Saturday, July 29, 2017
FL Studio Tutorial 2017
Fl Studio Tutorial - How to Make Hip Hop Beats for beginners. From Youtube.
Good and informative video on composing beats on the FL platform, have a look!
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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Low Rider Legendary Construction Kit
Low rider Legendary: Unmissable West Coast Sounds 'Low rider Legendary' from Sami The Producer & Rebel Nation Audio bring you 5 Construction Kits straight from the West Side, bundled up with the actual drum kit used to make the beats. Influences for this dope product include YG, The Game, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and many more Legends. Filled with funky chords, strings, sound effects, and synth bass, this is a must-have product for all you artists and producers! These 5 Construction Kits will give you more than enough West Coast sounds to edit, slice and chop to create your next West Coast beats.
Available as Digital Download.
Available as Digital Download.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
How to Build a Better Drum Loop
The foundation for any good loop starts with a drum loop. Most drum programming today seems to be of the set and forget variety. Monotonous patterns with little variation isn't going tomake your music shine. But, with a little thought we can remedy that situation.
1. When starting out to create a loop focus on the basics hi hat, bass and snare drum. Leave out the additional percussion parts for later when your composition is more developed and you can better sweeten your tracks.
2. If you have ever heard a drum machine play a drum roll it's usually pretty awful. Sounding more like repetitive connection of drum hits than anything resembling a real drum roll your starting to get the idea that more needs to be done. What is essentially lacking is any change of dynamics and tonal variation in the pattern or loop.
When composing your drum loop be sure to add accents. This helps in allowing more dynamic variation. Starting with the hi hat emphasize at least the first beat of every bar. You can also add an accent(s) on any main beat (quarter note) the bass drum syncs on. You can try other variations of accents such as on the off beats (eight note) or experiment with varying the accents that fit your pattern. The same accents can be added to the bass drum part again emphasis on the main beat(s) can liven up your track. The snare can use accents during any fill as well. Remember to use accents selectively and not at random.
3. Tonal variation is also possible. Slight pitch changes on the hi hat, bass and snare parts can be added also, creating a more realistic feel.
4. Many drummers are often known stylistically for playing either right on the beat, slightly ahead or on top of the beat, or laying back behind the beat. Experiment with altering the timing on your snare drum hits on the back beats (the "2" and "4" of the beat typically) in particular.
5. Layering sounds is possible. For example, add a second snare drum to the existing snare part. A good trick is to add a conga part mixed lower in the track to your snare or bass drum to give a more resonant sound. A lot of experimentation is possible here.
6. Tired of the same old beats. Try a different time signature.12/8 time or odd time signatures can add interest to your tracks.
7. Effects. There is a lot here to experiment with also. Generally I prefer dry mixes of most drum sounds. Still, you can go lo-fi for a gritty sound, add compression to fatten snares, add delays on cymbals parts (great for reggae), or just make small eq changes on the drum parts
While certainly not an exhaustive view, hopefully these tips can spice up your tracks and and help you build a better drum loop.
Good composing.
Monday, July 24, 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Sub Zero 808
Sub Zero 808: The Most Intuitive & Musical 808/Sub Bass library ever created Echo Sound Works is proud to present 'Sub Zero 808' a multi genre 808 and sub bass library for producers and DJ’s. Sub Zero 808 comes with 185 Kontakt patches for 808′s, subs and basses. We designed Sub Zero 808 for music producers looking for easily playable, fine tuned, deep 808′s perfect for multiple genres of music including Hip Hop, RnB, EDM, Trap, Dubstep, Future Bass and more! This library is one of the most production ready sub and 808 libraries on the market. Check out the Sub Zero 808
Friday, July 21, 2017
Thursday, July 20, 2017
808 Massacre Kontakt Edition
808 Massacre Kontakt Edition: The No.1 808 best-seller for Kontakt! Bringing producers some of the most unique 808s in the game. These 808s were meticulously crafted with the urban producer in mind. If you want 808s that shake the house then you came to the right place. Just load up 808 massacre and your ready to produce your next hit. NO EQ NESSASARY. Everything you hear has been prepared so that you can instantly create without having to eq or compress, or add any other fx to make them sound great. 808 Massacre Kontakt Library comes with 50 of the hardest 808s in the
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Retro Loop TR-808 Drum Machine
TR-808 Drum Machine
Before digital there was analog and it seems strange that one of the most musically successful pieces of technology amidst our current high resolution digital world we live in turns out to be in the analog realm. Yet the TR 808 drum machine or rhythm composer as such indicated had a relatively short production life. Released in 1980 the TR 808 production lasted only 3 years ending in 1983 and only 12,000 units were made.In the 1980's drum machines were certainly a new device for musicians to play with but the concept of replacing your drummer with a machine in the studio or in performance seemed a novelty for most. Could it really be done or would these new machine musicians be too mechanical sounding in a musical setting. In any case the TR 808 offered an impressive collection of sounds for it's day, 16 instruments including snare, sock cymbals open and closed, three toms, hand claps, high, medium and and low conga drums, rimshot, claves, cowbell, maraca, cymbal and last but not least that booming bass drum sound.The original sticker price for all this was $1,195.00. Depending on you financial perspective it was affordable but the reality for most musicians it was out of reach.
Another factor in its short production life (other than technical problems in producing more units), was that it existed in a time where power toms and "fat" snare drums were the norm. Rap music was still in its infancy back then and New Wave and pop rock bands ruled.
Still some rhythm and blues artists of the day found the 808 useful and as rap evolved its popularity followed suit. Slowly but surely it was and still is extremely popular and has been used beyond compare in too many recording to account for.
So why did the 808 become so popular? Most analog drums renderings tended to sound puny and mostly a variation of white noise, muted square/sine wave tones and clicks. The TR 808 somehow managed to surpass those limitations. Drum sounds are tight, it's iconic sub- bass drum sound musicians love and the reality that the machine did sound musical. It inspired musician's imaginations and served up a new palate of sounds new to it"s awaiting audiences.
The future of the 808 still seems bright. While the physical electronic component life of the 808 is limited, it's sound will no doubt be still part of an ever changing musical world and as of today is as popular as ever.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Loops and Beats
Welcome to our first blog post for loops and beats. The primary focus of this blog is on music production. Regardless if your are just starting out in music making or have been composing for years hopefully we can provide quality information, resources, articles, product reviews, tips, images and news to help get the most from your production efforts. Furthermore, we welcome all styles of music and art and encourage commentary from those interested. Lastly, the hope is to better learn about the possibilities music can bring to all of us.
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