Im trying to become a music producer listen to my first ever beat

**sk80rjustdie** · 08-07-2012, 03:30 AM

i am 14 and im working on getting better and better at making music because i suck right now. i wanna become a music producer when im older so if i start now im sure ill be good in 6 years of practaciing everyday. so please spread out this video get me some views show me some feed back as long as its not negative i know this isint great at all but its my very first one so... im proud of it.

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btw kid cudi is the only rapper i listen to these days check kid cudi out hes the best .... all the rest rappers are jokes kid cudi is just to amazing...

**Ailee** · Created: 11-08-12

if you want to be a producer you're going to have to open your horizons a bit. You can't limit yourself to one person who probably won't even be making music in 6 years.

and it's pretty normal for a kid hitting 14 to be madly in love with kid cudi, it's a phase that you'll grow out of. His WZRD album is a lot better than previous albums.

**Lmao** · Created: 10-21-12

dude don't upload such shitty 'beats'

**sk80rjustdie** · 08-07-2012, 06:36 PM

ok faget watch in 5 years when im out of college ill be better than any producer your gay asss faget troll words dont bring me down

haha kid cudi!!!! i wont grow out of kid cudi ever never in my life.

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yeah this was a shittty ass beat but you didnt have to comment that shitt bro. i know it sucked i only spend 1 hour on it , it was just a fking test i wanted some feed back so shutup

**Disciple** · 08-07-2012, 06:59 PM

No offense, but you got a long way to go man. Good luck though.

**Cadis Etrama Di Raizel** · Created: 10-21-12

hmm don't get mad at people for giving their opinion... you asked them to listen to it it's only normal..also if you want better criticism maybe spend more than 1 hour on it ?

**Lmao** · Created: 10-21-12

I can't get over the fact of how bad this is.

**sk80rjustdie** · 08-08-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Crucial
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if you want to be a producer you're going to have to open your horizons a bit. You can't limit yourself to one person who probably won't even be making music in 6 years.

and it's pretty normal for a kid hitting 14 to be madly in love with kid cudi, it's a phase that you'll grow out of. His WZRD album is a lot better than previous albums.

Thanks for commenting. Heres my second beat i made last night. i think i made alot of improvment since my last beat

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**GraphiiK** · 11:01 AM

You my friend got a looooong way.
I might sound mean now but that's because you sound so cocky. I'm normally a very polite and respectful guy.

I make beats too, started 3 years ago, not near being a top producer as a living.
Check me out if you feel like it ->
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You can't just 'be a producer in 5 years'. It's just about having fun with it, lol. And you need good creativity.
I've been a very creative boy since I were like 5, lol. Again, I'm not cocky, cause I'm not that kinda guy. Just speaking the truth.

Oh and remember, check out at least 100 hours of tutorial videos on youtube if you're gonna be the next top producer. And learn mastering, mixing, how to use plugins, techniques, styles, soundpacks and so on...
Boring you say? Then you shouldn't even start. Just sayin'...

thanks

**sk80rjustdie** · 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by GraphiiK
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You my friend got a looooong way.
I might sound mean now but that's because you sound so cocky. I'm normally a very polite and respectful guy.

I make beats too, started 3 years ago, not near being a top producer as a living.
Check me out if you feel like it ->
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You can't just 'be a producer in 5 years'. It's just about having fun with it, lol. And you need good creativity.
I've been a very creative boy since I were like 5, lol. Again, I'm not cocky, cause I'm not that kinda guy. Just speaking the truth.

Oh and remember, check out at least 100 hours of tutorial videos on youtube if you're gonna be the next top producer. And learn mastering, mixing, how to use plugins, techniques, styles, soundpacks and so on...
Boring you say? Then you shouldn't even start. Just sayin'...

thanks

Im not tryin to be cocky

i said i want to work my way up there and it doesnt matter how this beat sounds it matters about practice

Edit: i watched your beats. your really good but im not into that style kind of like todays hip hop lil wayne and stuff/: but your really good. Please Please take a look and listen to like 5 songs from kid cudi. i was wondering if u can teach me how to make beats that kind of style. not really hip hot but like kid cudis so good he has his own kind of genre. so yeah here are some beats in cudis music i really like.

