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Beat Connection Collection - Production Styles

Beat Connection Collection: Production Styles

In Beat Connection, we explore modern and vintage dance styles the only way we know how…by providing you a musical starting point to help you create that beat. In this collection, we’re highlighting Beat Connection posts that detail the foundations of beats across several genres — everything from trap to reggae to punk and footwork. Check them out below and get the beat going yourself!


Trap

Go back to school and learn how to create your own trap hip-hop banger | READ »

Dub

Go deep with a bit of dub history, and learn how to create these booming beats yourself | READ »

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Reggae

Drop the one and discover how to rock a steady reggae beat in your DAW  | READ »

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Disco

Disco never died, and we’re showing you how to create your own feverish disco grooves  | READ »

 

Punk

Though they might seem simple at first, punk beats contain more than meets the eye | READ »

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Funk

Find the funk within yourself and we’ll help you translate it into the beats you make | READ »

 

Rock

Drums are the foundational piece to any good rock song, and we’l show you the building blocks | READ »

Reggaeton Beat Connection by Author

 

Reggaeton

Master the modern latin beat with our guide to crafting the perfect reggaeton beat | READ »

Footwork by Diego Olivas

 

Footwork

Evolved from juke and house styles, footwork beats are as frenetic as they are infectious | READ »

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Mason has played guitar since age 14 and has remained a charmingly amateurish musician ever since. Mason joined zZounds in 2014 and serves as editor of the zZounds Blog, as well as Accessories Merchandiser. Prior to zZounds, he earned a degree in journalism and worked as a newspaper editor and freelance writer. When not writing or editing for zZounds, you can find him playing his Strat, hosting bar trivia, and chasing his toddler around the house.
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