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Welcome to the studio lounge of UJAM Instruments. A place to kick back, relax and explore some great articles and video content on all your favorite UJAM products including news, reviews, tutorials and behind the scenes stories to inspire and delight. The UJAM Instruments lounge features some of the finest talent in the music production industry sharing their stories, ideas and professional experience helping you to progress in your music creation journey and get the most out of your UJAM Instruments.

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The Ultimate Guide to Rhythm

Find the perfect rhythm for your track, learn to analyze any song and recreate your favorite beats, and build up a library of instantly usable rhythms

October 11th, 2020

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New Free Update Released: Virtual Drummer 2.1

Where to find the new free version 2.1, what to expect from this update and how to upgrade if you still own version 1.

October 8th, 2020

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How to Find a Melody Quickly

What makes a good melody, when you should copy (and when you shouldn’t), and methods that can defeat writer’s block for good

October 4th, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to EDM Sound Design

How to break down your favorite sounds, bend them to your will, and create new ones that leave your audience begging for more.

September 27th, 2020

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How to Produce a Laid-Back Progressive House Track

How to produce atmospheric, grooving progressive house tracks that keep listeners fully engaged for 5, 6, 7 minutes and beyond.

September 20th, 2020

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How to Make Your Bass Sound Unique

Give your bass the attitude and energy your song needs to stand out in any genre, no matter the style with effects like Finisher VOODOO.

September 13th, 2020

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How to Give Metal Riffs Punch with Kicks

Turn up the heat on your guitar riffs with hard-hitting metal kicks, and never worry about a weak intro again

September 6th, 2020

New Free Update Released: Beatmaker 2.1

Learn about Version 2.1 of Beatmaker including exclusive PreSonus Keyboard Highlighting as well as GUI resizing, DAW quantization, and minor bug fixes.

September 3rd, 2020

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Tips for Livestreaming DJ Sets and Production Breakdowns

How to start and run successful livestreams that bring you more fans, improve your production skills and go off without a hitch.

August 30th, 2020

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Music is Medicine

We acknowledge that in this challenging time for anyone everywhere on the planet, music is an essential source of strength and healing...

August 26th, 2020

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Create Your Own Version of “MONSTER” With Beatmaker HYPE

Create your own version of “MONSTER“ by Matthias Mayr to win the ujam Full Bundle. This competition ends on Sunday, September 6th 2020.

August 23rd, 2020

How to Construct Hard-Hitting EDM Drops

Simplify the principles of sound design, buildups, and getting the perfect bass / percussion balance in your EDM drops.

August 23rd, 2020

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ujam Release Beatmaker HYPE

ujam Instruments launch HYPE, the latest addition to their Beatmaker line. HYPE is available now in VST, AU 2 and AAX formats also as a free, fully functional 30-day trial at ujam.com.

August 20th, 2020

How to Add Polished Vocals to Any Track

How to Add Polished Vocals to Any Track

Where to find vocal samples, the best go-to effects to add and how to get rid of harshness so the singer fits seamlessly into your mix.

August 9th, 2020

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The Ultimate Guide to Neo Soul

A quick but detailed guide to the niche genre inspiring today’s most popular artists, and how to add it to your own productions.

July 26th, 2020

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ujam Release Virtual Bassist DANDY

ujam launch DANDY, the latest addition to the acclaimed Virtual Bassist line. This meticulously crafted plug-in features a sampled bass with flat-wound strings for a classy, warm and restrained sound.

July 23rd, 2020

How to Become a Master of Hi Hats

How to Become a Master of Hi Hats

Create the perfect hi hat patterns and rolls in any genre, even without a huge collection of samples.

July 19th, 2020

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The Ultimate Guide to Using MIDI

What it really is, how to use it, and the dangers you must avoid. These are the MIDI fundamentals!

July 12th, 2020

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New Update Released: Virtual Bassist 2.1

Learn about Version 2.1 of Virtual Bassist including exclusive PreSonus chord and key track features as well as GUI resizing, parallel key selection and DAW quantization.

July 10th, 2020

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How To Build A Groove

Steps to take the ideas rattling around in your brain and build them into the perfect drum groove, in any genre you like.

