MAKE BEATS FOR RAP

But Hip Hop as a Business is still in its early stages of growth. And in my opinion has seen nothing yet compared to what is to come.

With the exponential growth of Hip Hop and Rap music, there has been the closely linked growth in Hip Hop and Rap related software products. Software to help facilitate this success is everywhere and currently the Market is awash with numerous products, from the Spectacularly Brilliant down to the useless waste of time products that many of us have been suckered into buying on a whim.

Some of the products cost astronomical sums of money, and you would have to make it as a star just to make it worthwhile buying them. And other brilliant products and some not so great ones are completely FREE.

From software for making your own beats; or Chopping other peoples Beats, to Guides on Starting your own Record Label and Guides to Learning the latest Hip Hop Dance Moves.

Shows such as American Idol and The X Factor have shown that completely unheard of acts can suddenly explode onto the scene and make it really big in no time at all.

The use of the Internet as a means of accelerating the growth of your Public Image has also become increasingly popular. Several New Stars have launched their careers from You Tube in the recent past. The average person now has access to a worldwide audience from the comfort of their office or bedroom with the click of a few keys. This means the bars of entry into the game have been relaxed for the well informed.

Armed with a collection of the right software and a bit of talent, hard work and luck, it could now be possible for anyone to break into this industry.

Who knows, this time next year it could be You!

Of course this is normally right before you look at the expense of the equipment and the skills that you will need to be able to do this!

That's right!

You need to know a fair bit about musical theory to make beats and then if you do not know your way around a recording studio it can be tough to even get a half decent sounding beat out there.

So what about if you are an average Joe just looking to make a few beats to see if you like it?

Or you just want to start a new hobby but do not want to spend a lot of money.

Well if this sounds like you the best bet you have is to find some good beat maker software that will allow you to do this.

However these too can be quite complex so here are 3 things to watch out for when you are looking for a good beat maker software package.

Keep It Simple: We have just covered that it is quite hard to get started making beats and a lot of the fancy software out there although sounding awesome are meant to compliment a recording studio so they too will need a lot of knowledge to be able to use them.

So make sure if you are going to use software on your computer that you find one that is made for beginners.

Samples & Sounds: Ah, the life of your music - you must make sure that you get enough sounds and samples that you can use.

If you don't you can end up with 10 beats that all sound the same!

Not good!

Make sure that you get some preview or a listing of the sound libraries you get with the software.

Guarantee: Have a careful look around for some good beat making software and when you find one that you think fits the bill make sure that it has a guarantee on it.

This way you can get your money back if you are not happy!

I hope this article has told you a few things to look out for when you are selecting a good beat maker.