I started making beats with Garageband about a year and a half ago without any prior musical experience or training. I'll probably eventually spring for Logic when I reach the limits of what I can do with Garageband but with all the Jam Packs, I feel Garageband still has a lot to offer in terms of sounds. I stay away from synths for the most part so I find the arsenal of "real" instruments in Garageband pretty satisfactory. I never use loops, but occasionally I'll take individual drum hits from Garageband drum loops and use them, or (more frequently) take drum hits from commercial hip hop songs, so if a snare sounds familiar, you're probably right. Some of them are more esoteric than others.


My favorite producers are:

Ric Rock for his incredible ability to make wierd atonal melodies sound perfect
Dr. Dre for having the best and crispest drums as well as being responsible for some the sickest melodies to ever grace hip-hop
Timbaland for most eclectic and bouncy rhythms
The Neptunes for having the most variety and unformulaic production

Kanye West's cocky, untalented b**** *** can SUCK IT

Title	Genre	Released	Plays
Keep it Straight	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 14, 2006	1019
When I Used To...	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 15, 2006	647
Hold on Tight	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 17, 2006	591
Full Circle	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 20, 2006	1257
Get it Out (Fresh)	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 22, 2006	760
Up and Out (Tainted)	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 23, 2006	1039
The Finest Things	Hip Hop/Rap	Apr 1, 2006	878
Dirty	Hip Hop/Rap	Apr 9, 2006	912
Money Grows on Trees	Hip Hop/Rap	Dec 11, 2006	539