38 Essential Tips for New Producers in 2024
This is a comprehensive list of tips for new electronic music producers making songs in 2024. Read through this list and you’ll learn: So if you want to level up your music, let’s get into it. 1. Listen to a wide range of music The best way to improve your creativity is to improve your […]
100 Ableton Tips: Write Music Faster and Better (2024)
Ableton tips can truly boost your workflow and creativity. But how do you know where to find all the little shortcuts and hacks? Us producers often don’t know what we don’t know. In these cases, sometimes you just need a big bunch of Ableton tips, and that’s why we wrote 100 of them, from beginner, […]
25 Unique Tips For the FL Studio Piano Roll
I’ll admit, I’m a big Ableton Live fan. But as an ex-FL Studio user, I really miss the Piano Roll, among other great features. Why? Well, as you’re about to see, it’s extremely powerful. So powerful, that I could probably find 200+ tips to write about it. But who wants to sift through over 200 […]
Catchy Songs: 8 Strategies for Making More Memorable Music
For the past two weeks, every time I’ve got up from my desk to take a break and walk around for a bit, I’ve found myself whistling the catchy melody to Beat Service’s Remix of Waiting For The Night by Armin van Buuren. This song is stuck in my head. I can’t get rid of […]
Drum Tips From 6 Talented Drum & Bass Producers
Check out our mega guide for producing DnB Drums are a big part of dance music—maybe the biggest part—because they tell dancers what to do. In Drum & Bass, drum programming and processing can make or break a track, so nailing your break is essential. Here’s what a handful of talented DnB producers say about […]
5 Tips for Working with Vocalists from Johnny Norberg
As a music producer, collaborating with vocalists is one of the most exciting and challenging things you can do. Vocal tracks require a different approach and a few things must be kept in mind. This is especially the case if you don’t have experience as a vocalist. In this post I welcome Johnny Norberg, a talented producer and […]
Habits, Thoughts, and Tips from 12 Highly Skilled Producers
As music producers, we each develop our own set of processes when it comes to creating what we create. We might have developed something unique in terms of workflow, an alternative approach to sound design, or ways to keep the inspiration flowing constantly. Everyone has different thoughts and ideas; thoughts and ideas we can all […]
3 Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive as a Producer
If you’ve been producing for any time at all, once you get over the initial learning curve, a lull may start to set in. This can be damn scary. You’ve got all the skills, but now you have no drive when you sit down at the DAW. I’ve been there. Mastering your creative process is […]
5 Easy Ways to Add Spice to Your Music
The other day I was doing some work on Facebook while listening to my iTunes library on shuffle. Most of my music is dance music, which is a given, but not all of it is good dance music. I say this because one of my first ever tracks came on. As it started playing I felt this […]
5 Tips for Working With Drums
There’s no denying the importance of drums in electronic dance music. Along with bass, they play the vital role of creating groove. In The Ultimate Guide to Creating Better and More Memorable Melodies I stated that melody was less important than groove in EDM. I say this because melodies do not make people dance, groove does. In […]
5 Mistakes I Made When Getting Into Production
It was months after I’d downloaded the Top 100 Trance and Techno Songs compilation. I was sitting in my bedroom, a young high school kid, and a thought crossed my mind. I should try and make electronic music. So I went ahead and typed a few keywords in to Google, completely unaware of the fact it would […]
50 Rut-Busting Workflow Tips (For Improved Productivity)
Us music producers tend to argue about a lot of things. Whether it be the topic of sound design versus presets, which DAW is the best, or that everyone should produce drum and bass because it’s the most difficult genre. We’ve heard it all. But there’s one thing most music producers will agree on, and that’s the […]
5 Necessary Tips for Building Trusty Connections with Other Producers
Whether you’re making music as a hobby, or trying to make a career out of it, getting to know other producers and people in the same line of work is essential. Not only will you learn faster and have more opportunity for collaboration, but it’s also more fun doing things with other likeminded artists. In […]
50 Practical Mixdown Tips for Improving Your Tracks
In this post, I’m going to share 50 practical tips on how you can improve your mixes. These are mixing techniques and strategies used by myself, and many other professional producers to: And more. Let’s dive right in. 1. Do a Final Mix at the End Some mixing during the production and songwriting stage is […]