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A Frequency Runs Through It
Understanding. It’s one of the primary keys to crafting quality beats.…
To Loop, or Not To Loop Individual Sounds?
Prolonging Sounds May Be the Answer to the Question
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When it comes to…
Sampling Non-Percussion in Mono or Stereo, What Should You Consider?
It Usually Comes Down to the Source of the Sound
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When deciding whether or not to…
BeatTips Tutorial: 1-Bar/Fast-Tempo Arrangement Exercise
Working Backwards from Faster BPM Settings Broadens Understanding of Probable Beatmaking Arrangements
By…
How Do You Make Bass Lines Sound Dope?
There Are a Combination of 5 Different Methods to Use to Help You Get the Bass Sound that You're After…
Divulging the Source
Throughout the week, I was thinking about the state of sample based hip hop today. One topic in…
Using the Hi-Hat Adjusted Attack Technique for Better Groove and Feeling
Conquering the Hi-Hat Stiffness Problem
By BRANDON FEINSTEIN
One thing many beatmakers struggle with…
What Makes Beatmaking Unique, and Why It Has Given Rise to a New Kind of Musician
Three Important Characteristics that Define and Distinguish the Art of Beatmaking and the Beatmaker
By…
O.C. Smith and Gordon Parks – “Blowin’ Your Mind”: Skill, Rhyme, and Rhythm
The Single Most Important Thing About Rhyme, and the Significance of the Core Rhythm and Groove
By AMIR…
Conveying a Feeling in Your Music Should Always Be a Part of Your Focus
Method and Process is One Important Dimension, But a Notion of Feeling Is Also Crucial
By AMIR SAID…