Recommendations Budget Audio Interfaces: The 5 Best Audio Interfaces that You Can Actually Afford In 2022, you don’t need to spend a lot of money to start making music. This article will show you that there are options for audio interfaces that really are affordable.
songwriting 5 Common Chord Progressions (with song examples) In this article, we'll show you 5 of the most popular chord progressions and some well-known songs that use them. We'll also explain the music theory behind each one so that you can use them in your music!
Recommendations LGBTQ+ Artists to Support in Light of Pride Can you believe it’s been 50 years since the first ever UK Pride March back in 1972? In light of Pride this year (and all year round), I am so excited to present you with a list of queer artists that you can listen to and support.
Tools and Tips Mix A Track With Me: Part 2 - Creative Mix Techniques in this article I will go in-depth into some creative mix techniques that are sure to make your mixes stand out from the crowd, Such as Serial Compression and Side-Chaining - which you can then implement into your mixing sessions.
Tools and Tips Essential Drumming Guide - Part 1: Everything you need to kickstart your drumming This is part of a series for beginners, covering all the main talking points on drumming. Today, I’ll explain everything you should consider when starting out, and how to make choices that will benefit you.
Recommendations Aux’s June Release Roundup As we approach the height of Summer, here are some singles, albums and EP’s that have caught our attention during June.
Recommendations Aux's 10 Must Watch Music Films Whether you’re looking for a good artist documentary/biopic, a live performance, or a fictional drama to enjoy; here are ten recommendations!
Tools and Tips 4 Arrangement Tips and Tricks to Help Bring Your Tracks to Life While it’s true that chords, melodies, and lyrics are hugely important when it comes to creating great songs, one equally vital aspect that tends to get overlooked is the way you arrange your tracks.
Tools and Tips How to discover new music Finding new music can seem like an overwhelming task, but there are many ways to dive into the world of music and expand your taste without feeling entirely lost.
Music Creation Self-releasing music? Here’s how to choose the right distributor for you. In 2022, there are more options available to the self-releasing artist than ever before. However, it can be difficult to know which distributor is the best choice for you. Thankfully, this post should provide you with a little more clarity depending on your situation.
Audio Effects Mixing Vocals at Home: How to Create a Professional Vocal Chain Using Free Plug-Ins You’ve written a hit, recorded each instrument part and compiled your best vocal takes - now it’s time to glue it all together with a great mix.
Careers Helpful Tips for Starting Out as a Session Musician If the goal is to carve a sustainable career from playing music, then the path of a session musician might be for you.
Music Creation Recording on a Budget: How to Write a Song With 16 Tracks If all you have is a microphone and a keyboard, and the limitation of 16 tracks that free music software Pro Tools First provides, I’ll show you how to make a song with 16 tracks.
Tools and Tips HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS A NEW ARTIST Building up an online presence as a musician is difficult, and once you have it all set up where do you go from there? How do you engage with your fanbase? How often do you post?
Music Industry The Aux Awards 2022 - Nominee Playlist We've made a stonking Spotify playlist complete with tracks by all of our artist nominess from the Aux Awards 2022.
Tools and Tips Arranging, Writing Lyrics & Finding Inspiration: 8 Tips for Songwriters There are very few industries as competitive as composing and arranging music. Read on to learn more about writing song lyrics and every other tip for writing amazing music!
Tools and Tips Calling All Creatives: The Top 5 Music Production Degrees in the UK Music production is a hugely popular industry in the United Kingdom, with roughly 128,000 people working as a music producer or in the music sector. And, that number is growing all the time.
Live The Music Industry - Post Covid-19 and a Music Degree We all know that getting started in the music industry currently is difficult. New addition to the team Chloe Brown gives an insight into her experience as a recent music graduate trying to navigate the ever changing industry.
Recommendations When It Comes Around: Why Emo Is Back. Last week an arrow was expertly shot into the bleeding hearts of millennials around the globe with the announcement of ‘When We Were Young Fest’. Boasting a line up greebo rockers, pop-punk pioneers and hardcore headbangers, the festival’s poster took the internet by storm.
Recommendations Aux have partnered with Tape Notes We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Tape Notes, one of the best music podcasts out there, for a chance to tell the Aux story to their fantastic listener base.
Tools and Tips The Best Music Lessons on YouTube YouTube is a a go to resource for myself for a whole plethora of questions that I need answered in daily life, turns out it's also a great place to learn music.
Music Industry Music podcasts you should be listening to. (Part 2) While there seems to be a limitless amount of content out there, especially after a year of lockdown, I’ve tried my best to pick out some of my favourite music-based podcasts.
Music Creation No dough for DAWs? 2021's best free music software. There are plenty of free access points into recording music at home. While the more expensive apps and software do have plenty to offer in many ways, these no-cost options are more than good enough to record a demo or two on your way to becoming a top musician.
Music Industry Touring: Respect the regional There’s no doubt that touring is the most integral part of being a musician. Sure, the music is what you’re toting out on the open road, but ultimately, if you aren’t putting it in front of anyone’s face, then what’s the point?
Recommendations The Aux Playlist: Joe's Picks Struggling to find something new to listen to? Need some influence for your own music making? We're starting a new series in which our team here at Aux will share some of their current favourites and most recent discoveries.
