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Hip Hop Artists Developing Open Source Beat Making Software

Posted by timothy on from the drumsticks-are-free dept.

First time accepted submitter caseyb89 writes "Beat making software is incredibly expensive, and the high price limits usage to those who can afford it. Two professors at UNC have a dream of allowing all artists access to beat making software, regardless of income level. They are rallying the community on a project to create open source beat making software. The two professors double as DJs and hip hop artists, and they recently spoke at Rio+Social."

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  1. Nice Idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But Hip Hop artists just pirate whatever software they need. The only real expense are decent microphones, mixers, preamps and speakers.

    full disclosure: I am a sound engineer living in NC who works with hiphop artists.

    1. Re:Nice Idea by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny

      I thought hip hop artists just ripped off other peoples beats?

      Honestly, they're the people, on the receiving end who most embody Marx's "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need", as they need beats, bass tracks, synth riffs, etc. But try to get them to pay for, or even credit the original artist, ah, that's where they become capitalists.

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  2. You lost me at "Hip Hop Artist" by JudgeFurious · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't that like saying "Cheeseburger Physicist".

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  3. Re:Please Define by Megane · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll accept that when the machines can throw up like a real human drummer.

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