June 27th, 2020

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How to Collaborate on Music Remotely

Find out how to work on shared project files from anywhere in the world with as little hassle as possible.

June 21st, 2020

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How to Compose Music for Games and Film

How to create music for visual media that captures the emotion on-screen, supports the action and resonates with viewers.

June 14th, 2020

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Shaping the Sound of Your Guitar

How to radically transform your signal through an effect chain that captures the sound already in your head. Enter Finisher VOODOO.

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How to Create a Pop Riff

Learn how to find the right groove, the perfect notes and a rhythm that slaps, in any genre.

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ujam Release Finisher VOODOO

The latest multi-effect plug-in by ujam is now available and sells for $/€ 99, a bundle of all three FX plug-ins is available for $/€ 139.

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Top 10 Tips for Songwriters

Learn how to write better songs, finish them faster, and tap into a wealth of musical ideas you never knew you had. These are our top 10 tips for songwriters!

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Take Part in our 80s Song Challenge!

Create your own version of “This is The Night“ by Peter Gorges and be in the chance to win the ujam Full Bundle. This competition ends on Wednesday, May 27th 2020.

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Play the Virtual Band

An in-depth tutorial on how to play the virtual band by synchronizing chords, licks, phrases, patterns or fills via MIDI.

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Meet the Sound Design Avantgarde

In this interview, we asked UJAM founder Peter Gorges and MOK founder Taiho Yamada to share their thoughts on Finisher NEO and Waverazor. Both companies joined forces for an exclusive bundle offer! Only until Sunday, May 10th you can get the NEO Waverazor Bundle for $ 149.

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How To Make Synthwave Drum Patterns With Beatmaker VICE

Fuse 1980s feel with modern days’ sound fidelity – a synthwave drum pattern tutorial for Beatmaker VICE.

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The Ultimate Guide to Synthwave

How the sounds of 80s new wave and modern day EDM merge into a cyberpunk masterpiece that transcends any decade.

April 25th, 2020

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UJAM Releases Beatmaker VICE

UJAM releases Beatmaker VICE, the latest addition to their series of virtual electronic drum plug-ins available in VST, AU, AAX plug-in formats for macOS and Windows.

April 23rd, 2020

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Learn How to Create Bass Lines that Stick

An abbreviated guide to writing the perfect bass line for any song, genre, and instrument, even if you’ve never written one before.

April 9th, 2020

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Comprehensive Guide To Virtual Instruments

This guide helps you to hit the ground running in music production: learn what virtual instruments do, how they work and what you should expect.

April 4th, 2020

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How To Create a Chord Progression

The dark art of combining chords that sound great, fit your genre, and transport emotion. Learn more about chord progressions and how to expand them with Virtual Bassist 2.

March 28th, 2020

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UJAM Releases Virtual Bassist 2

UJAM announces Virtual Bassist 2.0, the latest upgrade to their series of professional bass guitar plug-ins with features like MIDI Drag and Drop of Phrases and a built-in Finisher.

March 26th, 2020

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The Origins of Drum and Bass

With this blog article, we’re trying to lift the curtain on a once-beloved genre that has seen a dramatic resurgence in the past decade in the music industry: Drum and Bass! Learn about the origins of Drum and Bass and what it’s about.

March 21st, 2020

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How to Build a Bassline Without a Bass?

Read this approach to designing a bassline from scratch, resulting in a pop-oriented, harmonic DnB track made with Beatmaker VOID and Finisher NEO. Learn more about sound design basics!

March 15th, 2020

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Finisher NEO Reviews and Tutorials

We are delighted to receive some outstanding reviews for Finisher NEO from some of the finest and most respected blogs and reviewers. They are using NEO in Logic Pro X, Ableton Live and Studio One.

March 11th, 2020

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UJAM Releases Beatmaker VOID

VOID features a collection of drum samples, ready-made patterns, mix presets and genre-specific effects including the custom Vortex algorithm.

