Mastering in FL Studio – 8 Steps To Master a Song in FL Studio

Many people assume that to master a song you either need to send them to be done professionally or you need thousands of pounds of gear for master your tracks with. This is 100% incorrect. You can master your track within your DAW and even with the stock plugins. (Also see: Best DAW for music production). Whether…

Breakbot – ‘Another You’

In this instalment of Deconstructed, we turn the spotlight on Breakbot, aka French producer and DJ Thibaut Berland.   Breakbot’s triumphant return to the fore this year came with a fresh EP entitled ‘Another You’ released on Ed Banger Records. The EP’s title track is an upbeat pimptastic slice of old-school funk, dripping in squelchy synth…

Mixes Of The Week: 12/11/18

This week’s top mixes include Mustafa Ismaeel for Sunset Grooves, Objekt for Resident Advisor and Mytron & Otofo for Lodown Magazine. Objekt for Resident Advisor. Another excellent mix in the RA series, with Objekt stepping up this time. As he prepares for the imminent release of his new album, Objekt continues to push the boundaries…

How Dance Music Is Made Today, Part 1: The Rise Of The Bedroom Producer

Before the year 2000, music was generally made in a recording studio with gear costing tens of thousands of dollars. You’d book time with the studio manager, hire a recording engineer, hire a mixing engineer, and then send the finished mix to a mastering engineer at another studio. It took a lot of time, effort,…