How to Use Beat Maker on Your iPhone
Everything is going mobile these days.
You can find an app for anything and that’s pretty cool. But did you know that there was an app for Making Beats
That’s right you could soon start creating bumping beats on the fly.
It doesn't matter where you are or who you’re with, Beat Maker apps can turn your phone into a mini-beat machine and production studio.
You can load these apps with your favorite samples and MIDI files. The sequencer inside the app then lets you edit and cut them together in seconds.
Most of these beat making apps aren't as powerful as the full software.
However, they can still pull off some thud-thumping tricks. The sequencer allows the processor inside your iPhone to store pre-recorded samples.
You can usually download or buy samples from within the app.
What’s great about these apps is that that use the iPhone's touch screen to easily drag, drop, and manipulate tracks. You’ll have to get used to navigating the menu, because it will be necessary to change screens more than you may be used to.
As crazy as it sounds, it’s entirely possible to compose an entire song on a beat maker app. The screen will show you the measures of the song you’re composing.
Just use your finger to drag an arrange them how you want them. You could do this on a bus, airplane, eating lunch, or during a boring class.
Most beat makers have a variety of styles and they can handle anything from electro-pop to hip-hop.
It’s really just up to you and your imagination. The iPhone’s processor is powerful enough to handle it. If you’re going to use a beat maker on your iPhone make sure to pick one that has recording capability.
This increases what you do with it. There are also beat apps that can plug into a MIDI interface, which also opens up a ton of possibilities.
When you finish making your beat, you should be able to export it. Most of the apps export into an .mp3 file. These days that’s pretty standard.
In general, the app creates a special folder to store your audio creation. Exporting the audio files should be pretty easy after that.
Probably, the simplest option is to use your iPhone USB cable and drag the file to your desktop computer (or laptop). If you don’t know how to do this, perform a search online for instructions.
There’s literally a ton of places where you can share and trade beats. Just type “free beats” into any search engine. You can even look for a community of other beat maker app fanatics and join it.
Before you know it you’ll be chopping it up with other audiophiles!
Of course these iPhone apps aren't anywhere near as powerful as some of the full software out there. Despite that fact, they are a lot of fun to play around with and produce surprisingly good quality sounds.