If your looking to produce your own music or create beats using your home computer then beat making software is the way to go. If your reading this then you have either looked at the price of drum and MIDI machines and your looking for a cheaper alternative or you have always wanted to make your own beats but don't know where to start. The really good thing about music making software is you don't have to spend lots of money, in fact you can get really good programs that cost under 0 that have more features than you can use. You can even download free beat makers but they have very little features and are normally fairly hard to use. Another bonus with beat making software is you can now back up on a USB, CD or iPod.
There is a lot of really good software out there that you can use but there are a few things your going to have to take into consideration when choosing a good beat making program.
- Does the software export your beats to broadcast quality?
- Does it use.WAV format and not.mp3
- Does it have more than 1 bar to work with - more the better.
- Does it have drum pads and keys to work with?
- Does the software come with samples?
- Avoid online tools
- Are the video tutorials or documentation on how to use the software?
I ask you this - Why do you want to make beats? People are making their own beats for many different reasons. Here are what some people are doing with the software -
- For their own music and songs
- For rap, hip hop, techno, dance and reggae
- video background music
- music for games
- As a hobby and for fame
- Parties and events
- To sell and make money from
They are just some examples of what people are doing with their beats.
