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The Best FREE VST Effects Plugins You Must Own

Lately, I have been extremely interested in how to get as much value and quality out of VST Plugins as possible. That led me to research, discover, try and present the best free VST Effects plugins...

The 10 Mistakes I Made When I Started With Music Production

I started recording, producing, mixing and mastering my music when I was around 16 years old. Well, maybe not so much mixing and mastering as just playing around with absolutely no awareness of what...

What Does a Music Editor do?

“The music works fine, but in this scene, maybe you could do something like this instead?” Film scoring is a team sport. And for the film composer, one of the closest sources of...

Dynamic Vs. Condenser Mic: How They Work, When to Use Which

Dynamic and Condenser are the most common microphones we use today. But what's the difference between them? And when is it better to use a dynamic microphone and vice versa? Does it actually matter...

How Does Humidity Affect an Acoustic Guitar?

A few months ago I was retrieving one of my acoustic guitars from my parents´ house. Norway is generally a fairly cold country, and the guitar had been placed in one of the colder rooms that had...

Can a Digital Piano be Used as a MIDI Controller?

Have you ever been considering using a digital piano as a MIDI controller? Well, I have. I was recently on a hunt for a new midi controller for my music studio. This time I really wanted fully...