Here’s a common mistake I see over and over: producing and mixing a track with a gain maximizer on your mixer’s main output.

Berklee Online music production instructor Erik Hawkins offers a tutorial for writing and producing a hip-hop or dance beat.

I’ve been busy rolling out a new book and a new Berklee Online course that I’m very excited to tell you about.

The Stutter Edit plug-in, conceived and developed over the past fifteen years by pioneering electronic music artist and composer, BT, is pretty amazing.

Sidechain compression is a wonderful production trick. Originally, it was used to duck music behind an announcer’s voice on the radio.

A common question I hear from students is, “Do I need to hire a mastering engineer?” The answer is, it really depends; it depends on what you’re trying to accomplish.

I always sequence my drum beats in real-time, using a MIDI controller, such as my keyboard or drum pads.

As promised, I’ve finally put together a comprehensive video about using Propellerhead’s ReCycle software and how to create your own REX loops.

Every term, without fail, I get a few assignments handed in with all of a mixer’s solo buttons enabled.