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Is making a hit record really just as simple as spending a couple of hundred pounds on a laptop and some software?

Bless Beats produced the hit Wearing My Rolex for Wiley from his basic bedroom studio.

In Bedroom Beats 1Xtra's Twin B visits his home studio to find out how.

We also hear from students in Manchester who're learning how to make beats and a host of bedroom producers including Floating Points, Mala, Toddla T, Bullion, Goldielocks, Eric Lau, Paul White, DJ IQ and Plastician, to find out how and why they've given up their beds to make beats.

What impact if any you think the bedroom producer has had on our music today?

Has it given talented people out there the chance to make music when they may not otherwise have had the chance?

Or has it meant that there's less "quality control" with music that reaches us?

Maybe you're already trying to produce tracks in your bedroom - what you've sacrificed for your beats?

UNIT DARK CHILD(UNDERGROUND UNIT)
Beleive in yourself and let it happen natrually. Its true you dnt need some mad Dr dre million pound Studio I use An Apple mac, midi and a mouse and logic 8 Dats it really. When something comes to mind I relax and let it happend, I never think to hard, Thats the biggest Mistake you can make. But Yh just Know What your doing really. You would be suprised how you could fool the industry into thinking you have some massive studio just by how your music sounds trust me im(Living Proof Of That).

DJ Molik
Well i think alot of producers these days start off as bedroom producers. But ALOT of the bedroom producers these day's dont know what they are doing. Alot of them just put together a random track, with random notes and patterns. Thats the only bad part of having alot of these bedroom producers.You need quality bedroom producers.We all start off low, but some just adapt to changes, learn music theory and everything else thats needed to get you to be successful.I personally think my productions are the same high quality as those who use big studios and pay 100's of 1000s of pounds.You just need the right software and instruments. You need to know what your doing and thats it.

K!5
it gives the budding producer a chance to chase a dream or craft a hobby.

3theprofitOvesby
I use Q base & reason & Iv turned out some great tracks. If u know what yr doing den it sounds quality. You dont need all that stuff the big producers have.

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