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10 Quick Tips to Writing Better Melodies (Free MIDI Pack)
Ten essential melody writing tips with a free MIDI pack to help you practice and apply these techniques in your own productions.
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Free lessons on melody writing, music theory, and production techniques.
· melody
10 Quick Tips to Writing Better Melodies
Practical guidance on melody composition with ten key principles — from chord foundations and rhythm variation to note economy and grace notes.
· arrangement
7 Transitions to Make Your Music Instantly Better
Learn the 7 essential transition techniques that separate amateur productions from professional ones — risers, sweeps, drum fills, filter automation, and more.
· ableton
Everything You Need to Know About the Ableton Saturator
A complete guide to Ableton's Saturator plugin — understand every parameter and learn how to use wave-shaping to add grit, punch, and warmth to your sounds.
· piano tutorial
All Piano Intervals (Ascending) for Beginners - Piano Tutorial
A beginner-friendly piano tutorial covering all ascending intervals, helping you recognize and play every interval on the keyboard.
· piano tutorial
Create Epic Tension On The Piano with Suspensions! - Piano Tutorial
A piano tutorial on using suspensions to create epic tension and resolution in your music, adding emotional depth to your chord progressions.
· melody
Create Melodies Like Sigala - Breaking Down His Top 3 Melodies For Music Producers & Songwriters
A detailed breakdown of Sigala's top 3 melodies, revealing the techniques behind his feel-good, chart-topping sound.
· melody
EDM Melody Breakdown - "Tsunami" Exposed (Big Room)
A detailed melodic breakdown of the big room hit 'Tsunami', revealing the techniques behind its iconic melody.
· melody
10 Melody Starters to Spark Inspiration
Use these 10 foundational melody patterns as building blocks to spark musical ideas and write catchy melodies faster.
· mixing
14 Proven Techniques to Improve Your Gain Staging & Balance
Master gain staging with these 14 proven techniques — from referencing and level matching to monitoring best practices and metering plugins.
· melody
How To Create Melodies Without A MIDI Controller Or Music Theory Easily!
Learn how to create great melodies even without a MIDI controller or music theory knowledge, using simple and accessible techniques.
· melody
How to Make Beautiful Melodies: 3 Simple Tricks
Three simple but powerful tricks for creating beautiful melodies that connect with your listeners emotionally.
· melody
How to Make Better Dance Melodies: 3 Tricks
Three specific techniques for writing better dance melodies that get people moving on the dance floor.
· melody
How To Make Melodies Banging - Sigala & Steph Curry Have One Melodic Secret
Discover the surprising connection between Sigala's melodies and Steph Curry's basketball, and how one shared secret makes both unstoppable.
· chords
How To Use The Circle Of 5ths To Create Epic Chord Progressions (My Secret Trick!)
A secret trick for using the Circle of 5ths to create epic chord progressions that sound professional and emotionally powerful.
· bass
How to Write Bass Lines: 3 Easy Steps That Changed My Life
A simple 3-step approach to writing bass lines that will transform your music production workflow and make your low end hit harder.
· melody
How to Write Beautiful Melodies Like Illenium & Seven Lions
Learn the melody composition techniques used by Illenium and Seven Lions to create emotional, beautiful melodies in your productions.
· melody
How to Write Catchy Melodies: My Secrets Exposed
Discover the secrets behind writing catchy, memorable melodies that stick in your listeners' heads.
· melody
How To Write Melodies Like Avicii - The 3 Steps He Used To Create Memorable Music
Learn the 3 specific steps Avicii used to create his iconic, memorable melodies and apply them to your own music.
· mixing
The Difference Between Peak, True Peak, LUFS, and RMS
How to measure loudness for Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Tidal — understand Peak, True Peak, LUFS, and RMS to master your tracks correctly.
· melody
Melody Writing Tricks For Music Producers - 10 Easy Tips
Ten easy and actionable melody writing tips for music producers looking to improve their melodic composition skills.
