The best drums are real drums. And some of the best real drums on some of the best albums ever were played by session drummers—laying...

Putting your music on a digital distribution platform like Spotify is a big moment for any artist. It’s the start of something new: your...

There’s a pulse that connects all music. This universal communication tool is more than just rhythm, harmony and melody—in fact, none of...

Songwriters write songs. Sounds simple right? It’s true, songwriters do in fact write songs. But it’s a little more complicated than...

There are so many important factors when it comes to recording a great vocal sound. The right take, the right mix and the right...

Vocal tracks are often the loudest, most prominent part of your mix. They’re the one element in music production that artists of all...

Spring has sprung and with it comes renewed creative energy. We think there’s nothing better than getting your hands dirty with new...

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...

Phantom power is required for some microphones to work. It’s a feature you’ll find on many mic preamps, mixers and audio interfaces. But...

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...

House music brings the dance floor to life, it makes any room feel like there’s a party going on—even if you’re completely alone. It’s a...

When you hear a great song you might assume that lots of money went into producing it, but that’s not always the case. With a small...

Compression is one of the most important tools in music production. But it’s still sometimes misunderstood by beginner and intermediate...

AI algorithms are constantly changing and refining as they learn. Just like a real person, machine learning tech takes time and resources...

The DJ scene was put on pause in 2020—but with the world seemingly about to re-open it seems likely that the world’s dance floors are...

Recording music in a home studio isn’t always as simple as it seems. Even if you’re just using basic gear like a microphone and audio...

There are as many ways to use samples as there are music producers. Working with samples can be as simple as dragging and dropping them...