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Hope you like Cudder as much as i do and the fans. ill love em forever till i die. Kidcudi!

Edit #2 Nice views man =3k +

**MattFTW** · Created: 10-28-12

Originally Posted by sk80rjustdie
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Im not tryin to be cocky

i said i want to work my way up there and it doesnt matter how this beat sounds it matters about practice

The thing is... you're practicing which is good, but I don't see how something that doesn't sound very good and took a couple of hours to make is going to help you.

If you want to become better you have to sometimes spend days or weeks on one project. To practice you add new beats, delete some, make some new loops, try different things and see how they work together.

**sk80rjustdie** · 08-09-2012, 07:56 PM

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The thing is... you're practicing which is good, but I don't see how something that doesn't sound very good and took a couple of hours to make is going to help you.

If you want to become better you have to sometimes spend days or weeks on one project. To practice you add new beats, delete some, make some new loops, try different things and see how they work together.

Thanks

**GraphiiK** · 08-10-2012, 02:21 PM

And at the beginning, watch a lot of tutorials. They help you out a lot.
It's basically all about inspiration and creativity.
Sometimes, I may open FL 6-7 times a day, but don't come up with anything "decent". So I end up just making a new project and so on..

In related news;
I don't only do 'Lil Wayne' type beats, lol ;p I make scary/hard hip hop beats too.

Thanks for checking me out, have been doing it for a long time and got some experience,
so if anything, just ask.

thanks

**simonheros** · Created: 11-03-12

Originally Posted by sk80rjustdie
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Thanks for commenting. Heres my second beat i made last night. i think i made alot of improvment since my last beat

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All you did was loop the same thing...

The same kicks,claps,n' snares.

It lacked variety and a long lasting melody...

**GraphiiK** · 08-10-2012, 02:32 PM

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All you did was loop the same thing...

The same kicks,claps,n' snares.

It lacked variety and a long lasting melody...

It's normal for beginners to do so... be more constructive next time :p

**simonheros** · Created: 11-03-12

Originally Posted by GraphiiK
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And at the beginning, watch a lot of tutorials. They help you out a lot.
It's basically all about inspiration and creativity.
Sometimes, I may open FL 6-7 times a day, but don't come up with anything "decent". So I end up just making a new project and so on..

In related news;
I don't only do 'Lil Wayne' type beats, lol ;p I make scary/hard hip hop beats too.

Thanks for checking me out, have been doing it for a long time and got some experience,
so if anything, just ask.

thanks

Holy shit. Do you use Ableton? T-T

And honestly I'm not the best producer ever.

This thing took me 4 hours.

Then I said fuck it.

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Originally Posted by GraphiiK
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It's normal for beginners to do so... be more constructive next time :p

I'm still a noob.

But some tips of mine...

I would create a main melody.

You would create smaller melodies leading into it.

And if you listen to something and you know it's crap- don't upload it.

Save all your projects no matter how shitty they are and if you feel like you could improve it, then do so.

Also I sometimes spend a couple hours looking through YouTube on tuts like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zno5MXudAEc

**Zeloncia** · 08-10-2012, 03:58 PM

I don't know much about producing hip-hop tracks, but I do know that, just because you finished a tune, doesn't mean you have to upload it, lmao. I have a folder with about 350 projects, and only 20 of them are finished. Just save your work and come back to it later when you feel inspired or have something in your head to work with. No need to rush, you can always just start a new project to keep practicing.

Ways to improve your tracks: Make a melody, stick to it. Your pieces are going all over the place, and they lack flow big time.

**sk80rjustdie** · 08-10-2012, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Zeloncia
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I don't know much about producing hip-hop tracks, but I do know that, just because you finished a tune, doesn't mean you have to upload it, lmao. I have a folder with about 350 projects, and only 20 of them are finished. Just save your work and come back to it later when you feel inspired or have something in your head to work with. No need to rush, you can always just start a new project to keep practicing.

Ways to improve your tracks: Make a melody, stick to it. Your pieces are going all over the place, and they lack flow big time.

