Composing / Arranging / Songwriting

Cymasphere aims to make more complex chord construction available to all.

Since breaking through with BTS’s ‘Dynamite’, David Stewart has been making his mark on modern pop music with hit after hit.

The man behind colossal hits for Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus and Florence + the Machine takes a surprisingly old‑school approach to writing and production.

Using only the tools built into your DAW, you can turn your arpeggiations into complex, engaging sequences.

These audio files accompany the Power Up Your MIDI Arpeggiators article in SOS December 2023 edition.

Film composer and producer Ludwig Göransson has earned a stellar reputation for sonic world‑building.

It takes talent, attitude and self‑belief to succeed in the music business, and Linda Perry has plenty of all three...

Cristobal Tapia de Veer has become a first‑call Hollywood composer — by ignoring Hollywood’s rules.

These audio files accompany the Faking A String Section In Your DAW workshop in SOS July 2023 issue.

We explain how to create MIDI string arrangements that don’t sound like MIDI string arrangements!

Songwriting today is about collaboration, capturing moments of inspiration and polishing them ’til they shine. Blake Slatkin is a master of the art.

Adding a horn section to your productions can bring everything from mellow melancholy to verve and excitement.

To find himself as an artist, Charlie Puth swapped high‑profile co‑writers for fan reaction on TikTok. It seems to have worked...