
Practical music theory: 6 chord tricks for songwriters and producers
Go beyond the basics with these power-composer tips and techniques
Advice for music careers, and lessons for music gear and techniques
Go beyond the basics with these power-composer tips and techniques
Turn your musical ideas into fully-formed killer tunes with these practical techniques
This plugin, free to Live 11 users, enables you to escape the boundaries of conventional western tonality
These freeware mixing plugins really clean up - and will do the same for your tracks
We open the hood on a powerful (and free!) Oberheim emulation and dive into the world of analogue modelling
Recreate the sound that's beloved for its womp-womp and wallop
If you're struggling to separate springs from plates, you're confused by convolution or ailed by algorithmic processors, read on...
Take the node less travelled and your music might end up in a better place
How one sound can provide the spark for a complete song
Best of 2022: Mode to joy? You’d better believe it!
Best of 2022: The basic nuts and bolts of music from a piano roll perspective
Got writer's block? Get your melodic mojo Bach by Chopin up some free MIDI files from the classical archives
Best of 2022: Learn these golden rules and you’ll be all set to start harmonising in your DAW
Are you battling a mix that includes too many mono sounds? Maybe they just need a bit of added width. Welcome to Jon Musgrave’s new Mix Masterclass…
Our ongoing tutorial series takes on perhaps the greatest free synth of them all, the beastly Surge XT
In celebration of Thriller's 40th birthday, we take you on a guided tour of the album's classic synths and show you how to reproduce their sound with modern software
With shopping sprees on hold, it’s time to beat the squeeze by looking within and maximising your current setup
Find out how to use Ableton Live's Limiter to make your mixes sound bigger, better, and more professional