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6 ways to bring your tracks to life with Ableton Live’s revamped Auto Filter
Let’s explore some sound design tricks and tips using the highlight of Live 12.2 update
“Where words fail, music speaks”: Why storytelling through music exceeds other art forms
Narrative in music isn’t always about just what’s being said within a song’s lyrics - it’s what the music triggers in the core of the listener
"Turn a few seconds into a four minute, finished piece of music”: 8 producers show how they finish tracks
Watch Danny Byrd, Eats Everything, DJ Boring, Ploy, Mr Mitch, Breaka, Lawrence Hart and Richard Fearless of Death In Vegas at work in their studios
“A collection of half-assed songs”: Billy Joel doesn’t think much of The Beatles' White Album
He also says that there was "a lot of filler" on The Who's Tommy
Exploring the quirky production and music theory choices of Grace Jones’ classic Slave to the Rhythm
We take a closer look at one of the most iconoclastic songs of the mid-80s era; Slave to the Rhythm
How Amerie created a ‘00s R&B/funk classic with producer Rich Harrison
“The original sample, you can feel the vibe there, but the way he flipped it is what really made it feel go-go”
How to avoid letting technical problems with the music-making process slow you down
It’s easy for us to hang around one particular arrangement or mix for months, pouring over the fine details. It's advisable to keep the bigger flow going
Producer Danny L Harle enlists “dream collaborator” PinkPantheress for new song Starlight
“Starlight reaches for a kind of euphoric melancholy - a guiding light in all of my music,” says Harle
Why you should care about music theory - and 5 reasons you maybe shouldn't
From half diminished chords to phrygian modes; music theory can be both a help and a hindrance to many, but do you really need it in order to be a great musician?
Shinedown’s Brent Smith on finding inspiration in a hurricane and why you don’t need to be play guitar to write a great song
The Shinedown frontman checks in to talk about the beauty of songwriting, the power of a song like Three Six Five, and to share his "most profound" advice for aspiring writers