The piano has an unmistakable sound. As a solo instrument it can captivate, inspire, and enthrall. And as a supporting instrument it can fill in the cracks, add a percussive layer, inject texture and...

Are your sounds a little too clean, pristine, stale, boring, or neat? Then there’s nothing quite like distortion to amp things up a notch. There are a variety of different types of distortion...

What is the most critical VST plugin for trance producers? Synthesizers. As it turns out, it is the most crucial element to the production process. And while you may only use one to three synths...

One of the most important parts of editing and mixing is audio cleanup and audio sweetening. Various tools are typically employed to achieve these ends, and as a music producer it would be wise to...

The dilemma of the modern music producer or even composer is that they often need to work fast and cheaply. Bringing in a session musician to play, say, the trumpet, in an ideal world, would be...

Looking for the perfect pitch shifter for your next project? You’re certainly not alone. Whether it’s getting those perfect, radio-ready vocals, or fine-tuning out of tune samples to fit in...