Whether you’re into hip hop, rap beats, R&B or your own unique sound, you can make your own beats with one exceptional software package called DubTurbo. Not long ago, you would have needed a studio full of recording equipment and audio professionals to lay down high quality music.

DubTurbo Is A New Approach To Making Rap Beats

Today, you just need DubTurbo. DubTurbo comes with everything you need packed into a single software product. DubTurbo is available for both the Mac and Windows platforms, so if you already own a computer, you have everything you need to make to make your own fresh beats. Better still, DubTurbo lets you lay down broadcast-quality 44.1 kHz .WAV files, so your music is ready for distribution immediately after you record it.

DubTurbo also comes with these exceptional features you won’t want to pass up on: a 16-track sequencer, a 4-octave keyboard and a drum machine that lets you make the kind of beats you and the rest of the world want to hear!

DubTurbo’s 16-track sequencer is a professional-quality tool that allows you to duplicate sounds easily with just a click-and-drag action. DubTurbo also gives you a royalty free library of literally thousands of sounds that you can sample and remix as you like. You can use the resulting music in any way you want to. Keep it for yourself, share it with friends, pop it into a mixtape or sell it on iTunes! The choice is yours.

DubTurbo transforms your computer into a high-powered professional recording tool. Use your keyboard to unleash a hot drum pad and plug your beats into an awesome built-in synthesizer. DubTurbo lets you make music like a professional, and you’ll get the professional-quality sound you need to impress your friends and fans alike!

There’s more. In addition to being an awesome beatmaker, DubTurbo is a teaching tool that will help you learn how to use the software and make the beats people want to hear. DubTurbo comes with an awesome library of tutorial videos that let you learn how to unlock DubTurbo’s power. You don’t have to have mad skillz to use DubTurbo, but you’ll definitely sound like you do, and all for a fraction of the cost of renting a professional recording studio and paying the staff to help you lay down your beats.

DubTurbo is a great way to jump into the music market and make your mark among fans who are just waiting to find you!

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Rap music has been around for decades but it is in a perpetual state of rediscovery. Diverse races, cultures and ethnicities have adopted rap music and have created an amazing array of rap beats that define the evolving face of rap music. While rap may have gotten its start on the streets in the United States, today it is possible to find rap music from all over the world. The music isn’t limited to one particular group’s experience, and lyrical beats are often included in other musical genres.

It’s Still Easy To Get Into Rap Music

One of the most unique characteristics of rap music is that it is easy to get into. Unlike other musical genres, which may require a great deal of training, practice and experience, rap music is unusually accessible, even to the most novice rapper. The qualities that make rap music attractive are beat, lyrics and flow, and anyone who can master these can have an exceptional career in the rap music world.

Music publication has also changed dramatically in the past several years. Advances in computer technology allow would-be musicians to record, mix, and publish their own music. Better still, programs like DubTurbo come complete with everything a musician needs, including music samples. This lowers the cost of entry into the business even more.

DubTurbo make getting into rap music easy because it comes with a library of tutorials that you can use to help you develop your signature musical style. The tutorials will help you learn how to use the software to its fullest potential, and will help you create a professionally recorded product that you can distribute or use during live performances.

While many music production software packages allow you to create MP3s, professional recordings are more often .WAV files. MP3 files are essentially copies of lower quality than the original recording. With DubTurbo, you can create high quality .WAV files that will help preserve the best audio qualities of your recordings.

DubTurbo gives you everything you need in a single package. It’s available for both the Mac and the PC, so there’s no additional equipment to buy and you’re not locked into a particular computer platform.

By far, the best part of DubTurbo is the free sample library that comes with the program. Sampling is a critical component of beatmaking, and DubTurbo sets you up with an excellent library of royalty-free samples to use in your own beats. These royalty-free samples are yours to use with your music!

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Rap music has taken a lot of heat lately for promoting criminal activity and a criminal lifestyle, but you’re likely to find a deep division among people about whether that criticism is valid. While it’s true that some rappers choose to make music about their criminal exploits (real and imagined), you’re likely to find just as many rappers who use the music to express more universally acceptable themes like love and peace.

