Thursday, October 23, 2008

How to make rap beats like the hottest music producers in the industry

Many independent music producers struggle to create rap beats and r&b beats that have a commercial sound. Often times this is because they do not have access to the same instruments, recording studios and professional musicians that the major music producers use.

To overcome this and achieve a quality sound, independent music producers need to study the arrangement and mixing styles of many major music producers and in order to do that you have do research.

Below are (4) helpful steps every independent music producer should take if they want their rap beats & r&b beats to stand out in the crowd.

1. Check out YouTube to see if there are any video’s posted of any major music producers creating rap beats and r&b beats. I’ve located a few videos that might help you out.

Ryan Leslie in the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R608SUoYkaI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHodee8Kfgg

Timbaland in the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kIJAVF0Jl0

Kanye West in the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irb335ThCdo&feature=related

2. Locate the hottest musicians in your area and ask them to play or do overdubs on your rap beats and r&b beats. Although there are a lot of good keyboards on the market that sound great, there is nothing like the sound of a live bass guitar, lead guitar, organ or trumpet.

Producers at Mix Me Entertainment bridge sounds between live and digital instruments on 95% of the tracks produced.

3. Go to your local colleges and universities that offer music and media courses. Ask the professor or students to mix your rap beats and r&b beats for course credit. Often times this will cost you absolutely nothing and you will receive a quality mixed product.

4. Go to a major recording studio in your area and have a professional engineer master your rap beats and r&b beats.

Also if you want to take your rap beats & r&b beats to a new level you should invest in music lessons for guitar or piano. If you find it difficult to locate a teacher in your area there a many online sites that offer lessons.

If you would like to check them out, I’ve listed some of the top sites many music producers use to increase their production skills.

1. Hear and Play Music : Click Here To Start Your Free Lesson
2. Violin Master Pro : Click Here To Play The Violin Now!
3. Piano Coach Pro: Learn How To Play the Piano Now!

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