Studio One is a fantastic software out of the gate, but you can make it even better with just a few tweaks, so in this week's video, I walk you through some of Studio One's advanced settings and show you the ones that I would change for a better experience.

Studio One is a fantastic D.A.W. with a ton of functionality, and it has been my choice for music production for over ten years.

The software has many awesome features, but in this week's video, I want to share 5 of my favorites that you should know about to improve your production workflow.

About a month ago, I got to collaborate with Billboard charting AfroBeats artist Pusha Preme, and we created a song called Fatima.

Since its release, the song has gotten over 18,000 streams and even peaked at number three on the iTunes charts in South Africa.

So then, to celebrate, in this week...

Sampling is a fun way of making beats and producing music, but how do you chop up a sample and put it back together in a way that flows and creates a catchy melodic riff?

You could start cutting and splicing the audio randomly, hoping that the result makes sense, but there is actually a really s...

If you produce music, chances are you have heard of sampling at some point.

Sampling is when you take a pre-existing piece of audio and chop it up to restructure and repurpose it to create your own melodic phrase.

This technique has been around for years and is used in many genres, from hip-hop...

Do you ever find yourself constantly tweaking your plugins and experimenting with new ones but have yet to actually finish any music? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of options available and find yourself constantly getting lost in a sea of plugins?

Friend, you're not alone. It's easy to...

I recently transitioned to Apple Silicon for my music production work. After years of using Intel-based Macs, the idea of switching was exciting but also extremely nerve-wracking. Would the software I've relied on for so long run properly? Would all my plugins and virtual instruments work as inte...

The arrangement is one of the most important aspects of music production and can make the difference between an amateur, home-recorded track and a professional, radio-ready song.

Arrangement refers to the overall structure and organization of a musical composition. It determines the flow and pro...

Studio One has many excellent features that enable creativity by allowing you to customize your workflow to suit your needs, and folder tracks are a great example.

At face value, they may seem uninteresting, but when used to their full extent, they can provide fantastic organization and efficien...

Impact XT is Studio One's native drum sampler, and if you use it to program your drums, then in this week's video, I want to share with you 3 of my favorite tips to help you get the most out of it.

If you make hip-hop or pop music, chances are that you use 808s, and regardless of your experience level, I'm sure that at some point or another, you have heard someone say that your 808s need to be in tune. But what does that mean exactly, why is it important, and how do you do it?

In a nutshel...

Drum programming is a crucial part of music production, but it's not always the most straightforward and can vary from software to software. 

In Studio One, for example, we have Sample One XT and Impact XT, two powerful virtual instruments designed for programming MIDI, but which is the right on...