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Do Things that Allow for a Flow of Fresh Ideas 22 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
Concrete Vertical Development: the Sum of Creativity, Knowledge, and Imagination By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) I'm often asked a number of "how to" questions. And while I always try to answer them, even the ...
O.C. Smith and Gordon Parks - "Blowin' Your Mind": Skill, Rhyme, and Rhythm 19 Jul 2013 | 12:57 am
The Single Most Important Thing About Rhyme, and the Significance of the Core Rhythm and Groove By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Skill. If you’re bold enough to set out on that journey of writing rhymes, then i...
Use Your Drum Sounds to Improve Your Compositional Workflow 10 Jul 2013 | 10:51 pm
Knowing Your Drum Sounds Makes for a More Efficient Compositional Workflow By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Compositional workflow, the collective processes, methods, and time it takes a beatmaker to create a b...
BeatTips MusicStudy: Willie Henderson – “Off Into A Black Thing” 22 Jun 2013 | 01:25 am
Early 1970s Funk That Rumbles And Rolls By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Whenever I hear an early funk number like Willie Henderson's "Off Into A Black Thing," I always imagine what it was like for the original b...
Conveying a Feeling in Your Music Should Always Be a Part of Your Focus 17 Jun 2013 | 11:06 am
Method and Process is One Important Dimension, But a Notion of Feeling Is Also Crucial By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) As beatmaking goes, just as any other music tradition really, there are common successes, as...
BeatTips MusicStudy: Samuel Prody, Top-Notch Blues-Rock 14 Jun 2013 | 01:24 am
This Contemporary Of Led Zeppelin Could Have Been A Contender By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Regular readers of BeatTips.com know how much of a fan of Led Zeppelin that I am. Zeppelin has—and always will—play a...
Imperial Releases New Joint: ‘Zone Out’ feat. K.I.N.E.T.I.K. 8 Jun 2013 | 02:12 am
New Single from Imperial Featuring K.I.N.E.T.I.K By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) PRESS RELEASE from ILLECT RECORDS “Zone Out” is the new single from Imperial and features talented UK rapper, K.I.N.E.T.I.K. Imper...
BeatTips Jewel Droppin': Interview with Ron Browz 4 Jun 2013 | 11:13 am
From Big L to 50 Cent, the “Ether” Producer Has Quietly Carved an Name for Himself in the Beatmaking Community By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) This past Sunday night, Brooklyn rapper Papoose made what appeared t...
Rhythm Blending and Masking Constrasts vs. Timestretch 28 May 2013 | 08:49 pm
Creating Cross Rhythms to Lock Up Timing By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) In The BeatTips Manual, in the section on timestretch, I discuss why I don’t rely on timestretch as much as I do on rhythm matching and co...
Different Methods for Adding Bottom to Kick Drums 24 May 2013 | 09:00 am
Techniques for Giving Your Kicks a Unique Low Sound By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Getting the kick drum to have that "right" amount of low-end isn't always easy. To be sure, it's a tricky thing to do, especial...
