If you have been struggling to complete your song because you cannot find a satisfactory beats, then here are 3 tips to make your own beats without costing you an arm or a leg.

1) Adding Flavor to Your Song with Royalty Free Beats

There are a lot of royalty free beats online that you can use to add to your song. Be sure to check their limitation though. If you are using the beats for educational programs or recording as background tracks etc. then using these beats as it is, should be no problem. However, if you are going to use the beats in your song that you plan to sell, then you will have to make some changes to the beats and license every beats that you use. This however might result in a dear price.

2) Buy Exclusive or Non-Exclusive Licensed Beats

This is another option for you to consider but note that you will have to pay for each beat you chose. Non-exclusive licensed beats allow you to use the beats in your song which is cheaper than exclusive license. However, there are a few drawbacks with non-exclusive licensed beats. The producer might still sell the same beats to other people with a non-exclusive license and request you to give credit on the back of your cd. We do not want another guy having the same beats do we? Especially if we were to use the beats in songs that we are going to sell. Exclusive license on the other hand is where the producer gives you rights to own the beats and will not resell the same beats to others. The bad thing is, an exclusive licensed for beats is expensive.

3) Make Your Own Unique Beats with a Beats Making Software

This is the only option that guaranteed the beats that you are using is unique and original and at the same time the most cost effective way of all. However, you will need to have some patience and creativity. A good beat making software will come with comprehensive editing tools with a friendly interface that will cut short your learning curve.  You will have the freedom to create unlimited royalty free beats without paying extra fees or worrying about violating any copyright laws.

One of these software is Sonic Producer that also comes with an in built MP3 export capability and music production lesson in video that you can watch. Check out Sonic Producer Here.

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It’s never easy to choose the right Sound Mixing Software and If you have listened to songs over the past decade or so, you will find that mixing has changed from the very simple to very complicated art form.

In the past there was just the vocalist with a couple of guitarists. But nowadays things are much more complicated, and because of the fierce competition in the music industry, musicians and artist who aspire to make hits cannot afford to ignore mixing as a necessary step in producing their records. All professional artists spend valuable time, as well as money in mixing, just to make sure that what comes out is unique and is at par with the other artists.

Top Three in Sound Mixing Software

Pro Tools- The daddy of mixing, this is what the pros use

Logic- The perfect package for the creative musician as the learning curve is not so high and let your music flow

Garage Band – Comes free with the mac and has 60% of the feature that the full version of logic offers

Mixing is a special form of art and science, and can make a big difference between a hit and a flop.

Because of the advancement in technology and because a lot of hardware and software necessary in mixing was made more and more affordable, just about everyone can record and produce complex music. A professional recording studio is not necessarily required to come up with a polished sound. All these advancements have made the recording industry a very exciting one indeed.

There are many factors that can be incorporated in the mixing process that makes each song very unique:

1. The instruments used 2. How much bandwidth is taken by each instrument 3. Levels of frequency

Among many others can all be tweaked and adjusted to produce a unique cut!

Some musicians can also do their own mixing but it takes time to learn the many tricks of the trade, and it is also a trial and error process so be ready to devote a lot of time if you are interested into being a multi-skilled artist who can play music and mix too.

You should also be able to critique your own work. Remember that you are looking for flaws in something you have painstakingly produced and you need to detach the musician in you from the technician to be able to do a proper mix.

Sound Mixing Software – Where to test your mix

On your Ipod In the Car PC soundcard and speakers As a ringtone On a small stereo

Always remember that your record and mix has to sound great on different listening devices and different listening environments. It has to sound good on a controlled, enclosed environment like the car stereo, while it should also sound good on an open environment, say a department store or a mall. Mixing will get you the right sound for these many listening schemes. You may not find the right mix the first time but remember that this is an iterative process so just keep on improving your mix until you reach the right sound that is a pleasure to listen to anywhere.

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