Here’s a quick tip on music composition — especially good for beginners. Read this to get a faster workflow if you make music on a DAW. I’ll tell you why I always write my songs in the key of C major, then transpose the MIDI in my music production software of choice, Ableton Live. The relationship between
You’re about to find out how to transpose MIDI in Ableton Live. In this article, I’ll show the most effective workflow for changing the key of MIDI tracks. If you’d rather learn by watching a video, here’s the video tutorial. Tranposing MIDI is as very basic feature that I use every single time I make a song. But
Want to learn how to write catchy melodies for pop songs? Keep reading — you’re about to find out the secrets to writing melodies that people can’t stop humming. First, we’ll discuss how to write good melodies, then we’ll analyze the tune for today’s article, which is my original song “Maybe we’d be together”. Make sure to
Layering sounds will take your music to the next level, making it sound fuller and unique — whether you use this technique on vocals, instruments or drum loops. But don’t get me wrong: I don’t mean multiple layers of the same audio. That would only make it louder, instead of changing the quality and texture of the
Want to know how to use Fades in Ableton Live? This article is for you. You can use fade ins to introduce sounds smoothly, whether it’s a single audio sample or an entire a loop. It works by making the sound start in complete silence then slowly reach its original volume. And you can do the opposite with
Struggling to come up with an impactful Chorus? Then keep reading (or watch the video above) because the problem may not be where you think it is. I don’t know about you, but when I first started producing music — many years ago —, I always felt like there wasn’t enough impact when my songs transitioned
Have you ever felt like your vocals don’t sound present, crispy, “in your face”, like the songs in the radio? They just lack that clarity that’s common in pop music. Maybe you even had a great singer record some takes, but 90% of the times the recording lacks clarity, right? And it’s not your fault, nor the
Seven secrets will take your Chords from sounding basic or even cheesy to extremely emotional. Read this entire post (or watch the video above) and I guarantee every chord progression you write from now on is going to sound incredible. However, this post is not about the best chord progressions for Pop Music. That was the subject
Do you want to learn how to recreate the sounds and produce the song “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush? Then keep reading or watch the video above! This amazing song was brought back to Billboard’s top charts by Stranger Things and I simply had to remake it. There are some really cool sounds, a very
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