How to Make Bassline 4 x 4 Beats

Create Bassline 4x4 beats.

Bassline 4x4 beats are a form of UK dance/trance music. The creation process of these beats involves lots of fast-paced sounds and samples that range over 145 bpm (beats per minute). The term "Bassline" explains just what this type of beat is; bass dominates over any other instrument in the song. While most Bassline 4x4 beats are strictly instrumental, there are also other variations of songs that feature vocals, mostly female. These beats can be created on music recording software such as Reason, Cubase or Cakewalk by using the on-board drum kit or by downloading and constructing Bassline 4x4 loops.

Things You'll Need

• Music creation software

Instructions

1. 

   Open the program drum kit.

   Open your music creation software or download a free music recording program online. Select your on-board drum kit or drum sequencer in the program.

2. 

   Apply strong kick drums.

   Find the drum sounds and click on one or two kick drums that you want to use. Highlight and click every fourth or fifth square.

3. 

   Select "claps" over "snaps."

   Set the tempo of the beat between the ranges of 137-147 bpm. Select a snare sound from the drum kit and click every third square. Select "clap" snares over ordinary snares as they will have a more crisp sound for your Bassline 4x4 beat.

4. 

   Select hard-hitting bass.

   Scroll through the list of bass sounds and pick one that has a trance or techno sound. Select every second square so the bass is heard every measure.

5. 

   Mix bass to be highest sound.

   Select a sound effect sample from the drum kit and put it in the song every four squares. Bring up the program mixer and put the volume of the bass track to be the highest.

6. 

   Listen to the song as you go.

   Press "Play" and tune the volume of the drum kick track(s) to be slightly higher than that of the snare while in real-time.

7. 

   Save the song after preview.

   Preview the song a final time before you save it to your computer.

References

• Trance Music FAQ