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How to Record Vocals at Home: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
Good home vocals depend more on the room, the microphone position and your input level than on expensive…
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How to Put Your Music on Spotify: Distributors and Costs Compared
You cannot upload songs to Spotify yourself. You need a distributor such as DistroKid, TuneCore or CD Baby.…
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How to Make a Beat: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Make your first beat in any DAW: set the tempo, program drums, add bass and chords, arrange it…
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Mixing vs Mastering: What Is the Difference?
Mixing balances the separate tracks of a song. Mastering finishes the whole song so it sounds right everywhere.…
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What Is Compression in Music? Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release
A compressor turns down the loudest parts of a sound so the level stays more even. What each…
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What Is EQ in Music? How to Use an Equalizer When Mixing
EQ turns specific frequencies up or down to change how bright, warm or muddy a sound is. The…
Music Theory
Song Structure Explained: Verse, Chorus, Bridge and More
The sections that make up most songs, what each one does, the common layouts used in pop, hip…
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How to Read Guitar Chord Diagrams (and Chord Tabs)
A chord diagram is a picture of the fretboard. What the lines, dots, X and O marks mean,…
Music Theory
Common Chord Progressions: 8 You Will Hear Everywhere
The chord progressions behind most pop, rock, blues and jazz songs, written in Roman numerals and in the…