How to Create a Gated Synth Using Volume Envelopes

How to create a Gated Synth in Logic

The gated synthesizer has slowly grown popular largely from its use in electronic music. Over time it has made its way into nearly every form of popular music you can think of. – from bubble…

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How to Build Your Own Hip Hop Drum Library

Build Your Own Hip Hop Drum Library

In the Hip Hop world, drums are everything. They can make or break a song. A bangin’ kick and snare combo is the driving force behind a Hip Hop hit. As a producer, this means…

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How To Create Lush Hip Hop Horns

How to Create Lush Hip Hop Horns

If you’ve ever tried to arrange some cool sounding horns using your DAWs software instruments, you’ve probably discovered that they are a poor substitute for the real thing. With this article we show you how…

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How to Create a Vocal Stutter Effect

How to create a vocal stutter effect

Lets gear up. Today we learn how to create the vocal stutter effect that is so prevalent in modern pop and dance music. I will be working in Logic but you can accomplish this effect…

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How A Good Engineer Should Prepare For A Recording Session

How a Good Engineer Prepares for a Recording Session

Preparing for a recording session is not quantum physics. Nor do you have to be Einstein to figure it out. With a little preparation and attention to detail you can easily put yourself in a…

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DAW Sequencing Tips

DAW Sequencing Tips

This article attempts to explain a few sequencing techniques that are popular in modern music. While there are many ways to achieve these sounds we cant list them all so this is a condensed list…

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