Sampling the Amen Break: Six Seconds that Shook the Music World
From Gospel Groove to Global Fusion: Six Seconds that Shook the Music World from Sampling the Amen Break
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Music Production Tutorials
This section contains the best hand-picked tutorials demonstrating the most useful music production tricks, tips, and theories to educate any producer. We cover the basic understanding of music production, engineering, sound design, and music theory, to more advanced concepts such as functional harmony, Vocoders, DnB bass patterns, and Polyrhythms.
The tutorials cover sound design using software synthesizers such as Massive and Serum, exploring the intricacies of popular DAWs like Ableton, Cubase, or FL Studio for FX and sequencing. From crafting mesmerizing synth patches to mastering the art of effective sequencing, our tutorials provide a comprehensive guide for harnessing the full potential of both hardware and software tools in your music production journey.
It's not all computer music, If you're grappling with music theory, chord progressions, or rhythm patterns, our diverse resources, ranging from engaging YouTube videos to insightful music charts and written tutorials, will offer clarity and guidance.
Whatever your standard, you will find something interesting here.
How to Produce Like Chase and Status
Music Production Techniques, Sound Design and Studio Equipment, How to produce like Chase and Status
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How to Produce No Problem by Chase & Status
Our favorite DnB Educator Stranjah takes us through the steps showing us how to Produce No Problem by Chase & Status
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How to EQ a Mix: A Guide for Music Producers
You need to know how to EQ a mix. This article will explain the basics of equalization and give you the best tips and tricks to EQ a mix.
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How to write Jazz sounding chord progressions
Jazz Chord types, Chord progression theories, and examples of Jazz sounding chord progressions. Including Turnarounds, and Tritone Substitutions.
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Our Best Amapiano Sample Packs
Explore the rhythmic heartbeat of South African Amapiano with our rundown of the best Amapiano sample packs.
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BPM to Millisecond Converter
Produce perfectly timed mixes using our BPM to Millisecond Converter to set studio effect lengths by tempo & rhythm
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Tap the Tempo with this BPM Counter
Tap the button to get the Tempo with this BPM Counter. Includes Tempo Ranges per Genre.
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What is an Oscillator in Music Production?
Understanding of an Oscillator for in music production, sound design, and synthesis tutorials
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How to make Liquor and Cigarettes by Chase and Status
How to make "Liquor and Cigarettes" by Chase and Status using Ableton with Drum and Bass Educator Stranjah
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Music theory for a DAW
Composition and Arrangement Tutorials for producers, examples, and ideas of music theory for a DAW
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Dub Chord sound design for electronic music
Master Dub Chord sound design for atmospheric rhythmic energy in your electronic music production
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The Art of Nostalgia: A Journey Through LoFi Music Production
Get inspired by Lofi artists like J Dilla, Nujabes, and Boards of Canada. Embrace their techniques for your music.
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How to Create Lofi Drum Patterns; A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn Lofi Drum Patterns: Master Drum Sequencing, Swing, Velocity, and the Drunken Groove the great iconic Dilla feel...
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How to Make Lofi Bass: A Comprehensive Guide for Music Producers
Learn How to Make Lofi Bass: Synthesis, Sound Design, and Groove Techniques
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How to use MIDI in music production
MIDI is an essential tool for modern music production. Learn what MIDI is, how it works, and how to leverage MIDI controllers, software, and tools to compose, edit, and perform digital music.
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How to Produce Baddadan by Chase and Status
Music production tutorial featuring Drum and Bass educator Stranjah, on how to produce Chase & Status Baddadan using Ableton
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Jazz Fusion Music Production
Discover the art of Jazz Fusion Music Production with techniques and insights to enhance your musical creations.
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UK Garage Tutorial
Join Stranjah in the world of music production with this UK Garage Tutorial. Discover rhythmic tricks, and vocal manipulation in Ableton Live 11
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Liquid DnB bass
How to produce Liquid DnB bass with Stranjah. This video experiments with 10 different basslines perfect for Liquid DnB producers.
