How To Make A Dubstep Beat
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a Dubstep beat in FL Studio (or how I created one). Now,… [more]
How To Use Subtractive EQ To Make Your Mixes Sound Better
For a while now I've been practicing with subtractive EQ while mixing my own music and I wish I had looked… [more]
How To Turn A Piece Of Sample Into Pad Instrument
Almost anykind of sample material can be turned into useful instrument. It's only a matter of spotting… [more]
How To Layer Kick Drums
Kick layering is a handy method if you can't find a punchy enough kick drum from your sample collection… [more]
Couple Of Guidelines On Mixing Electronic Music
Mixing isn't something that can be learned by overnight. I've been making electronic music over 10 years… [more]
What’s The Best DAW For Electronic Music?
Well, I have to say this: no DAW is superior to its competitors. It's just a matter of taste. The best… [more]
Is MIDI Keyboard Controller Required To Make Music With Computer?
Most of the home musicians have MIDI keyboard controller in their home studios. But what actually is… [more]
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I have now converted the Howtomakeelectronicmusic's forums to a popular vBulletin forum software. It was previously running on a phpBB platform, but vBulletin offers lot of features that phpBB lacks … More
Digital Redux Free Bundle | Over 1300 Free Samples…
Loophunter has released a free sample pack titled "Digital Redux Free Bundle". Here's a quote from Loophunters website: DIGITAL REDUX FREE BUNDLE is a pack in which we got together all free sample … More
Twisted Vocal FX And Live Tweaking In Ableton Live And FL Studio…
In this Ableton Live -tutorial video Danny J Lewis (aka Enzyme Black) from Point Blank Online Music School shows how to create cool futuristic vocal effects using Ableton's native plugins and how to … More
270MB Of Free C64 Samples Made By ODO…
Odo has released a very nice package of free C64 (Commodore 64) samples to add a bit of a retro touch to your tracks! In total there's 1,590 SID samples: hihats, kicks, snares, leads, basses, arps, … More
How To Create Chill Out And Ambient Sounds Part 2: FX Soundscape…
This is the second part of my Chill Out and Ambient sound creation tutorial series (check out the first part where I covered the making of a lush pad sound). In this part, I will show you how you can … More
How To Create Chill Out And Ambient Sounds Part 1: Lush Pad…
In this series of tutorials I will show you how you can create sounds and soundscapes common in Chill Out and Ambient music. Using FL Studio. First sound will be a lush pad. Listen example … More
How To Write Dance Music Part 4: Vocals And Arrangement…
Allright, here's the final part of Satoshie Tomiie's How To Write Dance Music -tutorial series. In this final part, Japan's most successful DJ explains how he uses vocals in dance music tracks, and … More
Review: Prime Loops Ultimate Dubstep Drummer…
Dubstep has been a hot genre for a while now and sample manufacturers are busy releasing new sample material for Dubstep producers. Prime Loops has a nice collection of sample packs for this type of … More
How To Create Dirty, Powerful Electro Bass Sound…
Yes, it's a bass tutorial once again :). The thing is, cool sounding bass is like half the track in many EDM genres. When you have an interesting bass sound, even a very simple and monotonous sequence … More
How To Create A Chicago House Bass In Ableton Live And FL Studio…
The following tutorial video is a property of Point Blank Online Music School and I got a permission to post it here. In this video Danny J Lewis from Point Blank Online shows you how to program a … More
How To Write Dance Music Part 3: Drum Loops, Percussion and Melody…
New York house hero Satoshi Tomiie continues his dance music production tutorial series, with another insightful and educational lesson. This time the boss of SAW Recordings, who has produced … More
Sonigen Modular | Free Modular Synth…
I just tested the Sonigen Modular which is a free modular synth (VSTi) by Chris Jones and this thing sounds great! Its a very versatile synth and can produce really cool pads, basses, leads, … More
Burn Studios And Gomma Records Remix Contest…
Burn Studios and Gomma Records have announced a remix contest: remix "Walk The Night" by the Skatt Brothers (reworked most recently by The Phenomenal Handclap Band) from the Casablanca Reworks EP and … More
How To Create A Glitched Vocal Sequences In FL Studio…
Glitched vocals are important part in modern electronic music. FL Studio provides a nice set of tools for glitching vocal samples (of course, these tools can be used for any audio material, not just … More
How To Create A Vocal Riser…
Vocals work great as risers. All you need is a vocal sample and loop in a proper point and off you go. Its very easy and quick to do in FL Studio and in this tutorial I will show you how. First, … More
Mixing Tip: Use Other Songs As Reference…
To make your mix sound good, it is crucial to find the right balance between all the instrument and sound levels. But what if you're a bit lost on how you should mix different instruments in relation … More
How To Write Dance Music Part 2: Bass…
Last week I posted part 1 of Satoshi Tomiie's dance music production tutorial series and it focused on kick. Here's part 2 and in this part the veteran house music producer discusses that most crucial … More
How To Add Swing To Your Beats And Basslines…
FL Studio is full of neat little features to help make your sequences sound cool. One of such is the Swing -tool in the Step Sequencer (or groove templates in Piano Roll Quantizer). In this quick … More
140MB Of FX Samples For Free | By AZ-Rotator…
Got an email from Loophunter.com and they are offering a nice collection of 100 fx samples for download for free, produced by AZ-Rotator. Here's what the producer himself have to say about the … More
