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What is Overdubbing? How to Fix Mistakes and Thicken Your Sound
When it comes to recording music, there are some basic techniques that have been around since the early days of analog tape. One of the...
Aug 24, 20213 min read


How to Use Your Audio Interface to Make Music in a DAW
Your audio interface is the key to your digital music production workflow. It’s the centerpiece of your home studio where you connect...
Aug 23, 20213 min read


11 Emotional Chord Progressions Every Producer Should Know
Music plays a lot of different roles in our lives. But at the end of the day music is about emotion. The best way to connect with your...
Aug 13, 20214 min read


10 Bassline Styles Every Producer Should Know
Basslines are at the heart of every infectious groove. They’re an essential piece of your mix’s foundation and one of the most satisfying...
Aug 12, 20214 min read


Audio Routing: How to Send Signals to the Right Place
Audio routing means sending a signal from one place to another. You’ll encounter audio routing whenever you use audio cables, inserts, or...
Aug 9, 20213 min read


Headroom in Audio: How to Get Levels for Mixing and Mastering
Headroom is an important quality of audio signals in music production. It comes into play whenever you record tracks, add plugins or...
Aug 2, 20214 min read


Music Demo: 6 Reasons to Record Your Demo Tracks
There’s no single way to approach making music. Whether your process starts by creating beats or going on a walk, there’s no wrong way to...
Jul 29, 20214 min read


Slap House: 5 Tips for Making Your Own Slap House Track
If you love listening to house and EDM, you’ve probably encountered a Slap House track. Lately, the genre has taken the music industry by...
Jul 16, 20214 min read


Signal Chain: How to Put Your Effects in the Right Order
Manipulating sound with audio effects is one of the funnest parts of being a producer. There are infinite ways to combine plugins or...
Jul 8, 20214 min read


Call and Response: How to Make a Musical Conversation
Melody ideas sometimes feel like they only come from random inspiration. But in fact, many of the best lines follow a pattern that’s easy...
Jul 8, 20213 min read


Reverse Reverb: 4 Ways to Create Backwards Ambience
Audio effects are one of the most inspiring ways to manipulate sound. From basic mixing tools to creative effects, there’s so much you...
Jul 2, 20213 min read


Sound Recording: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Sound recording is an essential skill for every modern musician, producer or beatmaker. It’s a key part of nearly all styles of music...
Jun 30, 20218 min read


Types of Headphones: The 6 Most Common Headphone Styles
Headphones are an essential piece of gear for every producer. From recording to mixing and mastering, you’ll need a solid pair to help...
Jun 7, 20215 min read


Audio File Formats: Difference Between AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg and FLAC
Digital audio files are the raw material of music production. From streaming platforms to sample packs, all the audio you work with has...
May 18, 20215 min read


Session Musicians: The Essential Guide to Pro Music Work
So what are session musicians? It’s a fair question—especially in today’s music industry where the word “gig” is redefined every day....
May 6, 20216 min read


How to Get the Most out of Spotify for Artists
Putting your music on a digital distribution platform like Spotify is a big moment for any artist. It’s the start of something new: your...
Apr 26, 20214 min read


Hard Truths: There’s No Substitute for the Right Mic
Vocal tracks are often the loudest, most prominent part of your mix. They’re the one element in music production that artists of all...
Apr 19, 20214 min read


Gated Reverb: How to Create Unique Ambience Effects
Gated reverb might seem like a dated effect from a notoriously tacky era of music production. But it’s a unique reverb type that’s much...
Apr 16, 20214 min read


What Is Phantom Power and Why Do You Need It?
Phantom power is required for some microphones to work. It’s a feature you’ll find on many mic preamps, mixers and audio interfaces. But...
Apr 15, 20213 min read


Dynamic Range: What It Is and Why It Matters in Mastering
Dynamic range is a term that gets used often in music production. It can refer to the performance of an audio system, the amount of...
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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