As a producer, adding variation to a track is one of the most essential factors in keeping listeners engaged with your music. This is particularly important in this ‘quick-skip’ era of streaming. Crucially your opening…
Author: Simon Gilbert
The Koala Sampler for iOS and Android has been growing in popularity since its launch in 2020. Elf Audio, the company behind Koala, has just launched an update that seriously turbocharges this already highly usable…
Knowing when your track is finished can be a subjective and somewhat intuitive process, It often depends on your goals, artistic vision, and personal preferences. Many musicians and producers find the act of sharing their…
For most aspiring producers, the dream is to make a living off music, but in this digital age how exactly can you earn money as a music producer? In this article, we will look at…
Vinyl vs. Digital audio sits firmly among that contemporary canon of binary debates, alongside perennial classics like iOS vs. Android, Console vs. PC Gaming, E-Books vs. Physical Books, and Mac vs. PC. With both camps…
It seems that every month a new stem separation tool is released unto the audio world. So far, however, with the exception of the lesser-known Tracktion Waveform Pro, no DAWs currently feature stem separation. Until…
As a music producer, knowing how to improve your mixes and make your productions sound as professional as possible is just as important as having the right snare! In such a competitive field the way…
Whether you’re just starting out making music in your bedroom or a multi-platinum producer, imposter syndrome can affect all of us at some point. The feeling you’re not worthy to compose and release music due…
Think of DJing and the image that immediately springs to mind is that of two turntables and a mixer. But in this age of DJ controllers and CDRs is there really still a place for…
If you’re new to music production you may be wondering exactly what is reverb or to give it its full title reverberation. Along with terms such as EQ and Compression, reverb is one of those…
