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...

No matter what kind of music you’re making, technology is now able to give you better tools than ever before to get the job done . Even...

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...

Before the synthesizer, electronic experimenters were already at work with another instrument—the tape recorder. Before the ability to...

Noise. It’s woven into the beautiful audio that we work so hard to record—often not by choice. Your mix is where you translate your...

In the world of digital music production, there’ a whole universe of VST plugins to choose from. Most VSTs are really good at one thing,...

I’m decidedly un-nostalgic. Nostalgia is expensive and often doesn’t do the job I need it to do. Especially when it comes to gear… My...

“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....

Playlists are the most important way we listen to music today. Industry estimates show that 1 in every 5 plays happens in a playlist...

Writing an artist bio is one of the hardest things to do as a musician. It’s hard enough to write—let alone write about yourself! But...

I firmly believe that you should get to know the gear you already own inside and out. There’s always that one feature you haven’t totally...

Keeping your music projects organized is all about color coding your DAW session, naming your samples properly and keeping your VSTs in...

Build your effects rack with all the knowledge you need. Panning Delay and Echo Reverb Chorus Distortion Equalization (EQ) Compression...

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times before: You need to pay attention to your gain staging! You need to leave headroom when you’re...

It’s true. The album might be dead. Or at least the album as we once knew it is dead… Before you start throwing all your record sleeves...

Expensive doesn’t always mean good. Sometimes a cheap drum machine can be exactly the sound you need. Everyone knows that Jeff Mills...

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

Learning how to make music is just as much about seeing as it is about hearing. For example: You use ADSR envelopes all the time, it’s...

Create 3D effects in your mix with these spacey plugins. Have you thought about space lately? Although NASA just discovered a new solar...