Rap Music Can Be Positive, Too

Rapper K’naan is a great example of how rap music can be a positive influence on listeners. K’naan, who hails from war-torn Somalia, is one of the most gifted rap music lyricists making music today. His music doesn’t focus on crime and the criminal element. Instead, it focuses on his experiences with war, and how they changed him forever.

K’naan is probably best known for his “Waving Flag”, which was used by Coca Cola during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. K’naan is also releasing a new album, “God, Country or the Girl” this month. The rapper also serves as a reminder that rap music can offer a positive influence to listeners.

The commercial success of K’naan’s approach to rap music proves that there is indeed a place in the market for rap music that doesn’t support, promote or glorify the criminal element that has been associated with rap music.

This comes at a time when self-produced music is finding relatively easy entry into the marketplace, and independent music producers are getting the technical support they need to create, publish and distribute their own music.

Computer software like DubTurbo enables music producers to create their own sound. By providing all of the tools required to record music professionally, DubTurbo supports the move toward self produced music and may help change the face of rap and hip-hop music for good.

With DubTurbo, new musicians have a complete, professional studio recording package on their computer. Better still, DubTurbo comes with a library of sample sounds that musicians can use royalty-free, as well as a library of tutorial videos that show users how to get the most out of DubTurbo.

If you’re a new musician and you’re looking to break into the rap music scene, don’t spend thousands of dollars on renting studios. Record your own rap beats and get the professional sound quality you expect at a fraction of the cost. Download your copy of DubTurbo today and start making your own beats!

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If you’re not familiar with the Beastie Boys, you’ve missed out on one of rap music‘s original acts. The Beastie Boys, who first hit the charts in the 1980′s, introduced rap music to scores of white, middle-class suburban kids. Last week, The Beastie Boys, also known as Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, Michael Schwartz and Michael Diamond, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Honor For Just The Third Rap Act

The Beastie Boys are just the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, behind Run-DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Rap masters LL Cool J and Chuckie D formally inducted the group.

In its earliest years, the group was associated closely with producing legends Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin at Def Jam Records. The group credited other acts in the emerging rap music genre for their influences, including Bad Brains, The Slits, the Treacherous Three and XRay Spex. Four of the group’s eight albums reached the top of the Billboard Album chart, including Licensed to Ill, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and To the 5 Boroughs. The group continues to perform today, and most recently released an album entitled Hot Sauce Committee Part Two in 2011.

Their first release, New York Thrash, was a forerunner of the modern mixtape and preceded the release of their first EP, Polly Wog Stew (1982). Originally, the band worked in the hardcore metal genre, but successfully made the switch to rap early on. Since the group’s inception, they’ve sold more than 40 million albums world wide, about half of which were sold in the United States.

The Beastie Boys made it big with the help of an established music producer, but they also helped to open the door for artists who want to produce their own music. The Beastie Boys were considered a “groundbreaking” act in the 1980′s and served as many fans’ first introduction to the rap music genre. The group paired famously with Run-DMC for its Raising Hell tour in 1985 and first cracked the R & B and Dance charts in the same year with “Hold It Now, Hit It.”

The Beastie Boys demonstrate that anyone can break into rap music and deliver a successful sound. For aspiring new musicians in the rap music genre, one of the best tools to have is DubTurbo, a complete music-production software package that lets you create your own musical style!

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If you’ve never heard of Bliss n Eso, you’re probably not alone, but it might surprise you to find out that Bliss and Eso are Australia’s premiere hip hop music artists, and have a professional music career that spans more than a decade. Bliss n Eso is actually a trio of musicians. MC Bliss, also known as Jonathan Notley, is an American. MC Eso, an Australian, is also known as Max MacKinnon, and DJ Izm, a Moroccan, known as Tarik Ejjamai, rounds out the group.

