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Articles about producing music, the process, the materials/tools
9 Deep Tips for the New Step Sequencer in Logic Pro X
I never used to use sequencers in my music, until Logic updated theirs… Now it’s more intuitive and creatively vast than ever before, and I can’t stop.
Learn Pretty Much Everything About Synths with Soundfly’s New Online Course
In Soundfly’s newest course, Advanced Synths & Patch Design, you’ll learn how to move beyond presets and create a wide array of scintillating synth sounds.
Why You Producers Need to Get Yourselves a MIDI Controller
We lay out some of the best reasons why all musicians and producers working at home right now need to pick up a MIDI controller.
9 Music Collaboration Apps We’re Digging Right Now
Lean into the new reality of remote music collaboration — these 9 amazing apps and platforms can help optimize your production, feedback, and data storage.
Gain Staging: We Should All Be Doing It
Using gain adjustments from recording through mixing will help your track come out crisp and free of distortion, and make your master sound better too.
Thinking Inside the Box: “16 Bars” Director Sam Bathrick on Producing in a Jail
A heartfelt OpEd by the director of the music documentary, “16 Bars,” on the challenges, solutions, and revelations of producing in a prison.
JoogSzn on Recording Drakeo The Ruler Over the Phone from Jail
Rapper Drakeo The Ruler is currently being held in jail as he awaits a further trial, but while there, he may have created 2020’s best album with JoogSzn.
What Is Quantizing and How Do I Use It?
A quick look at what quantizing is, and when or when not to use it when making beats, producing tracks, and mixing songs.
10 Things Songwriters Do That Ruin Their Songs
A song is a fragile thing — indeed, there are many ways a song idea can die before it’s even developed. Here are ten, and how to avoid them.