Making The Beat, The Hip Hop Beat
Imagine listening to your own creation, your own masterpiece, a hip hop beat with you written all over it. It is possible. Don't get caught up in stealing other peoples beats, other peoples hard work. Be original, be you. You will get more respect, have more respect for yourself, and pump out original beats you can be proud of. Here are a few tips to get you started making hip hop beats.
If you don't know what samples are its time you learn. Samples are short recordings of music that you use to create your hip hop beats. To make them your own, play an instrument. You don't have to know how to play it. Be creative and experiment with different combinations of notes. Use different instruments to record a variety of samples.
You may run into trouble creating samples and need inspiration. The best way to become inspired is to listen to music. Do not limit yourself to your favorite brand of music. Expand into other genres. Listen to the different instruments, the different rhythms, the various beats. This not only will give you ideas, but expand your knowledge of different instruments you can use to make your sample beats.
Once your samples are created it is time to put them together. Don't just paste them together. Your samples are guides, not your hip hop beat. Use pieces of them. Combine them. Rearrange them. Mix them. You are not in a race. You will notice that the puzzle will start to come together. Use your knowledge of listening to music to help you put that puzzle together. To keep things on tempo, use a simple drum beat track.
To finish off your beat, you need to put yourself into the mix. Add how you feel, your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your misery. Don't be a robot. It will show in your beats. This is the hardest part of beat making. It's a lesson that is learned through practice, through persistence. Most important is to have fun with it. See were it takes you. Stick to it and go with it. - 23815
If you don't know what samples are its time you learn. Samples are short recordings of music that you use to create your hip hop beats. To make them your own, play an instrument. You don't have to know how to play it. Be creative and experiment with different combinations of notes. Use different instruments to record a variety of samples.
You may run into trouble creating samples and need inspiration. The best way to become inspired is to listen to music. Do not limit yourself to your favorite brand of music. Expand into other genres. Listen to the different instruments, the different rhythms, the various beats. This not only will give you ideas, but expand your knowledge of different instruments you can use to make your sample beats.
Once your samples are created it is time to put them together. Don't just paste them together. Your samples are guides, not your hip hop beat. Use pieces of them. Combine them. Rearrange them. Mix them. You are not in a race. You will notice that the puzzle will start to come together. Use your knowledge of listening to music to help you put that puzzle together. To keep things on tempo, use a simple drum beat track.
To finish off your beat, you need to put yourself into the mix. Add how you feel, your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your misery. Don't be a robot. It will show in your beats. This is the hardest part of beat making. It's a lesson that is learned through practice, through persistence. Most important is to have fun with it. See were it takes you. Stick to it and go with it. - 23815
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