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From ancient ballads to modern hits, love dominates the musical conversation. We explore why, along with creative ideas to inspire your own love song.

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Singles reign supreme, but artists of all levels can benefit from releasing an EP: a mini-album that’s usually between 3-6 songs.

“Cobra Kai” composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson compete to see who can make the best original ’80s score.

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James McAlister shows off how he turns an ARCADE pluck into a polyrhythm with an Electron Digitakt, Teenage Engineering OP-1, and more.

Dive into how music producer Dresage brings her song “Center” to life by triggering chopped-up vocal stems with electroacoustic harp.

Valerie June talks about blending country, folk, soul, blues, and jazz on her third album, “The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers.”

Producer and sound designer Matt Lange walks us through his favorite techniques for processing electric guitars in electronic music.