#producing beats

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Producing rap and hip hop is a special art form requiring you to have the skills and also the tools to get unique and professional sounds. No beat ever hit the radio that wasn’t up to scratch with modern production. This is why you gotta have some good gear.

Any professional hip hop producer will tell you straight up that you will not make it without good samples, software, monitors and headphones. Headphones are not always essential but most beginners are producing in their homes or apartments where blasting beats all day long through studio monitors is not acceptable. You should check out this review for some of the best headphones for producing hip hop, it covers a range of quality headphones that are suitable for production. There is a range of prices so the list should work for what ever budget you may have.

Soon you will be pushing out some great beats like these ones.

Having good cans is essential to making great records. I highly recommend getting some cash together and investing in a good pair of headphones. It will really shape the way your track will turn out if you have to mix with headphones. There is a lot of research into if people should mix with them and I say just go with what works best and if the music sounds good then it is. You can check out some of the greatest types of headphones reviewed in the link below.