Let’s cut to the chase! You are reading this article because you are interested in how you can create a hip hop instrumental using beat maker software right? Before we get to the software portion of this let’s discuss how you come up with the beat in the first place. You will find that there are two different ways to do this. The first is when you take a well known track and remove the vocals ending up with an instrumental. More then likely you will run into copyright issues doing this. The second way is when you create your own hip hop instrumental beats from scratch. This means no copyright issues and can be quite profitable if the beat turns out to be a catchy one. This is what the rest of this article will be about.
Making Your Hip Hop Beats
Of course this whole process comes down to you having a way to create your hip hop instrumental in the first place. If you look at this traditionally it would cost you thousands of dollars to get studio time. You may look into using one of the free or low cost on-line beat maker applications that are offered but just understand that they are built for hobbyist. They will not create mp3 files not the studio quality 44,1 kHz.wav files studios are looking for. They also just create samples or loops not full 64 bar beat music. The best choice is to find a desktop beat making application that is feature rich, easy to use, creates sound effects and studio quality 64 bar beat music files. This leads to…
What To Look For
If you understand that using a desktop beat maker is a great choice then there are a number of key features to be on the lookout for:
1) Ease Of Use. The software should work for the beginner, intermediate and advanced user alike. Of course there will be a learning curve but it shouldn’t be severe.
2) Sound Features. The software you choose should come complete with a number of useful samples, loops and presets. It should also be expandable to allow you to add on a different music genre or variety of presets later.
3) Studio Quality Files. The software should of course be able to produce 44,1 kHz.wav files.
4) Instructional. The software should come complete with video instructions and perhaps a forum where you can trade ideas and get advice from more experienced users of the software. This will save you a lot of time as you get started.
In this article we have looked at the reasons why you would want to use software to create a hip hop instrumental. We also looked at the features to look for in a desktop beat maker that included ease of use, variety of sound features, studio quality output and instructional in nature. There are other less important features you should be on the look out for but we feel if you use this list you will be able to make a better quality decision.