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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.

Don't be a sucka, backup yo ish

nfx — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:23:00 GMT

You might never need to recover from lost or damaged data, but don't take that risk. Time is money and the second you get bit by a trojan, virus or simple data corruption, your entire work might be lost forever. Learn to backup your data.

Interview with Andre Ramone

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:10:00 GMT

Andre Ramone is a total team player. And he's getting his name and music out there one step at a time. If anyone deserves to make it big, it's this dude.

Interview with GabeReal

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Watching this dude make beats on youtube is straight inspirational. He makes it seem so effortless. In this Warbeats interview with Gabe-Real we try to see what makes him tick...

Interview with Boi-1da

nfx — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:49:00 GMT

How many of us will ever say that Dre rapped over one of our beats? Boi-1da can. He took some time to tell Warbeats a little about himself and his production.

Interview with Ryan Hitz

nfx — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:01:00 GMT

The producer of the "Stanky Legg" which was #1 song on 106 & Park and now getting radio play nationwide Rayn Hitz talks to Warbeats.

Interview with Canei Finch

nfx — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:16:00 GMT

Romanian Warbeats member Obicek a.k.a. Andrei Popa interviews beat battler extraordinaire Canei Finch (co-producer of TIP's Live Your Life). Canei has been descibed as "Just Blaze on Steroids". Dude is sick wit it.

Interview With KDE

nfx — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Another Warbeats family member who is on his grind and making moves working with artists like Lil Wayne, 17 year old KDE shares some of his knowledge with us.

Sindustry Interview By Royal Beatz

nfx — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Sindustry is doing his thing making music for commercials and artists for a while. Warbeats member Royal Beatz recently got a chance to ask him a few questions for us.

Interview with Lyr1kz

nfx — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:28:00 GMT

Heres a guy that has Beat Making in his DNA. Whether it's beats for Stat Quo, Lil Wayne, Styles P or others, he's got serious game.

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

Interview with Mister KA

NewAgeEnt — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:33:00 GMT

Mister KA top producer on SoundClick.com breaks it down for Warbeats, covering internet promotion and more.

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.

Interview with John Locs

Taylor B — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:59:00 GMT

John Locs is the producer creating a buzz in California from the north coast all the way to the Bay Area.

He recently took some time to break things down for Warbeats.

Interview with WMS The Sultan

NewAgeEnt — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:07:00 GMT

WMS The Sultan is making his name in the game working with such artists as Joe Budden, Edo G, Static and Messiah, Akrobatik and Skyzoo. He breaks it down for Warbeats.

Interview with FOC

nfx — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:11:00 GMT

Cory Harris aka FOC is moving up the ranks in the hip-hop scene working with people like Game, Glasses Malone, AKON and Neyo to name a few. He chops it up with Warbeats...

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.

Copyrights For Beat Makers

nfx — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:20:00 GMT

A brief explanation of Copyrights from a non-lawyer type. I've tried to give it a little beat maker spin to help make it a little easier to understand.

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.

Interview with MdL

nfx — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:36:00 GMT

Warbeats member MdL has been making moves for only a few years now but has risen through the ranks like a man on a mission. Read on...

Interview with Rob-E

JZM — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:40:00 GMT

Rob-E is one of the hottest up and coming producers from the Bay Area California. He has worked with well-known Westcoast artists like Mistah FAB and has some of the hottest synthy beats this side of the Mississipi.

Interview with Dae One

nfx — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:00:00 GMT

Dae One has worked with many well known West Coast artists coming up in the New West Movement but has also worked with some of the classic West Coast artists like Snoop and Xzibit. In this interview he blesses us with some information about himself and the production game.

Interview with N Gage

nfx — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:07:00 GMT

Here's an interview with a fellow Warbeats member making some positive moves in the game. N Gage chops it up with me....