When it comes to electronic dance music, the iconic Roland TB-303 synthesizer remains a signature symbol of the acid sound that’s driven dance floors since 1985. Its hypnotic basslines and squelchy acid leads have left a permanent mark on the world of music production. However, creating those acid sounds often require expensive software emulations or less flexible hardware – until now. Introducing Abletunes AT-303, a free edition of our Ableton Live instrument rack that faithfully emulates the TB-303’s distinctive character. What sets AT-303 apart is that it doesn’t require any third-party plu ..read more

When looking at the market for plugins of any sort, many producers are left skeptical of whether the price is acceptable for the quality of the product in question. Understandably, many producers become risk-averse in their search or end up spending lots of money on something that ultimately doesn’t suit their needs. With free plug-ins, however, there is no risk involved. In this article, we will be looking at a range of free VST plugins for Ableton and other DAWs and giving short descriptions of each. The focus is not to review or rank any of them but to give the reader some information so th ..read more

For a long while, the two largest applications within music production software have been Logic Pro X (owned by Apple) and Ableton Live or simply Live (owned by Ableton). Given their popularity and widespread use among amateur and professional musicians and producers, it is worth comparing the platforms and assessing the pros and cons of each. It is worth noting that rather than any qualitative assessment, this article seeks to identify which service will work better for each individual customer. As you’ll probably be spending a considerable amount of money, it’s worth understanding which serv ..read more

Confused about your options? Fret no more. We’re here to clarify it all for you! There are several versions of Ableton Live you can buy. These are as follows (prices are official Ableton, 09/12/2021): Live Intro: $99 USD Live Standard: $449 USD Live Suite: $749 USD All versions available on monthly Installments. All these can be bought online from Ableton, and also from other shops. Educational discounts: Note that students and teachers can get up to 40% discount on all versions. Upgrades: You can start with one and upgrade to another, if you want. You can upgrade from Intro to Standard etc ..read more

Musicians are always looking for ways in which to share their music with the world. One way to do this effectively is by licensing your music for commercial use, and you can sufficiently release your music and tracks where they will be heard in various programs that include media platforms such as television, films, streaming advertisements, video games, or commercials. Music licensing, for those musicians who don’t know, is basically an agreement where you, the musician, allow others the use of your copyrighted music or musical tracks for different projects, and since you’re the owner, you ob ..read more

This free pack features 45 expertly crafted Ableton effects racks (channel strips) for mixing and sound design. They will be a great starting point and surely speed up your production process. With these racks, you can instantly turn any dry preset or sample into a fully processed and ready to go sound. And we’re highly recommend you to dig deeper and tweak each plugin in rack to fit your sound perfectly. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD FREE ABLETON MIXING RACKS No email sign-ups, Facebook likes or anything else required. But we would really appreciate it if you would share this post on Facebook, Twitter or ..read more

Using EQ presets is a quite controversial topic, but they can be a great starting point to help push you in the right direction. This is also a good way to experiment with sound design ideas. These presets are just the starting point and you don’t have to use them “as is”, so make sure to modify and tweak them according to your idea/mix. Inside this pack you will find 100+ presets for EQ Eight: Acoustic Instruments – 10 presets Bass – 13 presets Drums – 35 presets Synths – 29 presets Vocal – 5 presets Mastering – 5 presets Pads – 3 presets Effects – 3 presets Installation: Copy all files in ..read more

Equalization (or “EQing”) is an essential process to a great sounding mix and knowing how to do it right will definitely make your mixes sound better. When it comes to EQing it’s very important to know the main frequency ranges and how they sound. For examples if you hear that bassline sounds muddy, that’s going to be somewhere in 150Hz – 500Hz range; if the vocal sounds harsh – apply cut somewhere in the 2.5KHz to 4KHz range. The easiest way to learn these frequency ranges are EQ charts and we’ve made a huge EQ chart for you to learn and grow as a producer. If features general charts that can ..read more

We are proud to present a fresh collection of 8 professionally designed mastering presets for iZotope Ozone (Advanced). Inside this pack you will find 8 presets designed specifically for Future Bass, Hip Hop / Trap, Pop, Tech House / Techno, Tropical House, Future House, Big Room / EDM and Dubstep. We have tested each preset and its effectiveness on various tracks to ensure their universality and quality. You can easily adjust their settings as you like, according to your track and have the best results with minimum efforts and tweaking. Just make sure you leave enough headroom for the masteri ..read more

Theory Basics, Studio Practices And Some ‘Haute Couture’ Free Tools To Check… Hi there, studio guys’n’gals For those who’ve already read PARTS 1 & 2 and waiting for more – 3rd Article in #MixingTechniques series just arrived, dedicated to another vital stage of the mixing process on top of the techniques already delivered in previous articles (for those who missed them and willing to have a read  –  please follow these links: PART 1, PART 2) To make the reading /navigating a bit more comfy, I’ll be sectioning every Article in this Series as: #INTRO # THEORY BASICS # STUDIO PRACTICIES and ..read more