Trap music often leans into dark, haunting melodies that add atmosphere and intensity to its sound. These distopian tones complement and enhance the genre’s slow, heavy beats, providing the ideal bed for the often tense,…
Category: Music Creation Tools
Are you looking to add warm, nostalgic vibe to your tracks? If so, lo-fi plugins are going to be the perfect way to capture the crackles, warbles, and gritty textures reminiscent of old vinyl records…
In Hip-Hop and Trap music, drums are often the driving force setting the energy of the track. Getting them to sit perfectly in the mix is essential for an impactful sound. An effective way to…
Automation gives you the ability to control parameters over time to add dimension, depth and movement to a track or mix. It’s an important tool that can turn a static mix into something engaging, rather…
Along with 808 sub-bass b-lines, nothing quite defines Trap music like the iconic machine gun like hi-hat rolls. Usually quantized to 32nd or 64th notes they are used to accent the drums, creating a rhythmic…
MIDI controllers bridge the gap between your musical ideas and your digital audio workstation (DAW), allowing you to control virtual instruments, adjust effects, and record in real-time. MIDI controllers provide a tactile, responsive, instrument-like experience that…
A commonly heard effect in music production is the melody reverse technique. It can often be heard subtly on long piano chords. The trick involves layering a reversed version of a melody over the original…
So you have crafted a proper banger but you feel it just needs a little extra sauce -this is where sound FX sample packs can save the day. From vocal adlibs to spacy sci-fi effects,…
For all you Boom Bap Beat heads out there, selecting the right melodic samples to loop and chop is crucial. While in the past you would have had to plunder your parent’s vinyl collection and…
The landscape of music production has evolved in recent years, and with it, the way in which audio plugins are purchased and accessed. Plugins were either purchased outright or downloaded for free, but now, subscription…
