| Have you ever wanted to make your own beat? | | | | be categorized into groups like drum, bass, guitar, synth, |
| Producing music is fun and you can even make | | | | etc. They might be broken down further into |
| money if you get good at it. In recent years, producing | | | | sub-groups like hi-hat, kick, snare, etc. Now you simply |
| high quality, professional sounding beats has becoming | | | | pick your loops and create. Once you get it down, you |
| much cheaper and easier. It's no longer just for | | | | can make a professional sounding track in under an |
| the famous producers with millions of dollars of | | | | hour. What you do next is up to you. |
| equipment. In fact you can create real studio quality | | | | Once you make your own beat, you have several |
| music with just your computer and some beat making | | | | options on what to do with it. You can upload it to the |
| software. | | | | web, sell it, or you can add vocals on top of it. You can |
| There is a lot of beat making software out there. | | | | do just about anything you want. Most people make |
| They usually range in price from $30 to over $300 | | | | beats online just for fun, but others make a living off of |
| dollars a piece. That's not including sound loops which | | | | it. It's all up to you. |
| are often separate purchases. If you want to produce | | | | So which beat making software is the best? Well, |
| professional quality tracks, you will need thousands of | | | | before you start dropping hundreds of dollars on |
| high quality loops. However, sometimes they come | | | | "professional" beat making software, you may want to |
| with enough to get you started. Many times you can | | | | consider your options. I have tried several from the |
| open the box and be making a beat within minutes. | | | | $30 dollar range all the way up to $300+ and I have to |
| If you've ever wondered how it works, it's actually | | | | say, the differences are not huge. Until you have a |
| fairly simple. Beat making software basically | | | | contract producing music for money, you really won't |
| synchronizes the loops for you and keeps them in | | | | need most of the features you get with the $300 |
| tempo with each other. All you really have to do is | | | | package. For a review of some popular beat making |
| select the right loops that go good together, and time | | | | software packages, see this Beat Making |
| the song out. You also get the ability to edit or distort | | | | Software review. |
| loops for even more customization. Your loops should | | | | |