There are a ton of new and fresh, cool and hip, down and out hip hop beats today. Do not be the type of person who steals these beats and calls them their own. Be fresh and new. Be original. Making hip hop beats is not hard. It is probably one of the easiest things to do. Why? Because its all about you. Here are some tips to get you started.
To begin you need to create what's called a sample, small recordings that last about 30 seconds. These recordings are made with instruments. Any instrument will do. If you have a favorite, go with it. If not, pick one and use that. Basically, you want to experiment and create some hip combinations of notes. You don't have to know how to play. No music reading required. Just play, listen, and record. Repeat.
Sometimes it may not come to you, inspiration to put together a sample. So to help with this musical block, listen to music. Not just your favorite tunes, but a wide variety. Listen to classical. Listen to heavy metal. Listen to rap, hip hop, and country. The idea is to go long with what you listen to. Widen your exposure to music. It will inspire new and fresh samples.
Once your samples are created it is time to put them together. Don't just paste them together. Your samples are guides, not your hip hop beat. Use pieces of them. Combine them. Rearrange them. Mix them. You are not in a race. You will notice that the puzzle will start to come together. Use your knowledge of listening to music to help you put that puzzle together. To keep things on tempo, use a simple drum beat track.
Wrap up your beats by putting yourself into them. Insert how you feel. Add your joys, your sadness. Put your pain and emotion into them. At times be simple. At times become complex. When you feel inspired go with it. And most importantly, have fun with it. If you don't enjoy it, why do it?
To begin you need to create what's called a sample, small recordings that last about 30 seconds. These recordings are made with instruments. Any instrument will do. If you have a favorite, go with it. If not, pick one and use that. Basically, you want to experiment and create some hip combinations of notes. You don't have to know how to play. No music reading required. Just play, listen, and record. Repeat.
Sometimes it may not come to you, inspiration to put together a sample. So to help with this musical block, listen to music. Not just your favorite tunes, but a wide variety. Listen to classical. Listen to heavy metal. Listen to rap, hip hop, and country. The idea is to go long with what you listen to. Widen your exposure to music. It will inspire new and fresh samples.
Once your samples are created it is time to put them together. Don't just paste them together. Your samples are guides, not your hip hop beat. Use pieces of them. Combine them. Rearrange them. Mix them. You are not in a race. You will notice that the puzzle will start to come together. Use your knowledge of listening to music to help you put that puzzle together. To keep things on tempo, use a simple drum beat track.
Wrap up your beats by putting yourself into them. Insert how you feel. Add your joys, your sadness. Put your pain and emotion into them. At times be simple. At times become complex. When you feel inspired go with it. And most importantly, have fun with it. If you don't enjoy it, why do it?
