| If you too have fallen prey to the influence of the hip | | | | that you did the kick. Try putting a note on the 5th and |
| hop generation, then you may be asking how to | | | | the 13th notes in the sequencer first. |
| create hip hop beats with Sonic Producer. | | | | 4. Next, you will want to program a nice hi-hat sound |
| Hundreds of thousands of DJ's and MC's rely on Sonic | | | | to carry the beat along. A will want to pick a nice, crisp |
| Producer for the ability to create beats in only a | | | | sounding hi-hat that can cut through the mix with clarity. |
| matter of minutes, and export what they have made | | | | 5. Add a lead instrument sound, like a piano. This can |
| to MP3 format for battles and mixes. | | | | give you the first real uniquely sounding element of |
| Instead of wasting countless hours, you can take | | | | your track. |
| advantage of Sonic Producer's easy to use interface | | | | 6. As you start to thicken up your mix, keep in mind |
| with these next easy-to-follow steps. | | | | that every sound will have its own space to occupy. |
| 1. Do not program any music if it is not in your head | | | | 7. Once you complete creating your sequences, you |
| first. What I mean is not to just tapping out rhythmically | | | | will need to mix them together properly in the mixer. |
| orchestrated sounds, but think about where you are | | | | 8. Save your project as a MP3 file by clicking the save |
| planning to go with the music first. | | | | button. |
| 2. Lay down a solid kick track by either clicking on the | | | | 9. Solo each of your tracks one by one, and re-save |
| drum pads above the user keyboard, or by selecting | | | | the individual tracks as MP#'s also for future remix |
| the kick sound from the pull down menu right above | | | | projects. |
| each mixer fader. | | | | 10. Enjoy countless hours of free styling and DJ battling |
| 3. You will next want to lay down a couple of snare | | | | with never-before-heard hip hop beats that will |
| notes into your pattern sequence in the same way | | | | annihilate the whole club. |