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Best Guitar Picks: Top 6 Choices for Every Guitarist
A pick is the cheapest piece of gear you own, and it changes your tone more than you'd think. We rounded up five picks t...
How to Write a Rap Song
Writing a rap song comes down to flow, rhyme schemes, structure, hooks, and locking your words to the beat. This is a pr...
The Top 5 Best Boom Mic Stands
A boom mic stand is one of those things you don't think about until yours tips over mid-take. We put together five stand...
How to Write a Love Song
Anyone can string together three chords and the word 'forever,' but writing a love song that actually lands is harder. T...
The Best Stereo Imaging Plugins for Width That Actually Work
Stereo imaging plugins can open up a mix or wreck it, depending on how you use them. We tested five of the most trusted ...
How to Find Chords for a Melody
Got a melody but no idea what chords go under it? Harmonizing is really just working backward — instead of picking notes...
Top 5 Best Delay Plugins That You Need to Know About
Delay is one of those effects that can make a track feel alive or turn it into mush. These are five delay plugins worth ...
Borrowed Chords and Modal Interchange Explained
You've heard that one sad chord sneak into a happy song and wondered what it was. That's modal interchange at work. This...
The Top 5 Best Drum Mic Kits for Recording Your Kit
Miking a drum kit shouldn't mean piecing together a dozen mismatched mics. A good drum mic kit gives you everything in o...
How to Write a Verse for a Song
The verse is where your song actually tells its story, but most people treat it like filler between choruses. Here's how...
The Top 5 Best Vocoder Plugins
Vocoders are having a moment, and picking the right one shouldn't feel like guesswork. We rounded up five of the best vo...
Minor Key Chord Progressions and the Moods They Create
Minor keys aren't one fixed set of chords — and that's exactly why they can sound so many different ways. This guide bre...