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When and How to Use Time Stretch or Pitch Shifting
Clarity on Oft-Misunderstood Timing Concepts
By CASTRO BEATS and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
In a TBC (The…
BeatTips.com Beat Battle, January 2012 Winner Announced
Upright Edges Out Uhohbeats in Tightly Contested Battle
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
The winner: Upright -…
BeatTips Tutorials: Creating a Section Contrast
An Example of How to Build a Section Contrast
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
I was asked by a BeatTips reader to…
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…
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…
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 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…