The IC Beatmaking/Producing Thread

[KINGEC]

Thought this was pretty dope. D. Rich pays homage to the producers that influened him with beats he made inspired by them.

Mannie Fresh, Shawty Redd and DJ Toomp.
https://soundcloud.com/drichthe1/drich-influences-prod-by-drich

 

[French-Bad-Boy]

Here is my last beat. A minimalist one:
https://soundcloud.com/this_is_mozeez/tamahr-beat

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

lil sum i tried to flip
https://soundcloud.com/qbmillz/deeper

 

[Neophyte Wolfgang]

I picked it up later, but I have a decent grasp of the basics like how to build chords, build melody from root note etc. Just having a book or two on deck with different chord progressions in them and things like that for reference makes the process much easier. Even if you dont know shit you can plug the chords in and see how they sound. You cant copyright a chord progression for the most part. And then once you grasp that most melodies have a chord progression at their core and stay in key its off to the races from there.

Any books you can recommended? Which ones did you use?

 

[G.Avant]

I picked it up later, but I have a decent grasp of the basics like how to build chords, build melody from root note etc. Just having a book or two on deck with different chord progressions in them and things like that for reference makes the process much easier. Even if you dont know shit you can plug the chords in and see how they sound. You cant copyright a chord progression for the most part. And then once you grasp that most melodies have a chord progression at their core and stay in key its off to the races from there.

Any books you can recommended? Which ones did you use?

I definitely recommend Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, this book is fairly easy to digest and walks you along at a good pace. It also would be a good idea to have a chord wheel for reference. This helps you map out different chord progressions for each key. Chord wheels are very easy to find.

 

[poindexter2]

Learn the Circle of 4ths for r & b and the Circle of 5ths for everything else. You could literally write 1000 songs a day once you grasp this

 

[KINGEC]

lil sum i tried to flip
https://soundcloud.com/qbmillz/deeper

Dope bruh. Can hear KRIT on this here.

 

[G.Avant]

Back at it

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

50 and buck with the super producers of ATL

 

[genocidecutter]

Someone turn into rap beat please

 

[BarryHalls]

I'm ready to release my first beat tape but need y'all opinions on it.

How long should each beat be? I don't want to drag the beat with the typical intro/8 bar chorus/16 verse/4 bar bridge/chorus/verse/outro.

Any suggestions on how to keep the listener interested? I know hip hop beats can be repetitive without an MC but I don't want to add too many elements and switch ups to potential rapper being turned off because of too much going on.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

I'm ready to release my first beat tape but need y'all opinions on it.

How long should each beat be? I don't want to drag the beat with the typical intro/8 bar chorus/16 verse/4 bar bridge/chorus/verse/outro.

Any suggestions on how to keep the listener interested? I know hip hop beats can be repetitive without an MC but I don't want to add too many elements and switch ups to potential rapper being turned off because of too much going on.

@BarryHalls

do what you want, i personally would have either all short songs or short mixed with long , nobody wants to listen to a beat tape with 20 tracks 3:50 each unless its amazing

also are you making a beat tape or an instrumental album?

 

[StillFaggyAF]

trying to get into some djing and making mixes

anyone know about these

Numark Mixtrack DJ Software Controller?

 

[Cabana_Da_Don]

I use Boss sp 202, and fruity loops.

My fav producers.

Heatmakers

Evidence

Alchemist

Whoever made all them Dreak & The Weeknd beats them shits is fyah.

 

[bdbdbd]

A song I made a while ago, but it always gets love.... Tryna hear some impartial views tho
https://soundcloud.com/qbnblue/hcil

 

[bdbdbd]

Those sample challenges still popping?

 

[BarryHalls]

trying to get into some djing and making mixes

anyone know about these

Numark Mixtrack DJ Software Controller?

What's your budget lookin like?

Do you want to learn only mixing or do you also want to learn how to cut like primo?

 

[StillFaggyAF]

trying to get into some djing and making mixes

anyone know about these

Numark Mixtrack DJ Software Controller?

What's your budget lookin like?

Do you want to learn only mixing or do you also want to learn how to cut like primo?

Just mixing

 

[Cabana_Da_Don]

Could anyone hook me up with beats?Shit I live in Brazil and everyone over prices beats out here and I can[t fuck with the Boss sp no more.!!!!I need help!!!!