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Whether soul or hip hop is your business, the most certain way to building a name for yourself in the music industry stays the same: you must produce your own beats while still keeping your own brand of music.

Reasonably, it can be quiet daunting to think about creating your own beats. However, you should do your best to take this as a challenge rather than letting it dishearten you from chasing your dreams.

Make Your Own Beats Count…Start by Mastering Your Genre

Of course, don’t take this advice to the extreme and challenge yourself into developing a totally new genre. While it’s possible, you might need to expand your repertoire a bit first. All the while, nothing is wrong with dedicating your time to polishing your abilities and broadening your knowledge of your chosen genre. Explore the works of your peers and see if they can inspire you into making your own beats better than ever.

By taking the time to master your genre, you’ve already placed yourself a step ahead of other debuting artists and increasing your potential as a music artist.

One nice thing about the music industry these days is the improved availability to the needed equipment for enthusiastic musicians like you. Nowadays, affording the  technology for creating your own beats doesn’t necessarily have to cost you a fortune.

Making the beat for your own music requires three main components: midi drums, audio loops, and bass line. These parts are used in virtually any kind of music possible so it’s vital that you’re completely aware of how they work and what they can provide to your music.

A music track’s bass line is its underlying frame. It’s composed of a set of beats or notes that will be played from the song’s start to finish and which the other elements need to work with in order to maintain a sense of harmony.

You can spend as much time as you want perfecting your bass line. If your bass line doesn’t work, the rest of the song won’t work either.

The second factor you have to consider is the audio loop. This is a common favorite among rap & hip hop creators. They are usually used for adjusting your music’s primary theme or mood. To produce one, just mix a collection of notes from musical instruments or any other source of sound. With audio loops, playing and experimenting can be done freely until you hit upon the perfect set of music beats.

Last but not the least, you need to create midi drum patterns which go well with the rest of the piece. You can choose to apply one set or pattern of notes or mix various sets. Anything goes as long as it enhances rather than detracts from your work.

Sometimes, midi drum patterns aren’t a pattern at all. Instead, they’re made up of a diverse set of beats but played as repeating loops and acting as something akin to a secondary tier of melody or beat.

To summarize: in making your beats, always start with building a compelling bass line to stand as your music’s foundation then solidifying it with equally well-developed audio loops and one or several midi drum patterns.

If you’re all set to produce your own beats, then don’t let anything stand in your way…make awesome tunes for everyone to hear.

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