Maize is a VST sampler that’s really easy to use. All you have to do is drag your samples to match the notes of a keyboard, and then you can play them back...

If you don’t lay down plans before you get into the studio, you’re asking for trouble. If you don't, the sounds are going to end up clashing for attention...

In this tutorial, we're going to learn how to recreate the beat, bass and melody from How We Do by The Game featuring 50 Cent and produced by the illustrious...

We tend to focus on the production of music around here, but ever since we launched AUDIOTUTS we’ve had many requests for a tutorial on podcasting. This is...

In this tutorial we are going to look at two alternative methods of creating the sound effect of a turntable or tape being unplugged and slowing to a halt...

With so many ways of creating distortion effects at our disposal, it's useful to know the jargon and keep up to date with the plug-ins that are available. Mo...

Reason’s virtual synthesizers have a really great sound, but to get the most out of them, you will often need to use more than one. For total integration and...

The lead sound is the key to any track: pick a clichéd or dull-sounding lead and you'll multiply the amount of work you need to do in order to create a...

Picture this: you've produced that epic song that is going to be the next top 40 radio hit. You've had it done for about two years when a label approaches...

Stereo echoes are great to fill up a track with some added ambience. They can be used to make a synth trail off, or a beat bounce. In this tutorial I will...

The use of Gate Effects has become increasingly prevalant in today's music scene. Typically used for supressing noise, gates are also useful creative tools...

In this tutorial we will explore how to produce a nice thick and crunchy distorted guitar sound using nothing more than your guitar plugged straight into...