How to make a tight rap beats demo on an even tighter budget.
by Outlaw Music Productions
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I would also tell anyone looking for just about anything on the internet to not assume that the first ten “beat-makers” are the best or most qualified just because they are in the top 10 for that query. Certainly visit and start listening to the demos on those sites, but I would also suggest you dig even deeper to the beat shops on pages 2, 3, and beyond. The reason for this is the guys that came up #41 for hip hop instrumentals might be amazing producers, but horrible web designers. Seek and ye shall find.
You will most likely run across
some rap beats and hip hop instrumentals sites that give you access to thousands of hip hop beats after you pay their membership
fee. Again, listen carefully to their production and their recordings to help you deciding whether that’s a good investment or not.
What good is it to have access to thousands of beats, if the audio quality and production is not up to industry standard?
Once you
have your hip hop beats chosen and downloaded, you have many options as far as audio software you can use to record your rap or vocal
into. The majority of the big expensive software like Cubase, or Sonar, Acid from Sony, and others will have scaled down or home studio
versions that can be had at a fraction of the cost. It’s also worth mentioning that there are some budget microphones available that
connect directly to the computer via USB connection that don’t need a mic pre-amp.
In closing, with a small invest for the recording
software and a inexpensive mic, and a handful of hip hop instrumentals or beats, an artist can make the demo of their dreams
without breaking the bank.
