INSPIRED BY OTHER BEATS..

i wish i had a skill like that. none of my ish sounds like anything else out there really.

thats why i dont listen to the radio at all

appreciate that. at the same time radio beats are stupidly easy to sell lol. i dont think you can ever be too diverse as a producer.

if i hear a beat I like I sample and flip it...

someday the keys flows, others I can't find any right combos

Actually remaking other peoples beats helps you learn structure and how different elements fit together, and layering. It doesn't really matter how much it may sound like someone elses, you gained experience making it.

different beats will inspire me to make different shit.....I might take elements, like say nuthin but a g thang, the loop is at one key for the first bar, then up a key for the next 2, then back down to the original key for the 4th....I might fuck with a loop like that....or the way a hihat will roll into and off of a snare, I might use that.....or hell, I may like a beat and just replay it....shit can still slap...look at j. stalin's "808", it's just the "born to roll" beat but slightly flipped, and it sound clean

That's exactly how I learned. I used to play a lot of old school stuff from the mid 80's and it started coming together. I developed an ear for music and then I could play just about anything that I heard. I took it a step further and decided to take piano lessons to learn how to read music. But I recommend anyone that's just starting on beats try this approach.

Nothing wrong with inspiration. Music I listen to is such a heavy influence on what I do. Sometimes when I do tracks I remake something I previously heard and alter it to make it my own. It's a great way to learn how certain things work.

Hell yes! There were a lot of musicians and producers killin it in the 80's...Way too many to list but I'll say this.. If you're trying to learn how to play, you better study the late 70's thru late 80's -- especially around the middle. That whole era was ahead of it's time if you ask me and anyone who is funky now is a student of that music.

I kind of model stuff off of other songs but i think i usually switch it up so it isn't super obvious

I usually listen to music while starting for idea's and often find myself using the tracks tempo/pattern - then I will go my own way once in the mood.

The whole mixtape thing itself is illegal. But when it comes to what you're asking about you need to understand derivitive works and interpolations. After this you need to dig up info on sound recording copyrights as opposed to musical work copyrights. Sound recording rights pertain to the actual recording/recorded version while the musical works pertains to the song itself. Does this make sense? Finally, this will help you.

http://emusician.com/remixmag/how_to/mixing_remixing/beat_redux_technical_feature/

By all means take your time, and you should probably back it up offline for future references. There is a lot of info on the site, but that article in particular pretty much answers your questions. Page 3 is also important if you're particularly interested in recreating the sound quality of whatever it is you're trying to replay.

basically you still have to pay a clearance on replaying music it just costs less there are 2 clearances you have to pay for when u sample the actual recording. i forget the actual names i know ones mechanical and the other i forget