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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)…
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…
BeatTips Tutorial: DSS Beatmaking Exercise
A Sequencing and Structure Exercise that Increases Your Understanding of Arrangement
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Johnny Pate’s “Bucktown” and the Drum Lessons of Soul, Funk,…
To Understand Key Elements of the Drums in Soul, Funk, and Disco, It's Important to Be Familiar with…
BeatTips MusicStudy: DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles are “Inspired” to Be Dope
As DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles Prepare to Release their Heavily Anticipated Album Kolexxxion, Here's a…
Reactions to the “Otis” Beat Demonstrate Hyper Scrutiny
The Night “Otis” Leaked, Twitter Hashtag Replies Revealed Something Alarming About the Nature of Today's…
BeatTips.com Beat Battle, February 2012 Winner Announced
Castro Leads the Field in the Second Contest of the Year
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
The winner: Castro Beats…
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 Jewel Droppin’: An Interview with Upright, January, 2012 BeatTips.com Beat Battle…
TBC Member Upright on Music Process and How Community Sparks Creativity
Interview by AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
Success by Endurance: Get on Someone’s Radar, Part 1: Louis C.K. and Why You Should Form a…
Build Your Own Platform and Prepare for the Long Haul; True Success Never Comes Instantly
By AMIR SAID…