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.

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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.

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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.

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Online Music Collaboration Courses at Berklee

Berklee Online recommends 10 music courses for creation and collaboration in areas such as music business, music production, songwriting, guitar, and more.

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.

Peter Bell sits at a sound board creating commercial music.

Commercial Music: Writing Jingles and Music for Advertising

Peter Bell has written countless jingles for brands like Nike, RC Cola, Converse, and the American Red Cross, so he knows a thing or two about writing music for advertising.

Katie Day Starts Music Production House After Berklee Online Course

After 10 years working in the music industry, Katie Day enrolled in Peter Bell’s course at Berklee Online where she learned how to write and produce music for advertising. One year later, she started her own music production house out of Los Angeles.

A woman surrounded by four thought bubbles that feature the Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and TIDAL logos.

High Fidelity Music Streaming: Can You Tell the Difference?

First there was TIDAL, and now there’s Amazon Music HD, another mainstream high-fidelity streaming service. Berklee Online instructors Jonathan Wyner, Erin Barra, Prince Charles Alexander, and Sean Slade share their thoughts on music streaming quality and whether it matters to music industry professionals like themselves, the average listener, and the audiophile.

How Chromeo Built Their Sound

Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel breaks down Chromeo’s extensive synth collection.