What makes your music sound good? You probably have a different answer for every track you listen to. In some tracks, you love the bassline. In others, you love the groove. Or you love the general vibe of the track – it’s common. But even though good music is completely subjective, it’s still helpful to narrow down what makes music sound good – especially when you’re a music producer trying to make your music sound better. >> Click here to learn everything about music production. Maybe your beats sound soulless, your melodies lack impact, or your music sounds flat and thin. By reading this article, you...

What are the best VST plugins for progressive house music? After searching what VST plugins the best progressive house music producers use, I started seeing patterns. It might be because these are extremely popular synths, but there’s another reason as well. The plugins I will list in this article are perfect for the progressive house sound. Without further ado, let's explore the 8 best VST plugins for progressive house music for 2022. 1. Omnisphere 2 (by Spectrasonics) Omnisphere 2 is an absolute giant of a synth, containing over 14,000 sounds in all types of genres. It’s a progressive house music...

There’s a great reason we love reading biographies of famous people. We want to know who they are and what made them do what they do. Sometimes, we want to know the secrets behind their success. Your artist biography is a vital part of your branding as it tells the reader who you are, what you do, and why they should care – or rather, listen to your music. Nail your artist biography, and you can create more engagement, with more followers and listeners as a result. This article will give you four tips for writing the perfect artist biography...

NFTs have been one of the most intriguing topics lately. The popularity of “Non Fungible Tokens” amongst Electronic Music Producers has been brought to attention thanks to some of the early adopters - Steve Aoki, 3LAU, Dillon Francis and Illmind - all of which have sold NFTs for hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, the crypto art scene is not limited to big, popular artists. In this article, we’re going to explore how you can create music NFTs yourself. Let’s get started! NFTs for Music Artists Before we dive into making your own NFTs, here’s a quick introduction if you...

  NFTs are the new, exciting way of selling art in the digital space. Every day thousands of new pieces of art are being uploaded to crypto art platforms like Opensea or Rarible. What distinguishes the NFTs which end up successful from those which will never be discovered? Let’s dive into it! The Crypto Art Community Thanks to the invention of NFTs, the community of artists and investors has become more open. It consists of famous artists, but there are also those new to the scene - who with their networking skills have managed to become known among investors. But...

2021 has been a year of extremely rapid increase of popularity for NFTs in the music industry. Popular artists such as Grimes and the group Kings of Leon have been some of the big names that took advantage of it early on. This year has especially brought the rise of NFT popularity amongst Electronic Music Producers - Steve Aoki, 3LAU, Dillon Francis and Illmind - just to name a few. In today’s article we’ll explore what NFTs are, how to get started with buying them, as well as discuss pros and cons of buying NFTs. Let’s dive into it! Introduction to...

What’s the problem? Windows has the limitation of 256 characters in a file path (“C:/Users/PML/....”). Some of our products have long names and can exceed this threshold. If you try to unzip the file and you see that the compressed (zipped) folder is invalid: It means one of the following: The ZIP file has not downloaded to 100% - try downloading again and make sure nothing interrupted the download (check if the file size isn’t suspiciously small) The file path is too long - you need to use dedicated software to unzip the file (look “How do I fix it”...

Do you want your sounds cut through your mix? Then you will love OTT compression. This audio effect is a favorite among many electronic music producers in a wide range of genres. Mainly as a way of making a sound really stand out and scream through the speakers. So, if your sounds need a bit more ‘oomph’ and edge in your mix, this article is for you. Let’s dive in and explore what OTT compression is really all about. What Is OTT Compression? OTT is a technique that stands for Over The Top compression. As the name suggests, this is...

Today let’s dive into the techniques of a Berlin-based electronic music producer Cioz from the Stil vor Talent label. He’s using a lot of super useful techniques to create very unique and great-sounding tracks. In his latest PML pack, everything matches with everything for endless creativity! You’ll instantly want to start a track with it. It includes samples, loops, and his signature Drum Rack and Sound Design Tools - You get his Complete Workflow. Check it out here. 1. Make the Drum Rack into a Drum Machine Cioz has a great setup for programming drums. Basically, he treats Ableton’s Drum Rack like a classic...

Today let’s dive into the sound design of a Berlin-based electronic music producer Cioz from the Stil vor Talent label. He’s using a lot of super useful techniques to create very unique and great-sounding tracks. Let’s get started!In his latest PML pack, everything matches with everything for endless creativity! You’ll instantly want to start a track with it. It includes samples, loops, and his signature Drum Rack and Sound Design Tools - You get his Complete Workflow. Check it out here. 1. Double takes for stereo width Cioz works a lot with analog synthesizers and drum machines - like his favourite...