Music Production Resources

There's a ton of information online about digital music production, and finding your way through the web can be a daunting and time-consuming affair. So we put together this list of the most popular, as well as our favourite, music production resources, blogs, forums, and software to guide you.

Audio Production Forums

Audio Production News and Blogs

Audio Production Software

Here are some links to popular audio software. To see a full list of what we're using, take a look at our Music Production Software page.

Software Synths, Samplers, and Drum Machines

VST Plugins

Sample Packs and Synth Presets

NewLoops.com - Audio Loops, Drum Loops, Sample Packs, Synth Presets
Ableton Live Packs - Sample packs for Ableton Live
Reason Refills - Samples and Presets for Reason
U-he Presets - Presets for Diva, Hive, Repro-1 and Repro-5
Massive Presets - Presets fort Native Instruments Massive
Serum Presets - Serum Synths, Serum Pads, and Serum Bass Presets
Omnisphere Presets - Presets and Sound Banks for Omnisphere
MPC Expansion Packs - Expansion sound packs for Akai MPC
Ableton Wavetable Presets - Presets for Ableton Live Wavetable synth
Sound Effects - Impacts, risers, backing atmospheres, special effects
Free Sounds - Download free audio samples, audio loops, sounds, and presets.