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Beatmaking Themes, Theories, and Concepts
BeatTips MusicStudy: Three Times Dope – “Funky Dividends”
Three Times Dope - “Funky Dividends”
One of the best flips of the Skull Snaps - “It’s A New Day” drum…
BeatTips MusicStudy and Source Material: Gwen McCrae – “90% Of Me Is You”
I learned more about how to create drums and drum patterns from this song than I did listening to any hip…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Bobby Boyd Congress – “Dig Deep In Your Soul”
Early Funk From Obscure, Little-Known Outfit
One of the things that makes digging for "new" music so…
BeatTips Interviews Minnesota
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…