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Making Music: Where to start?

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:50:00 GMT

A.G.C. answered a completely overwhelmed and frustrated user's question: "where is a good starting point?" with solid info and resources.

Choosing a MIDI Controller

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Choosing a Midi Controller for the first time can be difficult, especially if you have not used one before. Among many choices, there seems to be endless combinations of keys, knobs, faders and pads, and it can be hard to predict what combination of control surfaces you will need. In this article I will give a brief explanation of each of these Midi Controller elements, and how they are typically used, to help you decide what you need.

Music and Sound For Video Games 101

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:20:00 GMT

A great article from Sunburn who is a professional video game sound designer/composer. He recently worked on music for Saints Row 2

Hip Hop VSTs Enlightenment

nfx — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:47:00 GMT

I get asked a lot about "What are some good hip-hop VSTs?"

Read on for the answer and some elightenment.

Artistic vs Commercial Beats

nfx — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

In this article I touch on the differences and importance of being artistic and commercial in your approach to beat making.

10 Creative Beatmaking Tips

Taylor B — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:54:00 GMT

Recently Warbeats member Mark V made a post in the forums here on Warbeats that I thought was interesting enough to become an Article.

Hip Hop Production 101

nfx — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Bigg Rome is a cool dude and he makes some great music. He dropped some knowledge on his site recently and gave me permission to repost it here.

The Producers Vision

nfx — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:50:00 GMT

In this world, people come and go in the music industry. Coming in with one hit wonders to being extravagant musicians. We all know who the big producers are but we all don't know the little guys, from the Warbeats members to the kid down the street making hits. When we...

The Music Industry In A Nutshell

nfx — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:59:00 GMT

The music industry is basically comprised of two main entities - Labels and Distributors...

Describing Sounds - Terminology

nfx — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:42:00 GMT

Communicating the way things sound will improve your mixes because you will be able to identify what to fix. This article comes originally from a post in the forums by LONELY_THUG.

Developing Your Skills

nfx — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:20:00 GMT

Everyone needs to develop their skills no matter how talented they are. If you don't continue to push yourself and seek challenges you'll get old real quick. Here is some advice on how to keep your skills sharp.

Unlock The Secrets Of The Pros

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:36:00 GMT

One thing every professional songwriter, beatmaker or artist in any field can do is observe what other pros are doing in their field of expertise and study it. You can too.

Tagging Your Beats

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:30:00 GMT

Overall tagging is fine as a protection method but I have some pretty solid opinions on the right way and the wrong way to tag your beats.

How to make abeat in 6 easy steps.

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:33:00 GMT

In this aticle I tried to break down the process I use to the most basic elements. You may find that you work better using different methods, but it never hurts to see a different side of things.

Selling your beats - How much to charge?

nfx — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:24:00 GMT

This article gives some advice to the beatmaker about how to best determine what amount to charge for beats.