The tempo, sound and feeling of any piece of music is most often underpinned by the sound of the drums. It is the ability to make drum beat sequences that express the feelings of the composer/artist that makes awesome music.
So how does a budding songster start to make drum beat sounds that lead to fantastic music?
Here are some hints and tips for the newbie and slightly more experienced drum beat maker.
* The first thing you need to do is to become familiar with the set of drums. It doesn't matter whether you have an actual live kit or using one of the very popular computer based drum maker programs, the basic knowledge of equipment is the same.
This article will focus on the computer based software that is easily available and extremely affordable. Even if one is rhythmically challenged he/she can make drum beat sequences that sound really great with these PC based beat makers.
* There are three core components to the drum kit...the bass drum, the snare and the hi-hat. It is important to get to know these components and get to know them well. Approximately ninety percent of the sounds you will make will come from these three components. So play with them, experiment with them and get to know their sound and the feel of them and how they form the underlay of a song.
* The effortless part in the process is programming the basic drum loop into the program. Follow the easy to understand instructions for this. The beat itself can come from a number of sources...downloads, a library of samples already on the beat maker or some live music that is streaming online.
* For a new person we would suggest you use one of the samples already in the program. This is for starters at least until you get to know the program. Once you feel confident then tap into your creativity and style. It won't be long before you will be able to make drum beat sequences that are original and have unique flair.
* With this first loop set you can now start to edit and adjust the timing, pulling the wanted segments when and where you desire them. Always a good idea to have a two or three added screens on the monitor so you can play and edit as you go. You are able to cut and paste beats into the main piece as needed.
* Your initial goal is to make drum beat loop that is 4 - 8 bars long. Once created then take it and place it over the initial sample where you think it sounds the best.
There you have it! You have been able to make drum beat sounds that you can use to develop and create greater more intricate sequences.
So how does a budding songster start to make drum beat sounds that lead to fantastic music?
Here are some hints and tips for the newbie and slightly more experienced drum beat maker.
* The first thing you need to do is to become familiar with the set of drums. It doesn't matter whether you have an actual live kit or using one of the very popular computer based drum maker programs, the basic knowledge of equipment is the same.
This article will focus on the computer based software that is easily available and extremely affordable. Even if one is rhythmically challenged he/she can make drum beat sequences that sound really great with these PC based beat makers.
* There are three core components to the drum kit...the bass drum, the snare and the hi-hat. It is important to get to know these components and get to know them well. Approximately ninety percent of the sounds you will make will come from these three components. So play with them, experiment with them and get to know their sound and the feel of them and how they form the underlay of a song.
* The effortless part in the process is programming the basic drum loop into the program. Follow the easy to understand instructions for this. The beat itself can come from a number of sources...downloads, a library of samples already on the beat maker or some live music that is streaming online.
* For a new person we would suggest you use one of the samples already in the program. This is for starters at least until you get to know the program. Once you feel confident then tap into your creativity and style. It won't be long before you will be able to make drum beat sequences that are original and have unique flair.
* With this first loop set you can now start to edit and adjust the timing, pulling the wanted segments when and where you desire them. Always a good idea to have a two or three added screens on the monitor so you can play and edit as you go. You are able to cut and paste beats into the main piece as needed.
* Your initial goal is to make drum beat loop that is 4 - 8 bars long. Once created then take it and place it over the initial sample where you think it sounds the best.
There you have it! You have been able to make drum beat sounds that you can use to develop and create greater more intricate sequences.
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One of the best computer based programs is Sonic Producer. You can go there now and have some fun with it at [http://www.createyourownbeats.info]
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