Trap beats are all the rage in popular music right now, and it’s not just in hip-hop. It’s often a practical and stylistic requirement for pop and other electronic genres too. And whether you...
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Present day, EDM music is all the rage. It has a long and storied history beginning in Germany in 1953, but it rose to unprecedented heights in the 2010s with trance, progressive, dubstep, and more....
The mellotron, at least for me, has one of those iconic sounds that instantly recalls images of the 60s. The mellotron blends beautifully with other keyboard instruments, and in isolation, it sounds...
When recording, start with a source you’re happy with. Then tweak. This is the best method to achieving the sounds you want in the studio. Equalizer (EQ) VST plugins support that process. They...
When it comes to electric pianos, there are few as legendary as the Fender Rhodes. It has a classic, warm, dreamy tone (and bark and snarl when you need it) that’s often emulated but rarely...
Recorded music would not be what it is today without reverb. Various methods and contraptions were employed in early day music production and recording environments to create depth and atmosphere,...