MAKE BEATS FOR RAP

Making your own free beats has taken the net by storm. Networking for amateur beat makers is turning out some great talent that may never have been heard otherwise.

Before laying down your own beats, it's a good idea to listen to some professional beats. This will give you some insight for putting together the beats that are in your head and translating them better when laying your own tracks.

Some people buy beats online, then take parts of those beats and use them in their beat instrumentals. A caution - be sure to get 'royalty free' beats if you don't want to pay out any cash, otherwise you will be trying to use a copyrighted work which is illegal-so don't do it!

Music producing is fun, and can also be lucrative. Choosing software correctly for making your beats is serious. There are plenty out there, both expensive and inexpensive that you can take advantage of. Be sure you match your style of music with the software that it calls for.

Use samples. Then add, twist, and create it into what you want it to be. Some good sample CDs can be had at 'Loopmasters', 'Sample Magic', and 'Modern Beats'. Plenty exist, but these are good. These tips will kick off your knowledge of how to make your own free beats instrumentals.

I understand why you haven't made it as a producer yet. It is really hard to get into the music business. First off you need to have that extra cash to buy your equipment Well that can cost upwards of 45 grand,and I know most of us don't have that type of cash lying around. Your only other option is to try to rent out a studio for a day and that will still set you back about 2 grand. SO unless you are willing to rob a bank to reach your dream you are out of luck for the most part. No don't get me wrong I don't want you robbing just to make it, if you do your success will be short-lived. However, the free beatmakers available online are not going to put you on the fast track to success either.

I can understand why you are still in the same dead-end job, instead of producing great tracks. You are afraid that you are going to fail, and you should be. We are all afraid to take that big first step, however that is the only way we can ever change our lives. If you have a gift as a beat maker, don't waste it working some crummy job for the rest of your life! Take your fear and put it into your music. Don't let fear run your life, make fear work for you instead. Honestly there is no magic pill you can take to get over the fears that control us. It is a battle to get in control of them and reach the goals we set for ourselves. If you want to make it as a producer in any music genre you are going to have to work hard, and that means either living with your fears or controlling them.

All I can tell you is if you want to have a career as a producer, especially in the rap genre don't waste your time with free beat makers. This is just going to be a waste of your time and energy. You see the free beat makers that you will find online are absolutely worthless. They do not produce the studio professional results that you need. I want to see you make it in this business, because true to the fact there are many possibilities and new talent is discovered almost daily. Is it a question of who you know? To a degree that is true, if you are well-connected you might get breaks easier. Is it a question of how much money you have? Again this is true, if you have money you are going to have a much easier time getting a set up started and getting to work on beats and contact. However I am going to show you some software which will work just as good as 45 grand worth of equipment! This way you can start working out beats and start making some industry contacts.

The last thing I want to discuss with you as one beat maker to another is forget the naysayers in your life. Everyone you know who says your dream or goal is worthless or stupid, forget them. It is your life, your dream and your goal. If you are willing to work you can reach it, if you continue to work on you skills and develop them. I can assure you that anything is possible in this life. So many people have been told by their families and friends that they can't do it. Well guess what they work and strive toward that dream and do it. It is up to you how you treat those people once you reach your goal. Til that happens you need to perfect and reach your goal.