Making Music Magazine | Connecting the world through music.

Community Video: The Wilderness — If I Have to Die

The Wilderness is the next big band you haven’t heard. However, the fans are talking about their over 400 live shows across the USA and Canada in the last four years alone. The Wilderness is an indie rock sextet based in Kingston, ON that has a massive and mighty sound — a propulsive and potent […]

Music Production: Learn How to Record, Mix, and Master Music

We’re all able to record music; a smartphone will get you quick results. But for a good sound, a lot more is involved. Acoustics, microphone placement, and effects have a huge influence on the resulting sound. Music Production: Learn How to Record, Mix, and Master Music by Hans Weekhout will teach you how to record, […]

D’Addario Loknob — Lock in Your Sound

Dial and lock in your sound settings with D’Addario’s easy-to-install Loknob. Once in place, simply rotate the knob to click into the sound you need. For larger sound adjustments, lift the knob, rotate to your desired sound, then release. Loknob retrofits to most amplifiers, effects pedals, instruments, and live/studio gear. Available in two sizes and […]

Mastering Process Explained with Alan Silverman – Part 1

Community Video: altre di B — Salgado

Community Video: The Wilderness — If I Have to Die

Community Video: altre di B — Salgado

Since its debut in 2011, the indie rock band altre di B, comprising members Andrea Ortolani, Alberto Laffi, Giacomo Gelati, and Giovanni Ruggeri (this vintage name comes from the matches not included in the B leagues’ sports betting) has secured a place in the flourishing scene of its hometown Bologna, Italy, mixing the inventiveness and […]

Community Video: J.C. Andersen — I Go Out

Norwegian-American artist JC Andersen is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. He spent his earliest years growing up in Stavanger, Norway before eventually moving to Central Florida. Music has always been a huge part of his life. Following high school graduation, he took his passion to music city, Nashville, TN which proved successful, landing him and his band […]

Community Video: Galand — Storyline

Community Video: Hitha — We Will Last

9 Tips to Avoid A Hoarse Voice During the Holidays

The holiday season is a time for numerous music events, late nights, and celebrations. Here are 9 tips to avoid a hoarse voice during the holidays:

Music Sudoku for Kids

This 100% reproducible collection of Music Soduko for Kids has 64 Sudoku puzzles (18 four-square, 20 easy six-square and 28 medium six-square) and offers students a fun gateway into music learning. The symbols and characters used are drawn from a variety of music subject areas such as notes and dynamics, to letters representing instruments, composers […]

How to Read Music

Music notation is a language that has been developing for thousands of years; even the manner in which we read music today has been around for several centuries. In learning to read music, we encounter basic symbols for pitch, duration, and timing. As we advance, we learn about dynamics, expression, timbre, and even special effects. […]

The Process Einstein Used to Stimulate Creativity and Why it Worked

Multi-Purpose Beginning Band Tool

The Workings of the Piano: For the Up-and-Coming Pianist

Take a Virtual Tour of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has been closed to the public for over a month. In an effort to continue reaching bluegrass fans all over the world, the Hall of Fame has produced a virtual tour led by Executive Director Chris Joslin. Within the Hall of […]

The NAMM Show 2020 Adventures

The NAMM Show 2020 was held January 16-19, 2020 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Here are some photos from our time at the show.

It’s Almost Time for The NAMM Show 2020…

It’s January, which means that it’s time to prepare for the annual NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show—the world’s most comprehensive gathering of musical instruments, gear, and experts. The NAMM Show, held each January in Southern California, unites over 115,000 registrants from 130 countries. This is a conference where almost every music instrument or […]

Make Music Winter Returns Nationwide on December 21

Free Participatory Musical Parades Showcasing a Wide Variety of Genres and Styles to Kick Off Winter in Over 30 U.S. Cities Make Music Winter, a free, outdoor music-making celebration on the winter solstice, returns this year on Saturday, Dec. 21, with participatory musical parades and performances and events in more than 30 U.S. cities. The […]

Earth Celebration: 3 Days of Drumming

Earth Celebration is a huge drum festival hosted by the globetrotting drum group Kodo. This year’s festival will be held August 16-18 on Sado Island.

Music Production: Learn How to Record, Mix, and Master Music

January 27, 2021

The Best Ways to Record Bass: Tracking All the Way to Mixing

January 15, 2021

No song is complete without the coveted low-end that only a bass can create. Famous songs have been built on (quite literally) the foundation of the kick drum and bass guitar, which is why engineers over the years have experimented with hundreds of techniques to capture that perfect low-end recording. As you may already be […]

D’Addario Loknob — Lock in Your Sound

January 26, 2021

ProSoCoustic Wave Pro Series Acoustic Panels

January 23, 2021

Take Control of Your Room Announced at the 2021 NAMM Show: The ProSoCoustic Wave Pro Series offers a unique blend of absorption and diffusion in one product. Their unique diffusor pattern inside each panel allows greater absorption efficiency in the same amount of space. Wave Pro panels also include convenient machine screw inserts that provide […]

Rupert Neve 5059 Satellite Summing Mixer

January 21, 2021

Announced at the 2021 NAMM Show: The Rupert Never 5059 Satellite Summing Mixer features 16 channels with individual level, pan, inserts, stereo-2 sends, and master texture controls, providing easy integration with outboard equipment, complete control for two separate stem mixes, and the ability to dial in analogue mojo in two modes. With the same sonic […]

NAMM Show 2021: Yamaha Announces New DGX-670 Digital Piano

January 21, 2021

During the 2021 NAMM Show, Yamaha unveiled the DGX-670, a new digital piano featuring a modern, attractive aesthetic and a simplified user interface. The new “Portable Grand” ensemble instrument is a full, 88-note weighted action keyboard with exceptional playability, superb sound and visual appeal, making it ideal for beginners and accomplished pianists alike. It replaces […]