Music Production
Everything published on Viyolens under Music Production — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Sample Library: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a sample library depends on genre, format, and actual value. This guide covers essential specs, price tiers, common mistakes, and how to match libraries to your production workflow.
Novation Synthesizer: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying the right Novation synthesizer requires understanding product categories, keyboard sizes, synthesis engines, and connectivity options. This guide helps you choose an instrument that matches you...
The Ultimate Guide to Finger Drumming Pad
Finger drumming pads enable expressive percussion performance and beat creation in electronic music production. Discover responsive controllers for live and studio use.
Cinematic Samples for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The prospect of creating dramatic film scores intimidates many producers, but cinematic samples make this accessible even for beginners. This guide shows you the easiest path to compelling soundtrack...
Midi Packs: A Complete Buyer's Guide
MIDI packs are powerful production tools, but purchasing wisely is critical. Discover how to evaluate quality, assess seller reputation, and invest in MIDI packs that genuinely enhance your production...
How to Set Up and Use Addictive Drums
Getting Addictive Drums 2 running involves a few more steps than a standard installer. Here's the exact order of operations, from download to first pattern.
Keyboard Novation: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a Novation keyboard means understanding product categories from portable MIDI controllers to professional synthesizers. This guide clarifies specifications and helps you match the right model...
The Best DAWs for Hip Hop Production, Compared
Hip hop production demands specific DAW features: powerful sampling, tight quantisation, and intuitive drum sequencing. This guide compares the top choices and explains how to pick the best DAW for hi...
8 Channel Mixing Console for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A beginner's guide to 8-channel mixing consoles, covering basic layout, setup, channel controls, your first mixing session, and common mistakes to avoid.
Serum Presets: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The market for Serum presets is large and uneven. Here is how to identify packs worth buying for your specific genre, and how to read past the marketing to find real quality.
Construction Kits: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Construction kits offer pre-built musical elements for remixing and production. This guide covers quality indicators, pricing tiers, common mistakes, and how to choose kits that match your production...
Autotune Mic for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Autotune is pitch correction software that keeps your vocals in tune. This beginner's guide covers what it does, how to use it, and common mistakes to avoid.
Neumann Studio Speakers: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Learn what makes Neumann studio speakers special, evaluate whether they justify premium pricing, and make an informed purchase decision.
Royalty Free Samples: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Purchasing royalty free samples means understanding licensing rights, file quality, and pricing tiers. Learn what to check before buying and which platforms deliver real value.
The Complete Guide to Keyboard Novation
Novation keyboards deliver creative electronic music instruments bridging affordability and professional capability. Discover their range, features and why producers worldwide choose Novation.
The Ultimate Guide to Plugin Types
Open a DAW's plugin browser and it's a lot. Here's how the main plugin types break down, so choosing the right tool stops being guesswork.
The Ultimate Guide to Kali Audio Studio Monitors
Kali Audio studio monitors deliver professional-grade accuracy at home studio prices. Discover how these speakers help you mix recordings that translate reliably across all playback systems.
Daw Pro Tools for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Pro Tools is industry-standard audio production software. This beginner's guide covers interface navigation, basic recording, editing, and mixing to start producing music.
Uad Audio Plugins for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The learning curve with UAD plugins is mostly in the setup, not the plugins. Here's the beginner-friendly way through it, step by step.
The Complete Guide to Synth Rack Mount
Synth rack mount systems bring powerful synthesis into compact 19-inch rackmount format. Explore how they work, why producers and performers choose them, and which options suit your needs.
Autotune Plugin: A Complete Buyer's Guide
With dozens of autotune plugin options ranging from free tools to professional-grade software, understanding what distinguishes one from another is essential for making an informed purchase decision.
Everything You Need to Know About Boss Drum Album
BOSS drum machines have been a staple of guitarists' practice setups and home studios for decades — this guide explains how they are used to build drum albums from patterns up to full recordings.
Rack Synthesizers: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical buying guide for rack synthesizers: understanding synthesis engines, evaluating specifications, price tier breakdown, common mistakes, and purchasing steps.
The Complete Guide to Headphones Wireless Noise Cancelling
Explore wireless noise-cancelling headphones for music production and listening. Understand ANC technology, codec options, comfort factors and which models suit musicians best.
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Arturia
Arturia offers creative keyboards and studio tools for producers, composers and electronic musicians.
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Looper Pedal
A looper pedal helps guitarists build layered parts for practice, composition and live solo performances.
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Moog
Discover Moog instruments for expressive analogue synthesis, hands-on control and unmistakable classic sound.
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Native Instruments
Discover Native Instruments’ software, virtual instruments and creative tools for production, sound design and live perf...
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Positive Grid Guitar Amp
Positive Grid guitar amp models deliver smart modelling, portable design and versatile tones for modern UK players.
Reverb
Essential reverb effects for adding depth, space and atmosphere to guitar, vocals and production.
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Roland Fp30x
The Roland FP30X is a versatile portable digital piano with expressive keys, stronger sound and performance-ready featur...
Yamaha Hs8
Designed for larger spaces, the Yamaha HS8 delivers powerful, accurate monitoring with strong low-end detail.
