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# Hip Hop Backing

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## The Challenge

Create a hip hop backing track as described below.
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## Choose a tempo

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{% tab title="Faster (110BPM)" %}
Use loops from this folder:

Audio Loops > Sound Sets > **110-Electro8Tz**
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{% tab title="Slower (95BPM)" %}
Use loops from this folder:

Audio Loops > Sound Sets > **95-Grime-Cutz**
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Today you can only use loops from that **one** folder.

It's about how you can build on a small number of ideas, rather than importing lots of different loops.
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## Texture (the layers of music)

You will need several layers for an effective backing track. There are different loops for these layers:

1. Basslines
2. Beats (drums and percussion)
3. Synths (keyboards)

![](/files/-MbrZ9_CoyElIkvd2UjP)

## Section A

Start with a drum loop.

![](/files/-Md1ECMk5HntpOyxW7R0)

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Each section should be 8 bars. Electro and early hip-hop was **dance** music. You don't want the dancers to fall over after a strange length section.
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## Zoom

At the bottom right is a **zoom** control. This is very useful:

![](/files/-Mbr_4jRoGkNyyBB4T91)

## Add bass

Add bass and/or other layers.

Choose carefully: not everything sounds good together.

![This new bass layer will need copying and pasting to last 8 bars.](/files/-Md1EbLcZkSlxxR56fzN)

## Structure (sections of music)

Your entire backing track will have this structure:

![](/files/-Md1A-2bW8PZX6RIkvGp)

Look at how the sections **repeat**.

Think about how Section A and Section will **contrast**.

* One could use more layers than the other
* One could use a different drum rhythm or a different bass pattern
* etc.


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