· melody
Melody Writing Tricks For Music Producers - 10 Ways To Start
Ten different ways to start writing melodies as a music producer, helping you overcome writer's block and spark new ideas.
· melody
Melody Writing Tricks For Music Producers - 5 Keys To Success
Five essential keys to successful melody writing for music producers, covering the core principles that make melodies memorable.
· mixing
5 Types of Metering Plugins You Should Be Using
Learn about the 5 essential types of metering plugins that help you make better mixing decisions — level meters, spectrum analyzers, goniometers, and more.
· mixing
Peak vs. RMS Compression: What You Need to Know
Understand the difference between peak and RMS compression — when to use each type, and how they affect your sound differently.
· arpeggios
Piano Arpeggio Patterns for Music Producers - 5 Mindblowing Arp Tactics
Five mindblowing arpeggio tactics for music producers, showing how to use piano arpeggios to elevate your productions.
· piano
5 Secrets for Processing and Layering Piano in Music Production
Learn how to process and layer piano in your productions with these 5 techniques — from saturation and EQ to compression and layering strategies.
· mixing
The Ultimate Guide to OTT Compression
Everything you need to know about OTT compression — what it is, how it works, and how to use it to make your sounds bigger, fuller, and warmer.
· mixing
The 6 Best Ways to Add Width to Your Tracks
Learn six proven techniques to create wide, full mixes — from the Haas effect and micro shifting to Mid/Side EQ and doubling.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Avicii, Kygo & Martin Garrix
Learn the melody-writing techniques used by Avicii, Kygo, and Martin Garrix to create iconic electronic music melodies.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Avicii: Learn His Top 20 Melodies Easily (Part 1)
Analyze and learn Avicii's top 20 melodies with easy-to-follow piano tutorials — Part 1 of the series.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Avicii - Learn His Top 20 Melodies Easily (Part 2)
Part 2 of the Avicii melody series - continue learning his top 20 melodies with easy-to-follow piano tutorials.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Avicii - Learn His Top 20 Melodies Easily (Part 3)
Part 3 of the Avicii melody series - continue learning his top 20 melodies with easy-to-follow piano tutorials.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Avicii - Learn His Top 20 Melodies Easily (Part 4)
Part 4 and final installment of the Avicii melody series - complete your journey through his top 20 melodies.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Illenium - How He Uses Chords To Make Memorable Melodies
Discover how Illenium uses chord progressions as the foundation for his emotionally powerful and memorable melodies.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Kygo - 3 Instant Melody Hacks for Music Producers & Songwriters
Three instant melody hacks inspired by Kygo's signature tropical sound, perfect for producers and songwriters.
· melody
Write Melodies Like Martin Garrix - "Animals" Exposed
Breaking down the melody of Martin Garrix's 'Animals' to reveal the techniques that made it one of EDM's most iconic tracks.
· melody
Write Melodies with 5 Arp Secrets (Songwriting Steroids)
Five arpeggiator secrets that will supercharge your melody writing and take your songwriting to the next level.
· melody
Write Melodies With Emotion Like Illenium, Seven Lions And Said The Sky
Learn how Illenium, Seven Lions, and Said the Sky write emotionally powerful melodies, and apply their techniques to your music.
· melody
Write Melodies With Happy Vibes - Kygo's Secrets Revealed
Discover the secrets behind Kygo's happy, uplifting melodies and learn how to create your own feel-good tropical vibes.
· melody
Write Melodies with Vocal Chops Like Martin Garrix, Illenium & Kygo
Learn how to write melodies using vocal chops inspired by Martin Garrix, Illenium, and Kygo's production techniques.
· melody
Writing Melodies For Music Producers - Mozart And Illenium Make Bangers Using Arps
Discover how both Mozart and Illenium use arpeggios to create memorable melodies, and learn to apply these timeless techniques.