music production
Futuristic Melodies & Synth Leads in Electronic Music
Design synth leads with pro sound design tips
Alistair Gillespie
music production
Serum in FL Studio: 2025 Tips & Free Presets
Serum tips, free presets, and FL Studio integration in 2025.
ambient samples
Ambient Music Textures & Samples Changed This Track
Tips for using ambient textures and samples to improve your beats.
music production
Straight Outta Compton's Impact on DIY Hip-Hop, Vocal Sampling (and Music)
How Straight Outta Compton influences today’s beat making and DIY hip-hop vocal sampling.
sampling
Cubase vs Ableton: A Tutorial For Beginners (2024 UPDATE)
Discover the origins of each DAW, interfaces and their capabilities for anyone starting off with making music.
music production
Why the Best Beat Makers sample Jazz Instruments
Jazz instruments and samples created timeless music (when done right). Get beat making tips to add depth to your sound by sampling jazz records, recording live instruments, and blending genres.
music production
Making Presets Your Own: House, Techno, and Electro
Customize synth presets to create unique sounds for house, techno, and electro tracks. Discover how to adjust parameters, add effects, and use modulation.
music production
Synth Playground: Underrated (and free) VSTs
Hidden VST's and "speedy synth" tips to make you (and your sound design) different.
music production
Simple Drum Groove Hacks
Discover creative drum groove techniques: sample manipulation, unconventional time signatures, global rhythms, and digital chaos.
music production
Become a Pattern-Finding Machine
Learn to organize, manipulate, and disrupt these patterns for emotional effects. Explore pitch manipulation, advanced expressivity, punchy drums, and creative distortion to improve your tracks.
music production
Make Lo-Fi tracks to refresh your musical perspective
This article explores the lo-fi music, urging a shift from traditional perfection in music production to embracing imperfections. It discusses the emotional resonance of lo-fi, and it's transformative impact on music creation.
music production
Make a Techno Track with FL Studio
FL Studio is a powerful tool to make techno tracks. This guide explores its features and shows you how to create hypnotic rhythms and unique beats.