New to beatmaking? Want to know how to build a beat with free or cheap software? Well, you’ve come to the right place. As a songwriter/producer who’s made plenty of beats and played around with many different beat-making programs, I’d like to help you. So here is the basic 5-step process for creating a kick-butt...
Do you constantly create new ideas but never finish anything? Have you always been attracted to make music, but never made the plunge? Are you constantly confronted with writer’s block? If any of these questions resonate with you, I’d like to show you how combining your music production with the principles of Alchemy can help...
I’ve been recording music at home since about 2009. I’ve worked in garages, basements, bedrooms, and a walk-in closet. And I’ve learned a lot about DIY recording by trial-and-error and by learning from experts. So in this post, I want to take you through the Dos and Don’ts of home recording. The DON’Ts Of Home...
Producing a song can seem like performing magic. What music producers do — that’s smoke and mirrors right there. It’s like they pull awesome tracks out of their pockets. Nah, it’s really not that complicated, once you break it down. And in this post, I’ll break down the basic stages of putting a song together,...
The music industry has a plethora of home production tools. And most people know the big ones, like Pro Tools, acoustic panels, and the Shure SM58. But there are three tools that, I think, are highly underestimated. Three tools that will make your home productions surprisingly better. Modern Tools Have Changed The Game Modern technology...
With so many microphones on the market, it can be tough to know what mic is best for recording acoustic guitar. Condenser or dynamic? Large diaphragm or small? Cardioid pickup pattern or something else? In this post, I’d like to answer those questions and also go over the best microphones for recording your acoustic. Why...
Instrumentals aside, vocals are the most important part of any song. Through lyrics and melody, they connect directly with the heart of your audience. If your song is supposed to deliver a lasting impression, the vocals need to be spot-on. Back in the days, bands recorded the same song over and over until they got...
There are certain things that separate great tracks from clearly amateur tracks. And bad engineering is one of them. If there are plosives in your track, that could ruin the whole experience. So how do you remove plosives? In this post, I’ll go over what plosives are, how to keep them out of your recording,...
When I got a MIDI controller, it changed my home-producing life. It opened up all these opportunities. I could make beats easily. I could record piano parts. Playing synths became so much smoother and quicker. And I want you to have those same opportunities. So I want to share what I think are the best...
Yeah, you could just throw out a random number. $100. $250. $25. But you could be seriously underselling or overselling yourself. What should you actually charge to license your music? That’s exactly the question I’m here to answer. First, Some Questions To Ask Yourself Before you do anything else, ask yourself these questions. Your answers...