The most important thing about hip hop production is Drums.
They are the most powerfull elemnt in hip hop music, usually much louder then most elements in the mix.
Good drum programing with good samples will make your beat -
1. professionaly sounding. even if other elements are not as great.
2. punchy and energetic.
3. fresh sounding or old sounding.
What defines a good drum track?
Well, it depends what are you aiming for. In old school or underground hip hop, like J5, pharcyde and similar artists, you want to get this warm dirty feeling.
When you are more into clubs, you want a lot of punchy drum machine sounds.
But really great hip hop drum tracks are timeless. take Neptunes, Dr.Dre, Timbaland and Kanye West for an example. they all have this sweet warm feeling, it sounds clean and smooth, but still punchy and energetic.
And what's the secret, you ask?
Well,
1. the programing - its fluant. hard to explain, i will post more about this in the future.
2. the samples.
3. layers
on the next episode i'll write about how to collect drum samples.
They are the most powerfull elemnt in hip hop music, usually much louder then most elements in the mix.
Good drum programing with good samples will make your beat -
1. professionaly sounding. even if other elements are not as great.
2. punchy and energetic.
3. fresh sounding or old sounding.
What defines a good drum track?
Well, it depends what are you aiming for. In old school or underground hip hop, like J5, pharcyde and similar artists, you want to get this warm dirty feeling.
When you are more into clubs, you want a lot of punchy drum machine sounds.
But really great hip hop drum tracks are timeless. take Neptunes, Dr.Dre, Timbaland and Kanye West for an example. they all have this sweet warm feeling, it sounds clean and smooth, but still punchy and energetic.
And what's the secret, you ask?
Well,
1. the programing - its fluant. hard to explain, i will post more about this in the future.
2. the samples.
3. layers
on the next episode i'll write about how to collect drum samples.
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