Tug At Heartstrings: A Guide To Making Sad Music
Looking to create music that tugs at the heartstrings? Our guide to making sad music will teach you how to evoke emotions and connect with your audience.
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Looking to create music that tugs at the heartstrings? Our guide to making sad music will teach you how to evoke emotions and connect with your audience.
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If you can, you should always produce your own music. This will save you money and help you develop your creative voice rather than just singing or rapping over someone else’s work. However, there are also plenty of incredible artists who don’t produce their own music. Producing Your Own Music If you are an independent …
In short, yes. You have to use a music distribution service, such as Distrokid, to do this, though. However, if you aim to sell beats online, I recommend looking elsewhere, such as BeatStars, or promoting on social media. Releasing Beats On Spotify So, you’ve finally finished a beat and are ready to get it out …
Using autotune can ensure perfect pitch, cover up a bad performance, or create a creative choice for the artist. Just because a vocalist uses autotune doesn’t necessarily mean they have no natural talent. It is expected in modern music production for the vocals to be tuned. Vocalists And Autotune Ever since autotune came out, this …
Collaborating with another musician or artist can be done in many more ways during these modern times than ten years ago. Where “back in the day” band members or singers would have to be present in a studio or recording environment, the internet and technological development have made artist collaborations dramatically easier. Exploit All Avenues …
It is possible, but the honest answer is no and yes. Some producers believe using studio speakers is best and leave using headphones until they listen to a track in its final mixing stages. Alternatively, if you are willing to add third-party software to eliminate latency with Apple Inc wireless headphones, then sure. You spend …
Network as much as possible Engage with rappers or Hip Hop music content on social media Attend Hip Hop / Rap events in person Approach rappers or producers in a friendly manner Getting In Contact With Rappers It can be disheartening if you’re making beats but struggling to get in touch with rappers to work …
WavPack and FLAC are both solid audio coding formats for lossless compression of audio with a very similar compression ratio. However, FLAC has a much higher decoding/encoding speed and lower CPU load than WavPack. Although WavPack does have its advantages, I recommend using the FLAC lossless audio format overall. Lossless Audio File Formats With all …
To sample a speech and use it in a song, you must either have a license to do so, or it must be in the public domain. Anything in the public domain is no longer copyright protected; you can use it in your own works. Sampling In Music Using a sound recording in your music …
House music production skills are essential for any modern-day music creator. They’re not just needed because of the genre’s growing popularity, but because of all the opportunities, they present to explore new sub-genres within electronic music. Its commercial appeal is only going to increase and due to its huge following on streaming platforms like Spotify, …
One of the best things about Dubstep is its unpredictability and originality. There is an irregularity to Dubstep that is different to other types of Electronic Dance Music. No one could argue that Dubstep has pushed musical evolution over the last decade, throwing down its heavy growling basslines in an industry that can be saturated …
When it comes to figuring out which OS is best to use for music production, the main factor to consider is the DAW you are looking to use. While DAWs work on most different OS now, some are still exclusively working or are optimized for one. What Operating Systems Are We Looking At? If you …
Building a home studio on a budget has never been easier. The advancement in audio technology has decreased the demand for professional recording studios to a point where you can produce amazing-sounding records from the comfort of your own home. And for cheap! In this guide, I’ll give you some valuable tips on what studio …
The sampler was a game-changer in the development of modern music. It revolutionized the way people approach making music, paving the way to the yet unheard sonic landscapes and inspiring a whole new generation of record producers. In this article, I will explain how to use a sampler, along with all the things you need …
Learning to produce music can seem like a daunting task. You may feel overwhelmed with the technical aspects of making music; however, it doesn’t have to be that way. In this blog post, I’ll go over some of the most common misconceptions about producing music, how you can get started, and answering is music production …
Let’s face it – most of us are guilty of having too many unfinished tracks sitting on our hard drive. We lay a solid foundation with an 8 bar loop that sounds amazing and happily close the project assuring ourselves that it’ll one day grow into an amazing song. But that day never comes. To …
Songwriters have been a major part of the music industry for decades, but what about producers? Do they deserve songwriting credits as well? This issue has come up in recent years, and it will continue to be debated. Some people think producers are just hired hands, while others feel like they should get credit because …
Making steady income from music production might seem improbable and reserved for a handful of artists that “get lucky,” but that can’t be further from the truth. In reality, it has never been easier to turn your passion for music into a full-time job; it’s just a matter of finding the right information to get …
Organizing your sample library can be a boring and meticulous task. Ultimately, we want to have fun making music and not spend hours organizing messy folders. But what if I told you that a clean and tidy sample library could make the process of creating music more enjoyable? I’m sure you have been in a …