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How to Make Your Own Hip Hop Beats Online for Free

While most hip hop music creation software can be expensive, there are many options that allow you to compose your own hip hop beats online for free. And although some hip hop beat creation websites offer restrictions without a membership, there are many that offer unlimited functions for free. Websites such as JamStudio enable you to not only compose and mix your songs online for free, they also offer terrific options such as unlimited tracks, loops and up-to-date virtual instruments--all for free.

Things You'll Need

  • Free hip hop beat making website
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Instructions

    • 1
      Enter the web address in your browser.

      Log onto the website that you're going to be making your free hip hop beat on.

    • 2
      Select the tempo first.

      Set the tempo of the beat and scroll through the selection of loops. Drag and drop your selection of drum loops to the first track.

    • 3
      Pick instruments of your choice.

      Search the list of loops for sounds such as bass, guitar and piano. Pick the instrument and loop of your choice and drag it to track 2.

    • 4

      Press "Play" to listen to the beat as you go. Add in other various instruments on tracks 3 and under, making sure to only add on instrument per track.

    • 5
      Move slider slowly for perfection.

      Select the on-screen mixer and begin to mix down the drums on track one. Move the slider up and down until you get the volume you're looking for.

    • 6

      Edit the volume on tracks 2 and below by following the same process.

    • 7
      Save your work.

      Save your hip hop beat by selecting the "Save" function on the upper left hand of the screen.

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