Hip Hop Beats
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Download our free instrumentals, these beats are produced in a professional studio environment. Free to use on any project (usage terms apply).
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Looking for free hip hop beats? Most instrumentals available online are produced by amateur producers; as an upcoming artist, you will struggle to find the decent hip hop beats amongst the large amounts of dated, badly produced beats. Websites such as SoundClick and YouTube are common grounds for new producers to upload their beats; but this availability has significantly reduced the average quality of free hip hop beats that you find online. Free Instrumentals We provide a variety of free instrumentals that are available for download from this website. For ease of use we have included these in a large [...]
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New instrumental released by hip hop producer Prawn! Watch it now on YouTube below! Rap Beats – Hot Instrumental Produced by Prawn!
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Looking for the best VST plugins to use in your latest track? Look no further, we have assembled some of the best VST plugins that money can buy, suitable for all genres of music from Techno / Club to Hip Hop Music Production. Electronic Sounds Z3ta+ Z3ta is one of the best VST plugins created by Roland Cakewalk, and is one of our favourite VST synths for electronic sounds from bass to lead synths. Z3ta is incredibly versatile and is an important tool in any producer or beat makers arsenal. Z3ta is well suited to various genres of music such [...]
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Music production requires more than just musical theory and natural talent; it is a profession with huge amounts of competition littered with rising stars and fallen giants. The biggest music producers in all genres of music is always changing as music style comes in and out of fashion; signature style Timbaland instrumentals were huge 3 years ago, but are now slowly slipping out of fashion to be replaced with a completely new style of music. So What is Music Production? Put simply, Music Production is the process of creating music, but this role often extends to other areas, which is [...]
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Becoming a successful producer or beat maker is no easy feat, and will require years of hard work; it is not a case of picking up a copy of FL Studio and entering a few notes into the piano roll. Equipment The initial investment required for music equipment is not very big, but is pretty much a necessity. It is possible to create great sounding music on a set up of around £500 (around $900); on your essentials list should be a DSP sound card or audio interface to cut down on latency and provide audio input and output; a [...]
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With hundreds of thousands of Youtube channels, it is extremely important to promote your channel in order to stand out from the crowd. It is common knowledge that Youtube is an excellent place to establish a fan base, this means that there are hordes of good, amateur, and just plain bad musicians that are trying to compete for attention. Here are some techniques that you can try that will allow you to rise above the competition. Comments Contributing meaningfully to other videos with a comment, will provide a link to your channel in another person’s comments. If your comment is [...]
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Soundclick is one of the most popular resources for new artists of all genres; it was famously used as a promotional tool by hip hop artist Soulja Boy, which led to him rising to success with the track “Crank That” (and associated dance moves). So how can you use these tools to your advantage? Picking an Artist Name Believe it or not, picking an artist name is extremely important. Anyone that has heard of SEO will appreciate the importance of where you are ranked on google, this can greatly improve the amount of views and listens you receive on soundclick. [...]
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The motivation to write this post was from an email I recently received from a Youtube hip hop group, in essence they said that they were not going to give me credit in the song unless I actually finished it (I assume this meant mixing and mastering). I found this incredible as I had provided them with a free instrumental to use, the work that went into creating this was clearly not appreciated. I reiterated this point with the group who responded saying that they understood; 1 week later their new song is released with my instrumental, but no credit [...]
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New, hungry hip hop artists will stop at nothing to build up their collection of instrumentals, however most producers will charge a fee for using the beat. It is naive to expect new hip hop artists to be able to afford some of the premium prices that even amateur producers attempt to charge; this is why a lot of artists simply re use instrumentals from their favourites tracks (usually unaware that this is illegal). Free Instrumentals by EmKay The free instrumentals provided on this website are free to use on all non commercial projects, provided that Emkay is credited in [...]
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One of the many hurdles for any new artist looking to create music is finding a place to record; many artists believe that studio time is the only way that you will create professional sounding vocal tracks; this mentality is plain wrong as production quality largely comes down to the skill of the person behind the tools, rather than price of equipment. This article will explain the options that new artists have for recording their first tracks. USB Microphones Microphone manufacturers have recently started to introduce usb microphones, they provide a cheap alternative to expensive studio equipment and can be [...]
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