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Ambient Music Production
Production and composition techniques for ambient music production. Tips for Ambient Chord Progressions, Ideas for arrangements, mixing etc
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How to Produce Jazz Bass
Introduce Jazz Bass to your music production using a DAW. Techniques cover, Walking bass, Syncopation and chord tone tips
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How to produce Jazz Drums
Master the art of Jazz drum production, from swing patterns to syncopated accents. How to Jazz with your DAW.
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Are Afrobeat and Afrobeats different?
Focusing on the compositional differences between the styles, with a look into African rhythmic styles
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How to use sample packs?
Why use Sample packs, How to use Sample packs and what to look for when purchasing Samples.
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What is gain staging
Discover the importance of proper gain staging in audio production. Maintain clarity, prevent distortion, and create a clean mix for professional results
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Do I need an audio interface?
Discover the importance of audio interfaces for music production. Learn about sample rates, bit depth, latency, and tips for buying the right audio interface.
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How to use a compressor
Introduction to using a compressor in music production. Why use a compressor, what triggers a compressor and benefits of using a compressor
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What are the best sample packs?
Rated by genre, style, musicianship, and production quality. These are our best sample packs! Explore our music production blogs and tutorials
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Sound Design - Samplers and Synthersisers
An overview of sound design tools, synthesizer types, and Sound Design Tutorials on Serum for multiple electronic music genres.
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What is a DAW? and which DAW is best?
With over 10 years of experience with multiple DAWs, I will discuss the differences between each DAW and explain the tools included
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How to use reverb in music production
Which Reverb is best for which instrument? In which environment? Learn how to combat mix issues with this Reverb Troubleshooting Guide!
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Reese Bass Sound Design
How to Design the Reese Bass using multiple techniques and different synthesizer types.
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Shepard Tone in Music Production
Learn how Shepard Tone is used by Hans Zimmer and electronic dance music
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Syncopation in music production
Discover the nuances between beat syncopation and division syncopation in music production education. Explore clear examples and deepen your understanding of rhythmic concepts for enhanced musical composition and production.
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Are Sample Packs Royalty Free?
Royalty Free Sample packs, Construction Kits, Beats, background music and MIDI Compositions vs Shared Royalties
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Functional harmony and logical chords progressions
How to write Chord Progressions with Functional harmony, Chord Substitutions, and negative harmony.
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Turnarounds and Cadences
An understanding and ideas for Turnarounds and Cadences to use in your music production
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Processing a Kick Drum for EDM
Unlock the power of kick drum processing in EDM. From sample selection to mastering the mix, achieve professional results with ease.
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Music Production arrangement and mixing
A Tutorial to help you understand what is needed for a professional sounding track. Using arrangement and mixing to achieve loudness.
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Vocoder Tutorial
A great demonstration on using a vocoder in Music Production, not just vocals!
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Music Theory for Producers
Understand Chord Progressions, Inversions, and voicing. Work out Keys and scales which is essential music theory for producers
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10 of the best free VSTs
Top 10 best free VST and music production tools to download today, we Include tutorials, reviews and download links
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Polyrhythms - What? Why? When? How?
Describes the difference between polyrhythms and polymeters and how use Euclidean patterns in your music productions
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Fundamental Drum patterns in Drum and Bass
To guide you through basic changes to fundamental kick and snare positions in in drum and bass
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Master your own music
10 step mastering covering multiple levels of compression, EQ and gain staging
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Hack music theory with Ableton
Hack music theory with Ableton. It's an amazingly useful tool, to cheat, experiment or advance your knowledge of music theory. Play advanced scales without error.
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Jungle Drums Series - Part 2
Part 2 in our series in producing jungle beats. Stranjah shows off his drum sequencing skills using the amen break and expands on processing individual sounds and loops as a whole.
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Detuned Bass Serum, Massive, Massive X, Operator
This tutorial demonstrates 2 different ways to achieve the detuned sub bass wobble made famous by the likes of Shy FX, Break and Serum. A popular bass used in jump-up and roller drum and bass.
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Jungle Drums Series - Part 3
The last of the 3 part video tutorial with 6 extremely useful and interesting tip and tricks to really nail that jungle drum sound. This includes Midi drum patterns, layering and processing.
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Jungle Drums Series - Part 1
Part 1 in our series in producing jungle beats. Stranjah shows off his drum sequencing skills using the amen break and expands on processing individual sounds and loops as a whole.
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