For modern producers the laptop is the centerpiece of any music production studio. You use a laptop to run your DAW where you create,...

Rhythm is one of the fundamental aspects of music theory. To create great harmonies and melodies you need to understand how rhythm works...

Despite what you might have heard, the blues scale isn’t your grandfather’s musical scale. Whether you shred on guitar in a metal outfit...

Cadences are some of the most fundamental harmonic gestures in music. They bring a feeling of closure to musical phrases the same way a...

Welcome to your new LANDR account. Maybe you’re here for the best instant mastering on the market. Or the incredible sample...

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...

Acoustic treatment is one of the most misunderstood parts of building a home studio. It’s the special touch that turns an ordinary room...

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...

Lyric writing is often romanticized by songwriters. Some believe that unless you live your life, collect memories and let the words come...

Learning how to read music is essential for all musicians. Reading music opens up lots of new possibilities for your creativity. Whether...

Innovating in art and music is about pushing boundaries and breaking away from traditional molds. One way adventurous musicians challenge...

Portable recording devices—or field recorders—are a great resource for collecting interesting sounds from the world around you. Field...

A music production computer is your first step toward building your own home studio. Good computers for audio production have never been...

Learning how to improvise can be a bit terrifying if you stop to think about it. As musicians, we’re taught to stick within a certain set...

Your home studio is your music creation hub. It’s the place where your inspiration and workflow meet and your tracks take shape. Advances...

The Soundcraft Notepad-12fx is a full-featured, compact analog mixer that offers great sonic performance for the price. This small but...

Reading the symbols in a chord progression isn’t easy—especially if it includes Roman numerals. But knowing how to read this format is...

Synthesizers are some of the most challenging musical instruments to use well. Even basic synth plugins have enough parameters to get...

Music has always been linked with emerging technologies. But AI is something new. AI has the power to completely transform how we make...

Ash Koosha is a British-Iranian composer, record producer, innovator and futurist living in London, United Kingdom. He mainly uses...