How to make your drums sound wider
Programming drums from multiple sources is great; just don’t pile them up in the middle of your mix
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How to understand Xfer Records Serum's modulation setup
Get things moving in Steve Duda’s monster synth with LFOs, envelopes and more
How to get more out of Xfer Records' Serum’s oscillators
Let's go deep with the architecture behind Serum’s enviable sonics
How to replicate Beatles-style pitch and varispeed techniques
We all take the effortless manipulation of pitch and time in the modern DAW for granted, but in the tape era, such edits required real skill and care…
How to add a Beatles-style Leslie speaker effect to your vocals
Get your psychedelic on with our guide to one of the Fab Four's most characteristic studio effects
5 ways inventive scale playing can revolutionise your guitar solos
Discover the techniques of Albert Lee, Chet Atkins, Jeff Beck and beyond…
How to use parallel compression to add power to your vocals
Try this ever-effective technique the next time the singer needs a boost
9 vital vocal processing tips
Make much more of your vocal takes and avoid a few pitfalls with these tricks and techniques
How to use chops and one-shot effects to spice up your vocals
In this shamelessly pop walkthrough, we’ll see how decorating lead vocal lines with supporting tricks and one-note harmonies can add real detail to your mixes
How to develop finger independence on a keyboard
With two hands and ten fingers to consider, learning to play keyboards requires a great deal of dexterity. This exercise will help you develop yours.
5 guitar tricks you can learn from AC/DC
Discover the techniques of the legendary brothers Young…
How experimenting with your fingering can improve your guitar solos
Whip your pinkie into shape - or go the Django route...
How to play major and minor chords on a keyboard
Once you've got a grip on scales, it's time to start stacking notes on top of each other. Now we're really getting compositional!
How to play a C major scale on a MIDI keyboard
For your first tentative steps into keyboard mastery, you'll want to stick to just the white notes…
