Technology in the music production field keeps on advancing and evolving seamlessly, with loads of new instruments, effects and libraries being released every week. The price might be a problem though, especially if you’re getting started and don’t want to invest huge amounts of money in something that you’re not sure of. But when it …
We know there are many lists of shortcuts out there, which we’re always told to learn to save time and to increase our productivity when producing. You’re probably using your favourite ones already, or maybe this is something you have in mind to incorporate in your workflow one day. If you’re one of the latter, …
In today’s post, we’re going to discuss 5 very common mistakes that producers usually make in their mixes when they’re first starting out, so you can understand why it’s important to avoid them and how to do it. All of these mistakes are somehow related to psychoacoustics, the science that looks into the way our …
Feeling like creating looser, more relaxed beats today? Well we feel the same, so we’ll be sharing some of our favourite tips and free plugins to achieve an easy, lo-fi sound for your next track. It’s the perfect time to leave perfection behind and just chill, letting inspiration and little accidents bring magic to your …
So you’ve just finished producing your new track, which you spent a whole lot of time mixing to make it as balanced as possible. You’re tired but excited to upload it to your Soundcloud, to publish it yourself or send it to a record label…but wait. It still doesn’t sound similar to other tracks in …
Today we’re going to take a look at how to create your own loop slicing presets, so you can quickly tweak and manipulate them once you load them on a MIDI track. First, we open a new Live project and create an empty MIDI track. Then, we load an empty Drum Rack from the ‘drums’ …
You might not realize it, but the alignment of your skeletal bones when you are standing or sitting has a major impact on muscle comfort. So, if your posture isn’t correct, and especially after long periods of time, it can cause a lot of pain. This pain can become chronic and lead to temporary or …
In recent times there’s been a noticeable new trend of Acid infused productions in the electronic music dance scene, and we can find the signature squelchy sounds created in he Roland 303 across any genre. It’s worth to mention the new wave of rave techno, with artists such as Regal, whose Masterclass includes thorough information …
After publishing our previous article “Tips for mixing kick and bass”, where we made a summary of some interesting tips from our instructors to mix these two elements during the same production phase, we did a small survey on instagram to ask you what you found more difficult, mixing the kick or mixing the bass. …
It’s not a new concept to say that promotion or self-promotion, especially for new artists, is an easy feat. A few years ago, DJs were limited to buying good music, learning it by heart and making people dance. A composer was limited to writing… a producer to produce, etc. We say ‘limited to’, but by …
