| If you are interested in making hip hop beats, there are | | | | for getting the sample cleared. To avoid headaches, |
| some tips I would like to share with you. A lot of | | | | artists tend to stay away from samples. Kanye West |
| people make the process of making hip hop beats | | | | uses samples a lot. It tends to give the track a 'soul' |
| complex, but it's really not hard to do at all...especially if | | | | feeling since it's basically an older sound. |
| you are using beat maker software which is actually | | | | 3. A lot of major producers today have a certain |
| the best way to go. | | | | sound that you can distinguish which producer may |
| 1. With making hip hop beats, the drums are the first | | | | have made the track. Lil Jon has a 'dirty south, crunk |
| major component you need to start with. Many people | | | | feel' sound to his beats. DJ Premier has an East Coast |
| use MIDI, but there are royalty free drum sounds you | | | | sound and etc. If you're not a major producer, I find |
| can use if you're not familiar with MIDI. The drum beat | | | | that mastering a diverse sound of tracks is more |
| measures are usually four to eight measures long. | | | | valuable. If you mastered a West Coast sound, most |
| 2. Another aspect of making hip hop beats, but not a | | | | likely you can only shop the track to West Coast |
| necessity is the use of samples. Me, personally I try to | | | | artists. So get your feet wet with different sounds and |
| stay away from samples, because a lot of artists are | | | | make yourself valuable. Once you have reached your |
| starting to see that if you created a hit record and the | | | | plateau, then you can concentrate on what you love. |
| track contains samples, you are ultimately responsible | | | | |