Whether you’re into soul, or hip hop, the surest way to establishing a name for yourself in the music industry remains the same: you should make your beats while still maintaining your own brand of music.
Understandably, the thought of producing self-made beats can be rather daunting. You must see this as a test rather than letting yourself be discouraged from achieving your goals.
Making Your Beats Count…Start by Mastering Your Genre
Of course, don’t take this advice to the extreme and challenge yourself into developing a totally new genre. While that is surely possible, you might need to broaden your repertoire a bit more before making that your goal. At the same time, it’s okay to devote your time improving your skills and widening your understanding of your chosen genre. Go ahead and dive into your friends’ works and see if that motivates you into forming your own music beats greater than before.
Dedicating your time to excel in your genre means you’re already ahead of other debuting music artists as well as boosting your abilities as a musician.
One admirable thing about today’s music industry is equipment accessibility for aspiring musicians just like you. At present, you don’t need a large mount of money to spend just to get hold of the technology for producing your own music beats.
Your beats will consist of three major components: midi drum patterns, audio loops, and bass line. These components are suitable to all kinds of music so it’s essential that you understand how they work, as well as what they can bring to your music.
A track’s bass line is its underlying frame. It is made up of a collection of notes or music beats that will be played repeatedly and which all other parts of your song would have to work with so that your piece has sense of harmony.
It’s okay to dedicate as much time as you want polishing your bass line. If your bass line won’t work, the rest of the track won’t work either.
The second factor you have to consider is the audio loop. This is a general favorite among rap and hip hop beat makers. More often than not, they’re used for changing your music’s central theme or mood. To create one, you simply mix a set of notes from musical instruments or any other viable source of sound. You can play and experiment however you want until you get the best set of beats.
And last but definitely not the least, make sure you create midi drum patterns which go well with the rest of the piece. You can use a single set or pattern of notes or combine different sets. Anything can be done as long as it boosts rather than detracts from your work.
At times, midi drum patterns are not patterns at all. Rather, they consist of an assorted set of beats but played as repeating loops as well as acting as something similar to a secondary tier of melody or beat.
To summarize: in making your beats, start with forming a forceful bass line to act as your music’s integral part then solidifying it with fully-developed audio loops and one or a number of midi drum patterns.
If you’re all set to make your own beats then don’t allow anything to stop you from creating amazing music for the whole world to enjoy.
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March 10, 2010