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Beatmaking
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…
Why Do You Make Beats?
We All Have Our Own Reasons for Making Beats, But Being Clear and Upfront About them Goes a Long Way…
Use Compression as a Friend, Not a Foe
Understanding How to Effectively Use Compression
By CUS and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Mixing hip hop/rap music…
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…
What Makes Beatmaking Unique, and Why It Has Given Rise to a New Kind of Musician
Three Important Characteristics that Define and Distinguish the Art of Beatmaking and the Beatmaker
By…
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
By AMIR…
Use Your Drum Sounds to Improve Your Compositional Workflow
Knowing Your Drum Sounds Makes for a More Efficient Compositional Workflow
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Willie Henderson – “Off Into A Black Thing”
Early 1970s Funk That Rumbles And Rolls
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Whenever I hear an early funk number like…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Samuel Prody, Top-Notch Blues-Rock
This Contemporary Of Led Zeppelin Could Have Been A Contender
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Regular readers of…
Different Methods for Adding Bottom to Kick Drums
Techniques for Giving Your Kicks a Unique Low Sound
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Getting the kick drum to have…