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Beatmaking Themes, Theories, and Concepts
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
If…
Convey Feeling in Your Beats, and You Win
Method and Process is One Important Dimension, But the "Feeling" of Your Beats Should Always Be a Part of…
Guard Against Beat Block
Shifting Emphasis to Practice May be the Answer
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Beatmaking is a meticulous…
Think Outside the Box for Custom Snare Sounds
Presets Get the Job Done, But Customized Sounds Help You Create Your Own Style and Sound
By AMIR SAID…
BeatTips Tutorial: Sampling Live Instrumentation: Guitar Riffs
Sampling Your Live Playing and Making It Sound Like a "Sample", Not Just Live Instrumentation Re-Recorded…
BeatTips Readers Poll™: When You Make Your Beats, Do You Start with the Drum Sounds or Non-Drum…
For Many Beatmakers, Getting the Beat Started with the Drum Sounds or Non-Drum Sounds is Part of a…
Things to Remember when Diggin’ in the Crates
The BeatTips Community (TBC) Thread of the Day: Diggin Tips
By SIGMUNDFRED, BRANDONF42088, SMELLYPANTS,…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Baby Huey & The Babysitters – “Listen to Me”
Early Funk Jewel Showcases the Pulsating Rhythm and Groove Sound of Its Era
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Among…
BeatTips Shop Talk: !llmind and the Evolution of His Production Setup
From Time-Consuming Workflow to a Faster Means of Making Beats, for !llmind, the Sensibility Has Always…
“Section Contrast” Further Defined
An Effective Concept and Approach for Adding Change and Depth to Your Beats
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…