Recent Videos

My Equipment List (with links) for Producers and Beat Makers who have difficulty seeing.

A Personal Message to CMA family and supporters about losing my eyesight.

TaurusBeats flipping a sample with Akai MPD and Propellerhead Reason making a smooth jazz groove type beat.

TaurusBeats Flip A Sample Beat Session making a sample flip smooth R&B type beat using Akai MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 8 and Propellerhead Reason.

TaurusBeats flipping a sample with Akai MPD and Propellerhead Reason making a Smooth R&B groove sample flip type beat.

TaurusBeats Flip A Sample Beat Session making a sample flip Hip Hop groove type beat using Akai MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 8 and Propellerhead Reason.

What do you believe and trust? Faith is Focus 1 (F1) of the TaurusBeats Music and Life F5 Focus for music holders.

F2 - Feelings - TaurusBeats Music Producer Health F5 Fitness Focus

Your Physical Frame is the Third Focus (F3) in the TaurusBeats F5 Focus for Music Producers Beat Makers and Musicians

Finances and Transactions are the Fourth Focus area of the TaurusBeats F5 Focus for Music Producers, Beat Makers and other Music Holders

Family and building Relationships is the Fifth Focus area of the TaurusBeats F5 Focus for Music Producers, Beat Makers and other Music Holders

TaurusBeats shows How To Flip A Sample with Akai MPD, M-Audio Oxygen and Propellerhead Reason making the beat New Life

TaurusBeats shows How To Flip A Sample with Akai MPD and Propellerhead Reason making the beat Calling

TaurusBeats walks through his beat making process and shows how to select a sample to chop and flip.

TaurusBeats Sample Chopping In ReCycle tutorial for Reason Sample Flip Beat Rollin part 1/4

TaurusBeats Sample Flipping In Reason NN-XT - Rollin Sample Flip Beat Video Series Part 2/4

TaurusBeats Sample Arranging in Reason Sequencer tutorial for the sample flip beat remake - Rollin (part 3 of 4)

TaurusBeats Sample Removal and Piano Freestyle In Reason tutorial explaining techniques to avoid copyright issues when selling beats.

TaurusBeats Making Music in Reason explains his starting mindset ready to learn something new to enhance his skills.

TaurusBeats Making A Bass Line In Reason and using his Piano Freestyle songwriting technique to make music.

TaurusBeats Making Melodies In Reason With Piano Improvisation and explaining this technique and his minimalist approach to making music.

TaurusBeats explains how to Change Up Drums For Motion And Groove In Reason.

TaurusBeats Humanizing Instruments In Reason With Layering Variation And Other Techniques and explaining his approach to making music.

TaurusBeats Humanizing Chord Progressions In Reason and explaining his music making techniques to add variation to his songs.

TaurusBeats Arranging Music in Reason and explaining his arrangement tips and techniques.

How to Create Melodies in Reason Using the Yamaha DJX

Creating music in Reason music software is an exciting and creative process. In this tutorial, I explore making melodies in Reason and highlight my unique approach to piano improvisation.

In Part 1:

- Using Propellerhead Reason 6.5
- The Yamaha DJX as a MIDI controller in Reason
- Piano setup using multiple NN-XT devices
- Playing piano "by ear"
- Piano freestyle (piano improvisation)
- Making A Melody

Time: 6 minutes

This video is about: making a melody in reason, yamaha djx in reason, midi controller, yamaha djx, reason beat making, piano freestyle, piano improvisation, play by ear, melody, melodies

TaurusBeats making a chord progression in Reason and shows his piano techniques and how he hand-plays everything playing by ear.

TaurusBeats making a bass line in Reason and shows his techniques to create other instrument parts and how he hand-plays everything playing by ear.

TaurusBeats making music groove in Reason by adding various rhythm parts to the smooth groove Even Still.

TaurusBeats Recording Piano Freestyles In Reason showing how he captures musical ideas using this piano improvisation technique.