Music Theory Archives

Midrange Mixing (Fix Your Mix in 4 Simple Steps)

Have you ever finished a mix that sounds fantastic on your studio monitors and headphones, only to be disappointed by how it translates to other listening devices like your phone? This common frustration among music producers often stems from neglecting an essential part of the sound spectrum: the midrange. In this post, you’ll learn the importance of midrange in mixing, common pitfalls, and a step-by-step approach to ensure your mix sounds great across all playback systems.

How to Write Catchy Melodies from Scratch (The Ultimate Guide)

This guide will show you how to make catchy melodies from scratch – the kind that your listeners won’t be able to forget! These techniques work even if you don’t know music theory – and they work for any genre of modern and electronic music.

We go into every step of the melody-writing process from…

Defining the vibe
Choosing a scale
Writing a bass line
Building a chord progression
Writing the ideal melody for your track
How to make your melodies evocative and unique
Common mistakes producers make when it comes to writing melodies
Tips and tricks that the professionals use to get their melodies really catchy and really memorable.

I’m also going show you something I haven’t seen on any other tutorials – how to create effective counter melodies – which will really make your track stand out, so let’s get to it…

Everything an Electronic Music Producer Needs to Know About Drum Programming

Proficient drum programming is the foundation of electronic music production, and together with the melody, it’s what can make a song catchy and memorable. Learning how to sequence rhythm patterns is a crucial step in the journey of electronic music producers across all genres, and that’s what we’ll be looking at today…

5 melody patterns every producer should know

5 MELODY Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

The melody is one of the most important parts of any song. If you get it right – it’s what people will be singing in the shower all day long. In this tutorial, I share with you 5 ESSENTIAL Melody Patterns can be used in ANY genre of modern music – House, Techno, Melodic House, Pop, Trap, Drum & Bass.

I’ve also included audio and video examples, too. 🙂

5 Chord Progressions Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

These 5 chord progressions can be used in ANY genre of modern music – from house, techno and trance, to trap, drum & bass and even pop music!

I’ll also share with you a few examples of which tracks they’re already used in – PLUS how to customise them to make them your own.

In this blog post, I’m going to share with you the 5 chord progressions that every music producer NEEDS to know…

5 Bass Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

These 5 bass patterns can be used in ANY genre of modern music – from house, techno and trance, to trap, drum & bass and even pop music!

Most people think music production is more complicated than it actually is, but when you understand a few key ingredients – and how to combine them properly – you can create original sounding tracks from scratch.

In this blog post, I’m going to share with you the 5 bass patterns that every music producer NEEDS to know…

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EDM Song Structure: Arrange Your Loop into a Full Song

So you’ve created a killer 8-bar loop and want to take your great idea to a full song, but don’t know where to go from here? We’ve all been there before!

The good news is that you don’t need to feel disheartened: this is a super common problem that happens to all music producers, and thankfully there are some very straightforward steps you can take to get out of the loop and to a finished arrangement….

How to Turn Your Loop into a Song – (6 Simple Steps)

If you have hundreds of 8 or 16 bar loops on your hard drive, the chances are you want to turn some of those into full songs, and actually finish your music. Going from a loop to whole song arrangement is one of the BIGGEST problems I get asked about, so today I’m going to share with you 6 simple steps which will help you take your ideas into fully finished songs.

They might be chord progressions, melody ideas, beats or vocals. In this video I share with you 6 steps you can take to select the best bits, and then finish your music. These techniques work for any style of music and in any music making software.

How to Make Chords from a Melody

If you’ve ever written a melody and wondered how to write chords FROM that melody, in this tutorial I’m going to show you a super-effective way to do it…