Music Calculator

Getting your hands on this kind of wide, shimmering electric guitar sound found on many pop records from the 80s comes down to adjusting the … Read more

Ever tweak the filter sweep on a synth and find it wandering off? After a while, the modulation have gone all wonky and isn’t locked … Read more

Once you press record and perform your bassline and it’s thin, timing have become physical. It could of been on the grid but gate length … Read more

Sometimes we’re sitting there thinking: “I want to make this sound,” and then playing it doesn’t happen. We think about a thumping bassline dropping out … Read more

By keeping repeat delay in sync with the session tempo, you’ll always keep your echoes landing on a beat subdivision rather than having them float … Read more

That’s that specific kind of panic that hits when you finally listen to your mix in the car. The guitar sounds static and the pad … Read more

When you read a score and come upon a letter name you might find yourself asking whether this is a sharp snare crack or a … Read more

Press a note and twist that pitch wheel. Nothing happens except the synth jump up a semitone. That’s because you probably grabbed that wheel and … Read more

What is middle C? It’s a difficult idea to grasp. It is the note that fall in the middle of musical scale. Well, not exactly. … Read more

It’s common to hear someone say they’re confused by pitches when what they mean is ‘the notes on my piano’, or perhaps someone else thinks … Read more

Learning music theory can feel like a collection of strict rules you have to learn and remember before you’re permitted to produce anything. You spend … Read more

Remember that instant when you see a new piece of music and your mind freezes? There’s nothing wrong with the notes; they’re just alien hieroglyphics. … Read more

Here’s what happens: you’ve got a great melody running through your head. You’re standing in front of a band and are confident enough to put … Read more

Even if you’re hitting the notes correctly, it still sounds like your arpeggiator is out-of-time. It might be rushing forward of the hi-hats, or dragging … Read more

The baton comes up. You stand in orchestra. It hits you that the room has warmed since we rehearsed and your pitch is slowy getting … Read more