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5 game-changing production tips you should use in 2024

From re-examining the potential of percussion loops to using AutoTune to create melodies, here are five game-changing production tips you can use in 2023.

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Tips & Tutorials

3 finger drumming practices we learned from Melodics

Melodics teamed up with Splice to provide a collection of top-notch lessons—we gave them a go and walked away with three takeaways regarding finger drumming.

Tips & Tutorials

7 timeless music production tips (in 10 minutes)

We explore seven tips that are relevant to producers of all levels, from drum programming and chord progression techniques to sound selection and workflow tricks.

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Tools

Play beats without a DAW with our YouTube ‘Beatmaker’

Have some fun creating beats away from your DAW with our YouTube 'Beatmaker'—simply press the number keys on your computer keyboard to play.

Tips & Tutorials

10 drummers you need to subscribe to on YouTube

Spanning longtime legends to up-and-comers, here are ten drummers who you should absolutely subscribe to on YouTube.

FL Studio

Flipping Christmas songs into beats in FL Studio

In this beat making challenge, we flip two Christmas songs (The Emotions' "What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas?" and Issac Hayes' "The Mistletoe and Me") into smooth beats in FL Studio.

Tools

How to use XLN Audio’s XO

Learn about the key features, workflows, and capabilities of XO, XLN Audio's one-of-a-kind drum programming plugin.

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Tips & Tutorials

Recreating Cardi B, The Weeknd, and SZA’s beats (free MIDI files included)

In this installment of In the Loop, we walk through how to recreate the grooves in The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights," SZA's "Good Days," and Cardi B's "Up."