We use Baby Audio’s Super VHS to add a faded lo-fi vibe to a house track.

Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.

Know what the different kinds of reverb mean? If you can’t tell a hall from a chamber, this is the guide for you.

Take advantage of all that hardware synths have to offer by using one as an external effects processor. We show you how with IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro and Ableton Live.

Pitch can be a powerful tool for creating tension in a breakdown. We use Zplane’s ElastiquePitch 2 to transform a vocal sample into a riser.

08s have come a long way since the release of the drum machine. See how to use the 808-derived basses in Capsule Onyx to create multi-layered basslines for three bass music genres.

Get inspired by disco and funk and bake your own dirty, rezzy filtered Rhodes electric piano.

Dynamic EQ combines the best of equalization and compression into one handy tool. We look at different ways of using it in a techno production.

In this tutorial, we look at how to make track elements pop without losing mono compatibility.

Delay and reverb aren’t just for imparting a sense of space. In this tutorial, we use them creatively to add atmosphere to a mix.

Harness the power of the Shepard tone to blow people’s minds with a riser that never peaks.

In this tutorial we use K-Devices’ Max for Live device Hexo to generate stacked arp parts that contain multiple time signatures and constantly evolving movement

Flex your sound design muscles by restricting yourself to one sample for every element in a song.

We show you how to create useful MIDI note information based solely on an audio sample.

In this new installment of our mixing series we mix a deep house-style beat using Waves plug-ins in Ableton Live.

We let nature inspire our creativity by delving deep into Live 11’s new Max For Live Inspired By Nature devices.