Trio Takes To North America

The group met in high school and has performed together since that time. They occupy Australia’s top spot in terms of hip-hop artists, in a field that’s becoming more crowded every day. The group focuses on its lyrics and beats but has tried to avoid developing a predictable style.

They regularly perform live and still include traditional rap techniques like scratching and beatboxing to achieve their unique sound. While they’ve moved around from label to label, the group has also opened for some of rap’s most recognizable acts, including 50 Cent, G-Unit, and Lil Jon. Bliss and Eso have been nominated for ARIA awards, Australia’s version of the Grammys.

Bliss n Eso aren’t your typical hip-hop musical act, and have been very active in a number of charitable causes. The group’s work has helped fund relief work in South Africa as well as in Victoria, Australia. They’ve toured the US several times and have released four albums, one of which was certified gold and the group’s most recent release, Running on Air, was certified platinum.

If any of this surprises you, it shouldn’t. Hip-hop, as a musical artform, has demonstrated itself to be among the most culturally flexible, and has inspired musicians and artists from all over the world. New musicians find the genre to be welcoming, and relatively easy to break into, compared to other musical genres like rock.

Hip-hop, when combined with the ability to self-produce, self-publicize and self-distribute music, turns out to be highly appealing to listeners all over the world. There’s no easier way to start in the music business today than by producing your own hip-hop and rap beats.

Unlike other genres, it’s both acceptable and expected that artists who are just trying to break into the music scene will create and distribute free mixtapes of their music. If you’re an aspiring artist and are considering going this route, check out some of the best tools available on the market today, like dubTurbo and Sonic Producer. Download your copy of one or both of these applications, and you’ll be making your own unique sounds in no time!

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If you doubt the influence of rap music, take a look at some of the latest headlines. You’ll find a dog-sled racer who makes his own rap beats. You’ll also find Christian rappers, Asian hip-hop fusion beats and Korean rap artist topping the charts with their own brand of hip-hop and rap beats. Rap music is here to stay and it’s moving the music world in ways OG’s never dreamed of.

There’s Enough Room For Everyone

Rap and hip-hop are great musical genres because they’re flexible enough to incorporate local, regional and cultural tastes, while still staying true to the music. What’s even better is that it’s never been easier for new artists to enter the medium.

Today new artists can create, produce and distribute their own music, often for a fraction of the cost it would take to go through agents and established music distributors. This ability to access the audience directly and at a low cost means that musicians and artists no longer need big studio help to find their way into the center of the music scene.

The tools available to new artists today have never been better. Take DubTurbo, for example. DubTurbo enables you to produce your own music, comes with thousands of royalty-free sounds, samples and instruments, a full four-octave sampling keyboard, and tutorial videos and delivers the highest quality .WAV sound files you need to produce crisp, clean recordings that are ready for distribution.

DubTurbo is an awesome, powerful music production software package that’s available for both the Mac and PC. That means you don’t need to purchase any additional recording equipment or computer equipment. You can just download the software and start working on your musical career.

A licensed copy of DubTurbo is a fraction of the cost of renting a professional recording studio and bringing in musicians. With DubTurbo, you have full creative control of your tracks and the program is easy to use. It also comes with a library of video tutorials that can help you get the most of DubTurbo. All of the included samples are royalty-free, which means that you can mix and remix the samples into your own work any way you like. With the built in sampling keyboard, you can also make your own samples and create or enhance the sound library that comes with DubTurbo.

There’s no reason to wait. The rap and hip-hop worlds are waiting for you to make your own impressions. Download your copy of DubTurbo today and start producing your own style of hip-hop or rap music!

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Want to make your own rap beats but don’t have a drum kit? Think you need to pay a lot to get some serious beatmaking software? Guess again. Check out the latest craze in self-produced music: DUBturbo!

Amazing Sound Quality

When it comes to making your own rap beats, don’t settle for less than the best. Download and use DUBturbo. When you do, you’ll get an awesome 10-pad drum machine with more than 40 kits! You’ll also get a four-octave sampling keyboard and unbelievable recording quality. The easiest user interface and out-of-this world sound! And best of all, it’s all your own!

