Entries Tagged as 'Beats'

Tips For Recording & Mixing HipHop Tracks

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

HipHop Crunch has put together a collection of tips that you can use the next time you’re recording or mixing some hip hop beats. We plan to add a new tip to this each week, so stay tuned.
#1 Slicing a beat
Say you got an eight bar beat that you want to use. You […]

Tags: Recording · Beats · Hip Hop



Looping a Beat: How to make your own hip-hop tracks

December 10th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Here’s a step by step guide for taking free beats and producing your own hip-hop. Have fun!
1. Get a Digital Audio Workstation.
Here are some free options:
Windows - Try Reaper (http://reaper.fm) Reaper User Guide (http://www.cockos.com/reaper/userguide/ReaperUserGuide2.00h.pdf)
Mac - Try GarageBand
Linux - Try Ardour (http://www.ardour.org) Ardour online manual (http://ardour.org/files/manual/index.html)

Tags: Rap · Beats