Make My Own Beats
So, you're an aspiring DJ, and you're wondering, "How can I make my own beats?" The best route to go, obviously, is a fully-equipped music studio. As that can cost tens of thousands of dollars, however, this isn't an option for most beginners. The main alternative for beginners these days is music making software for your computer or laptop. Unfortunately, simply having the software isn't enough. You'll need a lot more to make your own beats. This article will give you a checklist of things you need to make your own virtual studio on your laptop.
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Beat Making Software
First, you'll need a good music mixing and beat making software program. A web search will turn up a huge variety from simple, easy, basic free software to powerful, advanced, and very expensive professional software. If you're a beginner, you'll want something in the middle. Here are the basic requirements for any beat making software worth the price.
First, make sure the music sequencer has at least sixteen tracks, each with its own volume control. Although eight tracks are enough to make a basic beat line, it lacks the additional tracks you'll need for instrumentals and vocals to make a complete song.
Second, make sure it has a virtual keyboard, and preferably a virtual drum pad as well. You'll need to keyboard to compose and insert instrumental melodies.
Third, make sure it has BPM (beats per minute) control. This will allow you to adjust the tempo of your music, from slow love songs to fast party songs.
Fourth, make sure any beat making software you get is compatible with third-party VST plug-ins. We'll explain more about those later.
Finally, make sure the beat making software allows you to quickly, simply, and easily export your completed songs to common music file format that is compatible with most digital music players. The open-source and highly compatible MP3 file format is the best option.
Sample & Sound Library
Next, you'll need a "soundbank," or a sample library. Although most beat making software comes with a pre-installed sample library, these libraries tend to be of limited selection and poor quality. Worse, all you competitors with that software will be using the exact same samples you are, making it hard for your music to stand out.
Spend some time searching the internet for websites where you can download larger libraries of higher-quality music samples. Ultimately, the only way to guarantee that your music has a truly unique sound, and that you and you alone own, it's best to start developing your own personal, home-made original instrumental samples for your soundbank.
VST Plug-ins
Finally, you'll need a collection of VST plug-in audio tools. VST stands for Virtual Sound Technology, and essentially electronically emulates all the advanced audio hardware of a professional sound studio. This includes musical sound effect, like reverb and phase effects, which you can use to adjust the atmosphere, tone, and mood of your music. Equally important, albeit less dramatic, are the VST plug-ins to handle the technical side of audio engineering such as equalizing the treble and bass, normalizing the volume, removing microphone noise, inverting, cross-fading, etc. There are hundreds of VST plug-ins available over the internet, some for a fee and some for free.
