The popularity of chill music has surged in recent years, with more students, professionals, and even casual listeners embracing it as the perfect backdrop for…
Tips and Tricks for Using the FPC Drum Plugin in FL Studio
If you’re an FL Studio user, the FPC plugin is an essential tool for building custom drum kits, finger drumming, and adding creative percussion to…
Loops, Samples, and AI
Rethinking Creativity in Modern Music For as long as people have made music, we’ve borrowed from what came before. Folk musicians passed down melodies through…
Hammock: The Sound of Twilight and Infinite Space
In the vast world of ambient and post-rock music, few bands have carved out a space as emotive, immersive, and quietly transcendent as Hammock. Formed in…
The Secrets Behind Nine Inch Nails’ Ambient Soundscapes
Nine Inch Nails (NIN), led by Trent Reznor and long-time collaborator Atticus Ross, is widely celebrated for pushing the boundaries of industrial rock. But tucked…
Tangerine Dream: Pioneers of Electronic Sound
Beginnings in Berlin Tangerine Dream was founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese in Berlin, Germany. Emerging from the city’s innovative art and music scene, Froese…
How an Ambient Music Producer Can Perform Live
A Guide to Creating Immersive Experiences Performing live as an ambient music producer can feel like a contradiction at first. Ambient music is subtle, immersive,…
Pro Tips & Tricks for Recording Guitar Like a Seasoned Engineer
Recording guitar—whether it’s a sparkling acoustic, a gritty electric riff, or a smooth clean rhythm part—is an art as much as a science. A great…
Introducing “Senile Felines” – My Latest Track as Water for Otters
My latest song has dropped today and I’m pretty excited about it. Not only is this the first song I’ve completed this year, it’s also…
Stendeck, Ulrich Schnauss & Flunk
Those are just a few of the great artists that I’ve included in this week’s playlist. Episode 20 of Neural Flow Weekly has been published…