Hey everyone! I just made my first thread here and wanted to ask—has anyone heard of human beatboxing?
And if you have, can you do it yourself? I recorded a quick freestyle a while back (the link seems dead now, sorry about that).
It’s such a cool way to make music with just your mouth. Would love to hear if anyone else here is into it or has tried it!
Topic Summary: Members share beatboxing experiences, tips, and admiration; Cerb suggests odd time signatures like 7/8 for creativity.
Topic Overview (Wikipedia):
Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines, using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, throat, and voice. It may also involve vocal imitation of turntablism, and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred to as “the fifth element” of hip-hop, although it is not limited to hip-hop music. The term “beatboxing” is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general.
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LOL, wait, that was YOU doing the beatboxing? That’s awesome!
The beginning part was definitely the best. Is it just a lot of practice or are some people naturally able to make those sounds?
Either way, impressive… and a little weird, but in a good way.
Cool beans!
Not bad at all! Only a few people can pull it off quick and smooth like you did and actually make it sound good. I tried beatboxing a while back and it didn’t turn out so well. It’s definitely harder than it looks.
There’s a guy at my school who can beatbox and sing at the same time! I have no idea how he does it—he’ll be beatboxing and then start singing from the back of his throat.
He teams up with a rapper and they put on little shows, which I’ve sadly missed. I tried beatboxing once but just ended up spitting all over my friend’s face.
We had a good laugh about it though!
I think human beatboxing is a really modern way of making music. There are great artists like Rahzel from The Roots—it’s incredible what they can do with just their mouth and throat. It’s definitely an art form worth exploring.
Very cool! I was actually jamming along on my bass while listening. You had some cool tempos going. Try experimenting with odd time signatures—I think that would make it even cooler. My favorite is 7/8, and some beatboxing in that timing would sound awesome.
I’ve been messing around with beatboxing for a few years now, and what really helped me level up was focusing on the kick drum sound first. Getting that deep, punchy ‘boots and cats’ rhythm down opens up so many possibilities. Also, recording yourself and listening back is brutal but necessary—you hear all the sloppy transitions. Anyone else have tips for nailing the hi-hat sound without it sounding like static?
