Tutorials
#Tutorials / 14 September 2021
How to make a pop funk beat on BandLab
Watch our video tutorial on how you can make a pop funk beat right here on BandLab’s free web Mix Editor. There is absolutely nothing ordinary about pop music, despite what many have you believe. Pop music has spawned an endless list of sub-genres, limited only by the wild creativity… Read more
#Tutorials / 7 September 2021
How to make a pop ballad on BandLab – Beat Maker Series
We show you how you can make a pop ballad beat right here on BandLab’s free web Mix Editor. We all love a good story-telling session. Music has long been a medium for story-telling, and one of the easiest ways to get your story out to the masses is to… Read more
#Tutorials / 31 August 2021
How to make an anthemic pop beat on BandLab – Beat Maker Series
We show you how you can make an anthemic pop beat right here on BandLab’s free web Mix Editor. Every now and then we come across a song that we just cannot resist singing along to. Pop music has always been catchy – songwriters have almost made writing a hit… Read more
#Tutorials / 23 August 2021
How to make an R&B slow jam beat on BandLab – Beat Maker Series
Learn how to make an R&B slow jam beat from scratch on BandLab R&B slow jams. They’re the perfect soundtracks to so many moments in our lives. These emotional and captivating ballads that were immensely popular in the 90s set the mood for so many of our fondest memories. Love… Read more
#Tutorials / 16 August 2021
Beat maker series: How to make a dancehall beat on BandLab
Learn how to make a dancehall beat from scratch on BandLab Dancehall is much more than just a music genre. The music which arose in the turbulence of the late 70s was one of Jamaica’s most influential musical exports along with reggae. Played in actual dance halls in the country’s… Read more
#Tutorials / 6 August 2021
Beat Maker Series: How to layer and process sounds using BandLab’s free web Mix Editor
How do you layer and process sounds on BandLab for bigger, more powerful tracks? One of the easiest ways to make your track sounds richer is to layer sounds. It’s as simple as it sounds (no pun intended) – you combine two or more of the same kind of sounds… Read more
#Tutorials / 28 July 2021
8 tips that’ll help you grow your followers on BandLab
How do you grow your followers on BandLab, and for real? We’ve got 8 real-world tips that anyone can follow. Ever looked at someone on BandLab and wondered how they’ve got that huge amount of followers? They’ve got authority, they’ve got clout – they have a solid following. And that… Read more
#Tutorials / 9 July 2021
Beat maker series: How to produce a soul beat on BandLab
How do you produce a soul beat from scratch on BandLab? Read on to find out. Soul is a form of music that never went away. Today, you can find countless music styles which trace their roots to soul – pop, rock, funk, hip hop are just a few. Just… Read more
#Tutorials / 25 June 2021
Beat maker series: How to produce a reggae track on BandLab
How do you produce a reggae track on BandLab? We show you how. Reggae is one of the few genres that are instantly recognizable. They don’t have to be Bob Marley tracks for you to know immediately that it's reggae. Don’t believe us? Try listening to "Red Red Wine" by… Read more
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How to music. A tutorial series with In The Band
We’re delighted to collaborate with In The Band to produce a video tutorial series. Music is and always has been a powerful thing. Music connects people, heals, and has the ability to transform our lives. But not everyone has that same accessibility to what we arguably see as a human… Read more
#Tutorials / 21 June 2021
How to make a classic rap beat on BandLab
Rewind back to our tutorial on making a boom bap beat on BandLab, we learned that the classic sound of 80s hip-hop was dominated by drum machines – in particular the Oberheim DMX and Roland TR-808. Before this relatively affordable beat-making hardware became available, hip-hop records were often made with… Read more
#Tutorials / 19 June 2021
Beat maker series: How to make an Ariana Grande style beat on BandLab
Ariana Grande is a name that dominates the musical landscape today. The kind of mega-fame that has seen numerous broken records and years of chart domination. As part of the vanguard that shifted bubblegum pop toward a more R&B and hip hop influenced sound, Ariana Grande's sound is something worth… Read more