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Take a moment to picture yourself listening to a hip hop instrumental beat. I am not talking about any hip hop beat; think about one you created for yourself. Something you created, your own masterpiece, a gift you made for the world. Something that you can copy without fear of a lawsuit for copyright infringement. A sound that you know is completely original. All you have to be concerned with is what the next beat is going to be.

It is actually easier to create your own hip hop instrumental beats than you may believe. It is easy to purchase CDs with instrumental beats on them or simply download some free beats, but there is nothing more rewarding than using your own creativity to create your very own beat.

When did utilizing hip hop instrumental beats become so wide spread? As is the case with all forms of art, hip hop beats emerged from previous beat making types. We all remember how one-of-a-kind sounds were created by scratching vinyl records in the late 70s, mixing a portion of a song with instrumentals to make fresh beats(known as sampling)followed.

Due to copyright infringements sampling lost popularity during 2004. Thanks to a U.S Court of Appeals decision. Before this ruling it was legal to take a small sample of a song and use it within a unique beat. Recently and thanks to changing technology it has become increasing common to create hip hop instrumental beats using PC software, along with sequencers, keypads and drums or drum machines.

When creating an instrumental beat, you want to include a 2-4 bar intro, a 16 bar verse, an 8 bar hook, and a 20 bar bridge (this varies from song to song). The first thing a DJ does is lay the drum track using kicks, snares, and high hats. Next, he takes the time to lay down the bass guitar and lead guitar tracks, which can either be placed on the same track or on separate ones. The next thing he does is to add sounds like claps or cow bells. Finally, he takes the time to create the hook.

You can always decide to begin with the hook. Understanding how to make a decent hook is a large part of creating hip hop instrumental beats. You will repeat the hook between verses. What is great about hip hop beats is the ability to be completely unique, you do not have to conform to anything in particular and can really produce big beats and amazing hooks that others will appreciate.

You need to know a little bit about music scales if you are going to incorporate a keypad, which most hip hop instrumental beats include. Then you want to add some horns, piano, or organ. Make sure you pan each track so it sends signals to either the right or left channels, because if all the beats are centered it will not sound the way it should. Finally spend some time nipping the EQ, and include some special effects. However, it is vital that you are careful not to put too much into your beat.

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