We’ve all been there. You get in the studio eager to cook up something earthshakingly awesome! You fire up your DAW but find yourself suffering an acute case of Blank session syndrome (the inability to…
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When it comes to iconic pieces of sampling hardware they don’t get much mightier than the E-mu SP1200. This 80’s 12-bit beast has reached legendary status in recent years, particularity within the Boom-Bap Hip-Hop fraternity.…
When it comes to software samplers the choices are vast. And HY-Plugins have just added to this long list of options with an update to their HY-Slicer sample slicing and arrangement tool. The rather imaginatively…
Audio-to-midi conversion has been a staple of DAWs and music software for many years now. As far back as 1992 Melodyne by Celemony introduced its revolutionary polyphonic mode. This allowed users to extract pitch and…
Hats off to Ableton. They managed to keep this one quiet. You may have heard by now that there’s a new Push controller in town. The news of Push 3 sent certain factions of the…
So, you’re ready to get your fingers dusty and try your hand at some lofi Hip-Hop beats. In this article, we will be taking you through the key principles involved in producing lofi hip-hop beats.…
Should I use Samples in my Music? As a music producer, you may find yourself wondering whether or not to use samples in your music. Some people might view using samples as a form of…
Before you do anything in the master stage, remember that the core philosophy of mastering music is that less is more. Now that your composing and mixing stages are out of the way, it’s time…
Understanding how to mix music professionally is a game changer. But before you continue your music-making process and begin mixing your music, you first need to make sure that your composition is ready for the…
Artists can increase their royalties exponentially if they get their music licensed. Music publishing is the dedicated sector of the music industry that concerns itself with the rightsholders of music compositions and recorfings. If you’re…
