
Now, it's time for you to create your own track.
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Select the right tempo. Hip hop beats are between 75 and 100 beats per minute (BPM). Trap beats usually have higher tempos (135-160 BPM).
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Start with Drums. Music producers usually start a beat by creating a drum pattern. Hip hop beats usually consist of kick drums, snares, and hi-hats. Choose quality samples. Quality drum samples are the building blocks for any professional sounding beat. You can also start a beat with a sample or melody. Follow whatever inspires you the most.
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Add melodies. The melodies are the instruments that are played over the drums. The instruments can be piano, synth, bass, strings, live instruments, and more.
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Add a baseline. The baseline is another melody or riff at a much lower tone that plays under the main melody. The bass beat can be in synth bass or bass guitar.
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Add a sample (adjust the tempo of your sample to match your beat)
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Add sound effects
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Create variations of your beat. Create different patterns of your beat that can be turned into the intro, chorus, bridge, and verse.
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Arrange your patterns.
Work together to combine your ideas and create a track that represents "our sound"