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How To Make Rap Beats - Tips For Newbies

In this article I'm going to explain how to make rap beats for producers
just starting out. Making beats is one of the most fun and rewarding things
to do in hip hop. It's not that difficult to make an okay sounding track,
but its very difficult to make tracks that sound professional. There are a
ton of different things you should be doing to help bring your music to the
next level. Here are a few tips.

 

Learn The Piano

If you don't want to get into sampling, and would rather make beats
completely on your own, its going to be vital that you start taking piano
lessons. I took piano lessons coupled with a music theory course in my
college and it payed huge dividends in my music.
Understanding the basic structure of music if very important
if you want to really start making beats on the next level. When you're
good at the piano, you'll be able to put together better sounding
melodies, chord progressions, and generally be able to do a lot more.

The Most Important Advice I can Give

The most important piece of advice that I can give you is that if you want
to make good music, you have to understand what good music is. Listening
is the most important thing you should be doing for beat making.
I've read countless interviews with Timbaland, The Neptunes, Dr. Dre, etc. The
general consensus from the best producers in the hip hop industry is that
active listening is the best way you can get better.

 

When you listen to a track - really listen to it. Isolate the different elements
of a song and analyze them. For example, listen to just the drums of a track first.
Note how they are panned, the rhythm - does it change up, if it does
what part of the song, how much reverb did they add to the hi hat, etc.
Next, move and isolate other instruments in the track.

Am I completely lying to you?!? For all you know this article could have
been written by some guy that doesn't know anything about music.
Click here to listen to my music so you can be the judge.

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