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Beatmaker

A beatmaker is a person who creates beats or instrumental tracks for music production. The term is commonly used in the hip-hop genre, where the beatmaker is responsible for creating the instrumental, non-lyrical and non-vocal aspects of hip hop 1.

Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and “scratching” using record players and the creation of a rhythmic backing track, using a drum machine or sequencer, it is most commonly used to refer to recording the instrumental, non-lyrical and non-vocal aspects of hip hop 1. Hip hop instrumentals are colloquially referred to as beats or musical compositions, while the composer is called either a programmer, songwriter, or beat maker. In the studio, the hip hop producer often functions as both the composer and as a traditional record producer 1.

If you’re interested in creating your own beats, you might want to try out Ableton, FL Studio, more in in DAW. It’s an online sequencer that provides high-quality pre-made kits and beats, collaboration, and customizability. You can experiment with beats, melody, harmony, basslines, and song structure in your web browser.