Ideas for beatmaking articles

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 02:41 PM

i write for a website, but my biggest problem is just what to write about.

anything beat related. indepth tutorial type shit, to just theory and practice, to even dissecting shit etc

i need ideas tho, so help me out

is there anything you would want to know about beatmaking, or better, if you make beats or have tried too, and you have a question about a specific process lemme know

i gotta bang an article or two out today

Certain · 10-26-2013, 02:43 PM

Write about the crossover between instrumental hip hop (a la RJD2, DJ Shadow and some of the new trip-hop) and usable beats. One of the best examples I can come up with is Fantastic Damage, which functions really well (and was released as) both a rap album and an instrumental album.

What does it take to make a beat interesting enough to work without a rapper but still functional for one?

Fart · 10-26-2013, 05:18 PM

What about something on samples and why they are used more and more

PancakeBrah · 10-26-2013, 05:19 PM

Link to any previous articles?

Certain · 10-26-2013, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Art

What about something on samples and why they are used more and more

Am I wrong for thinking it seems like they're used less and less?

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 05:32 PM

wordd im gonna roll with what certain is requesting just shed some light on the thought process when making something strictly instrumental as opposed to something a rapper wants to use. and how you can find middle ground and etc

art thats just kind of vague honestly but mostly all of my posts are pretty much about sampling because thats my area of expertise over there, mainly using software too for like the regular beat dudes point of view

http://beattips.com/

my only article up so far is "don't over do it" but i got a couple in limbo, the owner is cool as shit and knows i'm an illiterate hooligan so i submit drafts to him where he cleans up spelling mistakes and makes it all professional. i got one giving tips for diggin online, and another one about creating and customising drumsound to build your own drumkits

i want to do breakdowns and reviews of classic shit too and explain the process that went into making something like that, just music study in general and stuff too

i dunno. once i get a topic i can bang a bunch of shit out its just deciding on something to write about that kills me

Split · 10-26-2013, 05:55 PM

a few things that would be mad useful

1) some tips or links on creating drum loops/ patterns for ppl who don't know drums very well... like how to get different sounds or basically make drums sound natural and not like some 13 y.o. did it on FruityLoops

2) some tips or links links like that^^ but for synths/ keyboards

3) how to 'clean up' samples

4) maybe some kinda Beginner Outline for getting used to FL Studio or Reason or whatever... idk like "try doing this first. then when ur comfortable try this" because its not really straightforward or set-up in a intuitive way

5) it'd be MAD cool if u had like a weekly column where u break down a particular beatmaker/ producer's style... like Nujabes, Madlib, DJ Honda, shit like that

just ideas man ill check it out after im done with work

PancakeBrah · 10-26-2013, 06:03 PM

Interesting article.

I personally would be interested in you breaking down specific beats, or diving into the processes and signatures of well known producers and what makes them successful or overrated in your opinion, all backed by technical/beatmaking arguments.

Certain · 10-26-2013, 06:03 PM

Have you ever sampled classical music? There's so much untapped potential there, and it's all free or cheap as shit.

Split · 10-26-2013, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Split Eight

5) it'd be MAD cool if u had like a weekly column where u break down a particular beatmaker/ producer's style... like Nujabes, Madlib, DJ Honda, shit like that

Quote:

Originally Posted by PancakeBrah

I personally would be interested in you breaking down specific beats, or diving into the processes and signatures of well known producers and what makes them successful or overrated in your opinion, all backed by technical/beatmaking arguments.

@uh-oh

Cope · 10-26-2013, 06:50 PM

@uh-oh you have a link to your beats?

Certain · 10-26-2013, 06:54 PM

The stuff Split Eight and PancakeBrah are talking about would be much more interesting with interviews.

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cope

@uh-oh you have a link to your beats?

https://soundcloud.com/uhohbeats
http://uhoh.bandcamp.com/

there is a few i got up on youtube and my main links. bandcamp has the most, like 15-18 beats per tape

been slacking tho. havent made a beat i liked in months

and word cake thats probably what i'm going to do. but just random songs that alot of people probably slept on mixed with classics, and other shit but word

and word split i can touch on all that

except cleaning up samples, i keep em dirtyyyyy. if the quality itself is shitty though there isnt much to be done. like bitrate wise. but word i can teach people the sacriledge of taking crackles and fuzziness out tho i know how im just not a fan of it except in moderation

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 07:21 PM

this is probably my favorite beat tho

https://soundcloud.com/uhohbeats/5-10-13

only because its the last one i've made i was really proud of and got that oh shit i'm nice feeling after making it haha. even if its on some smooth soft shit

its like all the music i listen to hip hop wise is grimey ruggedness but i struggle making that, while the soft smooth shit is second nature tho

Cope · 10-26-2013, 07:41 PM

that drizzlin rain beat is gully, you charge for em or what?

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 08:27 PM

nah on my bandcamp i got links to each tape

drizzlin rain is on bandcamp in the "rain" tape. in the description of each tape there is a mediafire link to get it free

bandcamp is gay and limits downloads tho so once something reaches 200 it resets to 1 dollar per track so i just got it set to the lowest possible and external links in the descriptions

Ghost1 · 10-26-2013, 08:28 PM

They pay u?

uh-oh · 10-26-2013, 10:07 PM

yea. beattips the forums were poppin a few years back. they had a 50 dollar beatbattle every month, like 30 people dropping just any beat, i was in the top 3 most months and won once. the owner sa'id is mad cool, it was all about teaching and shit and he has that book where he interviews mad dudes and its like a beatmaker bible lol. so now he's hired a few of us on to drop knowledge for the articles and shit for the main website

dead man · 10-26-2013, 10:33 PM

uhoh i downloaded lost in my own mind some months back and it comes on shuffle every now and then and i'm reminded how dope you are with the beats

you could make some money man. im sure people have told you this before but its true. i seen these cats all over soundclick charging an arm and leg for shit that is on your level at best imo.

