When I was a beginner writer and producer, there was one part of the music production process I forgot to do. So today, I’m going over the entire production process in a li...

It’s incredibly important to be able to produce your own music these days, and the most important tool to produce music is a DAW. Thankfully there’s free DAWs out there to ...

Having music production skills is increasingly important as a songwriter, composer, or instrumentalist these days. Many 3rd party plugins claim to make your production soun...

No matter what genre you play, a solid drum and rhythm section is a must-have.

Thankfully there’s an amazing feature in GarageBand and Logic called Virtual Drummer that ch...

Don't use the Stock Amps in GarageBand or Logic. Amp Designer is an amazing stock amp simulator; like, it’s really good. But don’t use it.

Rather, don’t use the amps them...

Apple’s new chip is said to offer numerous advantages, but is it time to buy an Apple Silicon Mac to write music? Music and technology have always gone hand in hand. These ...

The Sibelius reverb doesn’t always play well with NotePerformer. Today, let’s go over how to adjust the NotePerformer reverb in Sibelius so we can have a more realistic sou...

Logic Pro is an industry standard DAW, so it makes sense to consider getting it if you want to write or record music on your computer. But Garageband can do many of the sam...

If we can’t trust the sound coming out of our speakers, how are we supposed to have a clear picture of our music?

Having accurate sonic playback in your home studio is imp...

You may have seen NotePerformer lurking around the virtual instrument world and wondered if it’s worth the price tag.

Short answer: Yes, it is. It sounds pretty amazing qu...

Nothing is perfect. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t be mad about it. Music notation software is complex by nature, so frustration is built in.

This week, as a cathartic ex...

Sibelius. Am I right? This program is infuriating, sometimes. It’s taken me years to build up a solid workflow with it. But I don’t want you to have to do that, too. 

That...