Musician and educator Woulg teaches you how to make a deep house beat using Lethal from Lethal Audio and Ableton. Lethal is the first...

Kick drum can be the defining element of a song—so if it’s not working, your tracks will lack that special crack. Picking the right kick...

We all wish we knew how to mix kick and bass perfectly. You want that rock-solid, powerful low end that jumps right out of the speakers...

LANDR Samples works for musicians. Samples is the new free sample pack service from LANDR. It’s your resource for high-quality, curated...

To celebrate the launch of Roland’s first ever Software TR-808, we revisit a few key moments in the legendary drum machine’s rich...

OddKidOut stands out. 16 bars into any of the Philadelphia born producer’s beats and you’ll understand why. At just 22 years old,...

Samples are good for everything. They’re one of the most flexible and useful tools for any stage of music production. But mixing with...

Predictability is a plague in music. It’s not uncommon to listen to 50 songs these days and each one just blends into the next. You can’t...

“I used to start doubting myself when I did things instinctively in music production. I thought: maybe I’m not doing it the ‘right’ way....

Legendary Dipset, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane producer Rsonist shares his sampling workflow. You know those records that stop you in your...

Leave those lifeless preset drums behind and learn how to sample percussion. Any producer who thinks outside the box knows that samples...

This year 909 Day is a HUGE deal. If you were thinking of getting a new MIDI controller or drum machine, today is your day. To celebrate...

There’s a lot of amazing people out there making samples packs. Sample packs bring the world into your DAW. From the sample of an...

It’s 808 day! The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is no doubt the most iconic drum machine. Since it came out in the 1980s, it inspired...

The truth about using samples.When I go online and read about sampling, I get pissed off. Samples have always been about creativity and...

Expand your beat-making horizons. We’ve all felt it before: four-on-the-four fatigue. That feeling when you’ve listened to too much music...

Drums are the bones of your track: they support everything. You want them to be punchy and to cut through. You want them to be loud...

Let me guess: you use MIDI controllers regularly as a music producer. Or maybe ‘MIDI’ makes you think of elevator music, cheesy computer...

A MIDI keyboard controller is an essential piece of music gear in today’s home studio. A piano melody here, a beat there… Having both the...

Drum samples have infinite potential. Tap into it. You can sample anything: clipping your toenails, a squeaky door opening, a leaky...