Songwriting for Producers: 3 Ways to Introduce the Hook
Looking to beef up your chorus with extra anticipation and energy? Here are three simple ways to insert momentum into your song at the hook.
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Our 10 Favorite Modern Hip-Hop Bass Lines
Bass is arguably the most important element of a hip-hop beat, so we collect 10 of our all-time favorite modern hip-hop bass lines.
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How to Add Character and Unpredictability to Percussion Parts in Logic Pro X
With all of Logic’s inredible instruments, producers often rely on the sound of the samples right out of the box, here’s how to make them more interesting.
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10 Unlikely Blogs Where Songwriters Should Look for Inspiration
Inspiration may strike like lightning, but just about as frequently, so go out and find your own stories, ideas, characters, and narratives in these blogs!
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Too Many Lyrics, Not Enough Tune: How Melody Helps Grab Our Attention
There’s as much grammar in a tune as there is in a paragraph. Learn to harness the power of melody and your lyrical strength will follow.
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Zak Waters’ (aka Pretty Sister) Tips for Home Production and Songwriting Workflow
In this video, we check in with songwriter and producer Zak Waters (aka Pretty Sister) to ask about his story and his creative process and workflow.
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Chorus Impact Accentuators, Explained
There’s more than one way to create an energy-lifting drop. Beef up your choruses with a CIA no matter what genre of music you’re producing!
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How I Combined Sample Pack Sounds and Live Instruments for My Latest Challenge
Some thoughts on producing tracks with sample pack sounds as well as letting collaborators steer the production ship and open up new possibilities.
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The Most Poetic Lyrics We Heard in Pop Music in 2018
We’ve compiled some of our favorite lyrics to hit the Billboard pop charts last year and isolated them to give them the attention they deserve.
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Co-Writing 101: How to Open Up to a Complete Stranger
Get into the writing room with confidence and excitement next time you’re working with a total stranger on a co-writing song project with these 7 tips.
