Hip hop production help please stuck up

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Any hip hop producers here, got some questions....
I've just started out with production and all, started learning the keys chords and all, how to go about it, like what should be the next thing after this, please guide me a way, i have searched the net but all vids be like, make hip hop in 6 minz 12minz and stuff i guess dosent happen dat way, lol,
leme know how to go about it,
thanks
 
You should go to FutureProducers.com

Are you going to do some Raga Hop.....some Bollywood meets Da Hood kind of stuff?
 
I don't even understand the question.
 
Yes i have been producing since a wile now that is right but the problem is that i use loops and samples as far as production is concerned, Now i wanna start making my own beats and stuff, the problem is i do not know where to start with allf it also youtube gives me videos of make hip hop in 6 minz and stuff i guess you cannot make a banger in 6 minzz so i wnna know exactly the way i should proceed with it and stuff
 
Yes i have been producing since a wile now that is right but the problem is that i use loops and samples as far as production is concerned, Now i wanna start making my own beats and stuff, the problem is i do not know where to start with allf it also youtube gives me videos of make hip hop in 6 minz and stuff i guess you cannot make a banger in 6 minzz so i wnna know exactly the way i should proceed with it and stuff



My suggestion: Start by spending some money on software worthy of creating your own beats. Just using loops and crap is going to get you no further than the typical user of others loops and crap.

Get Maschine or something that will allow you to be creative and invent your own sound. Otherwise just stay redundant and rehash the same old shit.

It is up to you and how original (sick) you wanna be in your genre. Rehashing the same stuff might get you laid, but not going to get you anything worth anything in the long run.

If you think you are good enough to do something unique and creative, then spend the time learning and perfecting your personal thing. And a bunch of money and time on the tools you need to get there.


I am only trying to help man.

Just figure out what it is you want and do what you need to get there. :)
 
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For the record, if you're looking at potential DAWs to make beats in, the two most popular ones I've seen are Fruity Loops (FL Studio) and Ableton.

Software as far as VSTs are concerned, I'd suggest for synths/lead lines and whatnot, Massive from Native Instruments. That thing is a godsend. As a matter of fact, the entire "Komplete" series you can buy for $500 for the standard version and $1,000 for the "ultimate" version. Those things are AMAZING. I own Komplete 7 myself, and I'm probably going to upgrade to 10 when it releases. Hell, maybe I'll even finally spring for the Ultimate version.

Komplete also includes some percussion/drum kits with it's Battery program. Those would be great for making beats.

I've also got a buddy that uses Logic to make his beats. I don't think he even uses much outside of Logic's standard included VSTs to do his work, so that'd also be a great option if you're running on a Mac.
 
Hey animesh, i agree with what has been said so far, but i've always looked at hiphop as one form of music where loops and sampling are part of the sound. It pretty much grew out of sampling from vinyl and using tape loops anyway. Just dragging and dropping premade loops into the timeline always seems lame and boring, but if you create your own loops, i guess that seems more creative.

Slicing and rearranging existing loops to create new drum patterns and variation is one way to do this, you can do it manually in any audio editor, but some DAWs have tools that make the process easier, such as Slicex in FLstudio, which will also export the slices as midi events and you can construct new loops using a midi score, much like all the drum software people are using to fake their drum tracks. Not sure of the source of your loops, but slicing beats sampled from recorded songs can be a lot of mucking around, and slice points can be hard to find, but on the upside you'll probably learn a lot about midi programming and generally using your DAW for audio editing in the process. I've spent countless hours myself mucking around with beatslicing, but more in the context of breakbeats and electronic music.

Working from scratch is probably simpler in a lot of ways, packages like the Native Instruments and a lot of the stock VST's in some DAWs have a lot to work with. Sequencing drum machine emulation VSTs and samplers/romplers is pretty straightforward using a midi score or step sequencer, and once you have the drum sounds you want, writing a convincing basic hip hop beat is something that easily could be done in 6-12 minutes, if that's what the tutorials you've seen are implying. Add a few VST synths for bass, some melody and embellishments and you've got a track ready for a vocal, turntables,more samples, whatever. Not trying to say that hip hop is simplistic, i just don't think there is really any mystical process involved in making most music, except for maybe the initial inspiration, and often the simple ideas turn out to be the best. All just a few approaches i took working with similar stuff, I don't claim to be a producer. Don't know much about hip hop past about 1990. Good luck!
 
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