
Whether you’re a budding producer, DJ or a brand new indie artist -- most of the time the focus is purely on the music, and that’s about it. However, soon enough, you’ll realize that there’s much more involved in just putting on music.
Read →All about MIDI The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) standard has had a profound impact on the music industry since its introduction in the early 1980s. MIDI allows electronic musical instruments, computers, and other digital equipment to communicate with each other, allowing for the creat
Read →by Katie Gilchrest When it comes to mixing, establishing a balance is one of the most important parts of creating a professional sounding production. Some of the same miscalculations are made again and again, and fortunately there are ways to recognize, avoid and fix them. Here are five common mixin
Read →Celemony's Melodyne is a highly sophisticated pitch analysis and correction software suite known mainly for its use in tuning vocals. As effective as it is in this capacity, Melodyne's capabilities allow for a range of other creative uses outside of simply correcting mistakes in performance. In this
Read →Music is a powerful medium of communication. As Shakespeare himself asserted “When words fail, music speaks”. Technically speaking, the music or the songs that we hear comprise of two basic parts: the instruments (guitar, violin, piano, drums etc) and the vocals which are collectively known as ‘Trac
Read →The sound of modern drums in rock, pop, and electronic music very rarely embodies the natural range that acoustic drums are capable of. This is most often due to the application of compression, adding punchiness, energy and consistency to a drum track.
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