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How To Make Rap Beats - Tips For Newbies
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Dakota Evelyn
Aug 6, 2009, 4:08:20 AM8/6/09
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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.
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.
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