Product Review: Mastering With Multiband Compression…
I recently got in contact with Ian Shepherd, a professional mastering engineer with a 15 years of solid experience in mastering. He is the owner of Mastering Media Ltd and founder of Production … More
How To Write Dance Music Part 1: The Kick Drum…
I have given exclusive rights to publish Satoshi Tomiie's four part tutorial series on how to produce house music. This is part 1 and it will focus on kick drum. Its basic stuff and the guidelines … More
How To Create A Saw Wave Lead Pad With 3xOsc…
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a nice and shiny saw wave lead pad by layering two units of 3xOsc's together. But first, here's an audio preview of what I'm talking … More
300 Free Sub Bass Samples By Loopbased…
Loopbased is offering a huge collection of fat and dirty one-shot bass tone samples for free. The Package is called "Electro Bass" and it includes 300 sub-shaking one-shot bass sounds including static … More
How To Create A Portamento Square Wave Lead Sound…
Portamento square wave lead sound. You have probably heard this type of lead on many trance and/or house songs. Its one of the "bread and butter" -sounds in electronic music. Listen the audio … More
How To Use Subtractive EQ To Make Your Mixes Sound Better…
For a while now I've been practicing with subtractive EQ while mixing my own music and I wish I had looked into it more earlier. I have used this technique to some extent yeah, but only recently I … More
Myloops Trance Production Contest | Win 300€!…
Myloops is a sound design / sample online store and they are holding a Trance Production contest. The basic idea is simple: artists have 6 weeks to submit a track based on a set of sounds they are … More
How To Install VST Plugins Into FL Studio…
I'm seeing lot of people asking how to install VST plugins into FL Studio so here's a short guide showing you how to do it. First of all, you need to have a folder for all your VST plugins … More
SKANNER | Free REAKTOR Synth By Native Instruments…
SKANNER is Native Instruments holiday gift for producers worldwide. It's a powerful REAKTOR synth built on unique synthesis architecture (by Stephan Schmitt – the father of REAKTOR). SKANNER … More
Free Nu Disco And Minimal Drum And Bass Loops…
I haven't posted any free Loopmasters samples for a while so here goes: This time I picked 10 loops from Discotecha sample collection and 10 from Bop's Minimal Drum And Bass Vol 2 package. Here's … More
Get Grossbeat For $39!…
I just had to make a post about this! Image-Line is having a sale on Gross Beat: Until December 31, Gross Beat is only $39 (normally $99)... that's 60% OFF! If you dont know what Gross Beat is, it's … More
How To Make A Dubstep Beat…
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a Dubstep beat in FL Studio (or how I created one). Now, to be honest, I'm not an expert in this genre. In fact, the example beat you're about to hear is … More
How To Make A Pitch Modulation Riser Effect…
You just can't have enough of riser effects in electronic dance music and in this short tutorial, I'll show you how to program a pitch modulation riser effect with Wasp. Here's an … More
LaserBlade S Pro 2011 | Free VST Synth By HG Fortune…
LaserBlade S Pro 2011 is one of the five HG Fortune VST synths he has recently made available as freeware. It's a hybrid synthesizer with the ability to produce some really diverse sounds for anykind … More
And We Have A Winner!…
About three weeks ago I posted about the Sounds In HD The Complete Bundle -draw organized by The Producers Choice. Well, the draw is now over and we have a winner: Ian Copple. Congrats to Ian and … More
How To Create A Bell Sound…
In this quick tutorial I will show you how to create a warm and soothing bell sound using 3xOsc. It is easy to create, yet very usable sound and works well in a chill-out or ambient style of music … More
Handful Of Videos To Learn Basic Music Theory…
In order to be able to create music that sounds good or 'right' (regardless of the genre), you need to learn the basics of music theory: notes, scales and chords. Personally, I'm not qualified for … More
Vintage Lab Beats Vol 1 By Loops De La Crème…
Vintage Lab Beats Vol 1 by Loops De La Crème (produced by Julien Tauban) is a sample collection packed with a diverse set of lo-fi (but not limited to) style rhythmic loops & grooves, single shot … More
Nice Collection Of Free Scratch Samples…
If you're into hip hop, rap, r&b, etc. music production, you need to download this free package of oneshot scratch samples produced by Dmitriy "Cyberworm" Vasilyev! Though these can be used on … More
How To Sync Vocals…
In this tutorial I will show you how to sync vocals in FL Studio. I will be using a full length acapella sample from LL Cool J's song "Mama Said Knock You Out" as a example. I will cover two different … More
Your Chance To Win Sounds In HD The Complete Bundle!…
The Producers Choice has announced an exclusive release of a huge drum sample collection, Sounds In HD The Complete Bundle, produced by the sound designer crew Sounds In HD (these guys are well known … More
101 Free Loops By Tonescape…
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Couple Of Ways To Get Bigger Bass…
Kim Lajoie's blog is full of useful information and tips on audio production and in his latest update, Kim shares 6 easy to implement tips how to make your basses sounds fatter and bigger. IMHO … More
How To Create An Effective Rising Build Up…
There's countless of ways to build up the tension towards the drop (in electronic dance music, drop is usually the point where the beat & bass kicks back in after a break and people start to dance … More
How To Layer Kick Drums…
Kick layering is a handy method if you can't find a punchy enough kick drum from your sample collection that works as is. It's a way to combine best of both ends - high end and low end - from two … More
