DAW (digital audio workstation) interface on a computer screen

What is the Best DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)?

If you want to begin a career in recording music, you just need a personal computer with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Here’s a list of the different DAWs to help you pick which one is best for you.

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How to Get Started Making Electronic Music: Compose a Track a Day for 100 Days

Berklee Online course author Loudon Stearns created the #hundredtrackhive project for his class to help them get into the habit of writing a song every day for 100 days.

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Music Composition Techniques and Resources

Learn various music composition techniques and resources that will help you get started as you write your own piece of music.

10 Berklee Online Courses to Become a DIY Musician

As a musician, there’s nothing more empowering than learning a new skill that you would otherwise outsource to someone else. Become the DIY musician you aspire to be with these 10 Berklee Online courses.

A person wearing a blue shirt featuring several faces of women rappers. The shirt is one of the suggested gifts for musicians and music lovers.

Holiday Gifts for Musicians and Music Lovers

This holiday gift guide includes 20 gifts that musicians and music lovers will find useful and thoughtful, and should be able to accommodate all budgets.

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Curated Courses about Reading, Writing, and Rhythm at Berklee Online

Berklee Online wants to empower you to fill in your musical gaps when it comes to reading, writing, and rhythm with these 10 curated courses.

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Ableton Drum Rack in 5 Minutes

Learn how to create your own Drum Rack patches in Ableton Live in just five minutes with this video tutorial from Erik Hawkins.

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.

An electronic musician composing house music on a synthesizer.

How to Make Electronic House Music at Home

As many of us are confined to our homes and searching for feel-good music, what better time than now to explore house music? Loudon Stearns shares the elements needed to produce a house song.

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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.