If you know anything about movie production, you know that most of the sounds in a movie are not actually captured live on set—instead...

Sample packs are only as good as the creators that make them—and believe us, not all sample pack makers are equal. That’s why it’s always...

Here’s to another year coming to an end! Congratulations are in order—to you. You got the best free tools You released incredible music...

Have you ever heard a track that instantly inspired you? Maybe the vocal hook stood out and now you’re wondering how to extract an...

Becoming a producer is one of the best ways to be creative if you love music. You don’t need much to get started and it’s easier than...

If you’ve ever dreamed of writing your own songs and performing them for an audience, you might have wondered how to become a singer....

Spotify is by far the world’s biggest streaming platform. Every day thousands of songs are distributed to the service where artists can...

Ho ho ho! Holiday time is upon us—and with all the celebration, festivities and family time comes all the nostalgic music we love so...

The beat in music is the centre of everything—if notes are words, rhythm is letters that form and structure each word and each sentence....

There’s been a heated debate going on ever since the dawn of sampling in music—is using pre-made sounds cheating? Skeptics claim you can...

It’s mind-blowing how today’s DAWs make writing music so quick and easy. All you need to do is have a solid concept, a few ideas and...

The guitar is the most popular instrument on earth because it’s relatively easy to start learning. Almost anyone can pick up a guitar and...

Hitting the publish button on SoundCloud always comes with a jolt of adrenaline. Will my song take off? Who’s going to listen to it? How...

For most of today’s listeners, music lives on streaming platforms. The enormous libraries, intelligent algorithms and low monthly prices...

Music loops are incredibly useful for arranging ideas—with loops you can make drums, synths and melodies snap together in a DAW. Loops...

Spooky season is upon us and it’s the perfect time to hunker down and make boo-eats and “trick or tracks.” To make your Halloween-themed...

Starting a record label isn’t a totally crazy idea. In fact, local independently curated labels are becoming more and more important....

In music, vocals are almost always the hardest thing to get right. The delivery, tone, emotion and rawness of a vocal part will make or...

Music production is one of the most daunting skills to learn. There are many components that come into play: Music theory, software,...

When you’re new to songwriting, it might seem like there’s no way to know how to write lyrics for a song. Writing lyrics is the most...