Do you produce music or want to get into music production? If so the below guides are for you! We look at a variety of beat making related subjects, from the right software to use, to mixing down and all in between.
If you want to mix and master music in your studio, you’re going to need the right gear. A pair of quality studio headphones can make your job much easier. You will likely need proper studio monitors too, but headphones also play an important part in the process. This is especially true in an instance…
Mixing music is an art form as much as it is a science. It often requires both theory and practical knowledge as well as experience, creativity and intuition to achieve the perfect mix. A pair of good ears helps too. But even then, the “perfect mix” isn’t set in stone, because it’s entirely subjective. A…
When I think of the best rock bands that have ever existed, my thoughts immediately turn to England. The Beatles. Led Zeppelin. Queen. Pink Floyd. The Rolling Stones. Judas Priest. The Who. Radiohead. Deep Purple. Yes. Shall I go on? London has some great recording studios, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise. You might…
Looking for top quality studio monitors but not sure which are the best to buy? Well you’re in luck, as today we show you seven monitors that will suit any setup type. Professional studios will spend (easily) over $10,000 on a pair of monitors, and usually have at least two pairs. You don’t need to…
It’s amazing how affordable hardware is these days. Today, if you wanted to set up a basic home studio, you could easily do it for $1,000 or less. Even better, the quality of your recording would be surprisingly good – better than the recordings that came out of the 60s and 70s. An essential piece…
Looper pedals are cool. They allow you to build backing tracks for yourself to solo over, or even harmonize with yourself without the need for backing vocalists. Artists like Riley Armstrong, Jacob Moon, Andrew Bird, and many others popularized looping in their live performance, and it has fast become a go-to tool for independent and…
So, you just heard a killer beat you want to use in a song. There are plenty of hit songs based on samples. Just think of Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love”, Rihanna’s “Work”, Eminem’s “My Name Is”, or Kanye West’s “New Slaves”. Ultimately, we’re all influenced and inspired by the music we’ve heard, and since there…
In the rap and hip-hop world, it’s not unusual for producers and artists to take samples from other recorded works and incorporate them into their beats. This happens in the DJ and EDM world too. You might have other reasons for wanting to use a sample in your song, such as the desire to pay…
If you’ve been producing music for a while and are at the stage where your beats are good enough for people to use, you’ll probably want to think about selling your beats online. Getting your beats up for sale isn’t that difficult, and can be done within a day or so with a website and…
When it comes right down to it, there are a lot of ways to make money with a recording studio. Many studios only think in terms of their flat hourly fee and don’t consider the many other opportunities that exist. If you’re an upscale boutique studio with a large client base, maybe you don’t need…
Once you’ve gained some experience as a studio engineer or producer and you’ve set up your own recording studio, it’s only natural that you’re going to want to start working with paying clients. But as with anything else, the “build it and they will come” philosophy tends to fall short. You must do more than…
It’s one thing to produce music in your spare time – quite another to be doing it full time and get paid for all your work. But we all must start at zero. If you don’t already have a basic home studio setup, and you aren’t practicing on it daily, that would be an excellent…
So you’ve decided to become a studio engineer. At first, it might seem pretty intimidating, and no question, there is a lot to learn. But once you get to the point of being able to connect a microphone and start capturing performances, your confidence will begin to grow. Then it’s just a matter of taking…
For many home studio owners, a MIDI keyboard is an integral part of the studio setup. MIDI keyboards are multi-faceted. They can be used for recording and live performance equally, and depending on the model, can be very good at creating and modelling sounds. In the studio, the MIDI keyboard is principally used to quickly…
So, you want to set up a home studio. You want to start producing music. Where do you start? There are so many things to spend your money on, it can feel overwhelming! The truth is, you just want to start making music. So, we’re going to give you the definitive list of hardware that…