Combine DUBturbo with Sonic Producer for a full sound recording studio right on your own computer! Export your beats from either program and you’re on your way! You can get DUBturbo for either the Mac or the PC. Run your own studio and make the beats you want to hear!

You can’t beat the sound recording quality of DUBturbo. Most music production software gives you beats that have already been mixed down to MP3. That means you’re working with (and creating) second-generation sound right out of the box! That won’t work when you’re trying to be fresh and new.

With DUBturbo, you can record your beats as .WAV files and then export them to MP3. You get higher sound quality when you record your beats, so your music will definitely sound better when you distribute it.

Don’t wait to get your copy of DUBturbo. Right now, you can download your very own copy for less than one-third of the regular retail price. This special pricing offer won’t last forever, but you can bet that DUBturbo will become the standard music production software for beat artists who want to make their mark in the music world.

When you order DUBturbo, you’ll not only get the latest software, you’ll also get four sample sound packs, tons of royalty free music and training videos that will show you how to get the most out of DUBturbo software.

This is an exceptional deal for the artist who’s just getting started in the business. This offer is, without doubt, the most economical way to get your own personal recording studio set up and running. You’ll get tons of royalty-free music and you can start laying down your own sick beats!

You can wait if you want to, but when you make up your mind, you may find that you’ll need to come up with more cash to get the ball rolling. Download your copy of DUBturbo and get started on your own music career!

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The Grammy Awards, music’s highest honor, will be somewhat different than it has been in past years. This year, for the first time, more than 30 musical categories in which Grammy Awards had been issued, will no longer be eligible for special recognition. To be sure, rap beats won’t be among those cut out of the action, but the move should shake up musicians and rap artists anyway.

New Generation Of Music

For some musicians, self-production is the way to get into the music scene. Most of the music genres being cut from the Grammy Awards this year will fall into the category of “niche” music. Rap isn’t niche anymore; it’s definitely mainstream.

However, many of the genres that are being cut are filled with artists who self-produce their music, largely because big labels aren’t interested in musicians with very small potential audiences. Self-produced music is a way of life for these folks. Self-produced music is growing in popularity, even among genres that can’t be considered “niche,” like rap.

It’s never been easier than it is today to get into the music business. With the excellent software tools that are on the market today, a novice can put together a debut album that has all the sound quality of a professional studio recording. Musicians also have a lot of control over their sounds.

With the tools of music self-production, artists can create music in their way, using their own equipment. Better still, up-and-coming performers can distribute their music to audiences inexpensively and without the need for studios. The Internet makes it possible to reach the audiences musicians are looking for, and it also makes it possible for listeners to find the musicians they’re most interested in.

With products like Sonic Producer, musicians can make their own music. Sonic Producer also comes with thousands of royalty-free sample tracks and videos that can help new music producers make the most of their investment in Sonic Producer!

Self-production is a great way to reach the audience you’re trying to find, and still maintain ultimate control of your music. You don’t need to worry about recording contracts, paying royalties to other artists, or not having a distribution channel for your music. Sonic Producer provides you with the recording software you need to make your music, record your music into a digital file format, and package it for distribution among the many channels that are available to musicians today.

Download your copy of Sonic Producer today and get your beats up in the air!

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While the debate over copyrighted music is heating up, a new wrinkle appeared last week in the form of a takedown notice issued by Universal Music Group to YouTube. Now, getting a takedown notice from UMG is probably nothing new for YouTube, but this story has a twist. The music UMG was upset about wasn’t even their own. A rap duo called After The Smoke recorded and uploaded one of their own rap beats over a song called “One in a Million” to YouTube.

