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Bitwig Studio Masterclass – The Complete Guide to Bitwig
Learn Bitwig with the Bitwig Studio Masterclass by Mattias Holmgren! Bitwig masterclass overview Do you want to learn how to master one of the most exciting DAWs on the market today? In the Complete Guide to Bitwig Studio MasterClass you will learn all the important features of Bitwig Studio. It’s a course for beginners and […]
Bitwig Studio 4: explore “new musical timelines” with Operators, flexible comping and Apple M1 support!
Bitwig announced the next major release in Bitwig Studio 4! The new version, Bitwig Studio 4, features new musical timelines, Operators, Apple M1 Mac support, mp3 export and Ableton Live file import! Bitwig feature roadmap at a glance Bitwig Studio have definitely found their place among the big names in the DAW industry with exciting […]
Composing Video Game Music E02
In Composing Video Game Music episode two we explore how to compose music for a game event. How do you depict (in music) when a player is hunted, or captured by the enemy? I recently composed music for a game where there was an event when the player is captured by the enemy. We have […]
Is 8 GB enough for music production on MacBook Pro M1?
Today we answer the crucial question: is 8 GB is enough for music production on the MacBook Pro with Apple M1 CPU? With previous generation Intel cpu and x86 architecture, 8 GB didn’t get you far. But now, with Apple Silicon M1 CPU featuring a unified memory system we get much better memory performance. Let’s […]
Doumbek Kontakt Instrument
The doumbek is a goblet shaped drum that originates in Egypt. It is a small, portable hand drum that is popular in different music worldwide. Price: €14 Features: A fully multi-sampled Doumbek hand drum for the Kontakt sampler. 5 round robins & velocity layers for the major: Doum, tek, ka articulations. Flam speed control Filter […]
How to make Video Game Music for beginners
In how to Make Video Game Music For Beginners you will get all the tools you need to make great video game music. We will talk about the whole process from project brief to the final mix and delivery. In the video below I explain the process of creating a calm (but exciting) background music […]
Learn Music Theory in 5 minutes
In Learn Music Theory in 5 minutes I will help you with a basic understanding in music theory. Today we will talk about how to build and play chords, or triad chords. If this class is too basic for you, skip this one and read some of my more advanced articles. We all need to […]
FL Studio Apple Silicon M1 Compatibility 🥳 Part 2
How does FL Studio run on Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Pro? A while ago I published the first tests with FL Studio 20.8 running on Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Pro. The tests showed faltering results because Image-Line had yet to update FL to run smooth on the new Apple tech. Basically, FL Studio is currently […]
Bitwig Collections vs Smart Collections – organize and favorite your plugins presets
In this article you will learn all about Bitwig Studio Favorites, Collections and Smart Collection. The Bitwig Studio Collections and Smart Collections help you organize your favorite plugins and presets into accessible folders in the Bitwig browser. Favorite Collections makes Bitwig Studio one of the fastest DAWs to work in if you learn how to […]
Make Music with the MacBook Touch Bar
Did you ever wonder if it’s possible to make music with the MacBook Touch Bar? To me, the touch bar always felt like an obselete feature. Was it a huge miss from the Apple department? The touch bar does work nicely with Logic Pro X. But it’s as easy to just make the edits with […]
How to score action scenes – Film Scoring for beginners E05
In the latest Film scoring for beginners episode 5 we look at how to score action scenes! Welcome to Film Scoring For Beginners episode 5. In this episode we look at how to score action scenes in a film. Todays film score is from the short film, Bag of bones. A film I scored a […]
Alchemy Preset Pack – NEPTUNE released
The Alchemy Preset Pack NEPTUNE is a MUST OWN library for everyone that uses Alchemy inside of Logic Pro X! NEPTUNE adds excellent new production-ready patches to the Alchemy synth in Logic. In NEPTUNE for Alchemy you will find Majestic Pads, Tropical House Flute stabs, Tonal Percussive sounds, Kalimbas and much more. Check out the […]
Best Synths of NAMM 2021 – Believe In Music
Today we look at the best synths of NAMM 2021 – Believe In Music. NAMM is the yearly music convention usually held in California (Anaheim). Due to the current ongoing covid-19 crisis with restrictions on public people gatherings and travel restrictions the NAMM convention now appears in a digital form. I’ve collected some of my […]
Vital Presets Pack – OMEGA
OMEGA // Vital presets pack +80 carefully crafted presets for Vital! OMEGA demo song #3 – Future Bass OMEGA demo song #2 – Summer Chill OMEGA demo song #1 – MEGA DRIVE Take a listen to the first demo song, MEGA DRIVE (synthwave), which was produced solely with presets from the Vital Mega Presets Pack. […]
How to sidechain in Bitwig Studio
In this article and video we will look at how to sidechain in Bitwig Studio. Sidechaining is one of the most important production techniques to learn for any modern music producer. Obviously, there are different ways to achieve sidechaining in a DAW like Bitwig Studio. In the video I show how you side chain with […]
