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How to Make a Song From Scratch on Mobile
A step-by-step guide to make a song on mobile from scratch — chords, drums, melody, vocals, arrangement and export using iOS and Android apps.
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How to Make Trap Beats on Your Phone
Learn how to make trap beats on your phone — 808s, hi-hat rolls, dark melodies and drum patterns using free and paid iOS and Android apps.
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How to Make Lo-Fi on Your Phone
Learn how to make lo-fi on your phone — the chords, drums, samples and dusty effects that create that chill lo-fi sound using free mobile apps on iOS…
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How to Make a Beat on the Go
Learn how to make a beat on the go using just your phone — fast workflows, the best mobile apps, and tips to capture ideas anywhere on iPhone…
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The Best Music Apps for Beginners
The best music apps for beginners on iPhone, iPad and Android — easy, free-to-start apps to make beats, record and learn music production with no gear needed.
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How to Use AUM to Connect Your Music Apps
How to use AUM on iOS — set up the audio mixer, host AUv3 plugins, route MIDI and connect your music apps into one live, flexible iPad or…
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What Are AUv3 (Audio Unit) Apps?
What are AUv3 apps? A plain-English guide to Audio Unit v3 plugins on iPhone and iPad — how they work inside a host DAW, why they matter, and…
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How to Connect a Microphone to Your Phone
How to connect a microphone to your phone — USB mics, XLR mics with an interface, lavalier and plug-in mics on iPhone and Android, plus quick setup tips.
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How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Your Phone
How to connect a MIDI keyboard to your phone — the cables, adapters and power tricks to get a USB or Bluetooth controller working on iOS and Android.
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The Best MIDI Keyboards for iPad
The best MIDI keyboard for iPad — how to choose key count, connection and controls, plus our buying picks for playing soft synths and beats on iPadOS.