Hip Hop Backing

The Challenge

Create a hip hop backing track as described below.

Choose a tempo

Faster (110BPM)

Use loops from this folder:

Audio Loops > Sound Sets > 110-Electro8Tz

Slower (95BPM)

Use loops from this folder:

Audio Loops > Sound Sets > 95-Grime-Cutz

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.

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)

Section A

Start with a drum loop.

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.

Zoom

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

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.

Structure (sections of music)

Your entire backing track will have this structure:

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.