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If there's one thing video games do well, it's convincing us to spend countless hours trying to get better and better at them. Studying how they build that kind of intrinsic motivation provides some revealing lessons for anyone learning or teaching music...

"The Session View is incredibly flexible and fun. You could make entire songs in this view if you wanted! However, eventually, you may want to have more control over each part over the course of the song. For this reason, we’d suggest a transition to the Arrangement View once you’ve sketched out a few sections of your song in the Session View."

Just dipping your toes into the world of podcasting? Here are three free and cheap audio editing tools to get you up and running.

What songs have you had on repeat for the last year?

"Writing call and response with yourself requires tapping into different parts of yourself, extracting different moods you might be experiencing. In a way, you are finding common ground with yourself, with the end goal being both voices are equal participants and yet possess a feeling all of their own, like the perfect duet."

Looking for a mentor to help keep you accountable to your musical goals? Book a month-long session with one of our nest mentors, Leon Kelly.

Finding the vocal production process a little stale these days? You track your lead vocals, your harmonies, and your improvised ad libs your song sounds great, but lacks a little something special? You’re not alone, and now is the perfect time to experiment with a creative vocal effects chain on your own, from the comfort of your own home.

Pop songs today tend to rely on a single chord progression, but that hasn't always been the case... Ben Morss looks at how that change happened.

More intel in what's inside our new course with pop innovator Kimbra!

Watch Kimbra break down the production and vocal arrangement of her hit song 'Goldmine' in this excerpt from our newest course 'Kimbra: Vocal Creativity, Arranging, and Production.' Sign up for the course today: https://soundfly.com/courses/creative-pop-vocals-with-kimbra

A moving open letter from inspiring artist and Soundfly student Ellisa Sun to all AAPI artists creating today.

Want to know more about our new Ableton Live course? Here's a Flypaper article all about it!

Not many good things came out of 2020, but among the good were some seriously amazing new albums. From Fiona Apple to Dua Lipa, Run The Jewels to Pearl Jam, and so many more, artists this year pulled on our heartstrings masterfully.

Communication is essential to collaboration. In this video, Kimbra breaks down her approach to developing both technical and emotional musical vocabularies.

Need a little help reaching your new year's resolutions? We've got you.

What are the songs that inspired you to get serious about your chops?

What's your favorite Dilla track?

A few lessons from one of the most dynamic vocalists and producers out there today...

Feeling stuck in a rut? Here are a few tips to help you break free of your bad habits and start creating.

Mixing is more of an art than a science, and no one knows how to navigate the nuances of your voice like you do.