Recently I published a video on our YouTube channel where I explained some of the techniques I regularly use to finish my music.
That video started an engaging online discussion with other music producers worldwide on the challenges and struggles we all face when trying to finalise our tracks. The discussions and interest in the topic encouraged me to write this article and further expand the theme examined in the YouTube video.
If you produce or mix your own music and you don’t properly understand or implement gain staging, you could be ruining your mixes. In this article we will uncover seven gain staging mistakes that almost all producers make – and how to fix them.
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Muddy mixes are the bane of any producer. You might have created a great track – with great composition and sound selection – and balanced the levels perfectly – but your mix still sounds unclear and the elements don’t pop and shine like your favourite reference tracks.
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you why that might be – and the exact steps you can take to instantly fix your muddy mix…
Proficient drum programming is the foundation of electronic music production, and together with the melody, it’s what can make a song catchy and memorable. Learning how to sequence rhythm patterns is a crucial step in the journey of electronic music producers across all genres, and that’s what we’ll be looking at today…
Learn how to make DEEP HOUSE (in the style of Kream) in this Ableton Live House Music tutorial.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make deep house music in the style of Kream, this step-by-step tutorial will give you an insight into how to achieve similar results.
Unless you are an outboard gear enthusiast, that whirring slab of silicon and circuitry that drives your DAW is an all-in-one studio. A true marvel of engineering, and nowadays arguably all one needs to make earth shattering, dance floor ripping EDM drops and builds – provided you have a little knowhow and the focus!
Here are my 10 best free vst plugins for music producers in 2022. Whether you are a new producer – or you’ve been doing it a while – all of these plugins will be a great addition to your collection.
We’re going to be covering some instrument devices and some effects devices, too, including: Synths, samplers, saturators, limiters and more besides.
I’m also going to show you how to use them, and how you can use them to create a track from scratch…
The melody is one of the most important parts of any song. If you get it right – it’s what people will be singing in the shower all day long. In this tutorial, I share with you 5 ESSENTIAL Melody Patterns can be used in ANY genre of modern music – House, Techno, Melodic House, Pop, Trap, Drum & Bass.
I’ve also included audio and video examples, too. 🙂
Learn how to make HOUSE MUSIC (in the style of Disclosure) in this Ableton Live House Music tutorial.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make funky, deep house music in the style of Disclosure, this step-by-step tutorial will give you an insight into how to achieve similar results.
These 5 chord progressions can be used in ANY genre of modern music – from house, techno and trance, to trap, drum & bass and even pop music!
I’ll also share with you a few examples of which tracks they’re already used in – PLUS how to customise them to make them your own.
In this blog post, I’m going to share with you the 5 chord progressions that every music producer NEEDS to know…