Have you ever wondered how to create a disco track? Learn how from this tutorial on producing disco music using…

We use Waves’ new lo-fi chain plug-in, Retro Fi, to add warm analogue-style textures and character to a house beat.

There’s more to compression than just clamping down on dynamics. We show you three ways to expand your compression toolkit.

In this new Passing Notes we spread chord voicings across multiple synths and instruments to create a powerful progression.

We put Soothe2 to the test on the stems and mix bus of a deep house track.

In this article, we are using a bass hit one shot in Ableton Live and applying modulating filters plus bi…

We use compression, EQ, modulation and spatial widening to balance a disco mix and create focus.

If you want to sharpen your sound design skills, we’d recommend looking at the excellent suite of plugins from…

We take a deep dive into the combination compressor and saturator and use it to add shine and presence to a house track.

There’s a difference between raw drum machine samples and production-ready ones. We show you how to get your percussion samples in shape.

In this tutorial we look at five techniques that can add a more personal touch to Seq and Arp-style synth presets.

Spectral processing is a popular music production technology and is currently all the rage but what is it exactly? We use Sonible’s smart:EQ 3 to help explain.

In this Synth Secrets, we’ll build a thick, dusty bass lifted from an undisputed classic, Boards of Canada’s…

The Moog Grandmother is surprisingly flexible for a two-oscillator monosynth. We use a Dark Series edition Grandmother to create a Boards Of Canada-style ambient track in Ableton Live.

We use Baby Audio’s Super VHS to add a faded lo-fi vibe to a house track.