How to be a Music Creator in Ableton
Turn to Ableton’s Get Started Making Music Guide Some of the best advice for becoming a music creator in Ableton comes from Ableton itself. To get started, you need to be familiar with the...
Turn to Ableton’s Get Started Making Music Guide Some of the best advice for becoming a music creator in Ableton comes from Ableton itself. To get started, you need to be familiar with the...
At the most basic level, a beat is what keeps the time of a song. Repeated over and over again, the rest of instruments, vocals, and harmonies follow its lead. When listening to a...
It used to be that record labels were responsible for just about anything and everything to do with getting music to the consumer. From discovering the artist, to nurturing and developing the artist, to...
Part of the thrill of being a live DJ is seeing how the crowd reacts to your music, whether you’re bringing them up or dropping them down. It could be a small underground club...
It’s an overused, tired adage: Those who can’t do, teach. And it certainly couldn’t be further from the truth when you consider Recording Connection mentor Jake Johnson. As a co-founder of Paradyme Productions in...
As the predominant music form of the last decade, hip hop has found its way into almost every form of music. Pop, Rock, even Western music has been tinged with hip hop in recent...
Now referred to as FL Studio, Fruity Loops was one of the first widely used digital audio workstations (DAW). Originally, it was created as a simple – by today’s standards – four-channel drum machine...
Logic Pro X occupies the DAW space between Ableton Live and Pro Tools. Compared to Ableton Live, it’s got a steeper learning curve and is not as user friendly for Live DJ performances but...
“It’s a trip it’s got a funky beat and I can bug out to it.” – “B-Boy Bouillabaisse” sample from the Beastie Boys’ album Paul’s Boutique. While harmonies, melodies, and structure are all important...
If you’re an aspiring hip hop, EDM or live DJ artist the best way to get where you want to go is to learn how to use a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to create...