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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. Re:Please Define by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fruity Loops.

    I'm not even kidding either. It started out as a toy and has evolved into a multi-featured medium-end DAW and is popular among the hip hop community. It's easier to figure out than real products like Cubase or Ableton, which helps it appeal to the hip hop crowd where the most intelligent songs sound like "I'm a big n*gg*r and I like to fuck bitches".