10-26-2013, 02:41 PM	#1
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	Ideas for beatmaking articles i write for a website, but my biggest problem is just what to write about. anything beat related. indepth tutorial type shit, to just theory and practice, to even dissecting shit etc i need ideas tho, so help me out is there anything you would want to know about beatmaking, or better, if you make beats or have tried too, and you have a question about a specific process lemme know i gotta bang an article or two out today

10-26-2013, 02:43 PM	#2
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,066 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899406	Write about the crossover between instrumental hip hop (a la RJD2, DJ Shadow and some of the new trip-hop) and usable beats. One of the best examples I can come up with is Fantastic Damage, which functions really well (and was released as) both a rap album and an instrumental album. What does it take to make a beat interesting enough to work without a rapper but still functional for one? __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

10-26-2013, 05:18 PM	#3
Fart You Next Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,348 Battle Record: 1-2 Rep Power: 7920846	What about something on samples and why they are used more and more __________________ smokin spliffs til i dont exist

10-26-2013, 05:19 PM	#4
PancakeBrah SOBER Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 12,480 Battle Record: 2-5 Champed - AOWL Season 2 Rep Power: 85899407	Link to any previous articles? __________________ Netcees 2025 Revivalist Movement Founder

10-26-2013, 05:55 PM	#7
Split . Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,898 Battle Record: 27-22 Rep Power: 85899399	a few things that would be mad useful 1) some tips or links on creating drum loops/ patterns for ppl who don't know drums very well... like how to get different sounds or basically make drums sound natural and not like some 13 y.o. did it on FruityLoops 2) some tips or links links like that^^ but for synths/ keyboards 3) how to 'clean up' samples 4) maybe some kinda Beginner Outline for getting used to FL Studio or Reason or whatever... idk like "try doing this first. then when ur comfortable try this" because its not really straightforward or set-up in a intuitive way 5) it'd be MAD cool if u had like a weekly column where u break down a particular beatmaker/ producer's style... like Nujabes, Madlib, DJ Honda, shit like that just ideas man ill check it out after im done with work __________________ http://split8.yolasite.com

10-26-2013, 05:32 PM	#6
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	wordd im gonna roll with what certain is requesting just shed some light on the thought process when making something strictly instrumental as opposed to something a rapper wants to use. and how you can find middle ground and etc art thats just kind of vague honestly but mostly all of my posts are pretty much about sampling because thats my area of expertise over there, mainly using software too for like the regular beat dudes point of view http://beattips.com/ my only article up so far is "don't over do it" but i got a couple in limbo, the owner is cool as shit and knows i'm an illiterate hooligan so i submit drafts to him where he cleans up spelling mistakes and makes it all professional. i got one giving tips for diggin online, and another one about creating and customising drumsound to build your own drumkits i want to do breakdowns and reviews of classic shit too and explain the process that went into making something like that, just music study in general and stuff too i dunno. once i get a topic i can bang a bunch of shit out its just deciding on something to write about that kills me

10-26-2013, 06:03 PM	#8
PancakeBrah SOBER Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 12,480 Battle Record: 2-5 Champed - AOWL Season 2 Rep Power: 85899407	Interesting article. I personally would be interested in you breaking down specific beats, or diving into the processes and signatures of well known producers and what makes them successful or overrated in your opinion, all backed by technical/beatmaking arguments. __________________ Netcees 2025 Revivalist Movement Founder

10-26-2013, 06:50 PM	#11
Cope Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 37 Battle Record: 0-2 Rep Power: 0	@uh-oh you have a link to your beats?

10-26-2013, 06:54 PM	#12
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,066 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899406	The stuff Split Eight and PancakeBrah are talking about would be much more interesting with interviews. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

10-26-2013, 07:21 PM	#14
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	this is probably my favorite beat tho https://soundcloud.com/uhohbeats/5-10-13 only because its the last one i've made i was really proud of and got that oh shit i'm nice feeling after making it haha. even if its on some smooth soft shit its like all the music i listen to hip hop wise is grimey ruggedness but i struggle making that, while the soft smooth shit is second nature tho

10-26-2013, 07:41 PM	#15
Cope Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 37 Battle Record: 0-2 Rep Power: 0	that drizzlin rain beat is gully, you charge for em or what?

10-26-2013, 08:27 PM	#16
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	nah on my bandcamp i got links to each tape drizzlin rain is on bandcamp in the "rain" tape. in the description of each tape there is a mediafire link to get it free bandcamp is gay and limits downloads tho so once something reaches 200 it resets to 1 dollar per track so i just got it set to the lowest possible and external links in the descriptions

10-26-2013, 10:07 PM	#18
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	yea. beattips the forums were poppin a few years back. they had a 50 dollar beatbattle every month, like 30 people dropping just any beat, i was in the top 3 most months and won once. the owner sa'id is mad cool, it was all about teaching and shit and he has that book where he interviews mad dudes and its like a beatmaker bible lol. so now he's hired a few of us on to drop knowledge for the articles and shit for the main website

10-26-2013, 10:33 PM	#19
dead man living Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,485 Battle Record: 33-18 Accomplishments - Hall of Fame Champed - AOWL Season 1 - Art of Writing League - AOWL Season 4 - Write Week V - GWL Season 1 Rep Power: 77606679	uhoh i downloaded lost in my own mind some months back and it comes on shuffle every now and then and i'm reminded how dope you are with the beats you could make some money man. im sure people have told you this before but its true. i seen these cats all over soundclick charging an arm and leg for shit that is on your level at best imo. __________________ Zack Wicks for president