OT but anyway... consider it a validation of the idea. >"I want to make a beat that sounds like the one from Belispeak" The type of beat (and the melodic stru

OT but anyway... consider it a validation of the idea. >"I want to make a beat that sounds like the one from Belispeak" The type of beat (and the melodic structure) they're using there is lifted wholesale from a subgenre of southern hiphop called "trap music," which takes its name from its preoccupation with methamphetamine retail. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K5hJIuo3_g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K5hJIuo3_g The key is to take the classic 808 and 909 drum machines (ableton has emulations built in or you can get samples from anywhere) and put the right kind of rolls on the percussion sounds, you could try triggering them in some more unusual ways, perhaps with an arpeggiator. The "pop" sound stems from the layers of vocal processing. Tbh there's nothing terribly complicated going on production wise in their tracks, unfortunately that sound comes from having good musical ideas and the ability to execute them without fuss. That's not something you can really get from tutorial videos, but I guess your formal education will help. BTW you will also enjoy the music of kuedo: http://www.factmag.com/2011/10/03/fact-mix-288-kuedo/ http://www.factmag.com/2011/10/03/fact-mix-288-kuedo/ And perhaps the more juke-oriented style of Sully: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th7ODqfXKWI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th7ODqfXKWI