1. Keep Your Raw Beat - Raw
When designing a beat, there are several factors that you have to consider during the creation phase. First and foremost, you will want to keep the basic beat prominent in the mix. Keep it dry, compressed and with few effects. This leaves room for creative additions and subtle details that can weave in and around the main drum track.
2. Spice Up The Track
Use reverb and delay to add distance within the track. This technique will keep whatever new elements you add from interfering with the main drum track. Next, choose interesting spaces in the drum track to add various percussion sounds, like water splashes, or breaking glass. This is what's known as 'spicing up the track'.
3. Represent Yourself
Each new track that you create should be an extension of your producer personality. Over time, you will start to develop a 'signature sound'. This comes from experimenting with different elements in your tracks and discovering which effects you like the most, and subtly applying them to each track you design.
4. Always Keep 'Em Clean
Remember to keep your productions free of clutter, and only use change-ups and breakdowns that add value and power to your drum track. A good measuring stick for your track is to spit a few lines over it. If you can't flow with your track then you will need to redesign it.
5. Find That Flow
Ultimately, your track has little or no value if it cannot be spit upon, unless you are simply trying to create an instrumental-only track. The focal point of each track should be to create an energy. A vibe that an MC will want to groove with.
6. Don't Get Crazy With The Effects
Proper use of effects will enhance the energy of your track. Overuse of effects can dampen that energy, causing your track to be 'un-flowable'. So, try to keep your drum track as clean as possible. The key is to find that middle ground of adding sounds and effects but not too much.
7. You Gotta Keep It Separated
To truly become a drum guru, remember to separate all your drums at the beginning, with each drum part having its own dedicated channel in the mix. So, at any moment during production, you can apply effects to any individual drum track that you deem it necessary.
8. Less Is More
Another thing to remember is that sometimes less is more. The simplest beats can oftentimes be the dopest beats. There is nothing that an MC hates to see more than approaching a track, trying to apply his flow, and finding that the mix is just too busy. Calm it down a bit. But keep your track evolving - which will keep your listeners guessing.
9. Try Playing With The Tempo
Yet another concept to keep in mind is tempo. Sometimes, when you have the perfect new drum track, but something just isn't quite right about it, try slowing it down a few notches. Play it back at the slower tempo and see if that doesn't move the crowd for ya. Or, try speeding it up some.
...And To Sum It All Up
Sometimes, that will be all you need to perfect your track. Once you have tweaked it to the point that you feel your head bobbing uncontrollably, you are ready to release your new masterpiece into the universe. Any true MC will feel compelled to spit his or her finest delivery along with your beat and that is exactly what you want to occur whenever you press play.
When designing a beat, there are several factors that you have to consider during the creation phase. First and foremost, you will want to keep the basic beat prominent in the mix. Keep it dry, compressed and with few effects. This leaves room for creative additions and subtle details that can weave in and around the main drum track.
2. Spice Up The Track
Use reverb and delay to add distance within the track. This technique will keep whatever new elements you add from interfering with the main drum track. Next, choose interesting spaces in the drum track to add various percussion sounds, like water splashes, or breaking glass. This is what's known as 'spicing up the track'.
3. Represent Yourself
Each new track that you create should be an extension of your producer personality. Over time, you will start to develop a 'signature sound'. This comes from experimenting with different elements in your tracks and discovering which effects you like the most, and subtly applying them to each track you design.
4. Always Keep 'Em Clean
Remember to keep your productions free of clutter, and only use change-ups and breakdowns that add value and power to your drum track. A good measuring stick for your track is to spit a few lines over it. If you can't flow with your track then you will need to redesign it.
5. Find That Flow
Ultimately, your track has little or no value if it cannot be spit upon, unless you are simply trying to create an instrumental-only track. The focal point of each track should be to create an energy. A vibe that an MC will want to groove with.
6. Don't Get Crazy With The Effects
Proper use of effects will enhance the energy of your track. Overuse of effects can dampen that energy, causing your track to be 'un-flowable'. So, try to keep your drum track as clean as possible. The key is to find that middle ground of adding sounds and effects but not too much.
7. You Gotta Keep It Separated
To truly become a drum guru, remember to separate all your drums at the beginning, with each drum part having its own dedicated channel in the mix. So, at any moment during production, you can apply effects to any individual drum track that you deem it necessary.
8. Less Is More
Another thing to remember is that sometimes less is more. The simplest beats can oftentimes be the dopest beats. There is nothing that an MC hates to see more than approaching a track, trying to apply his flow, and finding that the mix is just too busy. Calm it down a bit. But keep your track evolving - which will keep your listeners guessing.
9. Try Playing With The Tempo
Yet another concept to keep in mind is tempo. Sometimes, when you have the perfect new drum track, but something just isn't quite right about it, try slowing it down a few notches. Play it back at the slower tempo and see if that doesn't move the crowd for ya. Or, try speeding it up some.
...And To Sum It All Up
Sometimes, that will be all you need to perfect your track. Once you have tweaked it to the point that you feel your head bobbing uncontrollably, you are ready to release your new masterpiece into the universe. Any true MC will feel compelled to spit his or her finest delivery along with your beat and that is exactly what you want to occur whenever you press play.
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Sammy Jamz is an expert at all things Hip Hop. From producing hip hop beats, to MCing and rapping over them, to freestyling to writing lyrics. To download Sammy's Free Blueprint to Making Hip Hop beats visit his website [http://www.cuthiphopbeats.com/].
Sammy Jamz is an expert at all things Hip Hop. From producing hip hop beats, to MCing and rapping over them, to freestyling to writing lyrics. To download Sammy's Free Blueprint to Making Hip Hop beats visit his website [http://www.cuthiphopbeats.com/].
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