Make Your Beats – Getting Started
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.
Understandably, the thought of producing self-made beats can be rather daunting. You must see this as a test rather than letting yourself be discouraged from achieving your goals.
Making 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. Examine the creations of your friends and see if they motivate you into producing your own beats.
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.
Creating the right beat for your music consists of three major components: midi drum patterns, audio loops, and bass line. These components are applicable to all kinds of music so it’s imperative that you understand how they work and what they can contribute to your music.
A music track’s bass line is its underlying frame. It is made up of a collection of notes or music beats that will be played repeatedly and which all other parts of your song would have to work with so that your piece has 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 next component you have to focus on is the audio loop. This is a common favorite among rap & hip hop creators. They are usually used for adjusting 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. You can play and experiment however you want until you get the best set of beats.
Last but not the least, you need to create midi drum patterns which go well with the rest of the piece. You can make use of only one set or pattern of notes or merge assorted sets. You can do anything as long as it is enhancing instead of detracting from your work.
Often, midi drum patterns aren’t really a pattern at all. Rather, they consist of an assorted set of beats but played as repeating loops as well as acting as something similar to a secondary tier of melody or beat.
To summarize: in making your beats, always start with building a compelling bass line to stand as your music’s foundation then solidifying it with equally well-developed audio loops and one or several midi drum patterns.
If you’re all set to make your own beats then don’t allow anything to stop you from creating amazing music for the whole world to enjoy.
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