How to Make a Beat with T-Minus, ft. 40s VERY OWN & KOMPLETE NOW | Native Instruments

Learn how to make a hip hop beat from scratch with Toronto legend T-Minus – the certified platinum producer behind Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools,” Drake’s “The Motto” and J. Cole’s “Kevin’s Heart” – using 40’S VERY OWN, KOMPLETE NOW, and a creative kaleidoscope of exclusive Native Instruments gear. After laying down the main chords with 40’S VERY OWN KEYS, T-Minus transforms the signal with a sonic assist from GUITAR RIG 6 and the 40 macro before building a bass-heavy beat with BATTERY NOW and steeping it in additional melodics with BITE and RAUM. With the foundation firmly in place, T-Minus adds vocal melodies with GLAZE, hanting keys with MELTED VIBES, and a final blast of percussive energy with BATTERY NOW – all powered by NI’s KOMPLETE KONTROL S61 keyboard. Check out 40’S VERY OWN DRUMS and KEYS: Try KOMPLETE NOW for free: Learn more about T-Minus’ producer advice and workflows, plus stories behind some of his biggest hits with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and more: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Creating main chords with 40’S VERY OWN KEYS 02:46 - Warping sounds with GUITAR RIG 6 effects 03:03 - Filtering with the 40 Macro in 40’S VERY OWN KEYS 03:15 - Using BATTERY NOW one-shots in FL Studio 04:11 - Creating unusual percussion with RAUM 05:00 - Finding a snare in BATTERY NOW 05:24 - Laying down a kick from BATTERY NOW 05:52 - Additional melodics with 40’S VERY OWN KEYS 06:49 - Creating depth with BITE and RAUM 08:41 - Adding vocal melodies with GLAZE 11:09 - Haunting keys with MELTED VIBES 12:02 - Percussive energy with BATTERY NOW 12:55 - Arranging the track 14:32 - Checking out the final track with Noah “40” Shebib Check out the entire Sketches series here: Follow T-Minus: Instagram: Twitter: #NativeInstruments #40sVeryOwn #KompleteNow #GuitarRig6 #PlaySeries #VSTPlugins #BeatMaking Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow us on: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: For more than 25 years, Native Instruments has been at the heart of musical innovation. We’ve created communities, pushed technological boundaries, and opened new creative horizons for amateurs and professionals alike. Today, driven by our mission to make music creation more inclusive and accessible, NI’s hardware, software, and services including MASCHINE, TRAKTOR, and KOMPLETE bundles, provide fully-integrated solutions for musicians, producers, and DJs of all genres and levels of experience. For more info, visit our website: