MAKE BEATS FOR RAP

When deciding upon what specific type of music you are interested in, there are only a few variables you should have to deal with. Most of you probably do rap / hip hop, house, reggae, jungle, and other well known urban music. So let's begin by establishing focus on these areas and explore creating some heart thumping beats.

The best approach is to take a little time, go through and look at some of the more well used beat builds and what they should indicate to you. I will also explain some design structures and expand upon them during our discussion. In addition, you can check out a great video with pictures located in the resource area in order to follow along as we go. if you so desire.

Rap / Hip Hop - Although rap and hip hop can be all over the place with a variety of tempos, the majority usually stay with 75-105BPM. The drum kits and samples used are all from the classic 808's too slick new multi-drum sounds like Timba / Neptune. But one thing is certain - the pattern of the drums themselves are usually off the wall and can easily be broken down. After you get started this will make much more sense and is something else for you to look for.

House / Trance - If you are serious about bar building and repetition, get ready! House tracks usually begin with uncomplicated patterns in the 120-140BPM range and typically build and drop a few times until a chorus or bridge. House is simple and fun to make, and often you do not need more than a few nice 16's looped with a selection of bridges and change ups. anything and everything goes with house and the drum kits and samples are getting more and more mash up style. The house scene is now being recognized and broken into by the big hip hop artists - mainly because of increasing popularity and the niche has largely been untapped until now. Ya just gotta love to grove to a great new track with a couple of beers in the club, I certainly do.

Reggae / Reggaeton: Reggae - There are some exceptions of course, but this genre generally holds the same tempo Hip Hop / Rap (75-105). Sick baselines coupled with hard hitting kits are contrasted with the drum kits and samples and their usually light keys. If you can build a wicked rhythm with the right patterns and drops, nothing comes close. Reggae is very similar to reggaeton in the patterns and production area anyway. The keys generally have an offset three quarter loop, then all you need is a few tweaks
to double up the kick and snare per bar.

I think once you absorb the videos and maybe go over a few more genres, you'll agree that it's relatively simple to take your bars, change them up, duplicate them, tweak, and bam you can go from one genre to the next with a few EASY steps.

Cool fam, glad you have stayed with me so far. If you already know most of this stuff, you are ahead of the game but I also want the newest of noobs to a receive a full understanding of our world in as little time as possible here.

Next time we go in the sampling and how to make your own sounds, drums, keyboard and more categories in Turbo beats do get a few clicks...

Keep making those hot beats until then!