- What is the structure of house music?
- How do I make house music?
- What instruments are used in house music?
What is the structure of house music?
In its most typical form, the genre is characterized by repetitive 4/4 rhythms including bass drums, off-beat hi-hats, snare drums, claps, and/or snaps at a tempo between 120 and 130 beats per minute (bpm), synthesizer riffs, deep basslines, and often, but not necessarily, sung, spoken or sampled vocals.
How do I make house music?
How To Make House Music: 9 Essential Tips!
- Pick a Subgenre. House music is a very broad term, and it might be interpreted differently by many people. ...
- Reference. ...
- Begin With a Loop. ...
- Samples. ...
- Sidechain. ...
- Slightly Offset Your Snare/Clap To Achieve A Louder Mix. ...
- Layer. ...
- Check Out Your Mix With a Limiter On.
What instruments are used in house music?
House music is characterised by:
- four-on-the-floor bass drum.
- drum rolls and off-beat hi-hat patterns.
- looped samples.
- synthesiser riffs.
- sometimes having vocals (or vocal samples) and piano chords.
- playing usually around 120 bpm (beats per minute)