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The weekend has finally arrived, and you hurry to your DAW with the excitement of a schoolboy to start arranging some tracks. You even decide to record a vocal track and suddenly its time to do some mixing.So you insert an equalizer plugin, add some reverb to the tracks and just as if on cue, you add an audio compressor effect and decide to play around with some settings. Your track now sounds a little louder, which is great – but you have no clue what an audio compressor actually does.Part of why you placed in a compressor was because you…

The shift in Loyle Carner’s persona in recent times is exemplified by the opening songs on his two most recent LPs. On “Hate,” the scorching opener to 2022’s hugo, the south Londoner starts by offering to “let me tell you about what I hate.” He rages against racial profiling, the limited opportunities for young Black men, the pitfalls of his own success and his relationship with his father, concluding: “I fear the color of my skin.” Now, on his upcoming fourth album, hopefully ! (Island EMI), he strikes a different chord. The opening track — as yet unannounced — is…

Snoop Dogg’s kids surprisingly didn’t smoke weed for the first time with their dad.During a recent conversation with DJ Whoo Kid, Wiz Khalifa revealed that he accidentally introduced Snoop’s sons to marijuana on the set of Mac & Devin Go to High School.“I did that to Snoop Dogg’s kids. We were shooting High School, the movie, and he was out of the trailer doing his part. And he came back in the trailer and was like, ‘Y’all little motherfuckers is high!’” Wiz remembered, laughing.He added, “I thought they had already smoked, though! I’m like, ‘These are Snoop’s kids, of course…

Michelle Obama revealed she’s hooked on “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” and gave a nod to Lil Scrappy’s mother, Momma Dee. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Michelle Obama dropped a pop culture gem during a recent episode of her podcast when she revealed she’s a devoted viewer of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and a fan of the show’s outspoken matriarch, Momma Dee. The former…

Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium Rod Wave has been soundtracking heartbreak and struggle for years, and now he’s tapping into something deeper with “Sinners.” Released Friday (April 4), the track doubles as the lead single for the upcoming thriller of the same name. Much like the film, the video for “Sinners” is set in the Jim Crow-era South of the 1930s, with the Florida crooner belting out lines like, “Excuse me, master, I think you’re confused/ I was promised forty acres and mules/ Damn, I feel like a fool, forget the rules,…

UVI has announced an update to its innovative music production multitool which offers limitless inspiration for notes, chords, beats, and more.Available now as a free update, version 1.5 of Mosaiq features an all-new Keyboard Mode, which allows you to play full instrument presets across your keyboard, with 3 round-robin modes for added variation. Ideal for melodic expression and advanced live performance, Keyboard Mode expands Mosaiq with new and exciting creative possibilities.Fun, and instantly rewarding, Mosaiq lets users play a massive library of sound sources across 8 deeply customizable key tracks, tweak with 5 interactive effects, a powerful MIDI sequencing engine,…

Seen more as a starter’s DAW with an affordable price, the company is now offering Magix Music Maker Free for producers who want to make music. Mac users are out of luck as Magix Music Maker only works on Windows-based computers. It runs on Windows 7 & above. You could, however, install Windows on your Mac.Although I don’t know any pro music producer using Magix Music Maker to produce music, I think it’s a great beginner DAW software for most starter music producers or non-musicians trying to go into music. The DAW software works with any audio interface that you have,…

Randall Park can rap? On Friday, Sway shared a clip of the MCU actor spitting an insane two-minute freestyle over a beat from in-house producer ItsReallyDB.“Peeing on you peons for eons/Only sparing the infants and octogenarians/See, I was born with an ability to transform/Into a chiseled individual with ram horns/Off a diet of Spam and canned corn/When I clap, competition gets trapped in the sandstorm,” Park raps.Park’s performance was met with praise from his Young Rock co-star The Rock (“I worked closely with Randall for years.. where the fuck did this flow come from!?!” he wrote), West Coast rap legends…

Ari Lennox has left J. Cole’s Dreamville Records after nearly 10 years following public frustrations with the label. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Ari Lennox has reportedly parted ways with Dreamville Records after nearly 10 years and will now release music exclusively through Interscope. The R&B singer gave her final performance as a Dreamville artist at J. Cole’s final Dreamville Festival in April, where she…

Image Image Credit Amy Sussman / Staff via Getty Images and Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Doja Cat and Dochii Image Size landscape-medium Stan Twitter loves a good rivalry, especially when it comes to women in music. However, it’s always satisfying when the artists themselves push back against the often forced comparisons and fake feuds. Case in point: Doja Cat reaffirming her love for Doechii, whom she described as a personal “inspiration” on Friday (April 4). “Doechii is MY inspiration. Doechii is here to STAY,” the Scarlet creator tweeted. Arguably two of the most lyrical musicians out…