Guides
Guides for producers who collaborate
Straight answers to the questions that come up when two producers build one track: tempo and key, finding the right person, and getting the loop's owner on the paperwork.
Collaborating1
Splits & credit2
Loop maker splits: how producers share credit and royalties
What a loop maker is usually owed when a beat is built on their loop: the two copyrights, how the production side is split, credit, and registering it.
8 min read
What is a split sheet? A template for producers
What a split sheet is, when to sign one, what goes on it for a loop collaboration, the mistakes that make one useless, and a blank template to download.
6 min read
Making loops1
Reference2
BPM by genre: a tempo cheat sheet for producers
Typical tempo ranges for 24 genres and styles, from trap and drill to afrobeats, house and lo-fi, and why a trap loop at 140 feels like 70.
5 min read
What keys go together? A compatible keys chart for producers
Which keys layer cleanly with yours: relative majors and minors, keys a fifth apart, and a chart of all 24 keys with the loops live in each.
6 min read