Browsing Category
BeatTips Hip Hop Archive
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…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Elvis Helped Me Become a Better Beatmaker
Homage to Black American Music Tradition: Part of the Secret to Elvis' Success
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
For…
BeatTips Readers Poll™: Which Studio Monitors or Speakers Do You Use?
For Many Beatmakers, the Monitors or Speakers that They Use Can Be a Strong Point of Debate
By AMIR SAID…
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…
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…
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…