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The Dr. Drum beat maker is a new program geared towards beginners who want to create kick-ass beats without spending hours learning how to operate a complex program.
It has a wide range of features, such as a 16-track sequencer, four-octave keyboard and 12-pad drum machine, and promises ease of use combined with professional quality. I’ve parted with my $40, downloaded the program and started making my own beats, and now I’m ready to share my thoughts.
The first thing that struck me about Dr. Drum is the intuitive layout. I’ve used numerous beat-making programs in the past, and I felt instantly at home.
I didn’t even have to watch the video tutorials available on the member’s section of the website. For beginners, the program would still be simple to use; the main sequencer screen has a grid to arrange samples on and a clearly labelled mixer.
You place the samples you like on a track, positioned according to when you want them to kick in. The bars are marked along the top of the main grid, so you’ll always know where you are in your composition.
The audio quality is second to none. The beats you make are exported in professional-quality, 44.1 stereo .WAV files, which are a must if you want to be taken seriously in the industry. The samples have been professionally recorded and mastered, so your compositions aren’t dragged down by poor quality components.
In terms of being able to shape your sound, the mixer has options for adjusting the highs, mids and lows, as well as for muting tracks and playing them solo. You can also pan the audio into the left or right speaker to create a more detailed stereo experience for your listeners.
The 12-pad drum machine and four-octave keyboard are useful if the multitude of samples included just aren’t enough. You can use the drum machine with any of the included drum sounds or even upload your own, and create individualised beats to set your compositions apart from the crowd.
Likewise, the keyboard includes a wide range of instrument sounds, including guitars, saxophones, pianos and a selection of sound effects. You can easily upload your own if you want more variety.
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Overall, Dr. Drum has everything you could need to create beats, and is cheaper than its competitors. Such a high level of control over your sound is hard to reconcile with ease of use, but the program has managed to achieve just that.
It’s a great choice for beginners, and it will also teach you some useful skills that can be carried across to other programs. The simplicity with which you can upload your own samples means that Dr. Drum stays fresh, and will become a valued partner in your creative endeavours.
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How to Write a Rap Song
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Musicians wanting to know how to write a rap song need to gather more
info on the history and presentation styles. When focusing on how to
write a rap song, focus on the distinct elements such as language,
rhythm, and lyrics. Some choose old-school rap styles, which are a
mixture of riddles, ideas and flow. Others choose new school, which is
all about message, beats, and style. However, every rap song has
intellectual presentation details, which makes it easier for listeners
to capture the message. Executing this is one of the most challenging
elements and many artists choose to hire ghostwriters to help.
Work
with a professional who knows how to write based on your area of
skills. The writer needs to understand the style you want and your
personality, target audience, and subject areas. New rappers may find
they struggle to compose their lyrics, but if they work with a qualified
artist that has the abilities to interpret their thoughts and ideas
then they both gain and improve. Some have taken time to narrow down
their subject interests in a script form, making it easier for the
writer to know how to write a rap song based on their specific needs.
You
will need to keep in mind the flow, bridge and chorus. Rapping from
beginning to end without a chorus makes the song long and boring. The
audience needs transitions in the song, which is why the bridge and
chorus is used. When you want to know how to write a rap song, it is
important to focus on style and presentation details. These are small
elements, which mean volumes to listeners.
Some prefer the old
school style, which has their own presentation. Most of these songs have
catchy and poetic rhymes. Those seeking the latest version of rap music
need to choose writers who can mix different parts of presentation.
This includes poetry, proverbs, riddles, and current slang, which is
common all over the globe although specific areas have their own
geographic slang.Musicians need to create their identity and
this means they have to work with artists know how to write a rap song
that is unique and custom written based on their unique needs. Some
popular rappers have created this art to a new level, which makes others
follow suit. This includes using different musical notes and fusing it
with other genres but still representing rap music. Many successful
rappers know how to write a rap song that is eclectic and mixes various
musical styles.
How to Make Hip Hop Beats
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| How to Make Hip hop Beats |
When you're only starting out how to make Hip hop beats it can be fun and
frustrating at the same time. Trust me I was there. But it really is
easier you then think. If you're making a beat here are ten tips that
will get yo stated.
- one: Pick a style- Know the style of beat you want to make before you start making it. Like rnb rap pop, etc. There have been plenty of beats that I made and could not figure out what style it was.
- two:
Pick A Major Artist- Think about a known artist that you would want to
make the beat for. Like if you chose a style a rap, think now what rap
artiste do you want to make the beat for. Try to imagine that artist on
your beat. This will make your hip hop beat-making experience a whole
lot easier.
- three: Listen To Their Song- Take a listen to the rap
artiste you are making the beat for songs. See the style. Get an idea
for the kind of hip hop beats the artist raps over.
- four: Formatting The Song- Very important.formatting
is, the intro, verse, chorus, verse, bridge, etc. That's all it is but
essentially you just change the order around however you feel like it.
Turn on the radio and see how your favorite artist formats there song.
