Beat Maker

What is does a good beat maker consist of. A good beat making software will give you a variety of capabilities. It will create the right platform for you to be creative in a nice flow. There is nothing worst than being interrupted when you are making music. The best beat making software is going to give you a variety of options that create an almost limitless potential of creativity. Reason, Fruity Loops, Pro-Tools, Logic, Sonar, Cubase, these are all excellent software. Many producers prefer an all-in-one approach. Personally, I do not like moving from software to software. I like all my elements like effects, instruments, sequencing all in one place. It just disrupts the flow when you have to go in and out of programs to get what you need. To me...

The Ultimate beat maker would be one that combines hardware and software for an all- in -one solution. It would have all your effects, instruments, drums, sequencing, sampling, editing the whole nine in one easy to use set up. It would come with the MIDI/Audio interface needed for recording. It would also come with an MPC pad module plus a 61 key MIDI keyboard with weighted (realistic feeling) keys. This software would also allow plug-ins like VST's for expansion.

There is not a beat maker out there that fits this description. One that comes very close is the new Reason 5 + Record Duo. The only problem with Reason is that it does not support VST's for expansion. That is the only thing wrong with Reason. Also, if Reason would come out with an Audio/ MIDI interface to produce higher db outputs, that would be great too.  

For beginners, there is a software that can quickly get you started making some tight beats called Dub Turbo. It's not the advanced software like Reason or pro-tools but it takes the concepts of these software and it makes it easy to make beats even if you have never made a beat before. Another thing... it's only $29.00 for now.