| In this article I'm going to explain how to make rap | | | | progressions, and generally be able to do a lot more. |
| beats for producers just starting out. Making beats is | | | | The Most Important Advice I can Give |
| one of the most fun and rewarding things to do in hip | | | | The most important piece of advice that I can give |
| hop. It's not that difficult to make an okay sounding | | | | you is that if you want to make good music, you have |
| track, but its very difficult to make tracks that sound | | | | to understand what good music is. Listening is the most |
| professional. There are a ton of different things you | | | | important thing you should be doing for beat making. |
| should be doing to help bring your music to the next | | | | I've read countless interviews with Timbaland, The |
| level. Here are a few tips. | | | | Neptunes, Dr. Dre, etc. The general consensus from |
| Learn The Piano | | | | the best producers in the hip hop industry is that active |
| If you don't want to get into sampling, and would rather | | | | listening is the best way you can get better. When you |
| make beats completely on your own, its going to be | | | | listen to a track - really listen to it. Isolate the different |
| vital that you start taking piano lessons. I took piano | | | | elements of a song and analyze them. For example, |
| lessons coupled with a music theory course in my | | | | listen to just the drums of a track first. Note how they |
| college and it payed huge dividends in my music. | | | | are panned, the rhythm - does it change up, if it does |
| Understanding the basic structure of music if very | | | | what part of the song, how much reverb did they add |
| important if you want to really start making beats on | | | | to the hi hat, etc. Next, move and isolate other |
| the next level. When you're good at the piano, you'll be | | | | instruments in the track. |
| able to put together better sounding melodies, chord | | | | |