MAKE OWN RAP BEATS

A low cost beat making program is a good way to practice. Take the time to do it right by investing a small amount of money in a good online music sequencer. You won't have to spend much money to get a really good beat making program that is simple to use. The nice thing about having your own sequencer program is that it gives you a multitude of different sounds that can be used for converting those beats in your head to great sounding music you can listen to, share and even sell to others. Most excellent sequencer programs come with easy to follow tutorials that show you how to use the program.

One of the secrets to making your beats is to know ahead of time what style of beat you want to make, like rap instrumental, hip hop, etc. By listening to songs from another artist, you can use their formatting style and base your own beat on that. How do they format the introduction? How do they format the chorus? And so on.

Once you have created a foundation to work from you can start to put down the beat. These are steps that are pretty easy to do if you have taken the time to acquire a good sequencer program. You will want to start with your drums first because drum patterns really make the foundation of any good beat.

Do not shortcut this step. If you will take the time to get your drum pattern perfect, the other instruments and sounds will be easier to apply to your beat and you will be much happier with the end result. After the drum pattern is created just right, add your keyboard, guitar and other instruments to get the melody right. This is another area where you will appreciate that you are using a good music sequencer. It will make everything so much easier to do. Then continue to layer your sounds until you get it just right.

The last step (and one of the most important) is mixing your beat. Make sure that each track sounds the way you want it when listening to it on its own. The finished product will sound more professional after you make sure each track sounds perfect.

With a good sequencer you will be able to convert your new beat to mp3 so you can upload it to your computer. After that you can now share it via the internet and download it to your player. Getting the right software (and you don't have to spend a lot of money) will make the entire process so much easier to do. The right sequencer will have tons of sounds included and video tutorials that help you learn to make beats fast and easy.