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The 5 Drum Programming Tricks Every Producer Needs to Know production tips

These 5 steps for how to program better drums will have revolutionize your drum programming. I mean, what's the point of rigid, lifeless drums? Life is too short for that!

You’ll learn how to have harder, louder drums loaded with tons of groove, without needing to buy a single plugin!...

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5 Most Common Music Licensing Mistakes music licensing

These are the 5 Music Licensing Mistakes I see my students making the most.

If you start creating...

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14 Best Guitar Amp VSTs & Amp Simulator Plugins reviews

Looking to have your guitar gently weep like a pro from the comfort of your home studio? Then it's time to embrace the full range of modern technology available. 

This article is a review of the best guitar amp VSTs & amp simulator plugins, so you can quickly get up and...

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Best Budget Audio Interfaces reviews

How do you record audio into your computer? How do you listen back? If you're a musician looking to record guitar, vocals, or even start producing music in your computer, an audio interface needs to be one of your first purchases. Thankfully, a good audio interface doesn't need to break the...

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Best DAW for Beginners Under $100 reason reviews

These days, everyone from novices to Billie Eilish writes and records music inside a Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW. There are a ton of DAW choices out there, but they aren't created equal. And most of them aren't very beginner-friendly!

In this article, I'll show you why Reason...

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The Best Mastering Plugins the "Pros" Are Using For Incredible Sounding Songs mastering reviews

Do you feel like your songs are lacking that special something you hear in professional recordings? Are you struggling to make your songs loud and punchy? Or do you feel like they're just missing a little extra polish? Then you need to up your mastering game.

Note: This article may contain...

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How to Mix Piano - Epic Guide to Making Piano Plugins Sound Lifelike and Realistic mixing tips production tips

Piano is one of the most beautiful sounding instruments around, but it can be one of the most challenging instruments to mix. Mixing piano is tough because it has a large frequency range and dynamic range. To help you make make your piano sound lifelike and huge, I've put together...

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Logic Live Loops and Reason 11 - What You Need to Know to Use the Reason Rack in Logic 10.5 reason

Logic Pro X 10.5 added a ton of incredible new features to Logic, including Live Loops, a non linear sequencing tool. And Reason 11 (affiliate link) added the ability to use Reason as a plugin inside of other DAWs. Using Reason in Logic is pretty straightforward, although...

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How to Record Reason Plugin Player Midi Output in Logic Pro X reason

Reason 11 and Logic Pro X are a match made in heaven. They offer a very complimentary sound set and tools that really work well together. While getting them to work together is pretty straightforward,  I did encounter one confusing problem: recording midi data from Reason Players.

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Best Rhodes VST Plugins for All Budgets reviews synths

A Rhodes Piano has one of the most distinctive sounds in music. From silky to sultry, soulful to psychedelic, Rhodes have been heard on countless hits. While there are many Rhodes VST plugins available, they aren’t created equal. The purpose of this article is to dive into the best...

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Amazing New Free Valhalla Reverb Plugin - Supermassive! Quick Supermassive Tutorial and Demos reviews

This amazing new plugin from Valhalla - Supermassive - creates incredible lush sounds somewhere between reverb and delay. It can also be used for chorusing, flanging and more.

This video provides a quick tutorial to create your own patches in Supernova and shows some demos of the...

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Understanding The Difference Between Samplers and Synths production tips

What's the difference between samplers and synthesizers? If you're looking to make incredible music, you need to pick the right tool for the job. If you grab a synth instead of a sampler, you could be in for a cacophony of ugly sounds. This guide will quickly walk you through the...

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