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Beat Building: how to make an old school electro beat
In our Beat Building series, we teach you how to craft drum patterns in a variety of genres and styles. Next up, it's electro
Music theory 101: notes, intervals, scales and chords explained
The basic nuts and bolts of music from a piano roll perspective
Songwriting basics: how to write a chord progression to fit a melody - the music theory you need to know
Learn these golden rules and you’ll be all set to start harmonising in your DAW
Beat Building: how to make a reggaeton beat
We're showing you how to program convincing drum patterns in a broad range of genres. Today we're looking at reggaeton
Beat Building: how to make a classic house beat
We're showing you how to program convincing drum patterns in a variety of genres, starting with classic 4/4 house
Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: DiscoDSP OB-Xd
We open the hood on a powerful (and free!) Oberheim emulation and dive into the world of analogue modelling
How to create a wobble bass from scratch using Logic's ES2 synth
Recreate the sound that's beloved for giving dubstep its womp-womp and wallop
Beat Building: how to make a Berlin techno beat
We're showing you how to program drum patterns in a variety of genres. Next up is 4/4 Berlin techno
Snapchat launches Sounds Creator Fund, worth up to $100k per artist, per month
US-based Distrokid users will be eligible for invitation only grants
"If I can inspire one person, then it’s worth it": Guy Chambers launches the 'Sound of Confidence' song contest
Three winners, aged 16-25, will get to visit Robbie Williams and Mark Ronson collaborator's London studio
How to recreate the sound of Teenage Engineering's OP-1 and OP-1 field - absolutely free
YouTuber Playpm puts things in perspective by showing how to reproduce the $1,999 OP-1 field's sound with free software on a budget laptop
10 ways to make the most of your band rehearsals
Back To Live: Use your practice time together better with these easy and effective tips
Bass alternatives: how to create bass sounds without using a synth or a bass guitar
Bass doesn’t have to be… well, bass! Pretty much any sound can be pressed into low-end service, including vocals, percussion and found sound
How to design your perfect modular system: oscillators
We begin our guide to designing your perfect modular set-up with the beating (well, technically oscillating...) heart of any modular project
How to find melodic inspiration by using free classical music MIDI files
Got writer's block? Get your melodic mojo Bach by Chopin up some free MIDI files from the classical archives
How to program Jeff Mills-style rolling TR-909 drums
Program drums in your DAW like techno titan and undisputed king of the 909 Jeff Mills
Beat Building: how to make a lo-fi hip-hop beat
We show you how to program a lo-fi hip-hop beat using free drum samples from SampleRadar
