How To Make A Hip Hop Rap Beat With Pictures

Drum line — Sets up the tempo and background of the beat. The drum line is the most important aspect of the beat. Bass line — Complements the drum line. The bass line is less important in the grand scheme of the beat than is the drum line. Lead — The main instrument used to create a melody (e. g. , a piano). Support — Any other instruments used in conjunction with the melody (e. g. , minor string instruments).

For a slower hip-hop beat, you can use a 2/4 beat, which is two beats per measure.

Lead and support instruments can be anything from a synth to a piano.

You can add rap lyrics to virtually any 4/4 beat and have the end result sound fine, so you shouldn’t worry too much about structuring your beat specifically if you’re creating a traditional hip-hop composition.

If you don’t have FL Studio installed, you can download it from Image Line’s website at https://www. image-line. com/downloads/flstudiodownload. html.

Click FILE Select New from template Select Minimal Click Basic

You’ll need to do this for the kick, the clap, the hat, and the snare. There are four boxes per measure (e. g. , a row of four red boxes is a measure, and a row of black boxes is a measure).

Click the “Bass” folder on the left side of the window to display a list of bass instruments. Find an instrument you want to use. Click and drag an instrument from the list of bass instruments onto the channel. Close the window that pops up.

You can click and drag the left or right side of the green bar that appears to lengthen the note.

Click FILE Click Export Click MP3 file Select a save location, then click Save

Click File Click New. . . Click Empty Project, then click Choose Select Software Project Click Create

Click Drummer Select a hip-hop drummer.

This step is optional; if you’re happy with your beat as it is, skip to the next step. You can use a loop as a supporting instrument. To add a loop to your project, click the “Loop” icon in the upper-right side of the window, then select a loop you’d like to use.

Click Share Click Export to Disk. . . Enter your song’s information. Click Export