From the time I got my first computer, a dream of mine was to make music beats. For the longest time I had this idea on my mind, but I had no idea how to get started. Over the years, the lack of any affordable music beats software caused me to put the idea on that dusty shelf in the back of my mind. I continued expressing my interest in music, eventually learning how to play the piano, guitar, and a number of wind and brass instruments. You could say I had a passion for music.

Naturally, that passion for music got bored after a few years and needed a new way to express itself. While I was surfing the web one day, I came across a video on youtube on “how to make music beats”. The guy that had made the video had a real knack for making beats and I became addicted to watching his videos.

One day, I worked up the guts to send this guy a message. I asked him how he got started with making beats, what programs did he use, and how he would recommend I get started myself. To my surprise, he sent me a message back later that day telling me about a website called Sonic Producer. He said it was perfect for beginners who want to start to make music beats, and that they have tons of videos just like his showing you how to get better at making them.

Well, to me every word this guy said was gospel so I headed over to the website to see what it was all about. After seeing that it would cost me only $29 for a membership there, I wanted in. I sent the guy a message back and said I didn’t know if it would be worth it, because I had never dealt with these kinds of websites before. He sent me links to other websites that offered similar programs, and explained to me that in this industry most programs cost upward of $200.

He told me that the site offers more value than i expected: they give you thousands of free beats and samples to work with, give you free beat making lessons, and even if I am “unsure” they offer a 100% money back guarantee.After seeing the words “100% money back guarantee”, I ponied up the $29 and got a membership.

I really haven’t turned back since, I am still making beats with Sonic Producer, but now I actually get paid for it. In the past year my skills have got good enough to sell beats to artists. Now, I’m not selling them for a million a pop like Kanye West, but it’s enough to keep some gas money in my pocket.

I never ended up using the money back guarantee, but I had to mention it because that was a major deciding factor for me. The fact that they offer a money back guarantee shows you that they are confident in the value they provide. Other programs and sites will not offer refunds because they know what they are selling is utter crap.

If you’re like me and can’t afford to get anything but the absolute most out of every dollar you spend and you want to make music beats, check out Sonic Producer. I’ve included some links for you to help you get started on your journey, they can be found throughout this article or down below in the authors box. Until next time, I hope you can get as much out of Sonic Producer as I have.

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Years ago, I played around with a music generator on a friend’s PC and really enjoyed it. I’m curious about finding a good one to download, but I’m not really serious enough to pay a lot for a program and it doesn’t have to be professional grade sound. Is there anything you might suggest? Maybe something similiar to MTV music generator? By the way, I’m using XP home. Thanks.

Answer: Sonic Producer is one of the best beat making programs on the internet.

Things are changing. At one time you would have to spend a fortune to be able to make music.

Not Any More.

The internet has grown over the past 10 years or so and has opened the world up to many possibilities, including free music software available to download within a few clicks. Some free software is not only on the internet, they are also given away on magazine covers too. So the possibilities are endless with many websites and web communities now appearing that delve into the world of computer music composition.

Sequencers

Decent free sequencers are hard to find online, but don’t be downhearted, if you can get a copy of a magazine published in the UK called “Computer Music” there are actually two of them on the cover CD as part of their Studio software collection.

Virtual Instrument and Effects Plugins

This is an area that has exploded in the music world. Free virtual instruments and effects plugins are everywhere on the internet. Even some of the big name developers have gotten in on the act of giving away some of their products.

But, I find that the best place to go for a decent plugin is KVR Audio. KVR Audio is a huge website with an online community as well as its huge database of Virtual Instruments and Effects plugins.

Audio Editor

There is only one audio editor that I would recommend, and that’s Audacity. Audacity is the most popular open source audio editor available and is pride of place in my audio setup.

So, there you have it. All the information you need to start making music without having to pay for the software. Although, I would say you should really buy a more decent sequencer than a free one as they are much better and have more tools available.

But, then you may be the first one to ever get a hit record using free software alone.

