Beat structure.... I having no luck

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Posted by mpjohnston on Mar-30-2002 06:42:

Beat structure.... I having no luck

To put it plain and simple "I dont get beat structure" I read about it on Recess Site but the example is missing.... Thus does anyone have any examples or text that I may learn from? Thanks

Posted by Great Outdoors on Mar-30-2002 15:28:

The only way you can understand anything is by practising and getting your hands dirty. Get a pair of cheap decks, a decent mixer and some tunes; you'll know what beat structrures are in a jiffy!

Posted by oDrori on Mar-30-2002 17:46:

The simplest, tidiest idea in production will help you so much in DJing!

DL fruityloops and play with it a bit!

http://www.fruityloops.com

Posted by Dmatrox on Mar-30-2002 18:21:

I always felt that piano helped

I started piano way before djing.

Posted by oDrori on Mar-30-2002 18:36:

U got that right!
I'm learning Piano right now... The only thing that's better than DJing is DJing while giving a live performance!

Posted by P`zazz on Mar-30-2002 20:51:

quote:
Originally posted by oDrori
I'm learning Piano right now... The only thing that's better than DJing is DJing while giving a live performance!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Michael Russo on Mar-30-2002 20:52:

Just listen to music, and beat structure will come to you. You're looking at 4 or 8 bar phrases, with 4 beats in a bar... I don't think the match is that difficult to try and find out how many beats that is.

Yeah, I'm learning the piano now too, and I already play a brass instrument.

Posted by hapamoto on Mar-30-2002 22:57:

i'm fairly knowledgable about beat structure, i used to play drums and knowing theory about different time phrase structures helps a lot i guess if you're trying to produce.. if you're just wanting to know about how beat structure works for mixing, just keep it simple w/ the usual 8 bar phrases w/ 4 beats in each bar as mentioned above..

Posted by Great Outdoors on Mar-31-2002 07:23:

I have never been involved with drums or beats or piano lessons when I was young. The only way I learnt was by getting my hands dirty and purchasing a pair of decks.

Posted by hapamoto on Mar-31-2002 07:39:

well... i don't think that getting on the decks requires any previous musical knowledge.. as long as you like music and you can tell what you want your sound to be like, then hit the decks and figure it out.. my friend that mixes is pretty good and he has no musical talent at all (like tone def or something).. well he can spin and i consider that musical talent so i guess i can't say he has no talent.. point is, just practice and you'll get it!

Posted by oDrori on Mar-31-2002 11:05:

Yeah, it's not like you HAVE to get all scientific and stuff... that's just my way