Music tuition

A modern Jack White classic that's ideal for beginners

Brash and bouncy, classic UKG has an instantly recognisable sound that remains enduringly popular. We show you how it’s made…

Guitar lessons with tab and audio

We get aggressive with Ableton Live's effects

Take some inspiration from a legend

Top techniques to tame that bassline

Rush and Opeth-style chords for your vocabulary

Techniques to help you turn your core musical ideas into complete tracks

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…

Use Wavetable's envelopes, LFOs and the modulation matrix to craft a hard-hitting bass patch

If you've purchased a copy (digital or print) you can grab the bonus content to accompany issue 316 of CM here. Just click through to the embedded quiz and answer the questions below…

Matt Webster's latest lesson focusses on the tones and technique behind an In Utero classic

JIMI AT 80: We break down the lead techniques of the greatest guitarist of all time with a huge tutorial – including wah and whammy lessons

Inspiration from one of the all-time songwriting greats

Use the CAGED system to unlock the guitar neck

Find out how to use Ableton Live's Limiter to make your mixes sound bigger, better, and more professional

A classic cut from the Where You Been album

Join us as we take a basic harmonic nugget and work it up into a complete song structure

Master your live VST performances

Spruce up your chords and snazz up those scales with our ten simple techniques