Are you listening to some of your favorite hip hop songs and thinking about how the producers can create such head bobbing sounds? Perhaps you have thought about turning to an online beat maker to get your music production career started. You are right to investigate what kinds of beat making options exist on the Internet, especially considering all of the amazing technology available today. However, you should be careful as to which program you decide to go with, and whether or not it is a free or paid version.
There are actually quite a few free online beat makers, but most of them are not of the highest quality. Many of these digital beat builders do not have very many samples or enough tools to properly build your first beat with. Make sure you know if the software is legitimate too, by asking around on some of the popular beat forums. There are too many people creating bogus beat makers just to grab your information or try to sell you other products.
Another aspect of Internet based beat makers is whether you should stick to doing everything online or download a program to your computer. I am a fan of running a program from your computer instead of having to rely on an online application. A program such as DUBturbo allows for both online and offline options, meaning that you will be able to access your beats whenever you want, regardless of if you have an Internet connection or not. You will not have to depend on your Internet connection’s speed if you have the software installed on your PC or Mac laptop or desktop. You can even download this program to your iPad or iPhone if you prefer. In situations where you do not have your own computer you can access the Internet version.
Take a look at this tutorial image that helps beginning beat makers create a hip-hop beat. You don’t need prior experience with a digital audio workstation to use DUB T.
If you are looking to have access to tons of high quality samples and sound kits, then DUBturbo is the right option for you. The software is loaded with an amazing sample library for both the drum machine and keyboard. You can start banging out beats within minutes of downloading the software, or learn the basics by watching one of the many video tutorials that come with the program.
Remember, that while you might be able to create .MP3 files using a free program, if you want to deliver beats to a producer or rapper that works in a professional studio you are going to need .wav files. With the dub package you can save and export your beats in either .MP3 (perfect for online distribution) or .WAV files (the only option for burning to a CD and sharing with professionals). You can share your beat creations with as many different people as you want.
Take the online or downloadable version for a spin and start creating bone tingling beats at home.
