Hip Hop/Rap Beats?

I was wourndering what anyone would suggest using to produce Hip Hop/Rap Beats.

Besides pure creativity and imagination, most people in audio production use either Propellerhead's Reason (http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/) or Apple's Logic (http://www.apple.com/logic/) in conjunction with ProTools (http://www.digidesign.com/)

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meltbanana314 said:

Besides pure creativity and imagination, most people in audio production use either Propellerhead's Reason (http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/) or Apple's Logic (http://www.apple.com/logic/) in conjunction with ProTools (http://www.digidesign.com/)

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i think he hit the nail on the head with this one
-chris

are you aware about the hidden loops in garageband....if not... after you open it up you can click the eye towards the bottom this will open a menu then click to the right of the eyeball ( where there is no button) and drag it up... they hjave several premaid beats and such..

you can also add your own, or add mp3s as beats and create your own by mixing garageband loops and a song by your favorite artist.

cup your hands over your mouth using your lips for the down beat.. the rest will come naturally

MacAddikt said:

cup your hands over your mouth using your lips for the down beat.. the rest will come naturally

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Mad props fow dat yo!

macman how do u add ur own mp3s on garageband :headphone

drag and drop

if you can use cubase (there is a mac vesrsion right?)

My mate is a hip hop producer but he uses fruity loops but thats for win, as for reason! dont bother it even looks complicated never mind using it

yes, there is a mac version of cubase, there are also most of the same plugins. though I like macaddikt's idea, a home made beat is good, but a home made beat you make yourself is better, more unique.

true but its all about the sound though rather than that smug feeling inside

lol... if you guys kmew me personal i am not to much of a rapper... im more of a casual jeans band t-shirt and my chuck taylors.. but me and this guy always work sundays from 8am-8pm and it is slow ( i work in a coffee shop) so i bring out my ibook my midi cable and my keyboard. and i write beats using the midi triggers... and he is the same way as me but he can free style like no other... we have put out a few CD's and sold them around out chool... most people buy it becasue it is random and stuff..... I think we get a little carried away sometimes but hey what else could we do for hours upon hours...

i am thinking about getting a used pc and using fruity loops any thoughts.

macaudiodj said:

i am thinking about getting a used pc and using fruity loops any thoughts.

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No need for a PC here, just go to bandmatelooops.com. Tons of royalty free loops and dozens of single drum sounds to make your own beats using GB. You can also just use the Musical Typing feature of GB with the stock drum kit sounds and make beats.