Hip Hop Beat Making 101

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Learning how to make hip hop beats is not an easy process. It generally involves an intricate process. But all you need is patience, desire to learn, and passion for you to be successful in this endeavor. Indeed, passion, desire, patience, and hard work are the key factors. If you have that strong desire to attain something, then you got to work hard for it.

Getting into the Learning Process

The most important thing to consider when learning how to do hip hop beats is there are no specific rules to follow. Yes, you got that right; there are no rules to making good hip hop beats. Good music-whatever genre is it-needs good imagination, creativeness, and dedication. Also, you need to start developing your listening ear. Even the seemingly senseless sources of inspiration can bring about a spell of creativity. No one seems to notice the most ordinary humdrum these days because most people are busy chasing the grand. Then it’s time to sit back and feel the natural vibes come to you-something that could surprisingly give you the inspiration you need.

Start with something familiar to you, like a drum track, then add more embellishments and modifications as they come to your thoughts. You know why? You start off with drum beats because these are the essential aspect of hip hop beats and of most other kinds of music. Thereafter you can build on that.

There’s a software available that allows you to make beats too easily, but you should understand how this thing works. This should save time learning the stuff on the same time you’re making music. Because hip hop is basically rooted on the loops, you must pay attention to the program loop features.

Remember that while you’re figuring out your beat, most beats for hip hop music is 4/4. This suggests that there are generally 4 beats per bar, yet 2-8 beats per bar may also be great. As I said, there are no rules, so don’t do what your best friend is doing, just to fit in! Start something unique because you will not create an impact copying the work of other artists. Express yourself through the beat since this is what music is all about.

After you’ve come up with a beat, the next thing is to start doing your mixes. You need to do mixes and editing, and then mix more beats to come up with a unique, distinctive track. Sometimes you may have to put on hold a project while you start out with something else. This is the important stage when you need to persevere. You can edit out some parts and enhance others as you replay and go through your track again to come up with the best work of you.

Learning how to make hip hop beats is just the beginning; the real challenge lies in making something that will sound great, reflect your personality and click with the popularity charts! This is not impossible if you have the true passion for hip hop music, love for your craft, and belief that you can make it possible. Making people tune in to your kind of music feels good, but making chart topping music is something else-something great!