Kiyanu Kim | You need not be a gifted musician or a rapper just to start composing your own music. Actually, you don’t need to be very experienced in composing your own music, but you do need to be interested in the art of composing your own music. If you would like to know – ‘how do I make my own beats?’ I would suggest making beats using a freestyle method.
There are no such rules that need to be followed if you would like to compose great music. You need not limit yourself in any way. It is rather advisable to allow your creative genius to flow, as that would give you an outlet to unleash your creative genius.
Kiyanu Kim | I usually make my own beats and then make my family members or friends listen to them. Please don’t be discouraged in case you get a negative feedback. Instead, start working on their suggestions and fix the beats. Compare the beats made by you previously with the beats amended right now. Take some time before you decide on the beats to be kept and the beats that need to be scrapped. If you love techno beats, you can listen to Price, Nirvana or Bob Dylan. Their music would help you to understand beat construction. You need not steal or copy their music, but you can add similar musical elements into your work. Use their tempo, intensity, sequence and pitch as inspiration for your work.
Kiyanu Kim | After following their style for a few days, you would be able to compose beats by following your own unique style. Please don’t limit yourself to a few choices. Make varied music beats ranging from hip-hop to techno, jazz, or a combination of two types of music. As long as your beats can engage your audience, they will do well. These beats are often referred to as emotional beats.
Today, there are a number of musicians who find it very difficult to conclude their songs as they feel they do not have good beats or are unable to create them, leading to some mediocre music.
I usually follow a few simple tricks if I make my own beats. You can also try out the same.
• Start downloading royalty free beats in order to spice up your beats: There are a significant number of royalty free beats in the market. You can make use of these free beats, record lyrics, and also add them to the songs created by you. Add sounds in a way that both of them compliment each other. Make use of beats that inspire your creativity. You can also use beats in order to record background tracks, film or television programs, or educational programs as well. In case you would like to use commercial beats in your composition, you need to license them, and remember, you would then be required to cough up a hefty amount.
• In case you need beats and at the same time would like to save money, you can go in for a music sequencer.
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