February 20th, 2020

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The Ultimate Guide: How to Become a Bedroom Producer

Studio Tools and Software Recommendations which are easy to use and affordable

February 12th, 2020

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Walkthrough Finisher NEO

Discover our newest release Finisher NEO. The first professional audio effect from the UJAM Finisher series is immediately available in VST, AU, AAX plug-in formats for both macOS and Windows.

February 4th, 2020

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UJAM Releases Finisher NEO

UJAM has announced the release of Finisher NEO, the first audio effect from the UJAM Finisher series, available in VST, AU, AAX plug-in formats for macOS and Windows.

January 28th, 2020

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Jazzy hip hop essentials with a lo-fi twist

Forget loops and sample packs! Write the chillest beats for long meditative headphone sessions or smoke-filled after parties with these three style-savvy virtual instruments.

December 27th, 2019

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Beatmaker 2 Walkthrough Videos

Discover the major new features of Beatmaker 2 including MIDI drag and drop, multiple audio outputs and twice the styles, patterns and drum kits.

December 20th, 2019

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UJAM Releases Version 2 of Beatmaker Series

With the Beatmaker 2 update, UJAM adds significant improvements with the requested features, while keeping the fail-proof spirit of simplicity.

December 17th, 2019

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Inside Sound Minds

Finding Your Signature Sound

We explore the daunting and terrifying world of film composer John Massari. The cult classic “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” is considered to be his break-through, but the cherished American film composer feels at home in a wide range of genres.

December 16th, 2019

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Virtual Guitarist CARBON Film Composing Tutorial

Learn how to create maximum suspense with a single riff of CARBON: Daniel Ruczko constantly evolves our latest Virtual Guitarist’s sound design features in a Hollywood-style movie trailer.

December 12th, 2019

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The CARBON Chronicles Pt. 1

In the first episode our founder Peter Gorges provides some insight into how we decided to create CARBON and how it evolved over time.

November 25th, 2019

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Virtual Bassist 2 Walkthrough Videos

Ever wondered how to lay down studio quality bass tracks with ease? Daniel Ruczko takes an in-depth look into all three Virtual Bassist 2 plug-ins from ujam.

November 8th, 2019

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The Toughest Element

It's official! The new Virtual Guitarist by ujam instruments has a name: CARBON. With its organic distortion, the new plug-in goes far beyond emulating the riffs and sound of a great guitar player.

October 31st, 2019

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Guest Blog Article: 3 Step Process To Get A Great Bass Balance In Your Mix

In this guest blog article by Mastering The Mix owner and operator Tom Frampton, you’ll learn how to get a great bass balance in your mix without expensive studio equipment.

October 23rd, 2019

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Virtual Guitarist Walkthroughs

Daniel Ruczko takes you through our series of virtual instruments designed to enable anyone to get great sounding guitar accompaniments. Updated blog post includes Virtual Guitarist CARBON.

October 6th, 2019

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Virtual Drummer 2 Available as Rack Extensions

UJAM today expanded their virtual instruments series with the new Virtual Drummer Rack Extensions. Available immediately at Reason Studios, these new instruments allow producers to create drum tracks with UJAM's trademark simplicity and fail-proof musicality.

September 12th, 2019

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How to Save a Composer's Job

Get to know Steve, who suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night, drenched with sweat. He forgot something! What could it be?

August 28th, 2019

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Inside Sound Minds

Riding the Waves of Water and Sound

Take a sneak peek into the world of modern sound design together with the surfing producer Martin Seyer and learn how he composes his music

August 9th, 2019

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The "We Heard You Update"

ujam Instruments releases the Virtual Drummer 2 series. Discover what's inside of the new Virtual Drummer HEAVY, PHAT and SOLID.

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Virtual Guitarist IRON

Taking a closer look at Virtual Guitarist IRON, the true rocking workhorse

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Free Beatmaker

Together with Novation, we have prepared a special gift. Members of the Sound Collective have the chance to get Beatmaker EDEN for free (regular price $49) from 6th of June until 1st of August.

June 18th, 2019

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All You Need to Write Your Next Summer Hit

Want to write a hit acoustic pop song fast? Looking for backing on your next ballad? We proudly present: The Hitmaker Bundle

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It's Going to Get Loud

Get ready to bring your ear plugs and knock out your listeners with this power trio of virtual instruments.

