Beat Makers: The 3 Myths You Need To Avoid To Make A Sweet Beat Now

Beat makers have been around since the 60's but there has never been a time when you could download a powerful software tool to your desktop, or better yet, access the beat maker online until now. Learn what you will need to make a beat quickly and what you should avoid with these 3 myths that have stopped people from making great beats quickly.

Beat makers are incredible rap tools and hip-hop tools that allow a musician to make a quick beat. These days, there are great beat makers that can get you writing amazing and original beats in under 30 minutes. Long-gone are the days when you need a ton of hardware and software components, synthesizers and plug-ins, to write great beats. All it takes is a little knowledge and less than $30 bucks.

Myth #1 - A Good Beat Maker Must Be An Expensive Beat Maker

There was a time, maybe ten years ago, when great beat makers were indeed very expensive beat makers. Those days are gone, due to the incredible technology developments of a few bright minds who decided enough was enough.

These days, you can get an amazing beat maker for less than $30 dollars, which essentially allows you Internet access to the beat maker so you can export your beat to mp3 and download to your computer for further use. This way, you don't have to download any software and the entire process is streamlined. Most beat makers like this include bass parts, synthesizers, a virtual drum pad and piano-key set so you can essentially write the entire song with the software. Did I mention these come with over 2,000 sounds and samples to play around with?

Myth #2 - A Good Beat Makers Is Going To Have A lot Of Bells And Whistles

Here is the thing about a beat maker, if you are not a producer and didn't go to music school, the only thing extra bells and whistles is going to give you is a head-ache. The learning curve for the expensive beat makers like Pro Tools is incredible and could take years to master.

These days, inexpensive beat makers provide mixing capabilities, 16-track sequencers and I think most importantly, a very easy way to export to mp3 which used to be a pain the butt. I especially stress starting out with an inexpensive beat maker at first because it will help you learn the basics and then if you really fell you need to spend 100-times as much money to get the sound you want, then by all means take the plunge, but don't say I didn't warn you.

Myth #3 - Inexpensive Beat Makers Don't Have Enough Options

This is another beat maker myth. The truth is that most beat makers these days have more options than you will ever use, and the best ones (under $50) provide the piano-key sets, bass and guitar parts as well as incredible synthesizer samples and sounds which have become staples in pop music like rap and hip-hop. Remember that ten years ago all these myths were truths but times have changed and so should your idea of what it takes to write great music.

-Mark Frost