| The best thing about the advances in technology is the | | | | and can be quite hard to get to grips with to start off. |
| fact that it opens up the doors to all sorts of things | | | | The other way is to search for a good entry level |
| that you could not normally do ten years ago. | | | | beat maker and these can actually be quite good as |
| For instance if you wanted to make rap beats at | | | | they allow you to get up and running quickly making |
| home on a computer 10 years back you would need a | | | | beats with some good sounds but without having to |
| recording studio and that of course would mean | | | | go through all the painstaking task of learning musical |
| renting one and having to actually go into proper music | | | | theory. |
| production and it could takes years of learning before | | | | Then of course if you like it you can move on to the |
| you get your first beat out there. | | | | more advanced solutions. |
| Well the good news is that it is not that hard to learn | | | | There are also a few free ones out there but these |
| how to make a beat on a computer and there are a | | | | are not that good and although they are quite good for |
| few options that you have. | | | | messing about with or if you just want to have a bit of |
| The first is to follow the advice above, but instead of | | | | a laugh if you are serious about making beats you will |
| going to a recording studio you can actually use a | | | | try the first 2 options instead. |
| high-end program like Fruity Loops or Cubase. | | | | I hope this article has helped explain how you can start |
| However this will require a lot of musical knowledge | | | | making beats on a computer. |