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Hip Hop Production Techniques
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…
“God Bless the Child” Dedicated to Imperial’s Newborn Son
Inspired Music Always Makes for Feel-Good Music
By DAVE WALKER (IMPERIAL)
To celebrate the birth of my…
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…
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…
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…
BeatTips Presents The Imperial Beat Picks
3 Tracks that Beatmakers Should Listen To and Analyze
By DAVE WALKER (IMPERIAL)
It’s been said before…
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)…