Make Your First Hip Hop Track - For Fun and Profit!

Name: Make Your First Hip Hop Track - For Fun and Profit!
Rating: 4.0 (24 reviews)

Learn how to make a hip hop track in FL Studio, by making one.

Created byColin Warn

Last updated 1/2019

English

What you'll learn

Make hip hop tracks
Understand the musical creative process
Have a greater appreciation for their favorite musical productions

Course content

4 sections • 25 lectures • 2h 22m total length

About Me1:36
Find out who this baby-faced instructor is. Learn that he ghost produces, has been making hip hop/dance music tracks for over 4 years, tours with vocalist Jordan Riley, and why he talks about himself in the third person so much.
Update for Users Using FL Studio 202:37
Update video for those of you who want to use FL Studio 20 with this tutorial series.
What Is FL Studio, and Who Uses It?2:36
Learn what FL Studio is, which big producers use it, and what to say when people give you a hard time about using it.
Production Mistakes to Look Out For as a Beginner9:10
Learn about what mistakes I made when I was starting out, and how you can avoid them.
What Are The Basic Components of a Track?6:52
Learn about the fundamental building blocks of a track.

Step 1: Create a Rhythm for Your Track (Drum Programming)7:09
Learn how to draw in your own drum patterns in FL Studio.
Step 2: Choose Instruments for Your Track (Sound Design)5:51
Learn how to add instruments into FL Studio, in addition to learning about some resources that can help you create your own.
Step 2.5: Music Theory "Shortcuts"/Learning Resources0:19
Step 3: Create Melodies for Your Track (Music Theory)9:27
Learn how to tell FL Studio what melodies to play, when, and where.
Step 3.5: How To Legally Sample Music3:44
Get a brief overview of what can be legally sampled, and what can't.
Step 4: Sampling a Track into Your Song5:58
Learn how to sample in FL Studio.
Step 5: Getting Your Track Sounding It's Best (Mixing)14:37
Learn what mixing is and my take on it.
Step 6: Spicing Up Your Track With Some Cool Effects5:54
Get a small taste of the variety of cool plugins you can throw on your tracks to give them a unique sound/feel.
Step 7: Automating Various Elements In Your Track3:56
Learn how to make an element louder/quieter throughout the track, and how to automate any knob in FL.
Step 8: "Mastering" Your Track (How To Approach This As a Beginner)6:44
What mastering is, how to approach this dangerous stage as a beginning producer.
Bonus Step: Directly Dragging In Samples3:46
Another method for adding elements/ear candy into your productions.
Step 9: Exporting Your Track For The World To Hear!3:13
You've made the track, now let me show you how to show it to the world!
Review

(BONUS ARTICLE) Additional Studio Gear To Get0:54
(BONUS VIDEO) Cool, Free Effect Plugins To Get (And How To Install Them)4:54
Some free, cool plugins I use in many of my tracks.
(BONUS VIDEO) Making a Professional Hip Hop Beat, Start to Finish p115:00
(BONUS VIDEO) Making a Professional Hip Hop Beat, Start to Finish p214:02
(BONUS VIDEO) Making a Professional Hip Hop Beat, Start to Finish p314:06

Requirements

Download FL Studio. Paying for the full version helps, but the demo is all you need to get started.

Description

Learn How To Make Your First Hip Hop Track - No Experience Required!

Course last updated 11.27.2016

Learn the basics of making your first hip hop track from Colin: A professional music/ghost producer with 4+ years of experience. With a discography of over 200 dance/hip hop tracks, his productions has received acclaim from the likes of Studio DMI, EDM(dot)com and many more.

In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals, shortcuts and best resources for learning concepts such as:

Music theory, or how to make kickass melodies
Sampling, how to do it in FL Studio, and how to do it legally
Mixing your track to sound it's best
Where to sell/share your finish tracks

......and much more!

So whether you're a rapper looking to make beats for your rhymes, or a hip hop enthusiast looking to make some beats to impress your friends, there's something in this course for you.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in hip hop production
Anyone interested in gaining a deeper appreciation for hip hop
Rappers looking to make their own beats

Make Your First Hip Hop Track - For Fun and Profit!

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Course content

Welcome, About FL Studio, Overview of Course5 lectures • 23min

Building the Track12 lectures • 1hr 11min

Sharing/Selling Your Track3 lectures • 1min

Bonus Section5 lectures • 49min

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