Recently, producer Alchemist tweeted out that 87% of his beats are trash and that we only hear about 13% when all is said and done. While I personally can never say that I've heard a wack Alchemist beat it...
It’s happened to all of us before. You sit down at your laptop ready to cook-up, and nothing comes out. You get frustrated and wonder why you can’t create. That’s beat-block, and these are 5 ways you can beat...
Trap music is a global phenomenon and has been a cornerstone of hip-hop production for more than a decade. The distorted drums and hi-hat rolls have made their way to every continent from Africa to Asia with...
Often our favorite producers will tell us that they crank out over 20-30 beats a day and focus on aspects like mixing and sequencing later. And while this approach allows you to maximize the amount of music you make...
While making music is a passion for many artists, few often find ways to realize their dreams in a way that financially makes sense for them. Instead of creating all day, they are forced to take a...
Good Drums can make a record, and shitty drums can break your record. That’s the rule. Often times, a good EQ and some compression can do wonders for your drum sounds. BUT, if you want to take...
After months of speculation, Akai/In Music Brands has announced that their highly anticipated update to the MPC software will be available for download soon.
To access the 3.0 software, fans can head over to Akai's website to sign up for...
Before the 1980s, drum machines were expensive pieces of equipment that needed entire rooms to operate. By the end of the decade, these machines would provide the soundscape for some of the world's biggest artists including Michael Jackson, and...
The other day producer Thelonious Martin posted a tweet about Lofi that sparked some debate in his comments:
https://twitter.com/KingThelonious/status/1263738077832531969
It got the team over here thinking... Are Lofi Hip-hop instrumentals gentrified boom-bap beats? The short answer is Yes. Before my Lofi hip-hop...
An ongoing conversation in the Producer community as of late centers on whether or not it's okay for beatmakers to use loops or sample packs. For those who are uninformed, loops are pre-made arrangements of music (melodies, drum patterns,...
