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There are many tricks you can use to give your music more flavour. In my personal journey as a producer, I’ve found that the more comfortable and confident I get with the standard everyday techniques, the more I end up branching out and trying new and exciting things. That’s not to say that what we’re going to show you today is super advanced by any stretch of the imagination, but the sounds it can give you are a lot more diverse than your standard run of the mill production techniques. So, get a blank project open, get yourself a coffee...

One of the most difficult things to get right when you’re producing your music is the drums. There are a lot of factors that play into this, but today we are going to cover one easy technique you can apply to your drums to differentiate them from the more amateur sounding registers to something more professional. The first thing you need to think about is how complex your drum patterns are going to be. Some of the best tracks have very simple drums, but there’s more complexity hidden just out of sight (so to speak) than first meets the ear....

We live in the era of ‘Hacks’.  Whether it’s beauty hacks, DIY hacks, cooking hacks...literally but actual hacking, you can bet there’s a YouTuber or some article somewhere giving you the top 20 hacks to do whatever it is you need to do. Have you seen 5 Minute Crafts? They create hacks for problems that never even crop up. So, it’s no surprise that in this day and age, Music Producers are looking for hacks and cheats to help them in their production process.  Here at Top Music Arts, we’re all about efficiency, so stick around as we give you...

This is a question we see posted across Music Production forums all over the web, from Reddit to Facebook, to the comment sections of music based articles. It seems like every producer alive has had this thought process and question. Is it okay to use Loops? Is it cheating? Will other producers think less of me?   The short answer is; it doesn’t really matter.  But here at Top Music Arts, we aren’t about short answers. Let’s explore this issue; some of the hurdles that crop up when using Loops, and some creative ways you can incorporate Loops into your...

As a producer, there are a range of specialities available to you, with many different avenues you can go down on your musical journey.  Some producers are far more technical, with interests in sound design, studio techniques, or recording theory for example. Just look at how complex Max for Live is, and how you have to be a technically minded producer to get your head around that! Others prefer a more creative route, actively composing music, learning music theory as well as how to write songs or tracks. It’s a whole different skill set to be able to compose a...