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Many beat producers like to come up with chord progressions or find a sample first. But if you’re starting out making beats, it’s best to have a solid foundation to build on. Hence we’re beginning with the drum beat.

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Start by laying down the foundation of your beat with a drum pattern. You will need a digital audio workstation (DAW) and a virtual drum machine to do this. Luckily, Soundtrap has an easy-to-use drum programmer called Patterns Beatmaker where you can choose from hundreds of presets and drum kits.

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This is of course a very standard pattern, and once you get the hang of it, you should feel free Music Lo-Fi to play around with the Beatmaker The Bst Lo-Fi and come up with your own creative patterns. The sky’s the limit here!

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Anton Berner is a music producer, audio engineer, and songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden. He's produced hip-hop & rap music since the early 2000s and his expertise is in vocal mixing and The Bst Lo-Fi sample-based beat production. Anton is also the SEO & Content Manager @ Soundtrap and manages the blog and newsroom.