Tutorials

Looking to try your hand at making music? Want to fine-tune your skills? Check out zircon's ongoing series of music tutorials, covering a wide range of topics relevant to computer-based music production.


Groovy Drums

Explains how to create and process catchy drum grooves and fills, even with low-quality samples.

Working with 'Real' Instruments

Explains how to breathe some life into sampled instruments like piano and strings.

Synthesizer Basics

Covers the basics of subtractive synthesis, the important controls, and practical applications.

Effects Processing

Covers reverb, delays, chorusing, distortion, overdrive, phasing, and flanging. Lots of audio examples.

Production Values

Covers methodology to producing a song; choosing sounds, processing them, mixing, and even mastering.