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Reverb is an effect that you’ll find in any mix, and you can never have enough options when it comes to crafting the right reverberation for the sound....

Reason is the most popular and one of the most versatile sampling and sequencing applications available today. Unlike other programs like Fruity Loops,...

The guitar is an instrument that knows no genre and no boundaries--one of the reasons why it's arguably the world's most beloved instrument. Here are over 30...

A mashup is a piece of music formed by mixing elements of at least two existing songs together, usually by combining the acappella part of one song with the...