What makes a great beat compared to a good beat?
I am not a real technical beat making junkie. I am simply a fan of the music and think that a lot of producers make some very basic mistakes that hinder my enjoyment of the genre.
Rap music has had to defend itself since its inception in 1979. It was always a fad that was a year away from dying out. People couldn't have been more wrong. Rap continued to blossom and half a decade ago was far and away the best selling genre. More importantly it was also a huge influence on pop culture, art and fashion.
While Rap's cultural prominence is waning slightly lately, the falling commercial expectations has meant that experimentation and creativity in the genre have resurfaced.
Producers in the rap genre take care of the beats that you hear. I think that all rap producers (or people who eventually want to be a rap producer) need to keep a couple things in mind:
1. Your Drums - Most rap beats include drums. Drums are essential to rap. Why then do so many people use weak sounding snares? If you are going to invest in drum sounds - you want the most realistic sounding one you can find. You want your snares to snap, to cut right through the beat and make your listeners eyes shake! Your very first step is to make sure your drums sound good. That is a great basis for any beat to start on.
2. The Siren - Hey guess what? The reggae style siren is dead. There is no beat in the world that needs a siren. Trust me, it is just annoying at this point. It is loud and obtrusive and never adds anything to a beat. If someone is listening to your beat and says "Hey I think this could use a siren!" then you need to stop listening to them about anything beat related. The reggae style siren had a good run, let it live out the ret of it's life as an annoying tag that mixtape DJs use.
3. Overproduction - This seems like a more recent development. One mistake a lot of producers make is overproducing their beats. One way they do this is by adding too much. They want the orchestra, the vocal sample, the synths and then when all that is going, let's drop in some hand claps. Sometimes less is more, some of the biggest beats of this decade have been minimalistic in fact. Off the top, Grindin by Clipse and Amilli by Lil Wayne come to mind. Your beats don't have to be that simple, but remember you don't have to use every sound on every beat. Another way over production can hurt is when beats sound too perfect or slick. Sometimes if a beat is too perfect it doesn't feel real in a sense. Now you don't need to go Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers Lo-Fi, but don't try to make your beat completely glossy..rap beats should have an edge.
I know those three tips aren't going to revolutionize rap, but if you are an up and coming producer, keep these tips in mind. They will make your early work that much better, and more likely to catch the ear of the people you want to impress.
I am not a real technical beat making junkie. I am simply a fan of the music and think that a lot of producers make some very basic mistakes that hinder my enjoyment of the genre.
Rap music has had to defend itself since its inception in 1979. It was always a fad that was a year away from dying out. People couldn't have been more wrong. Rap continued to blossom and half a decade ago was far and away the best selling genre. More importantly it was also a huge influence on pop culture, art and fashion.
While Rap's cultural prominence is waning slightly lately, the falling commercial expectations has meant that experimentation and creativity in the genre have resurfaced.
Producers in the rap genre take care of the beats that you hear. I think that all rap producers (or people who eventually want to be a rap producer) need to keep a couple things in mind:
1. Your Drums - Most rap beats include drums. Drums are essential to rap. Why then do so many people use weak sounding snares? If you are going to invest in drum sounds - you want the most realistic sounding one you can find. You want your snares to snap, to cut right through the beat and make your listeners eyes shake! Your very first step is to make sure your drums sound good. That is a great basis for any beat to start on.
2. The Siren - Hey guess what? The reggae style siren is dead. There is no beat in the world that needs a siren. Trust me, it is just annoying at this point. It is loud and obtrusive and never adds anything to a beat. If someone is listening to your beat and says "Hey I think this could use a siren!" then you need to stop listening to them about anything beat related. The reggae style siren had a good run, let it live out the ret of it's life as an annoying tag that mixtape DJs use.
3. Overproduction - This seems like a more recent development. One mistake a lot of producers make is overproducing their beats. One way they do this is by adding too much. They want the orchestra, the vocal sample, the synths and then when all that is going, let's drop in some hand claps. Sometimes less is more, some of the biggest beats of this decade have been minimalistic in fact. Off the top, Grindin by Clipse and Amilli by Lil Wayne come to mind. Your beats don't have to be that simple, but remember you don't have to use every sound on every beat. Another way over production can hurt is when beats sound too perfect or slick. Sometimes if a beat is too perfect it doesn't feel real in a sense. Now you don't need to go Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers Lo-Fi, but don't try to make your beat completely glossy..rap beats should have an edge.
I know those three tips aren't going to revolutionize rap, but if you are an up and coming producer, keep these tips in mind. They will make your early work that much better, and more likely to catch the ear of the people you want to impress.
I have been listening to rap for years now and was raised on luminaries like Tupac, Biggie, Rakim, Jay-Z, Nas and Wu-Tang.
Making beats on the home computer is a great hobby and who knows, it could lead to making money. Just look at 9th Wonder he started on his home computer and became a pretty well known producer, even producing a track on Jay-Z's Black Album
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Making beats on the home computer is a great hobby and who knows, it could lead to making money. Just look at 9th Wonder he started on his home computer and became a pretty well known producer, even producing a track on Jay-Z's Black Album
For More Info: Beat Making Software
You can also check out this link: Beat Software Tips
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