There’s nothing worse than pulling out a piece of gear for the first time in a while and finding that it doesn’t work anymore. Digital...

Booking a day in a pro studio is exciting. Access to high end gear and someone else to take care of engineering can push your tracks to...

Unless you’re a bonafide musical wizard, you probably get stuck in a creative rut every now and then. Good habits are important for...

It’s easy to get hyper focused on the pieces of gear you need to add to your setup. Equipment like audio interfaces, headphones and VST...

Think of your favourite song. What part of it sticks out in your memory? The chord progression? The bassline?  It’s probably the melody....

Playlists and music blogs are some of the most important channels for promoting new music from creators to fans. The people who curate...

Harmony is one of the most important parts of a song. But it can be extremely hard to get right. You don’t need to know each and every...

Mixing is tough. Sometimes the perfect sound can seem one tweak away, but it’s not always easy to know which tweak to make. It’s those...

Music mogul Simon Cowell recently parted ways with Little Mix, the girl group he championed and signed after they won the X Factor in...

In the first days of recorded music, mastering was a purely technical process. Early masters were often done without a second thought by...

Your experience of music is more than just vibrations travelling through the air. Fletcher-Munson Curves explain why. As soon as a sound...

Wanting to be original is a universe away from actually releasing new and unique music. All music is informed in some way by the music...

Mastering is more than just the finishing touches on your track.  A good master should enrich the unique qualities and sonic signature of...

Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a serious disorder that affects millions of musicians worldwide. In fact, one in six musicians is...

Nothing beats the feeling of finding a great deal on a piece of gear you’ve wanted forever. Buying used gear locally is one of the best...

Your audio interface is the centrepiece of your home studio. It’s the home of essential tools like your preamps, AD/DA converters and...

Chords are the pillars that hold up your songwriting. Along with rhythm and melody, harmony is one of the most fundamental parts of music...

Experimenting in the studio is one of the best parts of being a musician. But inspiring ideas aren’t always on hand when you need them....

Parallel compression is a powerful tool for shaping your dynamics. Aggressive compression can give your sounds a sense of weight and...

When it comes to starting new music, most of us reach for the instrument we’re most familiar with first. But only interacting with one...