Songwriting inspiration can be hard to come by, even if you’re a seasoned writer who’s been in the game for a long time. If you’ve ever...

MIDI is one of the most important tools for musicians and producers. If you interact with any kind of digital music machine in your...

Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...

Almost every bedroom producer has dreamed of quitting their day job and devoting themselves full-time to their passion. Those who take on...

Have you ever wondered how to structure a song? There’s so many ways to assemble chord progressions, melodies and rhythms into parts that...

As musicians, we’re told that hours of practice and a constant, dedicated focus are needed to make great work. But if you’re looking for...

Microphone polar patterns have a big impact on the sounds you record. But they can be pretty confusing. When I was making my first...

#AskAnEngineer is an ongoing YouTube where LANDR’s Senior Audio Engineer, Al Isler, answers questions from people like you! If you like...

Congratulations on all the ways you improved your music this year. From music theory to sampling, to home recording, and promoting your...

The major and minor scales are the basis for any melody in western music. These foundational patterns have strong links to basic emotions...

Doing your best creative work is an ongoing project. You have to stay focused on making music no matter what time of the year it is. But...

One of the most important parts of music theory is the time signature. It’s the first thing a musician looks for on a piece of sheet...

You have to know your instrument well to play and perform music. But sometimes strong technical understanding locks you into patterns...

Welcome to Sample and Hold, the series on the LANDR Blog where we highlight one unique crate-digging session and the digger’s gold we...

Welcome to Hard Truths, the series on the LANDR Blog where we cut through the noise and take on a harsh reality from the world of music...

The key signature is your roadmap to the harmonic and melodic context of a piece of music. You need to know key signatures to play along...

Following a formula in your songwriting structure can help with creating parameters for your creativity. But sometimes that formula needs...

It takes a lot of knowledge and knowhow to get better at music production, studying a few music production books can help. Practicing is...

Every year the Pantone Color Institute names a color of the year—a single swatch to accompany the global movements and trends that define...

Music theory tells you how music works. It’s the structure underneath the songs you love that explains how they do what they do. But...