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Creating a kick drum from scratch with an analog feel

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There's no doubt that a kick is an important part of electronic…

Creating tension in music

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Electronic music—oriented for dance-floors—mainly relies…

Experimentation in music: how far can you go?

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If you're a regular read of this blog, you know that I encourage…

Workflow Suggestions for Music Collaborations

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One of the most underestimated approaches to electronic music…

Using Quad Chaos

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I'm proud to announce the release of our first patch - Quad…

Choosing a genre for your music

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Every now and then I encounter people I work with who have trouble…
Pigments by Arturia

Synthesizer Basics

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I've realized that using synths is a bit of an esoteric process…
mixing audio, fabfilter pro q3

Balancing a Mix

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Balancing a mix is simple "mixing 101" theory; it's usually…

Social Media for Musicians

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I'd like to reiterate what many have been saying lately: social…

Learning how to make melodies

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One of most difficult things for a self-taught musician to get…

A Guide to Percussion

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If you're into energetic music production, you know that percussion…

Making a hit

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The title of this article might be misleading: if you came here…

Self-Sabotaging Your Music Career

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"I was working on a track and it was going so well; people were…

More tips about working with samples in Ableton

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Recently I was doing some mixing and I came across multiple…

Creating organic sounding music with mixing

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I'm always a bit reluctant to discuss mixing on this blog. The…

Becoming a professional musician

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Back in 2002, I received a government grant for a European tour.…

Music experiments: creating your own inspiration

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In this post, I discuss using music experiments in your workflow…

Design Thinking for Music Production

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If you work in a field concerned with visual design, you probably…

Finding a record label: is it worth it anymore?

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Over the last 6 months, in talking with many people I work with…