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Ableton released their new iOS app called Note this week. Ableton Note is a music making app for beginners, songwriters and beatmakers that allows you to quickly sketch out song and beat ideas on your mobile device. It's a great tool for quickly capturing ideas on the go, and for getting a feel...
Ever since the beat for Kendrick Lamar's song "PRIDE" was produced on an iPhone 6 back in 2017 by an 18-year-old producer, I've been excited about the future of mobile phone music production and beat making. The fact that such a high-quality track started in a phone is a testament to the...
Music theory is a beautiful thing. It unites the seemingly random notes of your favorite song, clarifies why that chord progression always feels so satisfying, and shows you how to play those same chord progressions on the piano or guitar. But the intimidating world of music theory can be tough...
Making music on the go has never been easier. Ableton's new iOS app, Note, makes it easy to create beats and melodies anywhere. You can then share your ideas or collaborate with anyone else who has either Ableton Note or Ableton Live. Note offers a variety of features that make it easy for...
Music production can seem like a long road to travel down for beginners. There are so many different aspects involved from songwriting and arrangement to recording, editing and mixing the sounds, that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the skills involved and the options available for...
Learning the Language
I get it - Every time you try to learn about recording and music production people are throwing around these crazy terms like 44.1kHz, condenser, phantom power, mix buss, headroom, phase, aux send, and unity gain. In this blog post, I'll break down some of these terms for...
Digital audio workstations (or DAWs for short) are the software applications we use to manage the different phases of creating a song or album. They control every facet of our music production, from writing new songs to recording and editing the audio tracks until they’re ready to be mixed...
Sound is everywhere: in the air, on the streets, and in our heads. It’s easy to take sound for granted — after all, we hear it every day. The human ear only hears frequencies between 20Hz and 20kHz. That means there are many sounds beyond what a human can hear. Animals, insects, wind,...
In this article, we will discuss the basics of mixing a song with a DAW. We will cover how to combine different sounds, how to balance the sound and how to use effects to create the desired sound for each instrument in the song.
What is a Mix?
A mix is the final product of your song, it is...
A Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW for short, is an application that enables you to record, edit, process and mix digital audio files with a computer. For example, you can use a DAW to record your band playing live, overdub the separate sound elements for a song, or make beats and music using...
Making beats and electronic music is an art, not a science. If you’re just getting started, it can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, producing music isn’t as hard as it seems. The most important thing you need to know is that there are no rules. There are no right or wrong ways to make...
Everybody has a song in their head. In this video series I'm going to help you make your first song to make your friends laugh. We're going to start with an idea. We're going to record that idea. We're going to compose some music behind it and then mix it and share it with your friends. In this...
So, you want to make electronic music? Awesome! Making electronic music requires patience, practice, and dedication. But with a little bit of effort and perseverance, you can create your own unique tracks. Before getting started, keep in mind that producing electronic music isn’t something...
In this post, I’ll break down the 7 stages of music production. In a traditional live instrument production these stages can take place in different locations with multiple engineers involved or in a small studio with a couple of people. Electronic producers and beatmakers typically do...
Do you want to learn how to EQ music? Do you want your vocal and music tracks to sound loud and clear? Are you ready? In this blog post I’ll show you the best equalizer settings - a magic EQ curve that took me 25 years to refine, simplify, and put into words. These equalizer...
Do you write songs, record them, and perform to attract an audience? If you’re just starting out as a musician or if you’re an established musician looking for ways to connect with new audiences and promote your work, then you might be wondering what exactly a music producer does. The...
