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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…
“Section Contrast” Further Defined
An Effective Concept and Approach for Adding Change and Depth to Your Beats
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
BeatTips MusicStudy: The Band’s “King Harvest” Gives Lesson in Groove
The Melody Talks, But the Groove Tells It Like It Is
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When it comes to music, there…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Traffic’s “Glad” Taught Me How To Shuffle
Lessons From One Of Progressive Rock's Most Engaging Bands
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Beatmaking, the chief…
Analog Sensibilities, Digital Realities, Part 1
The Advantages of Hybrid Tracking and Mixing
By PETE MARRIOTT, BRANDONF42088, and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
BeatTips “Setups in Action”: Akai MPC 1000, Fantom Xa, and Propellerhead Recycle
Profile of Pat King's Hybrid (Hardware/Software) Setup
By PATRICK KING
Complete Setup:
Akai MPC 1000,…
“If I Can’t” Gets Cue From Sampling
Hard Hitting No-Samples-Featured Beat by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo Follows Sampling's Lead
By AMIR SAID…
TBC Thread of the Day: “Proper Signal Chain for mixing samples?”
Finding the Right Signal Chain for Your Style and Sound, When Your Mixing Samples in Your DAW
By DARRELL…
Maintaining Quality Beat Control: The Importance of Purging
Purging Your Beats For Unnecessary Elements
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Having completed a new beat, embrace…
Learn Your Room; It’s Not the Monitors
No Matter the Monitors, Your Unique Environment is the Key
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Picture this.
You're in…