Music production software

As pianists, we dream of playing concert grand pianos in iconic halls, but most of us have to settle for MIDI keyboards and bedroom studios (everyone has to start somewhere).

While we can’t sit you in front of a Steinway Model B or Yamaha CFX concert grand, all is not lost. Thanks to the best piano VST plugins on the market, we can get closer to those beautiful tones than ever.

A digital audio workstation, abbreviated as DAW, is a type of software that lets you interact with audio files, including mixing, recording, and all types of manipulation.

In order to be a player in the music industry nowadays, it’s crucial to have a basic understanding of how a DAW works.

Serum – the trusty companion of so many music producers. There’s really not much it can’t do, but like any instrument, it requires practice and creativity.

At their core, all digital audio workstations, or DAWs, do the same thing: allow a user to record, process, and compile audio into a final product.

While different DAWs have different capabilities and bells and whistles, what DAW you use will not affect the quality of the audio you create.

It’s been a hard year and we are all looking for the cheapest way to make music that we can find, which is why we’re bringing you this list of the best free VST synth plugins around!

To those not familiar with the term, a package manager is a tool that installs software for you and takes care of keeping it up to date.