How To Make Rap Beats

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HOW TO MAKE RAP BEATS

1. Purchase a beat-making software program. There are a number of different programs out on the market being used today to create rap beats. A few of the most popular ones include Reason and FL Studios. If you are brand new to hip hop production, you will want to chose a program that is user-friendly. A good program to start out using is FL Studios Producer Edition. You will also need a MIDI keyboard, which will enable you to control sounds in the program and record your melodies.

2. Open your program and set the tempo or speed of your beat. These programs will allow you to set the pace of your beat depending on the type of beat you want to make. The average hip hop beat typically runs about 85 to 95 BPM (Beats Per Minute). If you want to make a more aggressive, faster paced beat, a good BPM would be 110 to 116.

3. Download drum sound kits compatible with your program. You can find a number of free drum kit sounds to use in your program at WarBeats.Com. Once you have your drum sounds picked out, load them into the program and then load them into the step sequencer to use in your beat.

4. Create an original drum beat using a bass drum sound, a snare, a hi-hat and various other percussion instruments. Program the bass drum to hit on the first and third beat of the measure, with the snare hitting on the first beat of the second measure. Program the hi-hat anyway you want that keeps a good rhythm.

5. Download a few virtual instruments and load them into the beat making software. These are programs that are used to recreate actual instrument sounds like pianos, orchestras and synthesizers. You can find some of these for free; some you will have to pay for. You do get what you pay for, so if you get a virtual instrument for free, the sound quality may not be good.

6. Record a bass line and melody for your beat. Use the MIDI controller to play your virtual instruments and create a melody comprised of chords and scales.

7. Arrange your beat, mix it and save it as an MP3. Arrange the different melodies and drum variations into verses and choruses and then mix all the instruments to give the beat a professional sound. Save the beat as an MP3.

Author: Michael Cantrell