| Learning how to make rap beats on FL Studio can at | | | | Now before you start laying your beats in, go back |
| first seem like a daunting task because there are so | | | | to your answers from step one and think in your |
| many different variables that one must take into | | | | mind the kind of beats you wish to create, once you |
| consideration before you even start the actual music | | | | start to get an idea about these beats, start placing |
| production... | | | | them into your sequencer screen, don't worry if |
| But by breaking down the musical creation process | | | | everything isn't perfect at this stage, just |
| into a series of three simple steps you can take the | | | | concentrate on getting the beats and sounds loosely |
| complexity out of the production phase because you | | | | arranged into their correct places. |
| will have a clear step by step guide of the things you | | | | A common mistake that many people make when |
| need to do, this will speed up the time it takes you | | | | they learn how to make rap beats on FL Studio is |
| to complete your rap beats and also ensure they are | | | | that they try to take on to much straight away, |
| of a much higher quality. | | | | when your first getting started, keep your beats |
| Step One - Planning: | | | | simple and to the point, and don't deviate to much |
| Before you even start working on your music in FL | | | | from your initial ideas at this stage. |
| studio you first need to do preliminary planning, this | | | | Step Three - Post Production: |
| means thinking about all the different aspects of the | | | | The post production phase is where you take the |
| rap beat you're trying to create... | | | | time to fine tune your composition, at this point you |
| - What is the emotion I am trying to express? | | | | need to really pull out the magnifying glass and make |
| - What sort of tones do I want to use? | | | | sure that everything is spot on the way you |
| - What kind of beat will match my lyrical content? | | | | intended it to be and take the time to do any |
| - What drum kits or instruments do I want to | | | | corrections... |
| include? | | | | - Make sure the volume levels are correct. |
| Take out a piece of paper, or open up a word | | | | - Apply any relevant affects or enhancements. |
| document on your computer, write out those four | | | | - Make sure everything is synced correctly. |
| points and begin to answer them one by one, take | | | | Once you have fine tuned your rap beat, mix it |
| the time to really think about your answers because | | | | down into a mp3 in the highest codec available. |
| this first stage of planning if done correctly will | | | | As you can see it's not complicated to learn how to |
| drastically reduce you production time and allow you | | | | make rap beats on FL Studio, you just need to take |
| to learn how to make rap beats on FL Studio much | | | | the time to do the proper planning and preparations |
| faster. | | | | and streamline your efforts to attain maximum |
| Step Two - Production: | | | | results. |
| Once you have thoroughly thought about all the | | | | If you follow these simple steps you will have your |
| questions in the planning phase it's time to move | | | | first rap beats created in no time and be able to |
| onto the actual production, so load up fruity loops | | | | distribute them on MySpace, Facebook Or YouTube |
| and set up your new project, add all the drum kits | | | | and gain the recognition you deserve for your artistic |
| and instruments you wish to use and get yourself | | | | creations! |
| prepared... | | | | |