Ableton: options.txt
Ableton Live’s hidden options.txt file unlocks experimental features most users never find. How to locate the file, what each option does, and which …
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Like This: beat making jam ad Jamaal
I’ve got a broad definition of the term beat and beat making, but our students get a lot of theory.
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songwriting finish
Raise your hand if you get stuck finishing a song.
Picardy Third
If you ever played a pretty chord progression in a minor key and then just switched to a major at the end, you probably just played a pickerty third.
making sense of numbers in music production
It doesn’t matter what your jam is, even if you’re in a math rock, what moves you isn’t numbers, it’s music.
32 bit float
Logic Pro’s recent update adds support for 32-bit floating audio files.
Form: Music Theory Unlock Code
Producers have this habit of trying to understand music theory without understanding one really basic thing, which is form.
Your Cable Wrapping Game
It’s time I showed you how to wrap a cable.
Mode-Less
Last night, I lay awake thinking about scales and modes so you don’t have to.
Nyquist Frequency
Here I am at the beach.
simplifying augmented chords
Let me simplify chords for you a little bit by telling you that on the piano there are only four augmented chords.
Targetting EQ
When dialing in an equalizer, it’s helpful to think of the workflow is happening in two stages a targeting step and an adjustment step.
Piano Tuning Basics
Today I’m gonna tune this monster.
