With all the technology at our fingertips these days you can easily transform your bedroom into a music studio. All you need is a laptop…

Recording and mixing a good song was once restricted to those with money or access to a large space. These days, all it takes is a few essential pieces of equipment and a few extra inches of table space.

After you've chosen a chord progression that works, it's very simple to create a bassline. Just duplicate the track and delete all the notes except the bottom notes. Add you bass instrument or sample to this track.

Even though you are undoubtedly aware of how crucial velocity is in and of itself, when programming a sequence by hand or mouse, it's frequently disregarded. This is likely because it can impede workflow and is a little laborious.

Remember that the musical silence that surrounds a note is golden and equally, if not more, significant than the note itself when programming an instrument.

Occasionally, you don't always need to change the chords in your progression to give it new life. Instead try altering how they are performed.

The ability to arrange a song in a way that engages the listener is one of the most crucial abilities a songwriter or music producer should possess.

Are you getting too comfortable with the way you produce music? It might be time to switch things up a little and become more creative.

Imagine one day, when people hear your music on the radio, they will know right away that it belongs to you. Wouldn’t that be pretty cool.

MIDI is the language understood by virtual instruments, which are computer programs that simulate actual instruments or produce new synthetic sounds.