A man producing music using Ableton Live on his laptop.

How to Improvise in Ableton Live

Break out of your rigid DAW routines and learn how to improvise in Ableton Live with the help of Berklee Online music production course author Erin Barra.

A music producer sitting at a sound board in a recording studio.

Music Production: What Does a Music Producer Do?

Learn what music production is, what’s involved in the process, what music producers do, as well as what a career in music production looks like.

Kyra VA Synthesizer module by Waldorf

Waldorf Kyra Synth Module Demo and Review

Learn how the Waldorf Kyra Synthesizer module can help you optimize space and processing power on your DAW.

An illustration of a vintage synth next to a laptop displaying a DAW program. 

How to Connect Vintage Analog Synths into Your DAW

Incorporate some vintage synths into your computer setup, and you’ve got yourself an incredibly powerful music production and sound design toolbox. But first you need to know the best way to plug these old machines into your modern DAW.

10 Online Teaching Tips

Erin Barra teaches music production for Berklee Online and at the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston. She has been helping her fellow faculty members get up to speed with online learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Her 10 tips for making online teaching engaging extend beyond music and production and are helpful to anyone teaching an online course.

Real Analog Tape Sound: Is It Worth the Hassle?

What happens when you take a virtual instrument out of your DAW and record it to analog tape? Magic!

John Escobar who teaches ambisonics at Berklee.

Ambisonics with Berklee’s John Escobar

In this series, Berklee Online instructor John Escobar discusses the key points in understanding ambisonics, specifically what ambisonics are, how to capture them, and what to do with them in post-production.

Psychoacoustics in Music Production course author Susan Rogers.

Learn Psychoacoustics with Susan Rogers

In this video series, Berklee Online’s Susan Rogers discusses some of the principle ideas of Psychoacoustics.

Learn Architectural Acoustics with John Storyk

John Storyk began his career in the late 1960s, building Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix. In this tutorial, he teaches you all about architectural acoustics.

An electronic dance music (EDM) concert.

How to Make Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

Whether you already have a few tracks or are simply considering getting into the industry, here’s what you need to know to be an Electronic Music Producer.