Beat Software Review

http://pinurl.com/beatsoftware Making your own rap or hip-hop beats is all the rage these days. And the good news is that the tools and software for creating beats just keeps getting better - and more importantly - cheaper.

One of the more recent developments has been to move the entire beat creation process online. No more need to download or install expensive software or clog your hard drive with thousands of samples, online beat software lets you create your beats entirely in your browser!

The best online beat software I've found is Sonic Producer. It is an online music sequencer that comes with loads of excellent instrument samples and a very clear and easy to understand interface.

You get a 16 track sequencer which means you can layer up a whole orchestra of sounds, beats and samples if you want, to give your beat a really rich and dynamic sound. You can assign any of the available samples to any track and adjust the volume of each one independently. Adding a kick drum or any other instrument to the beat is as simple as clicking on the place in the beat that you want it to play. The inclusion of sample pads and an on-screen keyboard give you even more scope to create killer beats.

If you need help, Sonic Producer comes with a number of pretty good video tutorials so you can get up to speed quickly. And once you have a beat you're happy with you can export the finished track to an MP3 file so you can listen to it on your iPod while you work on the lyrics.