Beat Maker Software

When it comes time to pick your beat maker software, you have literally hundreds of choices. The process of picking just one can be pretty frustrating, especially if you are just starting out.

Budget solutions include Dub Turbo and Sonic Producer, both of which are great  starting points. For less than $40, you will be able to see whether music production is something you want to pursue on a more monetarily elevated scale (ie. spend more dough, get better stuff later on).

For those new to music production and beat making, I also sometimes suggest one of the more popular programs. There are some very obscure solutions out there, and even some free software, which I would not recommend for a number of reasons. Cheap solutions include FL Studio (which can be downloaded for $99 — or more if you want some of the luxuries added by the high-end offerings), a full-fledged software package that allows you to compose, edit, mix and record. Producers like Soulja Boy have used it for hit records, and more recently Hit-Boy and Chase N. Cashe, who created Lil Wayne and Eminem’s single Drop the World with it.

So which beat maker do you go for? Well, my above recommendation is a good start for minimal investment, but you can certainly start with something a little more expensive. It’s all about how good you work with the program. Some people just don’t like FL Studio. Make me a promise today that you will try the software before you buy; you’re going to be upset with yourself if you get off to a bad start because the software doesn’t click with your workflow. The different beat maker software solutions operate in different ways, so you’ve just got to get a hold of the one that works best for you. Some more programs often recommended by hit-makers are: Propellerheads’ Reason, Cubase and Sonar.