One thing that technology has greatly contributed to is the craft of beat making in that it has allo...

1. Five Features To Consider When Buying A Beat Maker
One thing that technology has greatly contributed to is the craft of beat making in that it has allowed
more and more people to get hold of tools that can help them make great beats. Innovations have
brought down the price of software beat makers, which was a really great thing considering the fact
that high sticker prices are a big obstacle for any aspiring DJs, musicians, or music producers. If
ever this sudden influx of less expensive beat makers ever caused something negative, it would have
to be that perhaps some of these manufacturers misrepresent a little bit in terms of what their
products can do in order to get a fair share of the market. For a beginner like you, it might be a bit
difficult to decide which product is the best to use.
Five features to consider when buying a beat maker
1. The number of tracks to work on
There are beat makers that are capable of handling 8 tracks simultaneously. While 8 tracks may be
okay at the start, as you improve your skills, it will not be enough. The more tracks you can work on,
the richer your music will be as you will be able to use more sounds. To produce music at par with
the quality of those that are professionally created in studios, you should at the very least have a
beat maker that is capable of handling 16 tracks.
2. Ease of use
A tool is useless if it's difficult to operate. No matter how good the features are if you just can't
figure out the whole system, your efforts will just be wasted. You don't need to be a rocket scientist
to be able to effectively manipulate the controls of your beat maker. Otherwise, creating music beats
would be frustratingly, slow, and time-consuming. Therefore, to ensure that you maximize the
potential of your equipment, look at it's interface and controls first. Make sure that the display
features are clear and easy to recognize. It would help a lot if you could watch a demo tutorial of the
product so you can gauge if indeed, commands are easy to operate, and operating the controls isn't
too complicated.
3. Sound quality
Creating good quality beats doesn't need to be expensive. Don't be discouraged if you can't afford
expensive musical instruments and programs; the ones used by professional artists to make their
own beats. Thanks to the ever-developing technology, good quality sound can be achieved by using
less expensive beat maker software. Seasoned artists would tell you that the best way to produce
music is to have it in WAV form. Professionals prefer to record their beats in WAV. There are some
beat maker software programs that will only allow you to record your beats in MP3 format. Despite
its deficiency, MP3 format has its advantages too. If you want to share your music with your friends
through networking sites, having it in MP3 form is better. So you have to make a call, WAV or MP3?
The choice is yours. Also, WAV can be converted to MP3, but MP3 does not convert well to WAV.
4. Online beat maker or downloadable beat maker software?
There are many beat makers that offer their dubstep beat maker online services via the internet.
Meaning, you just register an account for a minimal fee and you can freely make use of their online
beat maker. It's somewhat similar to a software program, only that you need to have continuous

2. access to the internet while creating the music. Therefore you have to make sure that you have a
fast internet connection to make full use of the services. Downloadable beat maker software on the
other hand, is a program that you can download in online music shops, then install to your PC. Once
it's installed, you can use it any time you want whether you're connected to the internet or not. The
downside of this is that you'll have to allot a certain amount of your hard drive memory to
accommodate the program.
5. Money back guarantee
It's natural to be doubtful of a manufacturer's claim about the quality of the product it's selling. In
today's world of cutthroat competition, there are ads that are not fully truthful which are only meant
to attract customers' attention in order to gain profits. With a money back guarantee, you can at
least be assured that you can get your money back in case you're not satisfied with the product.
Technology has played a big role in the surge of popularity in the art of beat making. For a beginner
though, it may be more of a challenge to find the best beat maker out of the many ones that are
being sold in the market today.