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Synthesis is a crucial part of modern music production. Gone are the days where the DAW was just an audio recorder, and a synth was an analog keyboard or piece of gear that plugged into the desk like every other instrument. Nowadays, synths are built into all DAWs, giving you hands on control over sound creation from the moment you open your computer.   I acknowledge the privilege I’ve had in that I have a degree in Music Production, so synthesis was a topic we covered extensively during my studies. However, not everyone has this luxury available to them, and...

If you are here, it´s very possible that you are going through the process of recording something, then mixing and mastering your songs; maybe you are working on a track, an album or a collab? Or maybe you are a complete beginner starting out your career... It really doesn’t matter, experienced or not you can be making these mistakes, that won’t allow you to do a better job, improve, and be more creative and professional. So, today with TopMusicArts, we are going to try to help you all to ensure that you don’t make these mistakes, with these 7 tips about what you...

Do you ever find yourself wishing your creative process was more efficient? Do you find yourself getting struck with inspiration, but then getting bogged down in the minutiae of putting a project together, or setting your gear up, or any number of other issues that get in between you and making your music? Well, what you need to do if you answered yes to any or all of those questions, is look at ways you can improve how efficient your music making process is! There are a number of ways to do this, but today with Top Music Arts we...

Consider how music has changed over the past ten or twenty years. Consider how the world in general has changed in that time. From my school days in the early 2000s, I went from Cassette players, to Walkman portable CD players. Then we made the jump to MP3 players, the ones that looked like a chunky USB stick with a small screen on them. Then the world went crazy when Apple introduced the iPod, and then we had iPod touch, and eventually, the world was introduced to Spotify and other streaming music platforms. In that time we’ve also had huge...

Ableton Live’s website features a section of their store titled ‘Packs’. Have you ever explored this and tried out some of the free or paid options? If you’re familiar, read on anyway as we will discuss some of the best options on the Ableton Packs shop which you may not be familiar with, and if you’re unfamiliar, stay tuned to find out exactly what the fuss is all about! Ableton is my favourite DAW simply because of all the extra stuff available. You don’t only have the software, but the store is full of tonnes of other resources, such as...