An Introduction to Creating Beats – Audio Plus

Oct 20th in General by Adrian Try

In this week's Audio Plus content, Ryan Leach teaches you how to put a good beat together by use of two examples—one using regular kit sounds, and the other with electronic sounds.

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Author: Adrian Try

Adrian is writer and editor for Audiotuts+ and the AudioJungle blog. He has been playing keys and acoustic guitar for three decades, and has six kids. Follow him on Twitter at @audiotuts.

"The backbone of most contemporary music is the drum beat. While all the other instruments may be adding color and emotion, the beat is the pulse keeps it all together. When you start getting into the world of producing one of the first things you'll want to learn is how to write an effective and interesting beat.

"This tutorial is for people who are new to producing music and want to get a head start on putting a good beat together. It iss also for anyone who does not have a rhythm section background and could use a refresher in what the primary functions of a solid beat are and how to put them to use."

Here's the beat with electronic sounds covered in the tutorial:

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Table of Contents

• Drum Notation
• The Elements of a Beat
• Creating a Simple Beat
• Taking It Further
• Using Less Traditional Sounds
• Expand on the Basic Principles

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