How to build a home studio on a £200 budget

How to build a home studio on a £200 budget

Setting up a space to record music, podcasts, or voiceovers used to cost thousands of pounds. Today, you can build a remarkably professional setup in your own bedroom for less than the cost of a weekend away. If you already have…

What actually is MIDI

What actually is MIDI?

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The most important thing to understand is this: MIDI is not audio. It does not make any sound on its own. Instead, MIDI is data. It is a stream of digital instructions that tells…

How to arrange a song The basic structure of a pop track

How to arrange a song: The basic structure of a pop track

If you have ever found yourself sitting with a brilliant eight-second loop inside your music software, unsure of how to turn it into a full, three-minute track, you are experiencing the hardest part of songwriting: arrangement. Arrangement is simply the roadmap…

What is mixing (And how it is different to mastering)

What is mixing? (And how it is different to mastering)

If you are new to the world of music production, you will constantly hear two words grouped together: mixing and mastering. They are the two final, crucial steps in turning a rough bedroom recording into a polished track ready for Spotify…

What is an audio interface?

An audio interface is a piece of hardware that expands and improves the sound capabilities of your computer. Think of it as an external sound card. It acts as the bridge between the analogue world (real-world sounds like your voice or…

What is a DAW

What is a DAW?

DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation. Put simply, it is a virtual recording studio inside your computer. Instead of needing a massive room filled with expensive physical mixing desks, tape machines, and rows of hardware effects, a DAW gives you all…

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