How to use Fruity Loops
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...
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I Want to Learn Logic Pro X
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...
How to Start Producing Beats
“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...
I Want to Learn Ableton
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...
Where do Sound Engineers work?
Some of the places sound engineers work are fairly obvious: recording studios, film sets, TV stations, radio stations and the like. Others are a little bit more off the radar: convention halls, local clubs,...
What is a Recording Studio?
Traditionally recording studios have been thought of as a soundproofed complex with a live room (where instruments and vocals are performed), a vocal room (for lead vocal singing) and a control room (for recording,...
Where do Music Producers work?
Today’s music producer can be found at raves, nightclubs, recording studios, radio stations, behind their computer, in their car, at a coffee shop, on the phone or taking meetings at record label offices, or...
What is a Record Company?
The definition of a record company is as follows: A company in the business of making and selling musical recordings. That clear things up? We thought not. The words “record company” and “record label”...
Reason Tutorial: How to make music in Reason
In the crowded landscape of digital audio workstations, there are a few that stand above the rest. Ableton Live, Pro Tools, and Logic Pro are what artists around the world use to create the...
How to make hip hop beats
As the current ruler supreme on the music scene, hip hop’s meteoric rise can be traced to the advent of home computers, faster processors, and music software that gave the power of producing music...
