MAKE BEATS FOR RAP

1. No Spamming- Its so tempting to get on the web and hit up as many people as you can so they can hear your fantastic new song. You like your song, so why wouldn't a total stranger like it? You should be aware that everyone isn't going to be as excited as you are right away. There is no need for you to post a message on everybody's page and message them constantly about your new songs. If you do this you will find out quickly that people will start cutting you off or ignoring you. This is called SPAMMING and no one likes that.

2. Do not Beg- Never ever beg for people to listen to your music. If you do this you will appear to be desperate and lame. Think about those times you got a total stranger begging you to listen to their music. You probably deleted them or ignored them. So don't beg because it doesn't look cool. Your fan's will come to you as you promote the smart way.

3. Don't Be Impatient- I know you think everybody everywhere needs to hear your music by tomorrow or they will just die! I know you feel like your song should be on the radio today! My friend there is no need to rush perfection. Your hard work will pay off! Take your time in all things, stay focused on making better music, and you will get the results you are looking for.

4. Do Not give Up!- Whatever yo do don't give up on your dreams and goals. Its much more easier to become lazy and procrastinate when you don't see anything happening right away. Even I sometimes feel like I want to be lazy but I never stop working hard because I believe in myself. Never stop working hard, no matter what.

5. Do Not Have Whack Beats!- This tip is the most important out of every one of the previous tips. No one wants to hear a music artist rapping or singing over a bad beat. If you have whack beats, 9 times out of 10, people will think you are whack! So do yourself a favor by getting you some great instrumentals before you take another step!

In conclusion, all of these tips are highly useful. You should keep these in mind as you go online to do your networking and promotion. By following this advice you will look more professional to those watching and listening to your music.

This is probably the most important piece of equipment to make beats. Your choice of software could have implications in the style you develop as a music producer. But for somebody starting from zero I would recommend to not pay too much for this yet.

Most of the peripherals needed to make beats come with light versions of popular music software. Even though the purpose is to temp you to upgrade to the more expensive versions, these light editions have more than enough sounds to keep anyone going for a long time.

If you have absolutely no experience you could check something like Sonic Pro, a very popular online program that for only .00 USD offers a sequencer, sounds, instruments and more important, video tutorials on how to make your own beats.

An Audio Interface

One of the most important reasons why to get a decent audio interface is their handling of a common problem with computers and music, latency. This is the amount of time that it takes the computer to process an incoming signal.

Latency can create very annoying issues when making beats, like playing a midi note and hearing the sound a second later. It would be extremely difficult to record live that way. Also if you want to connect instruments, external synths and drum machines, audio interfaces feature the proper inputs.

A Midi Controller

Most of today midi controllers plug to the computer via USB and are recognized automatically by most music software, requiring almost no technical knowledge to get them going.

The most popular midi controllers come in 2 flavors, keyboard or pads. The keyboard is the most popular and the most practical, but rubber pads can yield more rhythmically interesting beats. Even better is the new breed of controllers that blend both together.

Monitors

It might seem like the least important feature for someone getting started, but this depends on how much you enjoy making music. The issue lies in the reproduction of the entire frequency spectrum. Small computer speakers by default mess with the audio content, hyping up frequencies because of their inability to fully reproduce them.

Even though the monitors at beginner prices are not the full solution, as you go up in price you start to get a more realistic image of the sound you're working on. At lower prices most monitors still hype up the sound a little, but in a way that compliments music making and not video game playing.

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.