| I've been making rap beats and selling them to | | | | allow you to save your newly created beats. The full |
| unsigned rap artists for a while now. Many of my | | | | version of this program is unfortunately also hundreds |
| friends ask me how I got started doing this, so I | | | | of dollars. I would not suggest buying a program that is |
| decided to make a guide about it. The reason that | | | | that expensive if you are just starting out. Once you |
| making these beats is so enticing is because of the | | | | master a less complex program, I would however |
| relative simplicity of rap music. Unless you want to just | | | | recommend FL Studio. It is what I currently use. |
| make instrumentals, it's not hard to find someone who | | | | However, as a beginner, if you want to be up and |
| will wanna spit rhymes over your beats. Just check | | | | running making rap beats in no time flat, I would |
| out MySpace or another music site, they are full of | | | | recommend a program called Sonic Producer. |
| up-and-coming rappers always looking for new tunes | | | | Developed to be run in real-time in your browser, Sonic |
| and fat beats. | | | | Producer is a fully fledged rap beats program. With up |
| Okay, well the first thing you are going to need to start | | | | to 16 adjustable tracks and tens of thousands of |
| making rap beats is a program to do so. There are | | | | preset sounds, and an interface that is 100% beginner |
| many programs on the market, ranging from free trials | | | | friendly. The advantage over the other programs is |
| to thousands of dollars. I will start with the best of the | | | | that it does not require advanced knowledge of sound |
| best. Some of my favorite programs for making beats | | | | and math in order to make nice beats. With Sonic |
| are Cubase and FL Studio. Cubase is the more | | | | Producer, you can probably make your first rap beat in |
| expensive of the two, and both are similarly | | | | 5 minutes. The best part is you can then save your |
| customizable. They are in favor for people wanting to | | | | beats as mp3s so you can burn them to CDs to show |
| make more advanced types of music, such as trance | | | | your friends! With it's in-browser technology and mp3 |
| music. For hip hop music, especially if you are looking to | | | | compatibility, not to mention it's affordable as HELL, it's |
| get started, you probably don't want to spend too | | | | hard to beat Sonic Producer if you want to get started |
| much money. While FL studio does have a free trial | | | | making rap beats. |
| available for download on their website, it does not | | | | |