Beat Making Software – Sonic Producer?

I want to make hip hop beats but do not know where to start. Anyone know any basic software.
To give you a short answer: Garageband for mac Sony Acid Music Studio for PC. Pretty simple programs for beginners like yourself, make sure you read these articles. They’re really helpful tutorials!
EDIT: With both these programs you [...]

Trackers! What are they?
Tracker is the generic term for a class of software music sequencers which, in their purest form, allow the user to arrange sound samples on a timeline across several mono channels. The interface is mainly numeric, notes are entered with a computer keyboard; with the parameters (effects, etc) being entered hexidecimally (numerically). [...]