How Do I Create My Own Music Beats For School?
There are dozens of ways to make your own musical beats by using an MPC, a loop pedal or a computer program. Computer programs include Garage Band, Fruity Loops, Reason and Protools. Some of these are available in free demos, and all can be purchased. MPCs can be used to create beats from scratch by sampling live instruments and digital sounds. Using a loop pedal is a way to make live beats by sampling live and digital sounds in real time and creating a continuous loop of music. Digital programs are easiest for most people because users can visually line up sounds to a determined rhythm and tempo. Here’s how to make a loop using Garage Band, which is commonly available. It comes equipped on Mac systems using OSX and higher, and can also be purchased with iLife on apple.com. Similar programs include Audacity and Fruity Loops, and can be downloaded and used on PC systems. Open Garage Band and select “open new project” from the options. Or, open Fruity Loops, Audacity or another program a
