Audio Software

Tutorial | Jul 05, 2015 by Mo Volans

Welcome to part 1 in this series on music production techniques. You could think of these as essential audio concepts every self-respecting producer should know! Let's start with Delay & Echo.

Tutorial | Jul 03, 2015 by Rishabh Rajan

This tutorial on making a distorted, funky clavinet is taken from Rishabh Rajan's FREE interactive eBook: NI Massive Sound Design Recipes available for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android and PC.

Tutorial | Jun 30, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

In this Reason tutorial, G.W. Childs shows how to map samples and instruments in a custom NN-XT patch for a streamlined and efficient laptop performance setup.

Tutorial | Jun 29, 2015 by Darren Burgos

Darren Burgos reveals how to easily program electronic-style chord progressions in Logic Pro X which you can then trigger with single keys. Great for producers and performers.

Tutorial | Jun 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Taken from his Guitar Production 101: Pop Arranging Explored course, in this video Gregg Fine shows how to layer distorted guitars for a bigger, fuller sound in the mix.

Tutorial | Jun 26, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

While multiple Korg volca's can be easily connected and synced together by themselves, how can you go about connecting, syncing and controlling multiple volca's in Ableton Live? Here's how.

Tutorial | Jun 25, 2015 by Darren Burgos

Logic Pro X's new Drum Machine Designer is a great plug-in designed to make controlling and creating drum parts easier than ever. Now, Darren Burgos shows how to use 3rd-party instruments inside it.

Tutorial | Jun 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Master musician and producer, Eyal Amir, demonstrates some essential mixing tips for live recorded snare parts in the video below.

Tutorial | Jun 23, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

Imagine being able to jump easily between different mix settings of your song. OK. Stop imagining because Cakewalk's Sonar now has Mix Recall built-in. Gary Hiebner shows what a great tool it is.

Tutorial | Jun 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Soundtoys aren’t your ordinary plugins. They are designed to inspire creativity in your audio processing and sound design. Joe Albano shows Echoboy in action and explains how it works in this video.

Tutorial | Jun 22, 2015 by Peter Schwartz

Buried in a long list of new features, improvements and bug fixes in Logic Pro 10.1 is an item that will undoubtedly be of interest to score editor users: an option to choose the Bravura font.

Tutorial | Jun 20, 2015 by Andy Bowen

So, you need to track some guitars. They need to sound incredible. Your whole project hangs in the balance, but you don’t have a lot of dough to work with. Andy Bowen is on-hand to help you through.

Tutorial | Jun 19, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Programming beats & drums need not be a chore. GW Childs shows how to get your beats grooving in no time (in Reason) in this excellent tutorial article.

Tutorial | Jun 18, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

If you're feeling stuck in the major, minor and pentatonic scales box when composing or playing, consider investigating modes. Matt Vanacoro explains how modes can transform your music.

Tutorial | Jun 17, 2015 by Sara Simms

Want to make big, fat layered lead synth sounds? Sara Simms takes you through the process using Sylenth in the DAW of your choice. Perfect for beginners and more intermediate producers and musicians.