Beats, Loops, and Late Nights — How I Found Rhythm in Music Production
Before I ever touched an oscilloscope or wrote a line of C++, I was layering samples and chopping snares. Under the alias httpsavery, I spent years producing original beats, mixes, and experimental loops—blending hip hop, lofi, and ambient influences into soundtracks for chill nights and creative flow.
Music was my third creative pillar, alongside visual design and motion work. I composed everything from full beat tapes to curated playlists and SoundCloud radio-style mixes, teaching myself DAWs like FL Studio and Ableton Live along the way.
🎚️ Skills That Carried Over
Producing music gave me a deep respect for rhythm, iteration, and detail—skills I now use constantly in my engineering work:
- Audio signal flow → wiring and circuits
- DAW layering → multithreaded workflows
- Loop-building → modular, testable design
- Creative discipline → showing up and iterating daily
What I Made:
Instrumental Beats
I crafted original instrumentals—some sampled, some completely from scratch—focusing on lofi textures, warm melodies, and hip-hop drum patterns.
Tools used: FL Studio, Edison, RC-20, Gross Beat
- Jazzy lofi tracks built on vinyl samples
- Trap-inspired beats with custom 808s
- Ambient pads and textured synth layering
📻 httpsavery Radio
I curated and blended my own tracks with others into chill mix tapes, complete with smooth transitions.
Posted to SoundCloud as long-form listening experiences
- Lofi road trip mixes
- Ambient background sets for coding or drawing
- Mood-based mixes (e.g. “fog”, “night walk”, “neon rain”)
🎙️ Collabs & Custom Loops
I also produced sample packs and loops for other small artists and remixers in the SoundCloud and Bandcamp community.
Skills learned: EQ mixing, loop mastering, BPM/tempo matching