In this second part, we’ll cover the most important points that recording artists, producers and anyone involved in the recording of a song need to know. Before we dive in, let’s recap on the crucial concepts of the previous post. Music has two kinds of copyright: 1. Composition (publishing rights): Refers to the lyrics and …
Introduction to Copyright and Royalties Podcasters, advertisers, YouTubers, game developers and so many more people need to make sure that they find and use only the best copyright-free music. If they use copyrighted music, they will risk losing money or the content they created altogether. But as a producer, songwriter, or artist, you need to …
Aulart has great news for Ableton Live users: we will be having Live 11 very soon! Yes, you heard right. After 4 years from the release of Live 10, which already brought us wonderful new instruments and effects, such as the Wavetable synth or the Drum Buss, along with workflow interface improvements, in 2021 we …
The obsession of any producer is to create the hit that leads to success in the music industry. That is not achieved overnight, and there is a lot of work behind it. However, you must be on the right track for such work to pay off. And you, are you on it? THE …
Snare sounds are notoriously difficult to choose, and to fit into a mix, so why not create your own with total sonic flexibility? Using this simple tutorial you will be able to make your own synthesized snare drum which is totally flexible so that you can tweak it to suit your tracks. How to …
Think of any of your favourite techno tracks. What is the key to making them work so well? If you listen carefully, you will realize that the key elements are the kick and the bass. So a kick drum in a 4×4 pattern and a bass line. We keep it for 10 minutes and add …
We all know that feeling when we’ve created a great beat .. so we play it for a while and refine it over the next few days and somehow the power of it just ebbs away, somehow it feels like the magic spark has died. The track has slipped through your fingers and it’s lost …
Before the advent of the DAW musicians recorded rough “Demo” versions of their songs using a cassette or four-track machine. A musician would record many different rough versions of each song and then pick out the best parts from all of them to re-record in a professional recording studio. The Demo was a staple of …
Today the legendary drum machine turns 37! If you ever wondered about its origins, in this article we will tell you about them. We’ll also show you how to create a simple rhythmic pattern of the style of techno that made it most popular: the Detroit Techno. Being as well known as the TR-909 …
One of the most difficult stages of music production is doing a correct mix. However, a lot of problems come from overlooking one crucial step in the mixing process. One step that, at simple sight, may seem too simple and easy to do in order to remove it from your to-do list. We are talking …
