Have you ever had a tune running around and around your head that you knew would make a great sound for a music track? Have you ever turned on the radio, heard the latest, greatest song and thought “I could do that”?
If so, maybe you should think about becoming a music producer and get your very own beat maker to start laying down sounds.
Most people think that to get a good beat maker you need a ton of overpriced, expensive equipment, hire a ton of pricey studio time and spend thousands of dollars just to get one track created.
The truth is, with the advent of new technology, it’s now so easy to make your own beats from home using an online beat maker or downloadable one. There are lots of different software programs you can choose from that will work just as well with a basic PC and will only cost you a fraction of what more expensive programs will.
Another benefit of online beat makers is that they have built in virtual instruments – so you don’t need to fill your bedroom with heavy keyboards and massive drums – just use the supplied virtual keyboards and drums that will give you the same rich sounds you need for your beats.
And if you ever find yourself at a friends house with your laptop you can make beats on the fly.
Even when you’re stuck at the airport, or anywhere else, you can simply turn your laptop on and use the software whenever, wherever.
Once you’ve got the software, you’ll also need to understand how to make a beat that sounds good and that people will want to listen to (and better yet, something that people will want to pay for to use in their songs). The best programs come with tutorials that show you the basics of creating and editing sounds, and their vast libraries allow you to literally go to town on creating your own unique beats.
The easiest way to get started with a beat maker is simply to listen to tracks that are being played on the radio today. Try to isolate the different sounds in the beat and then replicate those sounds on your own machine. Once you start to do this, you’ll naturally pick up what elements a commercial beat has, and it’ll be much easier for you to start creating your own sounds that have the same high level quality.
When starting out with your beat making, it’s important to choose a good piece of software but that doesn’t mean you should go for the most expensive one. There are plenty of options that are less than $50 and when you compare this to the thousands of dollars it would cost you to use a professional setup, it’s a complete bargain!
Just make sure that the software has good reviews from other users. Sometimes cheap can mean ‘no good’, but if you see that lots of other people endorse it, then it could just mean it’s a great deal.