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In this digital age, more and more people are turning to the internet as a medium to express themselves. Some people are writers and bloggers, others like to post their photographs to Flickr, and still others gather on social music websites to share their favorite songs. Just recently I have seen the emergence of social music composer or social music producing websites. On these websites, the site usually offers its own online music composer so that there is a standard set for the people sharing songs… if everybody makes songs with the same tools, there is a ’standard’ of sorts for people to compare the songs. This creates an even playing field of sorts and gives beginners the chance to show off their creations and even sell them to aspiring artists, or even established ones.

Somebody has told me that a website called Beatport is a pretty good online music composer, although I have not tried it myself. They seem to have a pretty decent online music composer, but so far it does not seem like any kind of “social music composer” website. These types of websites are more community oriented where something like Beatport seemss to be more individual oriented, where the site serves as a tool to the individual composer instead of offering a community for them to express themselves.

However, there is one website I am a member of that is leading the charge amongst social music production websites and online music composers. The community is called Sonic Producer, and like Beatport and other sites it centers around their online music composer. The Sonic Producer online beat maker is impressive all around. Perfect for beginners, they stripped out the complicated technical controls that most desktop software, allowing beginners to get right to making your own beats online. While the beat maker software is worth twice as much as the $29 membership fee alone, that’s not even where the value lies.

Don’t get me wrong, the beat maker has 16 tracks, 8 DJ pads, instrument support, keyboard sets, thousands of preset sounds and loops, mp3 export capability, and more… The value lies in the vast pool of knowledge right at your fingertips. They offer with membership THOUSANDS of video lessons on making your own music, allowing beginners to reach an advanced skill level very quickly. They also have superb customer service, and for those with doubts, they will return your money if you are not satisfied, which is highly unlikely after all the effort they put in. If you want to learn more about this website, check out Beat Makers Online.

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Your tunes simply won’t be great without hot beats. You know that your music beats is what makes your rhythm outstanding. They need to have this magnetic power behind to arouse the audience interest and make them want for more of your music. Here are 5 tips to making awesome music beats at home without expensive instruments and time consuming learning process.

1. Create and Stick to a “Feeling-Rich” Signature Sound

This is not so difficult but it is not easy either. It doesn’t matter if your signature sound is giving a country or funky or even rocky feeling; you will need to tweak them with unique beats so that listener will know immediately that it’s yours beats after hearing your music. That’s it, you need to be outstanding by grabbing the audiences’ attention and set you apart from the masses.

2. Take Advantage of The Music Beats Resources Available Online

It has never been so readily available than now with the power of internet that allows almost all resources that you will ever need to create your own beats from home. Get sophisticated beats making software like Sonic Producer, listen to free sample beats, download royalty free beats that you can edit, join beats making forum etc. Just engaged yourselves and your creativity juices will gradually pour in to create your very own, original, unique beats.

3. Exchange Ideas with Beats Making Communities To Add Variety To Your Own Beats

There are many ways to create beats and some of which you’ll not even know they exist. Search for forums about making music beats and be a member. It is usually free to be a member. There are general beats making forum and more specific forum that focuses only on certain style of music beats. Choose the one you like or you wish to learn. Forum is a great place that helps to generate ideas and tips for making truly amazing beats. You will probably find someone who might be interested to collaborate with you to exchange beats making style and more.

4. Be Sensitive To Music and Let Your Creativity Take Charge

If you like music, then naturally you will have the urge and curiosity every time you hear something that matches your feel at that time. Cultivate this natural instinct and try to emulate the beats yourself in your own beats meaning to make the beats unique and yours. Once you’ve developed this skill, you’ll be surprised at the music beats that you can make. It’s a stage where making your own beats are only limited to your imagination.

5. Record Your Beats In Transferrable File Format

Record your beats in popular file format like MP3 that is easily readable by most devices to allow you to play them in a generic PC or DVD player without ado. MP3 is also easily transferrable among software to enrich the beats. Some beats making software might not have this capability to save file in MP3 format and allows you to save in raw file format which is difficult to access with other software. Others limited to certain unpopular format like 3gp, wma, wav, mid. This will hinder you from sharing flexibility. So, check the software if it supports MP3.

One of the most highly recognized music beats making software with MP3 export capability and numerous keyboards options is Sonic Producer. It’s well known for the sound quality it produces and its user friendly interface that makes it a breeze for beginners and experienced beats maker alike.

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