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Get a studio-quality sound in your bedroom
The beginner's guide to: MIDI controllers
What are they, and how do you choose one?
How to write a hit, part 2: structure - ABABCBB and beyond
It's time to consider your song's arrangement
How to write a hit, part 1: hooks
The first part of our songwriting guide focuses on those all important ear-worms…
Recording a guitar: 4 different setups
Find out how the professionals do it
How to make it as a sound designer
Robbie Stamp offers tips on the world of sound creation
The singer-songwriter's bedroom recording toolkit
Got a computer and some software? Here are the other bits you need
Sharooz's top creative sampling tips
Create better sounds with these clever processing tricks
The ultimate guide to effects: reverb
Ways to give your music some space, and four recommended plug-ins
14 creative Reason RPG-8 arpeggiator tips
Take a closer look at this inspiring device
28 Ableton Live tricks you didn't know
Power user status is just a few clicks away
How to warp a full track in Ableton Live 8
Learn how to prepare your music for DJing
The beginner's guide to: DAWs
What exactly is a digital audio workstation?
12 of the best VST/AU bass synth and instrument plugins
A dozen instruments that are dedicated to your bottom end
What is bass music?
From drum 'n' bass to trap, we chart the rise of EDM's hottest genre
A brief history of sound design technology
How did we get from the sound of early man making noises by hitting things to the all-singing, all-dancing computer-based recording tools that we have at our disposal today?
Deconstructed: Julio Bashmore's Battle For Middle You
We look at the sounds and song structures behind one of 2011's biggest floorfillers
