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

Drums, beats and percussion are the bedrock of any great track. To make them shine in a mix, you’ll have to know your way around drum bus...

Multitrack recording is a fundamental process in music production. It’s the term for the method of recording used in the vast majority of...

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....

Music samples are so important for music creators—whether you’re just getting started or if you’re a studio veteran. No matter what,...

The idea of mastering for free sounds great after you’ve put in a ton of work writing, producing and mixing your music. You’re one click...

The 909 is easily one of the most iconic drum sounds in the world. Next to the 808, no drum machine is more heavily used in popular music...

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...

Reaching the mix phase is always a great moment—you’ve worked out your ideas and now it’s time to mix the beat you’ve created. The good...

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...

Clipping audio is a music production problem that can ruin a great mix—especially when it comes time for mastering. But clipping isn’t...

Distortion is a term that gets used a lot in music production. It can refer to an effect type, a mixing technique and a quality of...

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

Mastering is the last step in the music production process. When you export your final mix from your DAW, you’re creating a pre-master...

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...

Whenever you start a session in your DAW you’ll have to decide on the sample rate and bit depth. Both are important choices that will...

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

Audio compression is one of the most important tools in your producer tool kit. In fact, it’s is one of the fundamental tasks in mixing...

Ableton Live is one of the most popular DAWs for producing music. It’s a favorite among producers of hip-hop and electronic music for its...

Googling ‘songwriting tips’ will give you about 2 million results in 0.42 seconds. That’s a lot of tips. And y’know what? There’s a good...