Sunday, July 14, 2013

How To Create Instrumental Rap Beats

By Irma Farrell


Few if any people seem to appreciate all the hard work and painstaking effort that goes into making instrumental rap beats for various albums and songs. This hip hop beat is as complex as it is difficult, and is required for almost any hip hop or rap music albums, soundtracks, or CD's. It is easy to think these modern sounds are created in a short time with very little work. Nothing could be further from the truth. Making them is an involved process that takes time and thought and is an exciting process none the less.

Regardless of whether or not you spend days planing out your beat, if you are using a basic 808 kick and generic snare, it will sound just like that. Basic and cheap, and no one will be listening to it. It is critical to use sounds that have a flair, and loops that sound harmonious. If in dough there are many quality free ones down-loadable from the net.

Different kinds of music have different kinds of sounds. The same can be said for most rap and hip hop type music. It possesses a style of rules for its structure. It will generally take some more time and planning, though working with this structure is the key element to a successful recording.

Typically many rap beats use a clap, kick or snare for every other bar step. Closed high hats will be used for 16th notes, and the open hats used on the off-beat. Many musicians use this basic progression to achieve the cleaner modern sounds that rappers utilize to make their own recordings so successful.

It is a fact of life that you can not make a hip hop beat with out using some type of repetitive loop. Different musicians will use different instrumental sounds to get something they like. Some people use synth sounds why others use more classical orchestral sounds. The sound you use should relate to and directly reflect the emotion you are trying to convey.

Try to experiment with what sounds work for you. If you find something you like, make it into a thoughtful loop. It is vital to try not to craft too complex a loop, or rappers will be competing for any listener's attention. Put another simple loop together for your chorus. Try to make them neat and catchy. After this is finished up the hard part is over.

Now that the hard part is done, you need to add a base line to it. Try to make something that complements the sound you have already done. You want it to be subtle and not overpower the music you have already made.

The finishing step for mastering your instrumental rap beats is taking the time to listen to it making sure none of the sounds are overpowering and the sounds overlap and flow together nicely. Try experimenting with different sound levels to get different effects. And remember in the world of music nothing is ever wrong, somethings are just more right than others.




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