Some helpful tips for songwriters, producers, and those who do both, looking to improve their workflow and get more focused work done in shorter sessions.
Tag: production
Making Logic Pro Work for Your Music… And Not Against It
A semi-philosophical embrace of Logic Pro’s ability to either enhance or defeat your music, and how you can maintain a human feel to your music production.
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.
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.
Yes, Household Objects Should Be Sampled in Your Tracks
If you’re like us, you’re probably sitting around your kitchen right now thinking about what kind of snare sounds you can get out of that whisk over there.