Advanced Beat Making for Beginners

Invest in quality drum kits to dramatically improve your drum sound beyond stock sounds. Load professional samples into your sampler and monitor in mono for a harder, more polished hit.

Layer your drum pattern by stacking different instrument sounds to create a fuller, more dynamic beat while balancing levels so one main sound remains prominent and avoiding overlayering.

Explore drum programming theory with quantisation, grid placement, and note-length concepts from whole to sixty-fourth notes in four-four time, revealing how grid resolution creates offbeat trap patterns.

Explore snare rolls to elevate beats after drum programming theory, using off-grid notes, quantization, and note dragging in Logic 10 to take your track to the next level.

Explore note sizes, from quarter and half to 16th and 1/64 notes, to craft little sounds. Copy, paste, and drag notes to vary length and texture within your program.

Learn music theory to make your beats sound more melodic. Master notes, half steps, whole steps, and play major and minor scales and chords on piano with simple formulas.

Master keyboard fundamentals by identifying white and black keys, locating C as the foundation, and recognizing the two black keys pattern and sharps and flats to build skills.

Learn octaves, identify middle C, and see how notes repeat across the keyboard to form scales and chords.

Explore half steps and whole steps on the piano keyboard, learn how these intervals form major and minor scales and three-note chords, and practice identifying notes across the keyboard.

Master a simple formula to play major scales on piano. Begin at the root, go two whole steps, one half step, then three whole steps to finish on the root.

Learn the formula to play any minor scale on a keyboard. Start at the root and move by whole and half steps in pattern W-H-W-W-H-W-W to finish on the root.

Learn how to track out your beats by crafting clear transitions, distinct sections, and labeled elements for intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro to elevate your song.

Discover the universal formula for major triads on the keyboard: start with the root, up four semitones to the second note, then up three to the third.

Learn how to play any minor triad on the keyboard using the minor formula: rise three semitones to the minor third, then four to the fifth; works in any key.

Joseph Avins delivers a practical, jargon-free beat-mixing guide with universal concepts, step-by-step workflows, and real-life before-and-after examples, including reference tracks, levels, eq, compression, panning, and effects.

Balance your instruments by aligning their frequencies and preventing clipping so every element stays audible. Mix cleanly before mastering, using compression and subtle effects to add depth.

Train your ears to mix by listening critically. There are no shortcuts, so apply proven principles to your own mixes and get out what you put in.

Ensure audio is clean and undistorted by properly setting up the mic to avoid static and phasing. Keep tracks simple to prevent frequencies from overlapping and achieve clarity before mixing.

Organization drives productivity and helps achieve great mixes by keeping a quiet, clean production space. Name and group tracks and use bus tracks to separate drums and melodies for balance.

Explain the purpose of buses and sends in beat making, showing how bus tracks collect signals, route effects, and returns to free processing power and improve mix clarity.

Group all the drums and keep it simple to build clean beats, then route the output to a bus and explore sends for flexible mixing.

Learn to use buses and sends to route effects like reverb across multiple tracks, add separate delays, and manage audio processing speed for efficient mixing.

Analyze reference tracks to dial in levels, panning, and layering, then apply mixing concepts—like kick and sub balance, hi-hat placement, and melody spacing—to make the beat hit hard.

Use a reference track to set proper levels and balance, turning instruments down until you can hear each part clearly, then alternate listening low and higher to refine the mix.

Use presets in Logic Pro to start beat making, assign keys to instruments, and apply compression and reverb; adjust presets as you learn mixing.

Explore the fundamentals of eqing by understanding the 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency range. Learn how to cut or offset frequencies to create space for kicks, bass, and highs.

Master subtractive eqing by surgically removing annoying frequencies from vocals and instruments, sweeping across the 20 Hz to 20 kHz range to tighten the mix.

Learn how to use side chaining with a compressor to make your kick drum pop over subs, bass, and low-end elements, using a dedicated bus and pre-fader routing.

Burn your tracks onto a blank cd for a one-off to hear the mix in mp3 and lossless formats, then listen with your reference track on car speakers and headphones.

Watch a live Logic Pro beat mix from scratch, using bus routing, headroom, and EQ to balance drums and melody, then bounce and prepare for mastering in the next lecture.

Master your beats by bouncing tracks with proper headroom, selecting 24-bit resolution, and using online mastering tools like Lander to instantly polish tracks for a pro, studio-like sound.

Listen to the beat we will make in GarageBand to guide beginners through the process of beat making.

Open a new GarageBand project, explore the library, loops, and drummer section, and learn to use the project window, view options, and shortcuts to start building hip hop beats.

Take a tour of GarageBand's workspace, from transport and editors to loops and sounds. Create tracks, set time signatures, use automation, and mix with pan and volume.

Explore GarageBand's built-in presets and instrument sounds, from hip-hop kits to arpeggiated bells, and quickly create tracks to spark inspiration.

Unlock GarageBand's preset drum patterns from different producers. Customize and track out each drum element to craft dynamic hip hop and trap beats.

Download GarageBand's new sounds and loops from the App Store, expanding your drum kits, drummers, and genres, to improve beat making experience.

Learn to build a beat from scratch in GarageBand by using loops, setting tempo to 120 bpm in C minor, layering arpeggiated sounds, and saving frequently.

Learn how to align your recordings with the timeline using the ruler, count-in, and metronome. Quantize and adjust track placement to keep every part on beat.

Learn to edit beats on the go in garageband by quantizing notes, aligning chords, and refining bass patterns with the piano roll, grid snapping, and quick shortcuts.

Keep things simple and prioritize quality over quantity as you build the beat. Layer three patterns, add drums, and honor the spiritual nature of music to guide your choices.

Track out beats as songs in garage band, organize and name each track, and structure intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro while noting song ownership and publishing basics.

Finish tracking a hip-hop beat by organizing sections and adding drama to the intro. Build up the chorus, test transitions, and experiment with edits and loops to shape the groove.

Finish a beat by dropping elements for space, craft transitions between verse and chorus, add and layer tracks, and use automation to shape levels and effects.

Mix your beat in GarageBand by balancing drums and bass with smart controls, then export. Use presets and a reference track, and consider upgrading to Logic X for more control.

Learn to create a custom production tag as your branded stamp for beats, using a looped tag, compression, delay, and effects to stand out.

Download a free software sampler from tx16wx.com and install it on macOS, then load the sampler into GarageBand and import samples from the next level drum pack.

Open the sampler in GarageBand, load a stereo instrument, and drag samples from your sample pack into groups and splits to build a drum kit with kicks and snares.

Edit and customize drum samples by adjusting release and grouping, create a custom kit, and save your loaded and manipulated sounds for future use.

Save your custom kit, copy content to your desktop for easy locating, and load it into a new session by selecting the kit in the program.

Thank you for completing advanced beat making for beginners; the instructor invites questions and a public review to help future students, and encourages staying in touch for more courses.