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BeatTips Architecht Essence: Large Professor
One of the Most Important Beatmaking Architects of All Time
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
In hip hop/rap music,…
Sampling Non-Percussion in Mono or Stereo, What Should You Consider?
It Usually Comes Down to the Source of the Sound
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When deciding whether or not to…
Do Things that Allow for a Flow of Fresh Ideas
Concrete Vertical Development: the Sum of Creativity, Knowledge, and Imagination
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
I'm…
BeatTips Tutorial: 1-Bar/Fast-Tempo Arrangement Exercise
Working Backwards from Faster BPM Settings Broadens Understanding of Probable Beatmaking Arrangements
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Press Release: ‘The BeatTips Manual’ Available for Kindle and Apple Devices December 16
BROOKLYN, NY—December 16, 2013—BeatTips and Superchamp Books today announced The BeatTips Manual will be…
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…
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…
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
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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…