Trap music often relies on the iconic TR808 for its drum sounds, but there’s always room to add some originality to your beats. The high-pitched metallic snap of the 808 snare defines trap’s signature vibe,…
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In this final part of our series on making trap beats, we’re going DEEP and giving the LOW-down on 808 basslines. If there’s one defining element to trap music other than the drums, it’s using…
Many of us have heard of dotted 8th-notes or noticed them in a quantisation drop-down menus. But what are they? And more to the point, how can you use them in your beats to add…
If you’re a beatmaker looking for some quick-fire trap melody composition hacks then the Red Bow Music channel has you covered. Red Bow Music demonstrate basic music theory compositional techniques that are geared largely towards…
It’s a bold claim! The BEST production trick of 2024. Well you can decide for yourself as we learn how to transform a fairly generic Electric piano loop into a lush otherworldly affair. In this…
Virtual Riot has created a bunch of sound design puzzles in Ableton! There is a set of example sounds that you have to try and re-create, How far can you get without listening to the…
Since its inception in the early 2000’s, trap music has become one of the most influential genres in contemporary music. An offshoot of hip-hop, trap was born in the so-called “Dirty South” of America, pioneered…
Our team put together a quick guide on how to chop samples in 60 seconds using FL Studio – let’s check it out! Remember – RouteNote Create subscriptions start from as little as $2.99. You also get 10…
One of the most powerful tools in a producer’s arsenal is layering. Layering beats isn’t just about stacking sounds for the sake of it. Done well it can create depth and complexity as well as…
With YouTube ranking as the net’s second-largest search engine, there are huge opportunities for selling beats. And your target audience i.e artists looking for beats, tend to spend a lot of time browsing YouTube. It’s…
