How to Make Hip Hop Songs for Unsigned Hip Hop Artists Using Garage Band

If you are looking for an application that you can use to make hip hop songs, then Garage Band is what you are looking for. Unsigned hip hop artists like you should know how to create catchy hip hop songs so record labels will gain interest in you and eventually want you to sign up under their label. If you want to know how to use Garage Band, you can take a moment and read the tips stated below and then try to use it.

With the help of Apple’s default music editing and recording application which is Garage Band, you, and a lot of other unsigned hip hop artists, can use your computer to compose the primary elements of a song which are beat and vocals. Unsigned hip hop artists need to create songs that can catch the attention of music lovers, so when you use this application make sure that you put so much effort in creating your music. Here are the things that you need to do to operate Garage Band.

1.    Insert your microphone cable into the “line-in” port of your computer. You have to look very closely at the symbol that is next to the port to make sure it is the right input. Then, connect your headphones to the computer and put your headset on.
2.    To launch the application, first click the “Finder” then “Application” to find Garage Band in the list then double click it.
3.    Under the “File” Tab, you have to click “New” then the Project chooser opens with some project templates that you can choose from. Click “Voice” then click “Choose” and type the name of the project file then click “Create.
4.    When the track time line opens, double click the track icon and the type of instrument. To try something different like “Female Voice” or “Male Voice Basic,” you can see this in the track info window.
5.    To open a second audio track, click “Track” then click “New Basic Track”. You must first determine if you’re going to use a complete hip-hop beat or make your own with the application.
6.    You can import a complete hip-hop beat by browsing the audio file location with the use of “Finder”. Click your song then drag it directly on to your hip-hop beat track then release your mouse.
7.    You may arrange your own hip-hop beat with the help of Garage Band loops. Click “Control” then “Show Loop” Browser. It will open a window of small instrument sounds you can use in your beat. Just click the icon of any loop so you can hear how it sounds. Click the loop name then drag it on to your beat track to add it to your project.
8.    To review your hip-hop beat, you may click “Play” so you will know what needs to be edited. Listen to it while you prepare and practice the lyrics you wrote. You have to click “Record” so you can add your voice to the beat.
9.    Each time you record the lyrics, you have to create a new voice track. Just click “Mute” to silence your previous recordings so you can focus on making a new one. Always listen to each recording to know which one is the best one.
10.    To let other unsigned hip hop artists, record labels, and your target audience know about your music, you need to share it to others so they can listen to your creation. And if it is good enough, you may make noise with your song and eventually get noticed by them.