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Tag: hip-hop
2 Ways of Creating Bass Lines in Hip-Hop Beats
In this post, an excerpt of one of the lessons in Soundfly’s Hip-Hop Production course, we go over two ways to use bass lines in hip-hop beats.
How to Make Custom Slice to MIDI Presets in Ableton Live
Soundfly course producer John Hull walks us through how he creates a Slice to MIDI preset in Ableton Live so you can build your own customized version.
The Importance of Theme and Variation in Hip-Hop Beat Making
With a minimalist music style such as hip-hop, the slightest change or variation on an established musical theme can have a deep impact. Here’s how.
10 Tips for Making Your First Trap Beat
Practicing your skills as a hip-hop producer? Here’s my best advice for how to start writing trap beats to shop around with vocalists and rappers.
How to Choose the Perfect Kick Sample for Your Track
The right kick drum sound can make or break the energy of your song, and the way the rest of the instruments stand up in mixing. Here’s how to choose it.
5 Reasons Why I Love Working in FL Studio to Make Beats
This Soundfly alumni student breaks down why he prefers producing music with the non-linear workflow of FL Studio over Ableton and other DAWs.
Learn Creative Sampling and Beat Making Techniques in The Art of Hip-Hop Production
In Soundfly’s new course, The Art of Hip-Hop Production, you’ll learn the nuances of producing beats, arranging tracks, and creative sampling techniques.
Our 10 Favorite Rap Beats of 2018 and Why We Still Love Them
We count down and break down our ten favorite hip-hop beats of 2018 to find out what’s going on inside them and why they’re still so good.
How Jay-Z and Dr. Dre “Focus Group” Their Musical Releases
What makes these rapper-moguls so successful? It’s the lessons they’ve been able to bring from the business world into their career as artists.