How to Make Rap Beats Like a Pro

CREATING A GOOD SOUNDING BEAT USING A BEAT MAKER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK
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The standard feature that your beat maker should include is a 16-track sequencer. When you create a beat, it's always a good idea that you start with your percussion or drum sounds first. Your music sequencer should have its own volume control and effects that includes filter envelopes, reverb, echo, etc. When creating beats, the point is that you do not want to be an over night perfectionist when you do write music so take your time and don't rush.
OVERVIEW OF THE THE 3 BASIC ELEMENTS TO A GROOVIN HIP HOP BEAT
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1.)The Drums are usually the most prominent sound in a hip hop beat. On the U.S standard drum set; the kick drum, the snare and the hi-hat are the foundational pieces. The kick drum provides the low end 'Boom' or 'Thump, the snare provides a 'Snap or 'Hand Clap'. The hi-hat is used for beats between the snare and bass to lock in the remaining groove. The hi-hat can also be used to add 'sizzle' or 'tension' to the groove. This is usually done by striking or triggering in the open position and then closing it.
2.)The Percussion instruments, which basically consist of any other instrument that is played by striking, are used to enhance the drums and provide an additional groove or dance factor. There might be zero percussion instruments added or many, it depend on how much time you have to devote to this area. Common percussion instruments included in hip hop grooves are the triangle, and possibly a wood block or cowbell. The volume on percussion instruments usually very low because they are only there to support the main groove. I've found that a lot of (the rapper)Timberlands' tracks take advantage percussion to add an extra twist to the music and make the audience want to groove.
3.)The Snare drum is usually found on beat-2 and again beat-4 of a standard Hip-Hop groove. As mentioned above, this "Snap" is meant to grab the attention of the audience and is usually where hand claps and finger snaps go when singing or groovin' along. Try listening to Emimem or Forever for some examples of snare beats that will get your heart pumping hard.
SIMPLE STEPS IN MAKING A HIP HOP BEAT
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When formatting your beat, you can also change the order of the intro, the chorus, the verse, the bridge, around in anyway that you like. There are basically no rules for panning, do what you want to do with it. You have to lay down a melody which most Hip Hop beat makers usually have trouble doing. We guarantee that layering will surely make your beat sound better. You have to pan/panning your beat by having an instrument to the right (all the way that is), or to the left, and anywhere in between. When you export a beat to a CD, make sure that you use a wav file format around 44 1 16bits but if you do want to upload to the net, you must use 320kbps (the highest quality mp3 or 128kbps).
TIPS ON HOW TO BUY INSTRUMENTAL BEATS ONLINE
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If you want to purchase an instrumental beat online, be sure that you listen to a sample beat before you shelve out any money. Here are a few things that you should do before you decide to purchase instrumental beats online:
1.)You have to determine whether you're purchasing exclusive or non-exclusive rights to the instrumental Hip Hop beat in question. If you don't have exclusive rights others can be sold the same instrumental beats(or tracks). However exclusive rights to a track will significantly cost more money.
2.)If you plan on buying more than one instrumental beat from one website, at least ask its producer if he/she can offer you a deal for bulk buying.
(OPTIONAL) HARDWARE USED WHEN LEARNING HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN RAP BEATS
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The Korg Triton Extreme Workstation captures the (signature)Triton sounds, while giving it a fresh start. Thus, this piece of gear is adored by most Hip Hop producers and a must for their studio. Other best beat makers includes The Motif ES8, The Yamaha Workstation, The Korg Triton Extreme, The Roland Fantom X6, The MPC Sampler and the Roland's MV8800.
It is not that hard to create an OKAY sounding music track, but it is very hard to create tracks that end up sounding like a professional beat. In addition to the fact that most of the hardware choices above are not for those with money constraints; the learning curve, the setup, and configuration of each piece may require the input of a sound engineer to get professional results.
THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR CHOICE FOR MAKING RAP BEATS
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Sonic Producer [http://sonicproducer.iviralstore.com] may be the last in the list of beat making software but its definitely the best one to date. Who says that beat making tools are just for professionals only? Beginners can also use these top of the line beat making machines and actually make good beats while doing so. These beats can be burned to CD, mp3 or other format - Just like the Professionals!
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