
Music Gear
Free guides & reviews of the top DAWs, Plugins, Music Hardware, AI music tools & more to help you get started producing music.


How To Buy Used Gear Without Getting Ripped Off

Skeuomorphism: How Plugin Design Affects What You Hear

How to Choose an Audio Interface for Your Home Studio

The 16 Best New Gear Releases from NAMM 2019

Buying Your First Mic: The 4 Step Guide

Microphone Types: How to Choose the Right Mic for Your Sound

The 30 Best Microphones on the Market Today

5 Things You Should Share With Your Fans Besides Your Music

Equalization 101: Everything Musicians Need to Know about EQ

The 14 Best Modulation Plugins for Adding Movement to Your Mix

The 11 Best Delay Plugins for Every Mix Situation
The 15 Best EQ Plugins to Shape Your Mix

The 16 Best Reverb Plugins for Every Mix Situation

How to Get on a Playlist: The 9 Step Guide to Doing It Yourself

How to Make an Album Cover Without AI in 4 Steps

Ear Training Apps: The 8 Best Tools For Improving Your Listening Skills

Reference Tracks: How to Improve Your Sound with Mix Referencing

How to Prepare Your Album for LANDR Mastering

Recording Vocals at Home: 9 Big Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

LANDR Samples: Get The Right Sound at the Right Time

A Brief History of the Roland TR-808

A Brief History of the Roland TR-808

4 Awesome Tech Tools for Making Music

7 Uncommon Ways To Make Your Tracks Better With Randomization

5 Moments in the History of Tape That Shaped Modern Music

The 7 Most Versatile VST Plugins Ever Made

10 Unnostalgic Analog Synths That Refuse to Repeat the Past

Dare to Suck: 4 Creative Ways to Start a Track with Misstress Barbara