Im not uploading for rep the only reason i uploaded was for tips and some insipiration, you really think im tryin to get famous off this?

**Zeloncia** · 05:41 PM

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Im not uploading for rep the only reason i uploaded was for tips and some insipiration, you really think im tryin to get famous off this?

Okay, here's what I would say:

First, it sounds like the piano was recorded, and without a MIDI Controller.
Layout your piano notes on a piano roll, especially if you don't have a midi controller! That way they sound smooth and synced.

I tried to mimic what you did by actually laying out the notes on the piano roll, and this is as close as I could get:

Here's what it sounds like -
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(I don't know if you did layout your notes on the piano roll or not) But for a simple melody for a beginner, try to have a simple melody with notes that flow into each other, not staccato (notes that are short and jagged)

Here's what I changed the notes from your piece to sound like:

Here's what it sounds like -
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Then for your beat, try making the Kick/Snare and whatever other elements you have fit that melody like this:

Note how the Kick and Snare compliment the melody notes
Here's what it sounds like -
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It may not sound like a hip-hop beat, as it was rushed, but you should get the idea. Also, for the sake of simplicity so you would understand it, I used FL Keys. Note: Don't use FL Keys. LOL. Use synthesizers Like Nexus (REALLY good for hip-hop, I have a friend who is a known hip-hop producer, and thats all he bitches to me about how great it is.)

Good free Synthesizers that come with FL studio are:

Sytrus (pads n' plucks mainly)
3xOsc (Not sure if it's good for hip-hop, but it's really good if you know what you're doing)
Harmless (great synth, look into it's "big-brother" Harmor once you get the hang of Harmless, it's by Image-Line too!)

Generally for doing hip-hop beats, I'd say use chords, a lot of tambourines and shakers. As you're usually aiming for something that sounds slow:
Here's what it sounds like -
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I made this using all the default sounds, plugins and samples that come with FL studio as an example for you.
I used sytrus for the subbass, pluck, and the pad, and Harmless for the arp.
Plugins I used:
Reeverb on the pluck (sounds like a flute)
Delay 2 on the shaker
Parametric EQ 2 on the snare, snap and kick

(See next section for what these are and a small tip on what they do)

FL Studio is generally the best DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for the Hip-Hop genre (I use it from House/Dubstep/Moombahton and Drum and Bass, though) so here's a list of built in plug-ins that will help you greatly in building sound (I'm not explaining how to apply these EQs to channels):

Fruity Parametric EQ 2: Use this for making your Kicks sound fatter, snares snappier, etc.
Delay 2: For your hi hats and shakers, to fill in blank spaces between each kick and snare
Reeverb 2: Self explainatory, widens your elements.
Fruity Filter: Has all your High Pass Filters, Low Pass, Band Pass, and a Resonance controller. (Look up guides explaining each of those)
Flanger: Adds a nice "shake" to the flow of your track
Fruity Peak Controller: Absolutely essential (look up sidechain volume automation for a guide on this, its like sidechain compression but for FL)

I also suggest looking into Fruit Love Philter, Multiband Compressor, and using the Limiter to make sure your shit doesn't go over 1db

This is probably a lot to take it, since you just started, but keep everything I explained and those examples and pictures as references.

Also, for hip-hop, Sample, sample, sample! - It's way above your head as a beginner, but look into it for now.

**GraphiiK** · 08-10-2012, 07:27 PM

The reason I upload it is because it's great with some overall feedback.
Youtube is a genius place for uploading videos, you can get lots of views, great audience (subscribers) if they like
what you're doing, and you can make money off of it.

Just keep practicing and learn different techniques.

Normally, every I use FL I learn something new, by myself. Just trying out different mixes and stuff like that.
Do it for the fun

Not for the "money and the fame". <= Not saying you are, but some people do.

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[QUOTE=simonheros;2912989]Holy shit. Do you use Ableton? T-T

And honestly I'm not the best producer ever.

This thing took me 4 hours.

Then I said fuck it.

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That's a hard acapella to work with. I've tried to work with that 'trampoline' vocal for a long time, even before the contest started.
Normally, I spend around a week on a beat I know is a "hit" and that I'm going to upload.

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