So you want to start making your own beats and you’re wondering what kind of music production equipment you should get as well as the best software to start producing beats?
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Pro Tools 12 Reviews
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Melodics Review – Is It Worth Your Time And Money?
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How To Make Beats On GarageBand
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How To Fade In Garage Band
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How To Upload To Soundcloud
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Amplitube 5 Review
Home recording can be very challenging, especially for people who have never tried it before. As well as setting up …
What Is Vocaloid?
What is Vocaloid? If you are new to Vocaloid, you are probably wondering what it is. “Vocaloid” can be confusing …
Pro Tools First Review
Introduction For sound producers, a digital audio workstation will be a crucial element and I understand this. When you first …
Dubturbo Review: 4 Reasons Why I DON’T Recommend It For Aspiring Beatmakers
[alert type=”info” close=”false” heading=”Important Info”]The owner of Dubturbo has responded to this review (which you can read at the bottom of the comments by clicking here) — which in my opinion is a very fair and level-headed response, and worth reading before you form any rash opinions about the makers of the software.[/alert]
Occasionally, I review software and pieces of gear here at Make Beats 101 if I find them useful for producers and other musicians.
Because there’s already way too many things being advertised to us, I try to only review things that are beneficial to our goal of making great quality music.
Since I want to maintain my sense of integrity, I don’t bother writing about and recommending crappy equipment and software.
And that’s precisely the reason why I CAN'T give beatmaking programs like Dubturbo and Sonic Producer a good review.
Reason Essentials Review: The $69 Studio-In-A-Box For Making Beats On A Budget
Let me start off today’s post with a simple question: how does wasting years of your time and spending hundreds of dollars on beatmaking programs that you’ll never end up using appeal to you?
If you’re a normal human being, then it prooooooobably doesn’t sound like something you’d want to do.
After all, the whole point of this site is to teach you how to bang out a hot beat in as little time and with as little money as possible.
But when I started out, waste time and money is exactly what I did.
And plenty of aspiring producers fall into the same trap.
