Music Tech Focus

10 TIPS to make your music more interesting (or how to turn off the turn-offs)

1 Don’t just loop

AWs are great for looping, right? It’s really their ‘thing’ and what makes arranging your tunes so darned easy. Just hit Cmd-R, enter a number and there you have it: a complete tune! But if you want musical interest, then you can’t simply loop and loop; you have to add some variation. Even in the world of four-four dance music, where loops are the bread and butter of repetitive beats, the best tunes have something to lift them. This might be as simple

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