| When I first started producing music I had no idea how | | | | pick the wrong beat samples. Always start with the |
| to make a beat. Sure I knew the sound in my head, | | | | right samples. |
| however every time I play a keyboard I couldn't find | | | | Learn your Software Functions. Just be patience and |
| the note. That was so frustrating, having a song in my | | | | learn where the quantize feature and all other |
| head and not being able to get it out. Clearly if you | | | | functions are. Most of Beat Making Software and |
| want to become a successful recording artist or Beat | | | | Equipment are the same. Once you learn one, you |
| maker you'll have to learn how to get your ideas out. | | | | learned them all. |
| Here are some things you may encounter making your | | | | Pick a melody on a keyboard. Here a quick way I |
| first beat. | | | | learned to find a melody or riff. |
| Know your Tempo. Trying to understand the tempo | | | | Play only one octave. What's an octave? Start from |
| for a particular music you want to make. Hip hop or Dr. | | | | the first key on your keyboard and count 12 keys to |
| Dre style of music I use a tempo of 95. If you're | | | | the right. All 12 keys make one octave. Pick about 5 |
| making pop music a tempo of 120 will do. Dirty south | | | | notes on same octave and play them in repetition until |
| (T.I., Lil Wayne, etc) music the tempo is 160. | | | | you have something that complements the beat. |
| Pick the right Samples. Pick the wrong bassdrum and | | | | Remember play each key in variation, shorter, quicker, |
| you'll drown out the bassline. Pick the wrong piano and | | | | pause in between, etc. |
| the vocal will be hard to understand. If you find yourself | | | | Use all these techniques and a little patience and you'll |
| trying eq your beat more and more, chances are you | | | | master the art making a beat . |