If you don’t want to spend a dime I’d recommend looking at either GarageBand if you’re a Mac user and Reaper if you’re a Windows user. There’s free DAWs with limited functionality and paid DAWs that come at various price points that are geared towards certain kinds of users.

So pick out a DAW that works for your needs and budget. You’re probably best off starting your first beat in a digital audio workstation or DAW. No matter what, there’s a few essential tools you’ll need to create your first beat-a DAW, a MIDI controller and some plugins to help hone your sound. Our favorite is Creator-the free beat maker for LANDR Samples.

There’s even some online beat making tools that make it easy to create music in your browser or on your smartphone. Of course, at every price point you’ll get certain features and functionality that don’t exist in free software. It doesn’t matter what your budget is, even if you want to only use free tools, there’s something out there for you. If you want to make a beat you’ll need some software to help you get started.

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