I’ve been pretty into hip hop lately. It seems to me that good hip hop is some of the most innovative, creative music out there […]

Gear Reviews: MacBook Pro 16 inch 90 day Update for Musicians (plus a dbrand Skin Addition!)
I bought my first MacBook Pro about 3 months ago after many months of deliberation. Prior to owning the MacBook I was using a Mac […]

Gear Reviews: BFD3 Catalina Update – Does it work?
FXpansion’s BFD3 is a tremendously powerful virtual drum kit, really its a full studio based around drum samples. With BFD3 you not only get a […]

Moog and Korg Provide Synth Apps for Free to Support Musicians During Coronavirus Quarantine
In an effort to help support the music community during this very strange time we’re all living through, Moog and Korg have offered up their […]

Music Production Quick Tips: TransMod Basics in FXpansion’s Geist 2
FXpansion’s Geist 2 features functionality known as “TransMod”. I’ve been interested in learning about this for a while, but didn’t get around to it until […]

Music Production Quick Tips: MacBook Pro 16 Inch Load Test with Studio One and Low Power Mode in Endurance App
Someone posted a question on my video “Music Production Quick Tips: MacBook Pro 16 – Is Fan Noise An Issue When Using External Monitors?” regarding […]

Music Production Quick Tips: How to set up Xfer Record’s Cthulhu in Studio One
I’ve been playing around with Xfer Record’s Cthulhu a lot lately, and one of the things that was always confusing for me when I started […]

Music Production Quick Tips: Humanizing beats made in FXpansion’s Geist with Shift Graphs
I was experimenting with FXpansion’s Geist 2 the other day, and was trying to find a way to get the triggers to sound a little […]

Music Production Quick Tips: Randomize Rhythmic Variation in FXpansion’s Geist 2
FXpansion’s Geist 2 is one of my favorite programs to make beats with. One of the reasons for that is because of the immense variations […]

Music Production Quick Tips: MacBook Pro 16 – Is Fan Noise An Issue When Using External Monitors?
Prior to purchasing my MacBook Pro 16 inch I had read online that the thermal cooling combined with the powerful CPU amounted to excessively noisy […]