Recording & Production

Tutorial | Aug 31, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Singing is one of the trickier types of musical performance to do really well. Short of taking years of vocal lessons, here are 8 ways you can improve your vocal performances.

Tutorial | Aug 24, 2020 by Joe Albano

Joe Albano takes us beyond the basics of inline audio processing and shines a light upon parallel processing and the benefits and uses of using sends and returns when mixing with reverb.

Tutorial | Aug 21, 2020 by Hollin Jones

You’ve got a shiny iPad and some music apps for it, but how can you really power up your productivity? Hollin Jones has 5 suggestions…

Tutorial | Aug 17, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Nothing moves your audience like a beat or a sequence that gets their feet going. Here are five ways to find your groove…

Tutorial | Aug 10, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

In this short series, master musician Matt Vanacoro takes us through the basics of getting started using Auto-Tune with some helpful tips and tricks veteran producers will find useful too.

Tutorial | Aug 05, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Ah, headphones. We all use them when producing though common advice is not to mix on cans, often we need to. Here's five mistakes to avoid when using headphones as your mixing medium.

Tutorial | Jul 17, 2020 by Rounik Sethi

Model:Cycles from Elektron is an FM-based instrument with excellent sound scultping and sequencing strings to its bow(s). This short video shows how to quickly add variation and interest to tracks.

Tutorial | Jul 14, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

For existing UA Console and Universal Audio plug-in users, Luna provides a step up. Matt Vanacoro shows how this powerful music recording software can streamline your studio workflow.

Tutorial | Jul 10, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

Understanding how to create an incredible remote, collaborative, virtual musical performance is as relevant now as it was in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Matt Vanacoro shows us how.

Tutorial | Jul 04, 2020 by Joe Albano

Joe Albano investigates the chicken or egg situation for music producers... which effects should go first in your plug-in chain? Compressor or EQ, reverb or delay?

Tutorial | Jul 02, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Whether you’re chatting, being interviewed or full-on recording music over the internet, here are some tips to make sure it all goes smoothly and sounds as good as it can.

Tutorial | Jun 20, 2020 by Hollin Jones

In a word of endless software choice, hardware instruments and effects can offer something unique in terms of sonic character. Here are 5 pro tips for the best ways to use them.

Tutorial | Jun 19, 2020 by Joe Albano

Bring out your microphone(s)! Joe Albano is back with an essential guide to recording a wide array of instruments, from guitars to saxaphones, drum kits to pianos.

Tip | Jun 07, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Remixing is fun, creative and can even be lucrative. Here are 5 top tips for approaching it in ways you may not have considered.

Tutorial | May 28, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

In case you hadn't noticed, the world is in a state of lockdown and meeting other musicians or sitting in the same physical space as a producer is still mainly forbidden. What to do then?