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Back to the Future (of Beat Making)
Akai just announced something game-changing in their music production line-up: Akai Force. At first glance it looks like an Ableton controller clone but its more than that - its also a standalone unit. This is great news because I have noticed for the past few years that more beat makers are t...
Not Every Beat You Make Will Be Awesome
One of the most popular trends in the music industry today is that everyone wants to be the best. Best at singing, rapping, producing, mixing, engineering, and everything in between. Everyone wants some sort of recognition and as a result, the quality of their music suffers somewhat. Lets dive...
8 Problems That Affect Your Beatmaking the Most
We all experience ups and downs through our beat making journey, and many times we find ourselves looking for solutions to some common problems. This is a list that will help you see things differently and help you eventually excel at making beats. ATTENTION : ALL OF THESE ARE MY EXPERIENCES 1....
How to Make Beats - Part 8: What's Next?
* This is part 8 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 8: What's Next? So, what have you learned? First, you had to get the right hardware and software to be able to properly make beats...
How to Make Beats - Part 7: Creating a Bassline
* This is part 7 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 7: Creating a Bassline Try to Always Have a Bassline Over the years I've recommended to so many beat makers that they have a bassl...
How to Make Beats - Part 6: Your First Melody
* This is part 6 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 6: Your First Melody Adding Music to Your Drums Piano is such a great instrument. You can play full compositions or just play a fe...
How to Make Beats - Part 5: Start With Drums
* This is part 5 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 5: Start With Drums Always Start With Drums If you're trying to learn beat making, it's best to start with drums. The reason for t...
How to Make Beats - Part 4: Bars & Loops
* This is part 4 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 4: Bars & Loops Bar Range With Hip Hop tracks, the usual bar range is anywhere from 1-8 bars. Some are more but that's rare. When...
How to Make Beats Part 3: Learn Your Setup
* This is part 3 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 3: Learn Your Setup Learn As Much As You Can Whether you have software or hardware, you need to learn it inside out. One of the mo...
How to Make Beats Part 2: Your Setup
* This is part 2 of an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 2: Your Setup What Kind of Setup Should You Have? Most of today's studio setups are computer-based. If you're just starting out or...
How to Make Beats Part 1: Getting Started
* This is an 8-part series of articles on how to make beats. Mostly aimed at beginners, even experience beat makers can benefit from these articles. Part 1: Getting Started Why Do You Want to Make Beats? Before learning how to make beats, you first have to ask yourself why you want to make bea...
A Case for How Sampling Can Be Legalized in the Music Industry
Introduction Sampling. It's what Hip Hop was founded on. From deejays spinning breaks from famous records, to producers piecing together sounds from various songs and creating masterpieces. Hip Hop is sampling. Sampling is Hip Hop. However, today sampling is scarce and frowned upon in the mus...
