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[M134]Make Rap Beats Online

by Hipster, Hip

To begin with, you want to find a website that has the distinct sounding rap beats you want. Let's face it, there are numerous sites out there selling beats. And many of them just sound the same! So take your time and don't settle for anything less than the uniquely sounding rap beats you want. After all, this is your music we're talking about!

It almost follows that the best - most distinctive - rap beats online are the most expensive. However, this is not always the case. If you can find an up-and-coming artist who hasn't got a big following yet, it could be your chance to get some great beats relatively cheaply. On the other hand, if you pay a fair price, you might be able to develop an ongoing relationship with the seller where they will save their best sounds for you. You may even be able to hire them to create specific rap beats just for you.

There are two generally accepted type of licenses available. The exclusive and the non-exclusive types. It stands to reason that if you are pursuing the exclusive type you will be paying a premium price for this exclusivity, even from the newer artists. having the sole rights to these exclusive beats though has it's advantages as you know for sure that you and you alone have a unique sound that no one else can own. Uniques start around the $100 to $1000 range and the non-exclusives are around $15 to $50.

You also want to only do business with someone you can trust. Now you may be either dealing with a site that sells beats on behalf of other artists or with an artist directly. By their very nature, large sites that sell beats are likely to be somewhat more professional and reputable. However, for the reasons given above, you don't want to rule out any individuals who make and sell their own rap beats just because they're not a major company.

In this case, you just want to know that you can contact them and obtain their help if anything goes wrong (e.g. you have trouble downloading the beats you want, or have a question, etc). So look for contact information, personal details (a bit of background about the seller) and testimonials and feedback from other customers. If you are dealing one-on-one with someone I would also suggest getting in touch before you buy to get a feel for how responsive and helpful they are.

With many websites appearing almost overnight and just as many disappearing it would be wise to use all this information to protect yourself, but don't get so cautious that you can't get in there and get those beats. The Paypal system most of these sites use is a safe secure system that ensures your payment details are not stolen. The internet When all is said and done it is a great way for finding and downloading rap beats.

1. Music Licenses ? Understand them

Know the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive licenses. An exclusive license will grant you the exclusive (hence the name) right to use the beats for your projects.

A non-exclusive license will give you the right to use the beat for your musical projects, however the producer retains the right to sell the beat to other artists too.

2. Music Licenses ? Know which one to buy

Exclusive licenses can be expensive, but essential if you're looking to commercially release an album. If you're however recording a demo or mixtape, a non-exclusive license is fine, however make sure you check with the producer what rights you get as these will vary from site to site.

3. Prices, don't pay too much!

Owners of beat sites often get carried away by their big ego's and will charge inflated prices for standard beats.

A rough guideline for prices follows:

Non-Exclusive Licenses - $15 - $50

Exclusive Licenses - $100 - $1000

Of course, the above prices depend on the producer's popularity and talent. However, we would not recommend paying more than $1000 for an exclusive license bought online from someone you have never met in person.

4. Websites, only buy from trusted ones

Any proper online business will make sure they have a trustworthy image. Therefore make sure that the site you're buying from has at least one or two of these:

- Full contact details, phone number, email, mailing address
- Privacy Policy

5. Look for trust symbols

On top of the above, the website should also have third party trust symbols. These are certifications from other companies that prove the website is trustworthy and not fraudulent.

Some symbols to look for are:

- BBB Certification
- Paypal Verified
- Shopping reviews
- Hacker Safety Certifications
- Antivirus Safety Certifications

Also make sure these symbols link through to another page that explains what they mean and how the website in question fits the criteria.

6. Email the site and check if they reply

Crazy, but certain beat sites will not bother doing this. Would you want to do business with someone who doesn't care about talking to you?

Also, this will prove that the website is a serious online business with a team of human beings running it properly.

7. Look for testimonials

This is not essential, but it's always good if you can see that others have dealt with the site before and have been satisifed with their beats.

8. Avoid producers who only use a Soundclick/MySpace page to sell beats

A domain name costs less than $15 a year, surely it's not a good sign if someone doesn't even have the money to buy that and set up their own independent website?

9. Search for the site on Google

This is a quick easy way to check a site's reputation. Do any bad comments show up, or anything else unusual?

10. Is the site alive?

Does anyone update it or is it dead? We're all very busy making beats, but adding some small updates once in a while is within everyone's reach. Therefore look for blog posts, new beat uploads and even small updates such as changing the current year noted on the site!

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