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Beatmaking Themes, Theories, and Concepts
Creating Your Own Customized Drum Signature, Part 1
Matching Up Certain Sounds and Keeping Them Together
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
There is perhaps no better…
The BeatTips Community: Merging Your Sampling Skills with Live Instrumentation
Making Sample-Based and Live Instrumentation Arrangements
By DJ PAS, CASTRO BEATS, KREGAN, and AMIR SAID…
What’s Your Meaning of “Dope”?
Why the Best Meaning of Dope Defers to Hip Hop's Graffiti Heyday
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
In graffiti, you…
BeatTips Presents The Imperial Beat Picks
3 Tracks that Beatmakers Should Listen To and Analyze
By DAVE WALKER (IMPERIAL)
It’s been said before…
DJ’ing to Build Your Beatmaking Skills, Should You Start with Vinyl or Digital?
If the Roots of Hip Hop/Rap Music Is Your Aim, You're Better Off Starting with Vinyl
BY AMIR SAID…
Boom Bap Can’t Die; It’s in the DNA
If You're Planning on Abandoning Boom Bap Because You Think It's Less Viable, You Should Reconsider
By…
BeatTips Sample Flip Award: Eric “Vietnam” Sadler: Leaders of the New School – “Sobb Story”
Poly-Sample Sound Collage Laced with Agreeable Rhythms
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
James Brown’s album Black…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Isaac Hayes’ “Soulsville” Drives Home Feeling
A Reminder to Incorporate Feeling
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
"Soulsville," from the movie Shaft. That's my…
Use Your Drum Sounds to Improve Your Compositional Workflow
Knowing Your Drum Sounds Makes for a More Efficient Compositional Workflow
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
Are You Using Compression as a Friend or a Foe?
Understanding How to Effectively Use Compression
By CUS and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Mixing hip hop/rap music…