As a drummer, I can tell you that the most fun part of writing a new track is that moment when you get to work programming the drumbeat....

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Thousands of artists trust LANDR Distribution to get their tracks on streaming platforms worldwide. But did you know we listen to every...

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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...

Nothing compares to the sonic bouquet of a well-played guitar track. You could try and find the same sound with samples or plugins, but...

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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...

Mastering used to be an exclusive professional process reserved for big-budget releases. But today there are plenty of DIY mastering...

Lo-fi has taken on a lot of different meanings in recent years. The term low-fidelity once referred only to the quality of a sound...

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