Traveling is an essential part of being a musician and the most important travel item you need is your gig bag, or backpack.

Looking for a studio chair that’s comfortable and affordable? In this article, Output lists the 13 best chairs for music production!

Looking for sweet, free VST plug-ins with zero strings attached? Check out the best VST plugins that take your sound from meh to monster.

Here is a comprehensive list of the best lo-fi plugins on the market right now to inject your music with some wobble and warmth.

We spoke with house legend Terry Hunter about coming up in Chicago, remixing Beyoncé, and where music is headed.

Tape Loops and Reverse are new Arcade Instrument features based on throwback techniques. Learn more about their inspiration and functionality.

Yáng Tan is one of hip-hop and pop’s most coveted mix engineers and vocal producers, working on projects for the likes of Kanye West, J. Cole, and Kid Cudi.

South London dance producer Ross From Friends walks us through his custom Max for Live device Thresho and the one synth he used throughout his new album, “Tread.”

Atlanta-based hip-hop producer Richie Souf talks about learning from Future, the importance of community in music, and the art of repetition.

Maclaine Diemer is the lead composer for video game developer ArenaNet. In this edition of Talkback, he demonstrates how two Output FX plugins — Movement and Portal — help him dial in the atmosphere.

We chat with prolific electronic producer Machinedrum about plugins, collaboration, organizing your samples, the importance of taking breaks, and much more.

Lucky Daye speaks to Output about songwriting, developing confidence, and a fateful vocal production session with Babyface.