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    • Tips & Tutorials / September 20, 2023
      Tips & Tutorials

      Automation in music: What it is and 5 creative ways to use it Automation in music: What it is and 5 creative ways to use it

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    • Routines & Process / September 12, 2023
      Routines & Process

      How to prepare your music portfolio: 8 tips for what to include How to prepare your music portfolio: 8 tips for what to include

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    • Recording / September 8, 2023
      Recording

      How tape machines shape the lo-fi sound How tape machines shape the lo-fi sound

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    • Music Theory / September 5, 2023
      Music Theory

      10 musical patterns you need to know (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic) 10 musical patterns you need to know (rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic)

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    Tips & Tutorials / December 18, 2021
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    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.

    Tips & Tutorials / December 4, 2021
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    The 3 levels of sampling (beginner to pro)

    We go over a brief history of sampling and then dive straight into the three levels of complexity that exist within the process today.

    Tips & Tutorials / November 22, 2021
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    Flipping anime OSTs into beats in FL Studio

    We flip the music from Lupin the Third, Princess Minerva, and Blue Exorcist to demonstrate how anime OSTs can spark creativity and inspire us to create something new.

    Tips & Tutorials / November 8, 2021
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    Making beats with iconic video game sound effects

    We sample ten iconic video game sound effects and flip them into tracks in FL Studio, Bitwig, and Ableton Live.

    Tips & Tutorials / October 23, 2021
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    Flipping horror movie soundtracks into beats with FL Studio

    In celebration of spooky season, we did some virtual crate digging to flip four unique horror movie soundtracks into hard-hitting beats.

    Stories / August 28, 2021
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    How Meek Mill’s “Sharing Locations (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk)” was made

    Producers Nick Papz and Xander give us an exclusive inside look into how the beat for Meek Mill’s “Sharing Locations (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk)” was constructed.

    Tips & Tutorials / July 3, 2021
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    How to use acapellas to improve your production chops

    In this video, we walk through how you can use acapellas as a creative tool to inspire new ideas for your productions.

    Tips & Tutorials / May 12, 2021
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    3 ways to fix an unfinished or ‘boring’ beat

    We walk through three ways you can revisit uninspiring or uncompleted projects and transform them into something exciting.

    Tips & Tutorials / April 3, 2021
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    5 techniques for improving your drums

    From adding flavor to hi-hat rolls to making use of foley in creative ways, we explore five music production techniques for improving our drums.

    Tips & Tutorials / December 22, 2020
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    8 tips for writing effective melodies and chord progressions (free MIDI files included)

    Whether it’s taking a minimalist approach or inverting chord voicings, these simple but effective ideas will help you create music that’s intuitive and impactful.

    Tips & Tutorials / November 22, 2020
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    Making a beat in every version of FL Studio

    We take a trip down memory lane and explore every version of FL Studio released to date (that we can open using our current computer).

    Tips & Tutorials / October 31, 2020
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    How to flip your samples in FL Studio

    In this tutorial video, we go over a few tips and techniques for how you can flip your samples and make them your own in FL Studio.

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