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The more you try and search for new plugins to add to your musical arsenal, the more you seem to find. There's a never-ending collection of plugins out there, all of them vying to be your next addition to help you make the music you love to make. We are going to be taking a break from our usual production and workflow based content to do some more exploration of plugins and other tools you can use to help your musical ideas flow more freely. In this article, we'll be exploring Portal by Output, a powerful Granular FX plugin that's been adding...

As a music producer, it can often be quite frustrating trying to find plugins or synths to help you create a perfect emulation of the sound you're hearing in your head. Let's face it, we'd all be hit producers if we could accurately make what we hear in our heads happen in our DAWs seamlessly! But I suppose that is the skill of a music producer. Now, sometimes you can fruitlessly search for plugins or VST synths, and not find one that works for you. But other times, you can find one that works perfectly. I've been on a bit...

Times are tough across the globe right now. We have a cost of living crisis, energy and fuel prices are insanely high, and if you're anything like me, this crazy time we live in can make you want to be more creative, whether it's a form of expression or escapism. But it's never been more evident how expensive some of the tools of the music production trade can actually be, now that everyone is having to tighten their purse strings and really look at their spending habits. If this sounds like a familiar predicament to you, and you're looking to...

So you want to get into music production? Maybe you've had no formal music education whatsoever, or maybe you've been a guitarist for years but decided to pick up a DAW and get making some beats. There's no right or wrong path into music production, the origins of individual music producers are as varied as the genres of music they make. But when it comes to starting, there can be so much overwhelming information that it can be difficult to know where to begin.  No matter what your story, you've come to the right place! In this article I am...

If you're new to music production, it can be an overwhelming arena to get into. When it comes to making music on a computer, the options for software to do this seem endless. Because it's not just a one tool solution. This can be daunting for both the newcomer and seasoned producer! Music software comes in all shapes and sizes. We have Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), Virtual Studio Technology (VSTs) and more. But it's the former that we are going to focus on today. When you're staring up your journey as a music producer, one of the biggest decisions you have to make...