Beginning Beatmakers

Beatmakers' Buyers Guide: Luke's Top Picks for Beginners

Beatmakers' Buyers Guide: Luke's Top Picks for ...

Getting started as a music producer doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Whether you’re an aspiring beatmaker building your first home studio or just curious about flipping samples and making...

Beatmakers' Buyers Guide: Luke's Top Picks for ...

Getting started as a music producer doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Whether you’re an aspiring beatmaker building your first home studio or just curious about flipping samples and making...

The Cycle of Music Production: A Beginner’s Guide to Completing Your Tracks

The Cycle of Music Production: A Beginner’s Gui...

Creating music is an art form, but turning an idea into a finished track requires a structured process. I remember having so many unfinished beats sitting on my hard drive...

The Cycle of Music Production: A Beginner’s Gui...

Creating music is an art form, but turning an idea into a finished track requires a structured process. I remember having so many unfinished beats sitting on my hard drive...

Choose Your Weapon - A Comprehensive Guide to Samplers in 2025

Choose Your Weapon - A Comprehensive Guide to S...

My first weapon of choice was the ASR-10 (Advanced Sampling Recorder). I picked one up in 1996 from Pro Sound Music & Lighting, a popular music store in Westminster, CA....

Choose Your Weapon - A Comprehensive Guide to S...

My first weapon of choice was the ASR-10 (Advanced Sampling Recorder). I picked one up in 1996 from Pro Sound Music & Lighting, a popular music store in Westminster, CA....

DAW Wars: Which Music Software Matches Your Vibe?

DAW Wars: Which Music Software Matches Your Vibe?

When I first came on the scene, software had been around, but was still not very popular—especially in hip hop. You had programs like Cakewalk, Cubase, and Emagic Logic. Cakewalk...

DAW Wars: Which Music Software Matches Your Vibe?

When I first came on the scene, software had been around, but was still not very popular—especially in hip hop. You had programs like Cakewalk, Cubase, and Emagic Logic. Cakewalk...

Understanding MIDI: The Backbone of Modern Beatmaking

Understanding MIDI: The Backbone of Modern Beat...

I started using MIDI from the very beginning. Back in the mid 90s, you needed MIDI in order to sync two or more devices together. I had the Ensoniq ASR10...

Understanding MIDI: The Backbone of Modern Beat...

I started using MIDI from the very beginning. Back in the mid 90s, you needed MIDI in order to sync two or more devices together. I had the Ensoniq ASR10...

No DAW, No Problem: Crafting Beats with Hardware in the Digital Age

No DAW, No Problem: Crafting Beats with Hardwar...

Back in 1995, having hardware was key to being able to make beats back then. My first piece was the Ensoniq ASR10. Around this time, the MPC 3000 had been...

No DAW, No Problem: Crafting Beats with Hardwar...

Back in 1995, having hardware was key to being able to make beats back then. My first piece was the Ensoniq ASR10. Around this time, the MPC 3000 had been...