| There is no expert technical "trickery" involved in | | | | most expensive software with the craziest set up to |
| becoming a great hip hop beat producer. All you need | | | | make great beats. This is, of course, untrue. You can |
| is talent, and the determination to work hard, and a | | | | start off with a little less than a hundred dollars and |
| deep underlying passion for the music. If you have all | | | | make beats that sound more than professional, |
| these three qualities, there is really nothing that can | | | | provided you know what equipment to purchase. |
| stop you from joining the ranks of Kanye or Dr. Dre as | | | | The cheapest, and the easiest option is to purchase a |
| a great hip hop producer. | | | | beat making software. This software have been |
| When you start off on your beat making journey, you | | | | designed specifically to help you make beats and |
| might get a little overwhelmed with all the options that | | | | come with a huge library of pre-created beats and |
| you have at your disposal. You can literally do anything | | | | loops that you can tweak and modify to impart them |
| with your beats, imparting any flavor or twist you might | | | | your own flavor. Being in 2009 has its advantages; all |
| want to (that's why it's a creative and highly rewarding | | | | those veteran beat makers you see on TV didn't have |
| field). Of course, that's not the way to really go about | | | | access to technology like this, otherwise their journey |
| becoming great at beat making; a far better route | | | | would've been a lot smoother. |
| would be to pick one style - say East Coast beats - | | | | The key is to stay focused and dedicated. You might |
| and sticking with it until you learn all the tricks of the | | | | start off with a lot of energy when you want to learn |
| trade. | | | | the art of beat making, but fizzle out after a while. |
| One obvious consideration for any aspiring beat maker | | | | Keep practicing, keep making beats with your beat |
| is equipment. Too many wanna-be beat producers | | | | production software, and before you know it, you'll be |
| never let their dream materialize because of some | | | | playing with the big boys in the big leagues! |
| deep belief that you need the best equipment and the | | | | |