Music Production Tips & Tutorials - Blog

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Tools

The best free effects plugins you need in 2021 (VST / AU)

Spanning lush reverbs to gritty distortion units, these high-quality free effects plugins will help you take your productions to the next level.

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Tips & Tutorials

4 tips on composing for film from Tori Letzler

Veteran composer Tori Letzler (Captain Marvel, American Horror Story) shares four invaluable lessons around film scoring and creativity.

Music Promotion

Why non-commercial radio matters to a musician’s career

Learn how non-commercial radio offers unique opportunities for you to reach new fans and communities across North America and beyond.

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Mixing

5 tips for protecting your hearing as a musician

Taking care of your hearing is perhaps the single most important habit you can develop as a musician—here are five practices that can help you with that endeavor.

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Tips & Tutorials

3 tips for writing authentic songs from Rynn

Veteran singer-songwriter Rynn (NBC, R3HAB) shares three key songwriting lessons she’s gathered across her career.

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Music Theory

4 easy ways to improve your chord progressions

Explore four concepts that will help you add interest to your chord progressions without altering their core structure.

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Sound Design

What is modular synthesis (and why should you care)?

Let's explore what modular synthesis is and why its principles are worth exploring, regardless of whether you work with hardware or solely within the DAW.

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Recording

What is phantom power?

Learn about what phantom power is, how it works, and when to use it when you're creating music using microphones and other devices.

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Music Promotion

An introduction to content marketing for musicians

Find out what exactly content marketing is, why it works, and why every musician should consider the value of being a content creator in today’s industry.