Author: Stephen Charlton
Stephen Charlton
Stephen is a musician and journalist who hails from Melbourne, Australia. He learned everything he knows about production from Google and used that vast knowledge to create a series of records you definitely haven’t heard of.
The Crow Hill Company has just announced the beta for R+D Strings, a free library for its Vaults virtual instrument on Windows and macOS. …
Vochlea Music’s Dubler 2 is a voice-to-MIDI desktop app that allows you to realize your musical ideas with just your voice. Dubler 2 is…
Bad Humors is a newly released free effect sequencing plugin for Windows, MacOS, and GNU/Linux. The open-source plugin is available on GitHub by a…
Psycho Circuitry’s new miniVCA compressor is now free to download at the company’s website with support for MacOS and Windows. What’s even more impressive…
Yum Audio released the delicious Crispy Clip Light clipper plugin for Windows and macOS, and the best part is it’s free! The Crispy Clip…
Reverb.com has got the party started early on Black Friday sales, with up to 66% off selected gear until November 20, after which additional…
Plugin Boutique launched a massive 75% OFF discount on the SSL X-Limit limiter plugin by Solid State Logic. The SSL X-Limit limiter offers precision…
MIDI is a communications protocol for connecting audio devices. It’s also one of the most widely used music-making tools and the core of every…
Learning how to write a song is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a musician. As a songwriter, the buzz…
Learning how to record an electric guitar at home gives you complete control over your music and can save you a lot of money.…
Plenty of great products on the market now allow you to record vocals at home. What exactly is the process of getting great results…
We’re in the golden age of music production at home, so it’s easier than ever to start making your own beats on a computer.…
Mixing guitars is such a deep topic that there’s always something new you can learn to help get bigger, phatter guitar tracks.
Audio compression is one of the basic building blocks of audio mixing and music production, so learning the details of mixing with a compressor…
Reverb is a cornerstone of mixing, and understanding it is essential to making pro mixes.
Even if you closely follow our mixing guide, the vocal sound can make or break your song. Since the human voice is an incredibly complex…
Oscar Tone & Noise Generator by Digital Brain Instruments is FREE with any purchase on the ADSR Sounds store in February.
Surge XT virtual synth drops as a free VCV Rack modular collection.
Decent Samples releases free Record Cutter synth sample library for Decent Sampler.
Twiddle Coding releases a composition tool called Mindful Harmony, available as a free web app.
If you’d like your music to sound radio-ready, you must understand the basics of mixing. Our essential guide to mixing music will help you get…