Ready to get your karaoke on? Looking for just the right rap song to bring to the table? We’ve got your back… But fair warning – we’ve got a bit of everything here – gangsta rap, danceable hip-hop, 90s R&B, and even a few whiteboy novelties you may have forgotten about (and are welcome to…
Thinking about heading out to karaoke night? Then song selection is the way to everyone’s heart. But choosing a song isn’t always easy, and it’s generally inadvisable to wade out into unfamiliar territory unprepared. Occasionally, it’s nice to challenge yourself, though. So, if you’re looking for the hardest karaoke songs, you’ve found them. In this…
Despite whatever may be happening in pop music right now – EDM, trap, future bass, or otherwise – rock remains one of the most important genres of our time. Even if you primarily listen to hip-hop and R&B, there’s a good chance a couple of your favorite songs are rock. And if you already love…
Atlanta’s music scene is well established, and it’s even considered the capital of hip-hop and several of its sub-genres. Whether you currently live in Atlanta and are looking for a studio to record your project at, or you plan to visit Atlanta to make your creative vision a reality, there are many recording studios for…
With a population of nearly 600,000, Baltimore is the biggest city in the State of Maryland. For being a major city, it boasts a humble population, but with an array of music student programs and recording studios, its music scene is alive and well. Plus, the greater Baltimore area boats over 2.3 million people. If…
What if you could manipulate any sound and turn it into something completely different? It’s like the very epitome of modern electronic music, and even film scores, right? But futuristic sound design no longer requires layers and layers of overdubs from different sources using different mics, complex processing chains, reversed found sound samples, re-amping, and…
From stringed instruments to synthesizers, tuning is a normal part of instrument maintenance and performance across a broad range of instrument types. If you regularly use real instruments in your studio, or if you work with people who do, then your studio setup could certainly benefit from the addition of a virtual tuner and wouldn’t…
There is a near unending supply of amazing instruments across the world. These instruments often represent the very esthetic of the culture from which they stem. India is home to an array of instruments that define the sound of their traditional music – sitar, tabla, sarangi, tambura, vina, and more. These have become fast favorites…
Oberheim is one of several manufacturers that dominated the synthesizer soundscape of the 70s, 80s, and beyond. Its sound? Classic and immediately identifiable. To this day, Oberheim products (such as the OB-1, OB-X, and Matrix-6) are still very much sough-after, and often emulated by soft synth developers. In this guide, we look at the best…
As a prolific creator of high-quality VST plugins, Waves is near unmatched in their ability to pump out audio tools to help producers, composers, and songwriters everywhere. While their array of products doesn’t include every type of virtual effect or instrument, as you’re about to discover, they cover more ground than most developers ever do….
The free, open source, cross platform compatible audio recording and editing application, Audacity, is a go-to among podcasters. But some music producers like to experiment with it or even use it as their primary production tool as well. There is no denying that Audacity has its limitations, but support for various types of plugins (VST,…
Loopers. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Their primary function is to repeat a segment of audio that can be used as a jam track, but DJs and producers alike have found plenty of other creative uses for them as well. Since there are many types of looper VST plugins out there,…
Interested in incorporating the sound of a whistle in your productions? There are many types of whistles out there, not to mention vocal whistles and even articulations (with specific instruments) that produce a whistle like quality. Here we’ll be looking at all of it. If a whistle is what you need, a whistle you shall…
FL Studio is one of the most popular Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) for making electronic music. FL Studio has been blessed with some excellent synthesizers, channel rack and step sequencer, piano roll, and other great features that make it fun and easy to use, while providing a fast workflow for ideas to come together at…
The ukulele is a charming little instrument with a distinct, high-pitched, mellow tone. There’s little denying its presence and legacy in island music, but in recent years, it has even invaded singer-songwriter, pop, and of course, happy go lucky corporate videos. Capturing the sound of a stringed (and fretted) instrument and reducing it to a…