Mixing & Mastering
Turn rough takes into release-ready tracks. Practical mixing and mastering guides covering EQ, compression, levels, loudness and the workflow that gets your songs sounding finished.Start here: The Best Free VST Plugins · The Best EQ Plugins · The Best Compressor Plugins · The Best Reverb Plugins.
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How to Make Drill Beats
Learn how to make drill beats — sliding 808s, the signature drill hi-hat pattern, dark melodies and the tempo and…
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How to Make Pop Music
Learn how to make pop music — strong hooks, simple chords, catchy melodies, modern production and the structure and mixing…
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How to Make EDM
Learn how to make EDM — chords, big leads, drops, builds and the drum and mixing techniques that give electronic…
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How to Make Techno
Learn how to make techno — driving four-on-the-floor drums, hypnotic basslines, evolving textures, and the arrangement and mixing tricks behind…
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How to Make House Music
Learn how to make house music — four-on-the-floor drums, grooving bass, chords, and the arrangement and mixing tricks that make…
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How to Make Hip-Hop Beats
Learn how to make hip hop beats from scratch — drums, samples, basslines, swing and mixing. A clear beginner workflow…
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How to Make Trap Beats
Learn how to make trap beats step by step — 808s, rolling hi-hats, snares on the 3, dark melodies and…
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How to Make Lo-Fi Music
Learn how to make lofi music from scratch — chords, drums, samples, and the dusty mixing tricks that give lo-fi…
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How to Use a De-Esser
Learn how to use a de-esser to tame harsh sibilance on vocals. A step-by-step guide to settings, placement in your…
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What Is Parallel Compression?
What is parallel compression? Learn how blending a heavily compressed copy with the dry signal adds punch and density to…