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Do you want to start making beats but not sure of where to start? Chuck Sutton shares beat making 101, walking through the steps of how to make a beat from scratch. Start with how to get samples and how to track your drum samples in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Next, learn beat making techniques that include changing the pitch, length and timing of samples to make your beat stand out. Finally, learn how to build layers, add melodic elements and bring in the bass to finalize your beat.
Stay tuned for the next video in this two part series on how to make your beats even better.
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Start with the basics: samples and DAW
1:42 Building out the snare drum
2:35 Making a basic hi-hat pattern and creating accent marks
3:19 Pitch, length, and timing of samples
3:31 Adding kick drum pattern
4:05 Layering beat tracks
5:17 Adding melodic elements
5:49 Creating the bass line and adding it to the beat
7:25 Experiment with variation in your beat
8:43 Outro
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