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Melodies make an integral part of music composition. They are one of the prime reasons why some songs etch in our hearts forever and ever. However, arranging the notes to make a meaningful tune is not a very easy job for many. It takes......
By Heinrich Zwahlen Having used the beta now for while, I’m looking forward to the official Live 10 release on February 6th so my students can enjoy it too. The update delivers a combination of powerful new devices for sound design, mixing and workflow......
Can you learn how to become a songwriter? Songwriting is a gift, there is no doubt about that, and some of the most successful writers in the world never had songwriting lessons at all, but then they probably wrote hundreds of unsuccessful songs......
As early as 2010, if you wanted to put together an album you were pretty much forced to shell out cash to a local recording studio. Or, even worse, you pretty much needed a record deal with a label of some sort. Needless to......
Drum Miking Techniques: Recorder Man and Glyn Johns Katie Gilchrest’s take on drum miking techniques Many considered the drum set one of the hardest pieces of equipment to mic in a studio. A drum kit is not one instrument, but a collection of multiple......
In this video, our no. 1 hit selling songwriting instructor Alex Von Soos gives us a little taster of what you can expect on our Hit Songwriting course, jam packed full of songwriting tips from a top songwriter with record sales in the millions. ......
The sound of modern drums in rock, pop, and electronic music very rarely embodies the natural range that acoustic drums are capable of. This is most often due to the application of compression, adding punchiness, energy and consistency to a drum track. Compression can......
Which comes first, the lyrics or the music? Writing a song is easy but writing a great song isn’t. Have you ever wondered how to write a song with good lyrics and a good melody? I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the most successful......
Logic pro 9 Environment Chord Memorizer: Musical tips: One object I have in my music production environment click and ports layer is the Chord Memorizer, which can be a great music trick for DJ’s with limited musical skills. The Chord Memorizer can be a......
Major, minor and extended chords on the keyboard and piano: Music Theory Practice part 2 – Extended chords: Just some more music theory rules. You will need to have some music theory knowledge or you could always book workshop 4 of my Logic 9......
by Katie Gilchrest Understanding how microphones “hear” is the first step in learning how to mic instruments properly. The directionality of a microphone is commonly explained as a polar pattern, and microphone use in the studio, as well as live settings vary based on each......
Music theory practice, chord progressions, keys and scales: A music production college I worked at in London a while back asked me to teach a Music Theory and Music Composition course with chord progressions, keys & scales. I know my way around a fretboard of......
Did you know that YouTube traffic makes up nearly a ⅕ of ALL internet traffic? Similarly, quite a bit of that is music consumption. It’s also common for labels to upload an audio tracks as video for YouTube, the imagery will usually just be......
Whether you’re a budding producer, DJ or a brand new indie artist — most of the time the focus is purely on the music, and that’s about it. However, soon enough, you’ll realize that there’s much more involved in just putting on music. You......
Hi everyone, this is for all you songwriting aficionados who are tired of getting tidbits of information from Amazon and Youtube and want to know how the pros go about honing their craft. If songwriting doesn’t matter to you much, then you will probably......
It is absolutely okay if you’re not Johnny Cash or David Bowie, you can still write a song for that guitar tune in your head or vice versa. Songwriting is a skill indeed, however, with enough practice and right use of your imagination you......
Songwriting, Music Composition writing chords and bass lines: Yesterday was my last day with my Song Writing and Music Composition students before leaving to set up my own music production school. In the course we covered chord sequences, melody, structure and rhythm, lyrics, arrangement,......
by Chris Porter Communicate, connect and feedback. This is critical. A great (or at least, better!) lyric has something to say and knows how to say it. The subject matter is irrelevant if you get this critical step right. Run your ideas past trusted......
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