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Making beats is easy once you have the right equipment. You may be asking what is the right equipment?…That depends on you and how you like to work or how you think  you might like to work if you are just getting started.   Programming beats is easy and you can get started with your first beat maker for a real low cost if  you click on the button under the video on this page…..but that is just one beat maker that is out. There are at least a hundred or more different type of beat makers on the market today. The Sonic Producer is the cheapest one we have found yet that sounds as well as it does and offers such an easy platform for programming beats…..However….it does lack a lot of extra features that you would get from a beat making program that would probably cost at least 30 dollars more…..so you have to decide if these extra features are worth it to you at this point…..

By extras I mean features like multiple track recording options that will allow you to record your voice on top of your beat or instrumental. /Effects that can be added to your sounds or voice recordings as you put your production together. /Sequencing capabilities that would allow you to sync your beat machine to other musical equipment like a external workstation or drum machine beat maker.

If you are just getting started…a lot of this may not make sense to you….and that’s fine…..that is one good thing about the Sonic Producer Package…..they explain all of these features and why you may or may not want them when purchasing a Sonic Producer. You can also leave a question at the bottom of any page on this site and we will be glad to answer it.

To make beats there is generally two main ways to do it with a beat program or drum machine beat maker. There is real time programming….and what is called Step Programming…..If you watch the video, My friend shows you both ways with the Sonic Producer. I will explain here again . Real time programming is when you just simply press record and hit the pads you want to sound. Every time you hit a pad the computer or whatever machine you may be using will record that hit and sound it off once the pattern loops back around. How long it takes to loop back around depends on the time signature, number of bars you have set and tempo. As the device loops back around you can continue to add as much as you like to what you have already done because the beat machine will remember every time you hit a pad.

This much easier to do than it sounds….just watch the video and you will see what I am talking about…..But another way to program is called Step mode programming…..It is a bit more harder to grasp and depending on the device you are programming your beat on…it can be a bit challenging ……we have found that devices that offer the grid type of step programming seem to work the best and be the easiest to grasp and program on. Sadly….most beat makers do not offer this type of setup….but we have noticed that lately a lot of companies have started using this type of platform for programming. Roland has been using it for a long time …..since I can remember….and that’s a long time…lol…..Believe it or not ….The Sonic Producer,which is being showed in the video to your right also uses this form of step programming, which he shows you in the video……To explain it would take a lot of writing, but I will attempt to do a short explanation.

Step Programming with a grid simply means you are not recording in real time..like I explained earlier…..but it is done while the device is not even cycling….basically just sitting there while you insert what you want to play into a grid at certain points. Once you are finished inserting each instrument at the time point on the grid you choose…then you press play and you will hear what you have done……You can always go back and add to it….either with step mode or in real time….that’s a good thing…….But what you will be amazed with is how quickly and easy step mode becomes after using it for a little while……trust me ….if you use it a bit….with in a week …you could just look at the grid….(if your device offers grid programming)……and already know what the beat will sound like before ever hitting play……If you notice on the video…when my friend is programming the Sonic Producer …he already knows that the snare goes on certain areas in the grid for the type beat he was wanting to program……Trust me ….this is not hard to learn…….

I want to say that if you have been watching another type of program that seems to interest you when it comes to making music and  you can afford it…..Go ahead and get it…..We use several different types of beat makers here including the Sonic Producer……Its all about inspiration……cause you will be making the music……so what every inspires you to express yourself is what matters most……Good Luck…! 

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