Curtis Roads was barely out of high school in 1970, playing music in the metro area surrounding the University of Illinois, a pioneering center of computer music. He wasn’t a student, but through a ...

In ancient China, people laid xiantao (a lute-like ancient Chinese musical instrument) with strings to generate music. After a long evolution, the instrument developed into what we call sanxian (three ...

"Sanxian" (three-stringed Chinese lute) comes in many types, among which the most suitable to play folk music is the large "sanxian". With a fretless fingerboard, one can only rely on the muscle ...

Previously, we've published a frankly must-read guide on how to build your knowledge of music theory to make better electronic music. Now, we’re going to round up a few pieces of software that know it ...

PRODUCER WEEK 2025: Mixing is typically a spiral process where we gradually make smaller and smaller adjustments as we return to different aspects of the track. Processing the mix bus can play an ...