Welcome to our ultimate Free Kontakt Libraries list! Here we've compiled over 50 amazing sounding instruments and bundles for you to download instantly. You'll be able to get amazing sampled instruments like pianos, drums and guitars. You can also find here amazing full orchestras. Towards the end you'll find awesome big bundles of instruments, as well as some more unusual and ambient instruments. Let's get started! Pianos In the pianos section we have really great grands, an upright, as well as a rhodes. “Piano in 162” and “Amore Grand Piano” would be the top choices as for grand pianos....

In this article we've listed the top 15 music distribution services which can get your music on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music or Tidal. Let's get started! 1. Distrokid Distrokid allows you to upload as many tracks as you want for a yearly membership fee. What’s good about them as well is that they take no commission from your music - you get all the money you earn from your music.  Fee Commission Pros Cons $19.99 0% ✅ Unlimited uploads ✅ Good marketing tools ❌ Required yearly subscription   2. Ditto Ditto is a bit like Distrokid -...

In this article you’re going to learn the fundamentals of sound design using the Moog Subsequent 37. We’re going to go from the basics of subtractive synthesis, over the most necessary controls and parameters of our hardware, all the way to analyzing how simple synth patches are designed. We cover the initial setup of the synthesizer in this article: How to set up the Moog Subsequent 37 with Ableton Live If you’d like to learn everything about the Moog Sub37, make sure to check out the official Masterclass - “Creative Sound Design with the Moog Sub37”. After this class with...

In this article you’re going to learn how to get started with the Moog Sub37 with your DAW. We’re going to be using Ableton Live - it should work with both Live 11 and previous versions. This should be the full setting up guide for the Moog Subsequent 37 - so let’s get started! If you’d like to learn everything about the Moog Sub37, make sure to check out the official Masterclass - “Creative Sound Design with the Moog Sub37”. After this class with Berlin-based Melodic House Artist Yannek Maunz, you will be more proficient, professional and creative in your...

  In this sound design tutorial, PML tutor Matt Lar is making a huge Lead Sound in the style of Odesza - The Last Goodbye using Serum and a bit of processing with Ableton Live Stock Effects. You can download the resulting Serum Preset for free here: >> Free Download - Serum Preset from Video If you're interested in more Serum Presets like this one, feel free to check out our preset packs via the menu under "sounds". Let's get started! We’re going to start off by listening to the synth sound itself. It’s a big supersaw-type patch with a...

In this video Julian creates a track idea from scratch in a few minutes using a bunch of samples from our packs. He's shooting for the style of the artist "yuma." and specifically for his "Wateva - Meds" remix. Check out this amazing session to learn how you can come up with amazing track ideas really fast! >> Free Download: Files used in this video    Learn House ProductionFrom Start to Finish Watch the Entire Production Process. Get Here About this Course: Learn how to produce harmonically rich and melodically advanced Melodic House tracks in the style of many AnjunaDeep...

Delays on vocals can do many great things. For starters, it increases depth and can make your vocals fit in more nicely with your mix. But delays can also improve your rhythm and effectively fill out silent gaps in your track. This article will teach you five great ways to use delay effects and plugins on your vocal tracks. Let’s start with the first tip – using the legendary slap delay. 1. Slap Your Vocal The slap delay effect is as classic as the king of pop, Elvis Presley. In fact, the effect became popular in the early 50s in...

According to Wikipedia, active listening means “Active listening is the practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to the message being presented.” But how does active listening work with music? And how can you use active listening to become a better music producer? Well, you can start to understand how great music is built and replicate it in your own music. This article will teach you what to listen for when using the active listening approach for music. 1. Really hear the...

Reverb is a fantastic audio effect that can take your music to the next level by introducing exciting space and depth. But like with most things in life, too much of a good thing can turn it into a bad thing. And it's the same with reverb. This article outlines five common reverb mistakes that many producers and even mixing engineers make – so you can avoid them and make clearer and more beautiful mixes. Let’s dive in with the first mistake, using reverbs on all your sounds. 1. Using Reverb On Everything There’s a reverb for every possible scenario....

In this article you'll find 10 workflow tips for Ableton live. Let's get started! 1. Take advantage of session view One of the best features of Ableton Live is being able to work in two modes: Session and Arrangement. Ableton is the only DAW out there which allows you to freely mix and match different clips super easily. This is especially useful at the beginning of the production process. At that stage you’re just coming up with ideas - and it’s always useful to try different clips together to check how they sound. This is going to be very useful in...