Posts Tagged Beats

12/30/2009 ? ? The modern marvels of technology have brought the music world many new and interesting gifts. One of the most important things that this technology has created is the ability to create beats using software. This advance is important because it brought us the ability to create new styles of music including Southern Rap. What is Southern Rap? Wikipedia defines Southern Rap as "a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a late-1980s club-oriented vibe in southern U.S. cities." It goes on to describe Southern Rap by proclaiming it to be "a third major American hip hop genre, after East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop". With this description, it is easy to see that southern rap is a very powerful influence in the modern music industry. How Technology Created Southern Rap With programs like Fruity Loops, budding rap artists had a new tool for the creation of rap beats and remixes. With a small amount of techno savvy, a recording artists could create and mix their own beats from the comfort of their home recording studio. Adding vocals and sound effects via software editing, the new rapper could create popular music that was ...

With the explosion of technology it is now easier than ever to make your own rap music beats. The average person has a wealth of technology in their home and access to the Internet. So downloading a simple piece of software can be done with ease any time of the day or night. There are several good quality beat programs available for you to choose from and a wide price range too. My advice is to strike the correct balance between cost and quality. For example, if you were to spend $1000 on a beat software program you are sure to get excellent quality, but this is a lot of money to spend less you have a multi-million pound recording studio to fit out. On the other end of the spectrum it is also not very wise to buy the cheapest program around. There are several that you can get for $10 but the quality of your production sounds as cheap as the cost of the program! Find a balance in between and spend somewhere between $25-$60. There are a few excellent programs in this price range and they are expensive enough to produce professional quality yet cheap enough to ...

One of my favorite genres is rap. It's not something new but it never grows old! This could also be the reason why a lot of artists are exploring the rap music. Yes, because the demand is hot. We can also see that there are growing numbers of rapper every year. If you are among those aspiring rappers that wish to join the community and be an idol of some sort, you will first need to learn how to make your own music beats. The path to become a rapper is not going to be easy but with the right tools, nothing is able to stop you. If you have talent in this, then good. If you don't, don't fret over it as that is not compulsory. With the invention of beat making software, even a complete beginner can start to make original hot beats. And it won't take you weeks or months to learn like the conventional instruments. What I would recommend you to do is to listen to a lot of rap songs and identify the music elements that made up the song - the drum pattern, the kick, snare and percussions. You are not going to copy ...
