In the first write up about beat production, I tried describing what beats are and the basic fundamentals of making a good beat. I also discussed about some types of beats and how they can be used.

To continue the first intro I'll love to talk about 4 simple steps you'll need in making a good beat. You'll need

• A Melody

• Drums!

• A bass line

• A chorus

What makes music sound pleasant to the ears is melody. Melody is simply a sequence of single notes that the listener hears as a single entity. So technically, a melody is just a repeat of different notes in a beat.

Before making a beat, first things first, you find your melody. It's pretty easy to find a melody since there are tons of Samples(a pre recording song or tune that can be used in another recording). Some samples are basically just instrumental versions of popular songs, most samples could be a guitar playing or a piano playing, choose a sample that you think will go well with the beat you want to create. Once you've gotten a melody you head on to make the melody more pleasing by adding in "DRUMS"

90% of melodious beats always have Drums playing in it. It's basically just to make the sample feel more vibrant and not like it's left alone in the beat. In the last post I mentioned something called BPM(Beats Per Minute), this is very crucial especially when dealing with drums. Drums BPM must match the BPm of the melody so that one doesn't seem to go faster than the other so that the beat won't be a complete mess. For example a melody going at 80BPM and a drum going at 140BPM will make the beat sound rowdy and very unpleasant. Choose the right drum to go with your melody.

Now the BassLine (which is not always necessary if you don't want to use it) is the lowest line of a piece of note in a beat. It's usually played with a bass guitar. From its name it's just to give a bass to your melody and also in a way, assist the drums to sound better and more vibrant. I personally like using bass line alot just to make my drums sound louder when they hit the beat of the bass. Likewise with melody and drums, bass line BPM should match as well.

Finally, every good song must have a good chorus, something all the other steps can lay on. The Chorus is like a counter melody in the beat. It's like using the sample of the melody and adding another corresponding sample to it. It's very easy to make a chorus as you do not need to worry too much about BPM since it's just the same melody you used in the start but more amplified.

Can there be a beat without a melody present?

Yes its possible but it won't be considered as a beat anymore. It would be seen as a preset since it doesn't have a chorus cause of the absence of a melody.

I hope you guys find interests in beat production, it's really fun and you could make alot of really great beats.