ok, lets go. fuck MPC.
i know its a must in the U.S., kind of "You're not a real producer if you don't use MPC like alchemist or premiere do". but in the real world, if you wanna start makin beats, all you need is this computer U'r using to read this blog.
Today even if your machine is old it probably has enough resources to deal with beat making.
The first thing you will need if you wanna start making beats on your PC, is a sequencer. I use logic audio 5.5.1, which is kinda old, but works fine for me. you can get cubase SX3 if you need more technology (although i find that it distracts me from being musical).
another tool is Tracktion. supposed to be very simple to learn, and very cheap (but umm i know y'all just gonna get logic or cubase for free...umm.. somehow.. so, fckit).
Next you will need VST plug ins. VST plug-ins are virtual tools you add to the sequencer. they emulate everything you would find in a studio - guitars, pianos, synths, samplers, and effects.
You usually just dl them as a .dll file and put them in the VST PLUG INS directory of your sequenser, but some of them have instarllers.
Some related stuff you will learn from future posts here:
- Where to get great VST plug-ins for producing hip-hop
- How to use them well in hip hop and r&b, and how to get that urban organic sound outta them
- Where to find free VST plug ins
- Why VST plug-ins suck, and what to do about it.
- How to get the best out of your computer, and
- Optimizing your PC for audio
- Equipment you need and don't need.
(any more stuff you need to know? just ask... i promised to tell everything i know).
i know its a must in the U.S., kind of "You're not a real producer if you don't use MPC like alchemist or premiere do". but in the real world, if you wanna start makin beats, all you need is this computer U'r using to read this blog.
Today even if your machine is old it probably has enough resources to deal with beat making.
The first thing you will need if you wanna start making beats on your PC, is a sequencer. I use logic audio 5.5.1, which is kinda old, but works fine for me. you can get cubase SX3 if you need more technology (although i find that it distracts me from being musical).
another tool is Tracktion. supposed to be very simple to learn, and very cheap (but umm i know y'all just gonna get logic or cubase for free...umm.. somehow.. so, fckit).
Next you will need VST plug ins. VST plug-ins are virtual tools you add to the sequencer. they emulate everything you would find in a studio - guitars, pianos, synths, samplers, and effects.
You usually just dl them as a .dll file and put them in the VST PLUG INS directory of your sequenser, but some of them have instarllers.
Some related stuff you will learn from future posts here:
- Where to get great VST plug-ins for producing hip-hop
- How to use them well in hip hop and r&b, and how to get that urban organic sound outta them
- Where to find free VST plug ins
- Why VST plug-ins suck, and what to do about it.
- How to get the best out of your computer, and
- Optimizing your PC for audio
- Equipment you need and don't need.
(any more stuff you need to know? just ask... i promised to tell everything i know).
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