Music & Audio Tutorials

Discover thousands of free tutorials covering all aspects of music and audio, from music theory to audio production. Follow our expert instructors who'll help you become more productive and effective.

Whether you want to learn best practices for audio recording, sound design, podcasting, or any other audio topic, you'll find plenty of useful tips and advice to help you meet your goals. You can also find practical tutorials on using software like Audacity and Reaper.

And why not spice up your audio projects by discovering some great royalty-free music and sound effects to use to your heart's content?

All Music & Audio tutorials:

  1. I Turn Knobs, Until It Sounds Good—Mixing With Tchad Blake

    I Turn Knobs, Until It Sounds Good—Mixing With Tchad Blake

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this article I'll introduce you to a famous Grammy winning mixing engineer. I'll explain his background, techniques, plugins and philosophy on mixing.

  2. If it Sounds Good, it is Good

    If it Sounds Good, it is Good

    Tutorial Beginner

    "If it Sounds Good, it is Good", the Mixing Quote Explained. In this tutorial, I'll reveal the people behind the saying, the meaning and the practical side...

  3. How To Record Vocals Like a Professional

    How To Record Vocals Like a Professional

    Tutorial Beginner

    In 99% of musical genres the vocals are the most important aspect. In this tutorial I'll explain some easy steps to take in order to capture a professional...

  4. 14 Popular and Effective Limiters

    14 Popular and Effective Limiters

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this list I'll show you 14 popular limiters and help you determine which ones you should use in your own audio projects.

  5. How to Reverse Engineer any Music

    How to Reverse Engineer any Music

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will show you how to break down any music. I also show you what methods you need when using ideas from other compositions.

  6. Sound Design With FMMF Synth

    Sound Design With FMMF Synth

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I'll show you how to make sound design with the free FMMF VST synth. The lesson will guide you through a music I created with this instrument.

  7. Effective Chord Changes on Guitar: Part 2

    Effective Chord Changes on Guitar: Part 2

    Tutorial Beginner

    People want to hear how you sound, not how you play, so here are some more ways to tidy up your chord changes.

  8. 10 Women Who Are Changing the World of Music

    10 Women Who Are Changing the World of Music

    Tutorial Beginner

    As in most every other subset of the world's collective culture, women in music are rising to prominence more and more. Here are ten amazing women and their...

  9. How to Process Audio From Video Projects in Reaper and Other DAWs

    How to Process Audio From Video Projects in Reaper and Other DAWs

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create Reaper projects from XML project files using Vordio. You will also learn about the powerful ‘reconform’...

  10. How To Process a Voice Over in Adobe Audition

    How To Process a Voice Over in Adobe Audition

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, I'll show the step-by-step process of processing a voice recording within Audition. By the end, you will be able to edit your recording and...

  11. Automated Dialogue Replacement: How to Improve Any Video With ADR

    Automated Dialogue Replacement: How to Improve Any Video With ADR

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, I'll give you a step-by-step outline of the ADR recording process. You will learn how to record, edit and mix replacement dialogue.

  12. Cubase Explained

    Cubase Explained

    Tutorial Beginner

    Steinberg's Cubase helps audio engineers, musicians, video editors and sound engineers to create and manage projects easily and with a robust set of...