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Roxy Music’s Magnum Opus, “Avalon” – Albums That Changed Music
The Most Versatile Channel Strip? – McDSP Channel G
The Beginner’s Guide To Music Production in Logic Pro
Home Studio Tour & Interview with AMAC
Recording & Mixing Masterclass with Darrell Thorp
How I ALWAYS Start Recording Sessions – FAQ Friday
Producing Modern Pop with John McLucas
Checking Out The Latest McDSP Plugins
The EASIEST Vocal De-Esser? Slate Digital FG-DS
Modern Mixing for Timeless Production | Stephen Lipson Discusses Propaganda
FINALLY playing guitar at NAMM
Massive Summer NAMM Giveaway ($30,000+ In Gear to Giveaway)
Audient Announces ID44 MkII
Sonarworks Launches Multichannel Speaker Calibration Software
Audient Announces EVO SP8 – Future-Proof Your Audio Interface With Expandable Channels
The Ultimate Background Vocal Production Guide
Mixing Modern Rock with Marc Daniel Nelson
How to Be in Phase Every Time
The Top 5 Most Common Drum Programming Mistakes
Drum samples and plugins have gotten so good that it’s never been a better time for realistic drum programming. As a matter of fact, it’s totally viable for solo artists to release projects with convincing programmed drums. But even with…
Some of the Best Drum VSTs for Programmed Drums
Drum VSTs are one of the quickest and easiest means to lock down your song’s backbone. As a matter of fact, the software has gotten so good that it isn’t uncommon for solo artists to release finished albums with entirely…
Sound Synthesis: Basics of Granular and Wavetable Synthesis
Whether we’re aware of it, many of us are using sound synthesis technology everyday. As engineers and producers, we’re often relying on virtual instruments and plugins which use granular and wavetable synthesis to make sounds! Granular synthesis is the technology…
11 Mistakes To Avoid In Music Production
The Best Free VST Synth Plugins
If you’re a music producer or songwriter, virtual instruments and software synthesizers are your best friend. And if you haven’t already developed an unhealthy obsession with plugins, you will eventually! The only problem with the plugin game is that it’s…
Free Audio Editors: Cutting Tracks on the Cheap!
Regardless of the type of audio you’re working with, there’s a good chance you’ll want software to help you mix, edit, or directly record the source. It doesn’t matter whether you’re producing music, podcasts, or audio to sync with video;…
5 EQ Mistakes We Make While Mixing
Modular Synthesis: The Most Powerful Synthesizers Ever
Modular synthesis is one of the most powerful sound design and music production tools you can use. From the outside, though, it looks pretty confusing…Even understanding the basics can take a while if you don’t know where to start. Luckily,…
Understanding Additive and Subtractive Synthesis
Additive and subtractive synthesis are two of the 4 fundamental ways synthesizers create sounds, next to wavetable and FM. If you plan to get into synths at all, or even just use them occasionally in your work, it’s a good…
Choosing Software Synthesizers for Your Home Studio
If you’re a music producer or songwriter, software synthesizers are your best friend. Not only are they super inexpensive compared to hardware, they sound just as good! Plus, a lot of them come with gigabytes and gigabytes worth of sounds…
Making Microtonal Music is Easier Than You’d Think
Welcome to this Tutorial Tuesdays article by Michael W. Dean, synth player in BipTunia. Author of $30 Music School. PRO TIP: I’d recommend that while you read this article, you listen to this Microtonal Playlist on Spotify. It has…
Making Music on Your Phone: The Best Apps for Mobile
Musicians’ creativity doesn’t stop when they’re on the road. In a perfect world, we’d all have access to the comfort of our home studios 24/7, churning out music as often as we’d like. But whether you’re a full-time artist/producer or…
The Best Audio Sample Subscription Services
Audio sample subscription services are now more popular than ever. Gone are the days of sorting through samples on expensive disks you had to purchase, only to come up short. The demand for royalty-free libraries grew sharply after the advent…
Studio One Version 5 – What’s New
Since its inception in 2011, PreSonus Studio One has quickly become a go-to Digital Audio Workstation for beginners and pro’s alike. Combining the best parts of each DAW, Studio One offers a Customizable Workflow, incorporating everything you need in one…
Using Silence to Improve Your Productions
We don’t often consider the importance of silence when it comes to our musical productions. It’s easy to get caught up in the sounds we want to add, because that’s what music is all about! But if you use silence itself…
MIDI Keyboard 101: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
A MIDI keyboard—also known as a MIDI controller—is a piano-style device that lets you play and record your DAW’s software instruments and any other VST synths you have. They typically connect to your computer via USB for easy integration with…
Checking out Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 III with Glenn Fricker
Why I Love Reaper with Glenn Fricker
PhantomFocus System: Studio Tour with Carl Tatz
5 Tips to Get You Creating Music
6 Pre-Mastering Tips with Michael Romanowski & Phonitor 2 Giveaway
6 Vocal Recording Tips
4 Mixing Tricks That Have Nothing to do With Plugins or Hardware
3 Delay Mixing Tricks
3 Vocal Reverb Tips
5 Music Production Tricks For Better Songs
The Ins and Outs of Sound Design
Here at Produce Like a Pro, making music is our top priority! Of course, music production is only one facet of audio engineering. Lest we neglect our sound design friends in the film & television industry, it’s important to familiarize…