GTA IV Beat Making

 GTA IV THEME MUSIC (BEAT MAKING TUTORIAL)


In this blog we are looking on how to recreate the theme music of GTA IV. For this i've used Logic Pro as my DAW and i used Akai Mpk Mini as my Midi Keyboard. Now let's look on how we recreate the beat.

Tempo - 142
Scale - C minor

1. BASS

While recording the bass it's better to layer the tracks to get the perfect sound. Try to add a bass which has a sub effect or select a random bass and remove it high frequency using the equalizer plugin. Nest step is layer it a bass which has a square tone effect. You can remove its low end a bit as there is an instrument which already has a low end. So it will prevent a rumbling unwanted noise.

For this i've used the plugin Nexus 3. It has wide amount of bass presets. I've selected the preset Agora for the sub bass and Aggressive Bite for the square tone. Here is the pattern of the bass.


2. RHYTHM

The rhythm part is the most grooviest thing of all. For creating the rhythm we need to add Kick, Clap, Close and Open Hi hats, Tambourine and Shakers. For his i have selected the sample packs from the KSHMR Vol 3 pack which has a wide amount of one shot drum tones. Things to keep in mind is while creating the Kick go for the chest type kick which suits well for this song and while choosing the clap tone go for the trap clap. You can select the samples you want and arrange in Drum Machine Stock Plugin in Logic Pro X. Also try to pan the samples as it will give a stereo effect to the track. Here is the pattern of the Rhythm.



3. PERCUSSION FX

As you all know the Percussions in this song is quite unique and is one of the main reason why people still love this song and has also became a trend in the instagram. Well there are certain ways to arrange the percussion.... for example you can select different percussion tones change its pitch accordingly and arrange it in the DAW. Well i tried to do something new and experimented myself as i thought it will be good if i create those sounds using my mouth and a bit of snap in the drinking bottle. And yes, it worked perfectly. I made popping sound with my mouth and recorded it in my microphone and arranged it accordingly. Also as i mentioned earlier i just snapped on my bottle and recorded it's tone as well. All together it really blended with the bass and the rhythm. Here is the arrangement.




Now you can create your cover version of the song. Enjoy 👍. 






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