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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…
Check This: Gang Starr – “Mass Appeal”
Deceptively Simple Loop Drives Groove; Complex Timing Managed Through Drums
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
"Mass…
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…
Do You Like to Pre-Treat Your Sounds or Make Major Tweaks to Them in Real Time?
Prep-Cooked Sounds or Made-to-Order?
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Each week, I like to audition sounds that I…
BeatTips Tutorials: Working from 3-Bar Loop Arrangement Schemes
My Method for Building 3-Bar Loops
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Although 2- and 4-Bar loops are among the most…
BeatTips Rating: Big Noyd, Large Professor & Kool G Rap – “Naturally Born” (prod. by Ayatollah)
Vintage Rap with Fresh Bite
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
BeatTips Rating: 4.5/5
The knee-jerk tendency is to…
Demystifying the Art of Mixing, Part 1
How to Use EQ to Get the Sonic Effects You Desire
By DAVE WALKER (IMPERIAL)
Mixing can appear to be a…
The Bad Odds and Low Probability of Beat Placement Success
Entry-Margin Service Providers, Email Beat Submissions, Foggy Dreams, and the Up and Mostly Downside of…
Two Mixing Techniques to Help You with Your Overall Drum Sound
Using Side-Chain Compression and Parallel Processing to Get the Drums in Your Beats Just Right
By DAVE…
The BeatTips Community: Merging Your Sampling Skills with Live Instrumentation
Making Sample-Based and Live Instrumentation Arrangements
By DJ PAS, CASTRO BEATS, KREGAN, and AMIR SAID…