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7 Essential Tips to Produce Tracks 10 x Faster: A Music Production Guide

Navigating the complex world of music production can be overwhelming, especially when efficiency is your goal. To help you produce tracks faster without sacrificing quality or creativity, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide that focuses on streamlining your workflow. Whether you’re a seasoned producer or just starting out, these tips are designed to optimize your process, enabling you to achieve your creative vision with speed and ease.

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Ableton Live 12: Yes or No?

Ableton Live has consistently set the bar for what a digital audio workstation (DAW) can do, offering a blend of powerful music creation and performance features. With the release of Ableton Live 12, the excitement in the music production community is palpable – but is it really worth it? This latest version introduces a host of new features designed to enhance workflow, creativity, and performance. Here’s a look at the 12 most exciting features of Ableton Live 12 that are stirring the most buzz.

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How to Start a Song and Beat the Writers Block

Start a Song With These 11 Easy-to-Follow Hacks (How to SMASH Writer’s Block For Good)

Starting a song (or track) can be very intimidating – especially if you’re not feeling inspired. Do you ever struggle to come up with original ideas for your music? Maybe you find a blank DAW project COMPLETELY INTIMIDATING! I know I used to. 

Recently we covered strategies for finishing your music and today, I’m going to share with you 11 song-starting hacks I’ve developed to enable you to start a song and come up with song ideas at any time without even needing to be inspired.

It’s a skill unto itself – and super-important if you rely on music production for your living – or even if you just want to become really good at production for pleasure’s sake!

Just follow these 11 steps and you’ll soon get into the swing of things…

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Finish Your Music

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.

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