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Mixing Hip Hop/Rap Music, Part 1
The Fundamentals Of Equalization And Other Key Mix Components
By CUS
Mixing is one key element to any…
What’s the Source of Energy In Your Beats?
Let The Rhythm Be Your Guide
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
All music has it's own energy source.…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Inez Foxx – “Let Me Down Easy”
Slow, But Aggressively Funky Gem
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
This joint opens up with a slow, flute-laced…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Harold Alexander – “Tite Rope”
Funky Jazz Flutist Stabs Groove With Jabs Of Rhythm
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
The music and video below are…
Making Beats Based on Guitar Measures
Using Self-Played Guitar Riffs Can Often Help with Your Sample-Based Beats
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Though…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Big Remo feat. 9thMatic – “Go”
With Big Remo—and a Beat Assist from M-Phazes—9th Wonder Scores Again with His IWWMG Line Up
By AMIR SAID…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Gladys Knight & The Pips, “To Be Invisible”
Curtis Mayfield-Produced Masterpiece Embodies Soul
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
From the soundtrack to the…
BeatTips Community Question: Chopping the Ends of Samples?
When Chopping a Sample do you fade out the end of it to make it sound smooth?
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
This…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Shalamar – “There It Is”
A Lesson in Working the Bass Line and Keeping the Groove in the Pocket
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Shalamar's…
Getting Crisp Drum Sounds
Obtaining Crispness is More than a Mix Affair
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Bwest, one of the members of the…