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Book on How to Make Beats
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…
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…
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…
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…
Creating Your Own Customized Drum Signature, Part 1
Matching Up Certain Sounds and Keeping Them Together
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
There is perhaps no better…
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…
BeatTips Sample Flip Award: Eric “Vietnam” Sadler: Leaders of the New School – “Sobb Story”
Poly-Sample Sound Collage Laced with Agreeable Rhythms
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
James Brown’s album Black…