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...
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...
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,...
With tech innovations making it possible to cook up from anywhere, producers and beatmakers usually spend time in the home studios making beats alone and that doesn't leave too much room for collaboration with... well, anybody. And while it's...
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...
In Hip-Hop, and generally in pop culture, you’ll see many mainstream producers distance themselves from the title “beat maker” inferring that one requires more skill than the other. And while that can be true, we’ve gotta give proper respect...
The foundation of Hip-hop music is sampling. When Grandmaster Flash & Kool Herc began DJing house parties in the 1970s they looped the most popular parts of the record while the DJ rocked to them. They probably didn't know...
Following up on part one of our list of Best Trap Producers of All Time we are diving into part 2. While in the early 2000s the producers paved the way for what has now become the most prevalent...
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...
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...
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