Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Art Of Selecting Instrumental Beats

By Delroy Wilkins


Are you a hip hop artist who is trying to create his own beats and instrumentals to sell? How do you know that you have chosen the right one? There are some rappers out there who instinctively know how to choose the right beats and instrumentals for their songs. You may be asking yourself as to why this does not seem to be happening to you. It is important that you understand that not everyone has the skill to know the right beats for their song, and that some rappers have trained hard over a couple of years before they could develop a good ear.

One way of getting good beats would be to listen to samples available and write a song that would match those beats. This is by far the most common and simplest method. Once you find a good piece of instrumental, you will notice that it is easier for the lyrics to flow out right then. So with this method, you are basically relying on the beats to give you inspiration, after which you will begin writing the song.

The second method used by hip hop artists to select beats is more popular. It involves writing the lyrics to a song first. Only when the lyrics are complete does the rapper start searching for the beats and lyrics to accompany it. The main reason rappers prefer this method is that it allows them to write lyrics freely without worrying too much about the beats. This is as opposed to writing lyrics based on a specific beat.

Choosing the right beats and instrumentals to accompany your lyrics creates the greatest impression especially if your goal is making hits and getting a following. You can easily find hundreds of sample beats online from major websites. Some of these websites are free to use. Some even allow you to edit the sample beats to make them unique. Editing allows you to mix up a couple of samples and come up with unique beats and instrumentals.

To create your own beats, simply download a few samples, mix and edit them. You can also try out other genres such as pop, jazz and rock to come up with a super beat. You'll be amazed how many great beats can be created by mixing up these genres with hip hop. After creating your beats, make money by selling them in your own website. Learn a few tricks about marketing online to ensure that your content is bought.




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