MIDI is the language that lets your digital music devices communicate with each other. It may seem like it’s been around forever, but...

Mastering has always been a bit of an enigma in the music-making process—its definition has shifted over the years and over time its...

More and more, the idea of showing up somewhere to perform with just instruments isn’t working for today’s musicians. As more music gets...

Guitar VSTs have come a long way since the early days of digital recording. For guitarists who need great tone, using an amp simulator...

Ableton Live is the first choice of DAW for countless top producers—especially those who work with samples. Its flexibility, ease-of-use...

Browsing through piles of samples to find the perfect sound for your beat is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. To hear how a...

When you add a new track to your DAW session, you’ll have to decide between mono vs. stereo. But what does each term mean? And what are...

Jazz is one of music’s most exciting and challenging genres. More than a century after it was developed in African-American communities...

Drum machines made their way into the music lexicon in the late 80s when a handful of legendary machines (that were slightly under-rated...

Recording music is a tricky process. There are lots of technical details to take care of before you start laying down takes. And even...

Since the 80s synths have been a huge part of modern music—but the synth sounds of today are very different from the way synths were used...

Daily life moved online like never before in 2020. If you spent last year on video calls, you’ve probably wondered about using...

At day three-hundred-and-something of a global pandemic that forced us to cancel in-person jams, we all want to experience the thrill and...

Stems are something you’ve definitely heard about in music but may not know much about. No matter what kind of music you make, you can...

This year LANDR Samples is putting out collections of free loops that are built for Creator—the brand new beat making tool for LANDR...

Getting an interesting mix isn’t just about leveling, EQ, and compression. These tools are great to use before you consider mastering...

Your master bus is the mixer channel where all your sources sum together. It’s the final stage in your DAW before your mix goes to your...

To get the best sound when mixing music, you need to understand how your tools work. That means knowing about concepts like dynamic...

Synth bass is an essential sound in many different genres of music production. From retro synth-pop to mainstage EDM, there are a handful...

In any normal year, musicians around the world would be gearing up for one of the biggest events of the season right around now. I’m...