Home Studio - 7 Tips To Be More Productive
7 ideas to help you make more music in your home studio. If you can't get started or never finish a song, these tips might help.
Sustain Pedal Setup - Komplete Kontrol
How to setup a sustain pedal in Komplete Kontrol. I'm using the M-Audio SP2 with the Native Instruments S88 MkII keyboard.
Strumming Live with a Virtual Guitar
How to strum live with a virtual guitar on a keyboard. In this video, I'm using the Amplesound Martin D-41 acoustic guitar.
Music for YouTube - Artlist Review and Walkthrough
The good and bad points of the Artlist royalty free music site. An unbiased review from a paying subscriber including pros and cons of the service and a music demo.
Mixcder HD601 Bluetooth apt-X Headphones - Pros & Cons
Full review of the Mixcder HD601 Bluetooth apt-X wireless headphones. The pros and cons after 2 weeks of genuine daily use.
5 Music Streaming Services - Pros and Cons
A look at the pros and cons of the Spotify and Tidal music streaming service. Also includes comments and info on Qobuz, Apple Music and Google Play Music and why they weren't our first choice.
Maschine Mikro - Automation
An introduction to using automation on the Maschine Mikro MkII hardware and Maschine 2.4. Here I automate some parameters within Massive using some sounds taken from the Crystal Daggers expansion pack from NI.
Music for YouTube - Some Alternatives
Finding music for YouTube can be difficult. There are a few sites offering true royalty free music. Here I look at just one of them. A great offering from Eric Matyas which is worth a listen.
Maschine - Projects, Scenes, Groups & Patterns
A look at how to work with projects, scenes, groups and patterns in Maschine and a comparison to the Ableton equivalents.