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The 10 Best Websites for Free Loops and Samples (2024)

The 10 Best Websites for Free Loops and Samples (2024)

Free samples and loops can be found in many places, but not every site is worth your time. You don’t want to waste valuable time and resources on something that won't benefit you in the long run. Here are a few recommended ones to help you narrow down your search. Back in the day, music producers had a hard time ...

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What Is An Audio Interface and Do You Need One?

What Is An Audio Interface and Do You Need One?

Audio interfaces are one of the most essential tools for audio production, especially if you're making music at home. Nowadays, a laptop, a microphone, and an audio interface are all you need to recreate an expensive analog studio inside your bedroom. But what are audio interfaces exactly, and what are they used ...

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How To Make MIDI Files (Step-By-Step-Guide)

How To Make MIDI Files (Step-By-Step-Guide)

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and makes for one of the most powerful tools in music production. If you have ever tried to make music using computer software or digital instruments, you have most likely played with MIDI already. But what is it exactly? And what can you do to make the most of ...

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What are Stems in Music?

What are Stems in Music?

Making a track from start to finish is a lengthy and complicated process. Depending on the complexity of the song you're working on, you can expect to have 100 or even more tracks listed in your DAW by the time you start mixing it. This is often unavoidable, but not exactly ideal. Navigating a music project that ...

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How to Isolate Vocals From a Song (5 Options)

How to Isolate Vocals From a Song (5 Options)

Vocal isolation is the process of separating the vocals in a song from its instrumental. There are many reasons for doing so, such as trying to make a remix or removing the vocals to create karaoke and play-along backing tracks. In the mixing process, vocals are normally recorded separately and processed as an ...

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How to Arrange a Song in 7 Steps

How to Arrange a Song in 7 Steps

Song arrangement is about taking a musical idea and organizing it to create a song that flows from start to finish. Arrangements should have a cohesive structure, divided by recognizable sections. Choosing the instruments that make up a song (voicing) is also an important part of song arrangement. What is the ...

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What are Music Demos?

What are Music Demos?

A music demo is a short and simple demonstration of a complete song. It is a draft recorded with basic arrangements and shorter production times than full-production recordings aimed at audiences. Music demos are recorded to show how a song goes to interested parties. Music demos or demonstrations are quick ...

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The 10 Best Studio Headphones for Recording and Mixing (2024)

The 10 Best Studio Headphones for Recording and Mixing (2024)

One of the most crucial pieces of equipment for recording and mixing music is undoubtedly a set of headphones. In order to hear every frequency clearly and to check the quality of your recordings, you need a good pair of balanced headphones with a flat frequency response. My top recommendation pick would be ...

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How to Remix a Song – The Ultimate Guide

How to Remix a Song – The Ultimate Guide

Producing good-quality remixes is an art form. To take a completed song and give it a new context takes a lot of creativity, know-how, and compositional skill. There are many approaches to remixing, from completely altering the structure of the original song to simply adding a new beat to an acapella vocal track. ...

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15 Tips to Make Software Drums Sound Real (MIDI and Sampled Drums)

15 Tips to Make Software Drums Sound Real (MIDI and Sampled Drums)

Making programmed drum loops sound as dynamic as a real-life drum recording can be challenging. However, there are a few easy tips you can follow to turn your robotic drums into interesting, energetic rhythms. If you feel like your drum loops sound unnatural and uninspired, that's probably because you have a ...

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Acoustic Treatment – The Ultimate Guide

Acoustic Treatment – The Ultimate Guide

Acoustic treatment is the process of customizing the acoustic properties of a room for recording and mixing music. Acoustic treatment is important for audio professionals because it can influence the overall sound quality of a recording or mix.A room with proper acoustics should have a neutral and pleasing sound, ...

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