Thứ Năm, 31 tháng 1, 2013

Orchestra Hip Hop Production

The Truth
There are numerous genres in the hip hop beat production industry. However, the orchestra hip hop genre gets no glory, no shine, absolutely no recognition. Even searching for the term in search engines will render results with more to be desired. This genre derives from classical orchestra music; it requires one to be familiar with composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach. However, these genres as well as its contributors aren't very popular in the hip hop community. The truth of the matter is that this particular genre isn't very popular because it requires a higher understanding of music on the producer's behalf and a higher level of talent on the artist's behalf.
Preparing Yourself
As previously stated, orchestra hip hop beat production derives from classical orchestra. The major contributors to classical music composed complex symphonies that have survived for centuries. The keywords here are "complex symphonies", so in order to reproduce it; one must expand the complexities of their mind to see the world as Johannes Brahms saw it. A basic understanding of the musical staffs would be a great start. Understanding the musical staffs from bass clef to treble clef will be the introduction to understanding the musical scales. Understanding the musical scales will be the introduction to understanding chords and chord progressions. This is the foundation for creating complex orchestrations.
Instrumentation
Instrumentation is key in the production of this genre. You'll have to integrate what made classical music unique with what makes hip hop music unique. Let me explain; classical orchestra is primarily known for its strings, brass and the undeniable enhancement of every sound due to the acoustics of the venue. Hip Hop music is primarily known for its drums and synths. Beat production programs makes that part easy by providing thousands of drum kits but the orchestra part will require a little bit of manipulation and pruning.
To duplicate the orchestra part of this genre in a beat production program one might have to invest a little bit of money. Orchestra plugins are always offered to every music production program on the face of the earth. After collecting sounds like solo violins, legato strings, pizzicato strings etc you'll be ready to manipulate them to sound like an authentic classical orchestra. Reverb is the best effect to give your strings and brass to give it that classical feel. You can also layer other effects on them and experiment but it won't be authentic without reverb.
Start Producing
Now that you have the instrumentation, you can add it on top of some urban drum patterns and you'll have an orchestra hip hop beat. To learn more about composing and beat productions feel free to visit Orchestra Hip Hop Beat Production.
Bryan Paul is a very experienced music producer that specializes in orchestra hip hop and film music. He is now the designer and owner of a very popular beat production website. He has also helped hundreds of producers and music artists with his wisdom and marketing strategies. To view his music productions you may visit http://www.xhadi.com


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