Metronome Settings in DAWs
How to use metronome settings in your daw Finding the right metronome settings in your DAW often starts with the transport bar, but when you click it and still hear...
Music Production
Genre-specific production tutorials for creating reggae beats, snare sounds, and full tracks using DAWs like Ableton, FL Studio, and Garageband.
MIDI in Ableton Live: Setup, Routing and Export
Connecting controllers and keyboards for MIDI in ableton live Before you can play a note in MIDI in Ableton Live, you need to get your hardware talking to the software....
MIDI Fundamentals and Core Concepts
What MIDI fundamentals actually mean MIDI fundamentals start with a simple shift in thinking: stop imagining sound and start imagining instructions. If you have ever wondered about the meaning of...
How MIDI Works: Connections and Controllers
What MIDI actually is and how MIDI works Understanding how MIDI works starts with recognizing that it is not audio but a stream of event data that tells a sound...
Using MIDI Keyboards with Any DAW
What a MIDI keyboard setup actually does A complete MIDI keyboard setup starts with understanding that at its core, a MIDI keyboard is a control surface that sends note and...
MIDI and Metronomes
Understanding tempo and time in MIDI and metronomes Before you adjust a single slider, it helps to start with a solid grasp of what you are actually controlling when working...
Bass, Subwoofers and Treble Guide
Understanding bass and treble Every piece of music you hear is built on a foundation of bass and treble frequencies. Understanding bass in music means recognizing that the weight of...
Cover Song Licensing, Credits and Recording
Cover song licensing and clearances Before you post anything, understand cover song licensing and the difference between audio-only distribution and video. For a streaming-only track, secure a mechanical license. This...
Adding Music to Presentations and Slideshows
Adding music to your presentation When you need to add music to presentation slides that plays seamlessly from start to finish, the process varies by software. In Microsoft PowerPoint, the...
Background Music and Production Audio Guides
Understand what background music actually does Use this background music guide to ground yourself in what the sound is actually doing before you browse a single library track. Start by...
MIDI in Logic Pro: Routing and Editing
Connecting and configuring your logic pro MIDI gear Before you record a single note, it is worth pausing to confirm that Logic Pro MIDI sees your gear where it matters...
