Literature review

Attack Magazine. (2017). Drum Programming: Chillout, Raw Hip Hop - Attack Magazine. [online] Available at: https://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/beat-dissected/chillout-beat-raw-strip-hop/ [Accessed 31 May 2017].

This website is about how to make hip hop drum beat. On this website there's a drum beat that helps to demonstrate how to make hip hop drum patterns which helps me to come up with an idea for my hip hop beat. 

Disc Makers Blog. (2017). How To Sing R&B and Deliver Great Vocals | Disc Makers Blog. [online] Available at: http://blog.discmakers.com/2015/02/how-to-sing-rb-and-deliver-great-vocals/ [Accessed 11 May 2017].

This website help shine some light on of how RnB artistes use there voice on there  track ad the techniques they use. RnB artistes uses a technique called vibrato which is used to make the performance or the song more dramatic. the website also talks about phrasing and how RnB phrase there notes which helps with there vibrato.  

This is helpful because it helps me with my RnB track and gives me the right guidance for singing in my RnB track.

Hear and Play Music Learning Center. (2017). Neo Soul Chords: Exploring Extended Minor Chords. [online] Available at: http://www.hearandplay.com/main/neo-soul-chords-minor-chords [Accessed 11 May 2017].

This website is about how Neo-soul chords are play and theory of the chords which is mostly in minor 7th chords which give it that rich sound. I fount this usefully because i had no idea how Neo-soul worked until looking at this which helped me to come up with an idea for my chords 

MusicTech.net. (2017). Logic Tutorial: The Compressor. [online] Available at: http://www.musictech.net/2015/09/logic-tutorial-the-compressor/ [Accessed 25 May 2017].

In this website talks about logic x's plug in in the dynamic section which is the compression. It Talks about the different compression that the plug in has and what they are used for. 

This helps me to know more about compression and what compression to use for what purpose for each of them. it also help me so I know what to do when mixing with compression.    

Openmicuk.co.uk. (2017). BREATH CONTROL EXERCISES | BREATHING EXERCISES FOR SINGING. [online] Available at: http://www.openmicuk.co.uk/advice-for-unsigned-singers/breath-control-exercises#.WQNQnuErL [Accessed 11 May 2017].

This is a website that talks about different warms up and techniques on breathing and on how to control your breathing. The website say that I should breath thought my nose and from my diaphragm. 

This is helpful because it helps with my singing for my RnB and also helps to articulate the words I say.  

YouTube. (2017). How To Play Hip Hop Grooves w/ Beatdown Brown *MY VERY FIRST VIDEO*. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6rUq8NmBo [Accessed 26 May 2017].

YouTube. (2017). Modern Hip hop - R&B drumbeat by Gareth Gale. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrOdFGGLKj4 [Accessed 26 May 2017].

These video are some drum breaks for hip hop which helps me to get more of an idea on what i want for the drums in my hip hop track.

YouTube. (2017). Voice Lesson: Finding YOUR Voice. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niU9s2WwkpE [Accessed 2 Jun. 2017].

This is a video about how to get the full clarity of your voice that might be hidden in by tension in your voice. The video talks about how to relax your body completely.Another tip that was said in this video was to sing in your talking voice and not in someone your not.

This is a useful research cause it goes towards my vocals for my RnB track or any track that i've decided to include lyrics