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Today with TopMusicArts we bring you a quick review of the MIDI controllers that for us are the better of 2019, hoping to help you decide what´s best for you at the time of buying your next piece of gear. Always keeping in mind the price-quality ratio, to give you all a chance to save a few bucks, and avoid buying the wrong one for you. Also talking about our personal experiences with them, so you can have a different point of view as well. First some fundamentals, MIDI controller is any hardware that generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital...

As it´s known to many of you, Ableton has released Live 10.1 version, and there are some awesome new upgrades in here we recommend you to check out! We can start with the new Channel EQ and Delay devices or the option to import any of your wavetables or sample into the Wavetable synth’s oscillator section, and other things we sure have been waiting for a long time, like new navigating options like zooming and scrolling, freezing tracks and more!   Now, let´s take a further look at the brand new devices, features, and improvements of the Ableton 10.1 update....

Do you ever find yourself wanting to create a specific mood or feeling in your music but you’re not sure where to start? Are you one of the many producers who lacks any formal Music Theory schooling or qualifications? While Music Theory can definitely be quite convoluted at times, and its applications in electronic music production questionable considering how much daunting information about Classical Music there can be to learn, it is also an extremely useful skill to have in your repertoire.  I see producers on forums and Reddit asking all the time ‘Do I need to learn music theory?’...

When it comes to synthesis, whether you’re a sound designer or just looking for a good preset to work into one of your tracks, it seems there are hundreds if not thousands of options out there. Logic Pro X alone comes with 23 software instruments. Native Instruments’ Komplete 12 comes with 13 synths. Ableton Live Suite ships with an impressive roster of versatile and innovative synth plug ins. There’s a lot to be said for using third party synths for your productions, such as NI Massive, or Reaktor for example, but you can also achieve professional quality results using Ableton’s...

If you’re an avid follower of all things Ableton, chances are you’ve seen (or have at least heard of) their book, Making Music. Or to use its full title: Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers by Dennis DeSantis.    DeSantis is head of documentation over at Ableton, is a Doctor of Musical Arts and if that isn’t already impressive enough, he’s also a composer, sound designer, author, and percussionist.  As the title suggests, the book is full of various techniques, strategies, tips and tricks to aid you in the production of your own music. It covers a...