UMG Asserted Copyright

That’s when the funky stuff started. UMG notified YouTube that a copyright infringement had taken place and YouTube blocked ATS’ song. Only ATS isn’t signed to Universal and the song was completely original by ATS.
As it turns out ATS had opened for Yelawolf, who is now a Universal artist – but wasn’t at the time ATS opened for him. Yelawolf heard the rap beats behind One in a Million and liked them enough to record his own track over it. Yelawolf said he wanted to license the material, but apparently never did. Then he signed with Universal.
At some point, the Yelawolf track, which used ATS’ beats – and was never intended for release – got leaked. UMG took down the leaked tracks, but when ATS put up its own stuff using their own beats, UMG took that down too, saying they owned the copyright for the beats.

If you’re confused at this point, so is everyone else! ATS filed a dispute against the takedown by UMG and was told that UMG asserted its rights as the copyright holder and ATS had no claim. Enter the lawyers. Now, allegedly everything is worked out, but ATS – and many other artists – are concerned about how carefully YouTube (which is a major distribution channel for independent music) checks on copyright claims before acting on them.

At this point, I should mention that for artists who use royalty-free beats, this isn’t an issue. Sonic Producer has a huge library of royalty-free beats that are guaranteed never to get you into a takedown argument after you’ve published your own music. With Sonic Producer’s library of royalty-free beats, you get your music published, plain and simple.

You can use, mix, remix, alter, publish and republish Sonic Producer beats however, whenever and how often you want to. Ahh – the joy of simplicity! Download your copy of Sonic Producer today and start publishing your own music.

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Four of the top new musical acts from 2011 deliver rap beats or hip-hop music to their growing cadre of adoring fans, according to Ace Showbiz. That’s a pretty neat answer to those who claim that rap music has lost its relevance somewhere along the way. Rap music is highly influential, and has been since it hit the music scene, and with at least 40% of the top acts being rap or hip-hop, rap music still has a long way to go.

Fresh Faces Dominate Fresh Music

The classic rappers are now the industry’s elder statesmen, as the second generation of rappers move into the music industry. Diggy Simmons is no exception. Son of Run DMC rapper Rev Run, Simmons is well on his way to his own claim to fame, hitting Ace Showbiz’s list at Number 3. Simmons isn’t new to the rap scene. He’s been self-producing and self-publishing his own music since 2009. 2011 is a breakout year for the young rapper, though. He hit the Billboard charts and peaked at number 21 with his first hit single, “Copy Paste.” He’s also received some professional recognitions from BET for his musical talent. He’s definitely on the “watch list” for 2012.

Entering the Ace Showbiz list at Number 6 is Tyler the Creator. Tyler the Creator – like Diggy Simmons – isn’t brand new to the rap and hip-hop scene. He broke in with Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them but that hasn’t stopped him from carving his own path to success. His major solo hit in 2011 was Yonkers – again a self-produced, self-published tune that stirred up a commotion by taking on B.o.B., Hayley Williams and Bruno Mars. The fuss was apparently worth it because the song hit number 9 on the Billboard Hotseeker chart and Tyler the Creator’s album, Goblin, hit the number 5 spot on Billboard’s Hot 200.

Mac Miller pulled a fast one on the hip-hop world by hitting the top album spot on Billboard’s Hot 200 with an independent label – Rostrum Records. That feat was first accomplished in 1995 by the Dogg Pound, and Miller’s Blue Slide Park is the only indie album ever to repeat that. Miller, at just 19 years of age, is certainly an artist to keep an eye on in 2012.

J. Cole rounded out Ace Showbiz’s list in the Number 10 spot. J. Cole had a lot of help from mentor Jay-Z, and it seems to have paid off for the young rapper – whose debut album hit the Number 1 spot. The top spot is a little more special because J. Cole is the first solo act to hit the Number 1 spot with his debut album since B.o.B. J. Cole was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011.

The key takeaway here is that two of the four top acts of 2011 went the self-produced route. They are absolute proof that you can self-produce your own music and be highly successful at it.

If you’re into making rap beats, make your 2012 resolution one that includes self-producing your own music with Sonic Producer, one of the best music production software packages available today.

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