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As spring takes over, we’re offering 20% off all Online short courses and professional programmes. From 31st March to 16th April, you can develop your skills and amplify your creativity whilst saving money! Redeem this offer now using the code ONLINE20% and pursue your musical education at your own pace, in your own time. If you’re interested in our programmes in PST (US, Canada, South America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania), check out our professional programmes here. If you’re interested in our courses in BST (Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East) check out our short courses here. Whether you…

Audio Modeling has released an update to its digital performance workstation designed to to address the most complex live performance needs with a simple, guided workflow.Version 2.3.0 of Camelot comes with some of the most requested features, new workflows, and powerful enhancements to take live performance and music production to the next level.Camelot is a setlist manager, digital mixer, software instrument and effects host, PDF music score reader, multitrack audio player, and highly advanced MIDI patchbay and router.Changes in Camelot v2.3.0Global Backing Track Control (with Racks) Now you can group and manage backing tracks globally using Song and Setlist Racks.…

Music production is data-intensive, and that’s a fact you can’t escape. Every month, any music producer accumulates more and more samples, track versions, backups, and other files. Yes, you’ve mastered the art of creating catchy tracks, but you may still struggle with data management, until that day. Let’s break down this technical process to save you time and space for the creative work you get paid for.Why Data Management Matters in Music ProductionIs it obvious to everyone that music is data and that it tends to accumulate exponentially? Without a proper system, things can spiral into chaos. In order not…

How careful songwriting collaborations, Apollo interfaces, and UAD plug-ins fuel Grammy-winning records. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2011, Daniel Nigro has undergone a transformation few could have predicted. A lifelong guitarist, singer and restless member of Indie rock stalwarts As Tall As Lions, Nigro arrived in LA with a dream, but no clear roadmap beyond “wanting to be a songwriter.”  What began as Nigro’s attempt to record his solo record soon turned into something much bigger — a passion for producing and writing music with others. Hot on the heels of his 2025 “Producer of the Year” Grammy, Nigro…

In this article you’ll find our top 15 picks of absolutely free VST instruments. We’ll go through synths, acoustic instruments, as well as samplers and drum machine plugins. Let’s get started!   1. Syndtsphere This curious synth gives you a circular control allowing easy blending between patches. It features a nice selection of presets and a delay module as well. 2. X-Stream This VST by Steinberg is a spectral synth, which is ideal for cinematic soundscapes. Download   3. Zebralette Zebralette is a single oscillator version of the Zebra plugin, which is famously used by Hans Zimmer. It gives you…

Native Instruments (NI) plugins are some of the music industry’s most high-quality and widely used instruments. Since starting the company in Berlin, Germany, in 1996, NI has revolutionized the music production landscape by creating dozens and dozens of digital products.  With so many plugins, it’s hard to pinpoint what is worth getting. We’ve scoured the vast landscape of Native Instruments plugins and handpicked the absolute best 20 that you need to get your hands on right now. From face-melting synths to mind-bending effects, we’ll break down their unique features and why they stand out. We’ll also cover which genres these…

 The four types of audio engineers are: Assistant Engineer – supports the session with prep and documentation. Recording Engineer – captures performances with microphones and gear. Mixing Engineer – balances, blends, and processes the multitrack session. Mastering Engineer – finalizes the mix for playback on all platforms.   You may have heard the phrase: “Fix it in the mix.” But long before—and long after—the mix, there are three other key phases of sound that require totally different types of audio mastery. In this post, we’ll explore the four primary roles in…

Output and LAAMP partner — and you could win! Output Aug 08, 2024 Send us your best music and land a spot in LAAMP’s Fall Online Session. Thank you for your interest — the contest has officially closed. You could win a spot in LAAMP’s online six-week session kicking off this fall! The Los Angeles Academy for Artists and Music Production was founded by prolific production duo Stargate (Tor Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen) to bring real-world experience to aspiring producers. Learn from workshops with top industry mentors — including Benny Blanco, Emily Warren, NeYo and more. Plus, collaborate with other producers, songwriters…

Article Content In any style of music that includes vocals as a featured element, an intelligible vocal — appropriately processed to work alongside the other elements of the arrangement — is key to a successful production. Compression, which can do so much more than control the dynamics of a signal, is one of the essential processors found within an audio engineer’s toolbox. Before I describe how I use compression when mixing vocals, it’s important to emphasize that compression can’t fix mistakes in performance, recording technique or in any other signal processing. If you’re not comfortable with it, I strongly recommend…

Florian Mrugella just released Hammer and Meißel, a free polyphonic modal filter with keytracking and MIDI support. Have you ever made a make-shift resonator from white noise by imposing band pass filters or very narrow EQ nodes on the sound? That might serve as a very simplified example of where Hammer & Meißel starts. I urge you to check out this plugin demo by the developer for a more technical, in-depth explanation of both the concept and the different parameters here: While the plugin has an abundance of parameters and controls, let’s take a quick look at the basics. At…