loops and acting as something related to a secondary tier of music tune or beat.
To sum up: in creating your beats, always begin with building a convincing bass line to stand as your music’s foundation then strengthening it will evenly well-developed audio loops and one or more midi drum patterns.
If you’re all set to produce your own beats, then don’t let anything stand in your way…make awesome tunes for everyone to hear.
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