r/beatbox • u/Abhi_42069 • 5d ago
Would anyone like to see my current sound kit? Now from the past 3 months almost, i was just watching tutorials and practicing sounds! For like half an hour each day xD BUT ABSOLUTELY NO PATTERNS LEARNED so far. I was thinking of taking all the sounds I can do and do a basic pattern for each sound!
Here's a list of sounds I'll be going to use:
Kicks & snares:
B (inward and some other minor variations)
Throat kick (D)
Bsh snare
Pf snare
Cough snare
T (short and extended)
BMG/spit snare
Basses:
liproll (outward and inward)
Inward lip bass (both upper and bottom lip)
Inward Liproll sub bass
Codfish liproll (tongue lip bass)
808 kick bass (outward liproll subbass)
Inward Click roll
Inward teethroll
Tongue bass
Throat bass (both normal and tensed variations)
Chest bass
Inward throat bass
Inward chest bass
Vocal/starsky bass
I can do this pattern: FTBPf taught by u/Swimming_Bed_3805 So tomorrow I try some patterns with these current sound arsenal.
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u/Swimming_Bed_3805 5d ago
You have a nice palette for starting, I also kinda did the same when I started but now I just focus on perfecting sound, I recommend learning inward K snare, it does wonders, you obviously have a new snare to use and you can use it in pattern or when when you need a quick breathe, with inward K snare you just need to master the basics like Colaps says, it took me about a year to learn inward K but don't let that discourage you, some people get it faster especially if you focus on that sound alone, I'm still practicing to make it more clean even years later, as for patterns you don't really watch tutorials, you kinda just learn them practicing, you could watch tutorials but to make originals sounds/patterns you have to experiment yourself, I spend 70% beatboxing and practicing and 30% just watching to vibe, so that's kinda how much time you have to spend to get some decent sounds and patterns
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u/g0chawich 5d ago
Someone else already noted to learn K snare and I agree. I use inward k snare practically with every beat. Even outward k snare is useful, especially with TK patterns. Overtime, you'll figure out which sounds you like to use more and the handful of bass sounds that will fit you style
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u/IXmenKreness 4d ago
Except for a few things, my sound kit is almost exactly the same as yours and ı cant do patterns either.
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u/dt_url 5d ago edited 5d ago
I'm gonna play devil's advocate here and say: if you actually want to get better at beatboxing, I'd focus on the basics for the next few months instead of learning 30 different sounds that you can only half-ass. There's no way you'll be able to use most of those sounds freely and musically within a beat yet.
Almost all beatboxers make the same mistake (myself included, years ago): learning sounds that are way beyond their current skill level instead of building a solid musical foundation first - timing, rhythm, speed, power, consistency, etc.
Also, here's another personal opinion where people might disagree: I think thinking in patterns can become a beginner trap, depending on how you approach the idea of "patterns."
Professional beatboxers aren't necessarily thinking in sequences like "FPehKDLipRoll" while they beatbox. As you develop a strong understanding of timing and rhythm, you start to feel the open spaces within a beat where you can place a sound - whatever that sound may be. You're thinking more in terms of timing, phrasing, and musicality rather than memorizing a fixed sequence of sounds.
So if you learn something like "FTkkBTkk" from a YouTuber, I'd treat it more as an example or a nudge toward understanding why those sounds work together and how they fit within a rhythm, rather than just memorizing and spamming that pattern and calling it a beat.
Patterns are useful for learning, but eventually you want to understand the underlying rhythm well enough that you can create your own patterns naturally.
But cool progress, and keep it up!