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    • Mixing / November 11, 2022
      Mixing

      What is a de-esser (and how do I use it for vocals)? What is a de-esser (and how do I use it for vocals)?

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    • Routines & Process / November 3, 2022
      Routines & Process

      YouTube channel strategy for musicians: How to grow your audience YouTube channel strategy for musicians: How to grow your audience

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    • Mixing / October 21, 2022
      Mixing

      The 10 best free mixing plugins you need for your music The 10 best free mixing plugins you need for your music

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    • Music Theory / October 12, 2022
      Music Theory

      What is melody in music: A guide to pitch, scales, and keys What is melody in music: A guide to pitch, scales, and keys

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    Tools / September 30, 2021
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    Bad Snacks and J3PO on how RC-20 Retro Color shapes their sounds

    Producers / educators Bad Snacks and J3PO give us an inside look into how they use RC-20 in their own creative processes.

    Tips & Tutorials / September 12, 2021
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    7 ideas for making your music more unique

    We explore seven ways to make our tracks more unique, spanning everything from music theory techniques to sound design tricks.

    Tips & Tutorials / June 18, 2021
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    How to make a boom bap beat in 10 minutes

    Get a firsthand look into the basics of arranging boom bap rhythms, chord progressions, and scratch sounds in Ableton Live.

    Tips & Tutorials / May 25, 2021
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    Pass the beat (featuring The Kount, Kaelin Ellis, J3PO, and Dresage)

    We recently teamed up with XLN Audio to bring four talented producers together to create a track.

    Tips & Tutorials / February 21, 2021
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    How to create melodies for different moods

    In this tutorial video, we explore three examples that help us better understand how we can effectively capture specific moods using melodies.

    Tips & Tutorials / February 13, 2021
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    Electric piano sound design tips with J3PO

    J3PO uses the Mark One instrument from Addictive Keys Complete Collection to walk through sound design techniques that explore the full potential of electric pianos.

    Tools / January 29, 2021
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    How does an electric piano work? | The anatomy of an electric piano

    Learn about how the components of an electric piano work together to produce and amplify sound, the differences between the most popular instruments, and more.

    Tools / January 28, 2021
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    How does a piano work? | The anatomy of a piano

    Learn about how the various components of a piano work together to produce sound, the differences between grand and upright pianos, and more.

    Tools / May 9, 2020
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    3 unique ways to use RC-20 Retro Color

    From incorporating it in your live setup to playing a throwback game right on its interface, we explore some unique ways to use RC-20 Retro Color.

    Tools / May 2, 2020
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    How to use XLN Audio’s RC-20 Retro Color

    In this comprehensive walkthrough of RC-20, we dive into each FX module and explore how you can combine them to create some compelling timbres.

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