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Beatmaking Themes, Theories, and Concepts
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 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…
Analog Sensibilities, Digital Realities: What Can the Right Signal Flow Do for Your Sound?
The Advantages of Hybrid Tracking and Mixing
By PETE MARRIOTT, BRANDONF42088, and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
Don’t Market Your Beats Like a Pack of Cheap Steak Knives
If We Don't Respect the Trade Value of the Beatmaking Tradition, Who Will?
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Despite…
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…