Beat Making for Beginners.

Learn to create a basic drum loop in the LMMS song editor by placing kicks on the first beat and snares on the third, then looping and adding swing.

Learn to create a drum loop using the beat and baseline editor or the song editor, select kick and snare samples, and set tempo to 140.

Open an instrument, use presets, and explore the piano roll to learn seven notes (c, d, e, f, g, a, b) across octaves, with middle c at c5.

Explore scales in beat making by learning the C major scale and the A minor scale, using ghost notes and piano roll transposition to craft melodies and chords.

Explore two chord creation methods for A minor scale: counting method forms major (4+3) and minor (3+4) chords from the root, then use the skip one method and go scale.

Learn the skip one method to create chords from the A minor scale using ghost notes, switch to major by moving up one, and apply it anywhere to craft beats.

Learn to build a chord progression with the stairs trick in a minor scale, using the skip-one method, eliminating unwanted chords, and transposing top notes to shape the beat.

Learn to build a core chord progression with the skip one method, using ghost notes in the piano roll and transposing notes to refine it.

Learn to craft a melody in key using broken chords, by duplicating a chord progression in the piano roll, shifting notes across octaves, and adding a resolving ending.

Learn to craft a new melody in key by cloning a previous line, varying octaves, and keeping notes inside the A minor scale. Experiment with note placement to shape beat.

Learn to add more kicks and snares to your drum pattern to create swing, by placing extra kicks on the middle of beats two and four and adding snares.

Learn to create a key-consistent bassline by following the root note of a 1-3-5-7 chord progression in the A minor scale, using a piano roll.

Create a baseline that follows the kick drum pattern, then expand by adding notes within the scale to craft a varied, creative bass line.

Learn to create hi-hat patterns and rolls using drum samples, edit note lengths, copy and paste notes, and experiment to fit any beat.

Build a complete song from a four-bar loop by crafting an intro, hook, and verse, layering instruments with a consistent chord progression and bass toward a three-minute track.

Learn how to craft transitions and fillers to make a beat sound fuller, using crashes, drones, reverb, flange, and snare drum rolls to guide the listener from intro to chorus.