When instruments come in, when they drop out. The most basic form to
start with is, 2 or four bar intro, 16 bar verse, eight bar chorus, 16
bar verse, 8bar chorus, 16 bar verse, 8 bars chorus. This is the most
basic beat-making song format. This is very common in rap. If you want
an even simpler way, you can create an eight bar loop and keep it the
same throughout the whole song. I have seen this done a lot.
- five:
Positioning the beat- I have learned that for starters, it's easier to
start with the drums. Kick, Snare, Hi hat, are always a good start.
Record a pattern for four bars with those first. Then layer that with
maybe some toms, cow-bell, symbols, etc. Whatever you want to use. THE
DRUMS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT For Making HIP HOP BEATS! Your drums must
hit or hit HARD. The best way to get your drums hitting hard is by not
using "pitty pat" free kits you downloaded from the internet for free.
If your drums are weak, then your beat is going to be weak.
- six:
Laying Down A Melody- This is where most hip hop beat -makers have the
most trouble. Because most eat makers can't play the keys. For starters,
you might want to learn basic keyboard skills. The major thing you need
to learn are, major and minor scales. After you learn that, try and do
different combinations and patterns with the drum beat you have created.
Use an instrument like, a lead guitar, horns, clav, something that will
stand out. Your melody can be however you want it, but for starters,
you could do a 4 bar melody, or an 8 bar melody.
-Seven: Layering The
Beat- What exactly is done a lot in beat making is layering. If you have
your whole beat finished. You can go and make it sound bigger by
layering. All you do is fill in some gaps, do the same pattern you did
with one instrument with another instrument. Do this throughout your
beat. This will make you beat sound a lot fatter.
- eight: Pan- Panning
is basically having an instrument all the way to the right, all the way
to the left, and anyplace in between. You pan for all kinds of
different reasons. It gives each track its own little space in the
stereo field. There are no rules for panning, put you have to do it. So
just try it out and see what you like best.
- nine: The Mixdown-
Extremely important! Very Important! Extremely Important! If you have a
poor mix on your beat, then you have pretty much wasted your time. When
mixing a beat, start with each track individually. Solo each track and
make sure it sounds good by itself. EQ it if you have to, but if each
track sounds good by itself, the whole beat will sound that much better.
DO NOT DISTORT! If your master levels are in the red before you bounce
to disc or mp3, your
distorting. Don't worry about if its not loud enough. You never ever
ever want to distort. If you are distorting, check any instrument that
has boom or low end, Like a kick, bass, sub, etc.these tend to distort more often.
- ten:
The Bounce- Now that you made you're beat, Its the hottest hip hop beat
ever, you want to put it on cd or upload it to the internet. When
you're exporting a beat for cd, Use wav file. 44,1 16bit. If you want to upload to the internet use, 320kbps (the highest,mp3 quality) or 128kbps. Most websites wont accept 320kbps because the file size is too large. So go with 128kbps.
These
are all just guidelines to help you get started. There are millions of
methods to make a beat, But this is just to help you get your feet wet
if you don't know where to begin.
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| Make Dance Beats Online |
If you are looking for a way that you can make your own dance music then you may come unstuck is a lot of the information that you will find online will tell you that you need a recording studio to do this.
The truth is it does help if you do have a good recording studio and music production knowledge as if you're wanting to make a good dance track that sounds just like the stuff in the charts this will be invaluable.
The only other way that you can do this is by finding a good piece of software that were a actually do it for you.
However even with most of these if you do not have any knowledge with putting beats together your quickly find that you either do not make good sounding music or you will not be able to get the software to work at all.
Well I have some good news...
There's a piece of software that has been released that will show you how you can make your own dance music online and the best thing is it has been made for the complete beginner and the professional alike.
You can simply watch through the tutorial videos and get up and running in just 10 minutes, as well is that you have thousands of beats to pick from so you should be making some excellent dance tracks in a very short time.
This is changing the way that people make music online!
Check out DubTurbo now:
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| How To Make Song |
If you are interested in making beats online and I am sure you are if
you are at this blog, then you have probably already heard of Dub Turbo
by now.
It is causing quite a stir because it is the first DAW
(Digital Audio Workstation) to be launched with every feature that a
fully functioning recording studio has and at a mere fraction of the
price.
Although I wanted to write up a blog post and tell you all what the best thing about Dub Turbo was for me!
So what is it?
The quality!
If
you have a look about on line you can see other programs such as Fruity
Loops or Cubase to name a few and these are all very good, but when you
start utilizing them you quickly find that if you are a beginner at
making rap beats then you will find it a struggle.
Yes the
quality of the beats are good, but as I say when you are getting started
it can be difficult to make any really good sounds until you do some
swatting up on music production.
So this is where Dub Turbo comes in!
It
gives you a fully functioning recording studio or all the features,
keyboard, drum kit, wave editor and you can even burn your new creations
onto CD!
Although the thing that impressed me was the rate in
which you could get your music created and out there with it sounding
awesome!
All the sound samples that it uses were recorded in a REAL recording studio and that is what will give your beats that “EDGE”.
The other cool thing is that although it has all of those features it is not very complex at all!
You can get up and running and get an awesome beat out there in just ten mins!
Check out Dub Turbo today and start making some classy beats with ease >>
