February 2009 Tech tuition archive

  1. 6 'wrong' musical ideas that turned out right

    6 'wrong' musical ideas that turned out right

    Take inspiration from these innovators

  2. 7 breakbeat production problems solved

    7 breakbeat production problems solved

    Make your sampled drums sound like the pros'

  3. How to build your own studio in 11 easy steps

    How to build your own studio in 11 easy steps

    From soundproofing to floating floors…

  4. 10 ways to upgrade your studio for £10

    10 ways to upgrade your studio for £10

    Beat the recession and improve your sound

  5. 8 seriously useful synth tips

    8 seriously useful synth tips

    Sound design ideas you might not have considered

  6. 6 synthesis methods in a nutshell

    6 synthesis methods in a nutshell

    And a brief guide to the rest of them, too

  7. 6 Deadmau5 music-making secrets

    6 Deadmau5 music-making secrets

    Inside the mind of the controversial producer

  8. 12 credit crunch-destroying ways to make music

    12 credit crunch-destroying ways to make music

    Free software, homemade guitars and coconuts

  9. 14 clever Reason routing tricks

    14 clever Reason routing tricks

    Get your hands dirty in Propellerhead's app

  10. 7 classic sci-fi sounds – and how they were...

    7 classic sci-fi sounds – and how they were created

    Star Wars, Doctor Who and Star Trek secrets

  11. 18 steps to the perfect sampled drum sound

    18 steps to the perfect sampled drum sound

    Better beat creation is just a click away

  12. 10 songs that have been sampled to death

    10 songs that have been sampled to death

    And Funky Drummer isn't one of them