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We’re taking a break from our usual content in this article to discuss something more technical. When you’re working with computers making music, there’s a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes that helps you do your thing, and it’s important to have at least a basic understanding of what these things are.  In this article we are going to talk about FL Studio ASIO. But before we do that, we need to go over what exactly ASIO is, and why you need it when making music in a DAW. What is ASIO? ASIO stands for Audio Stream Input/Output,...

Since Spotify launched in 2006, it has become an absolute giant in the music industry. In fact, the streaming boom has fundamentally changed how we listen to music; we've moved from tangible products like albums and records, to digital versions of those things, and now the ability to instantly stream a  virtually unlimited catalog of music right from our phone or computer at a second's notice. I have experience working directly with Spotify, pitching playlists and I've seen this trend boom over the past 5 years or so. Getting your music onto a playlist with millions of followers can be...

As a music producer, I'm always trying to keep my eyes open for new ways I can approach making music. I love finding new plugins.  There's a certain child-at-Christmas feeling to discovering a new tool, and getting a wave of excitement about all of the musical possibilities this new tool can bring. Well, it's in that vain that we will be talking about Noises by AudioThing today.  Noises is a really cool plugin, designed in collaboration between AudioThing and German composer Hainbach.  It's a Noise generator which puts the focus on exploring the sounds available and creating unique results. There's a lot of cool stuff going...

The internet is a limitless and wonderful resource for music producers.  It's allowed collaboration, the sharing of knowledge and techniques so music production is now more accessible than it ever has been before, and a whole host of access to awesome tools to help you make music in better, different and more exciting ways. If you're like me, you're regularly looking around for the newest options out there for music production.  Expanding your toolset is something I always say is super important, and today we are going to talk about something a little different. Instead of synths, DAWS or plugins,...

When I began learning Music Production, Mastering was always spoken about as a dark art which mastering engineers had to train for years to learn. And even then, it wasn't always something you could teach. It was intuitive; it changed with the times. It was a gift you either had or you didn't. But over the past decade or so, something quite interesting has happened. There's been a huge uptick in AI Mastering sites and plugins, and a focus on DIY Mastering.  I'll admit I was skeptical about this at first, which may have just been my internal bias. If I'd always been taught that...