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Pushing the Virtual Bassists to Their Limits

To showcase the power of our newly released Virtual Bassists as Rack Extensions, we've teamed up with ReasonTalk to host a Song Competition.

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Beatmaker DOPE Walkthrough

A deep dive Into DOPE, your Beatmaker for massive pumping trap, grime and bass music tracks

April 11th, 2019

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Virtual Drummer SOLID Walkthrough

A deep dive Into SOLID, your personal gold-standard session drummer.

April 11th, 2019

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Beatmaker EDEN Walkthrough

A deep dive into EDEN, your dance music and EDM specialist

April 11th, 2019

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Virtual Drummer PHAT Walkthrough

A deep dive Into PHAT, your rock and indie specialist

April 11th, 2019

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Virtual Drummer HEAVY Walkthrough

A deep dive Into HEAVY, your rock and indie specialist

April 11th, 2019

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Beatmaker HUSTLE Walkthrough

A deep dive Into HUSTLE, your Beatmaker for massive pumping trap, grime and bass music tracks

March 14th, 2019

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Build Your Next Summer Anthem with Beatmaker EDEN

Learn how to use Beatmaker EDEN's built-in styles and phrases to create a pumping EDM anthem

February 4th, 2019

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Inside Sound Minds

I Cannot do Anything but Epic

An interview with film and game composer Boris Salchow, whose works include Sunset Overdrive and Resistance 2

February 1st, 2019

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How to Add Yummy and Organic Bass Lines

Watch how Daniel Ruczko came up with the song "Unconditionally" while using the new Virtual Bassist MELLOW

December 5th, 2018

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About the making of the Virtual Bassist

Peter Gorges talks about the making of the Virtual Bassist

December 5th, 2018

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The Virtual Guitarist Idea

Meet Peter Gorges-Co-Inventor of Virtual Guitarist

November 29th, 2018

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Spice up Your Production with Beatmaker HUSTLE

Learn how to cook massive pumping Trap, Grime, and Bass Music tracks

November 22nd, 2018

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Making of Beatmaker DOPE

Daniel Ruczko, the sound designer behind Beatmaker DOPE, takes you behind the scenes of creating a DOPE experience

November 21st, 2018

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Introduction of Virtual Bassist ROYAL

Julian Rodgers from Pro Tools Expert gives you an introduction to Virtual Bassist ROYAL

November 20th, 2018

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Inside Sound Minds

Skip the Sheet Music

Meet film composer Sujin Nam. Her credits include well-known titles like The Interview, Spider-Man 2 and Mad Men.

November 19th, 2018

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Create a Beautiful Pop Ballad with MELLOW

Watch the making of "Silence", a beautiful, haunting ballad and the first of a series of songs created with Virtual Musicians by ujam

November 16th, 2018

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Simon Kujus

Meet Simon Kujus - DJ, audio engineer and human support interface at UJAM

November 6th, 2018

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Inside Sound Minds

Talking film music with Heitor Pereira

Meet Heitor Pereira, who discovered composing film music in a unique way

October 19th, 2018

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Mind Awake feat. Kayohes

The sounddesigner of Beatmaker DOPE, Daniel Ruczko, jumped into his studio and produced this absolute banger of a song

October 18th, 2018

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New Product Line by UJAM Instruments

Makers of Virtual Guitarist release Virtual Bassist. The three titles Royal, Rowdy and Mellow are now available for pre-order.

October 17th, 2018

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Dive Deeper Into Beatmaker Plugins

A selection of tutorials and reviews on Beatmaker DOPE and HUSTLE

July 30th, 2018

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Beatmaker DOPE Tutorial by Daniel Ruczko

We're proud to share the first official tutorial of Beatmaker DOPE! Your fast-track ticket to the underground world of slick Hip Hop beat production

July 27th, 2018

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Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE In Studio One

Russ Hughes for Studio One Expert with a brief introduction of ujam Instruments Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE being used in PreSonus Audio Studio One

July 11th, 2018

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The Man Behind Virtual Guitarist

Where does Virtual Guitarist's musicality and realism come from? Meet the man who has been Virtual Guitarist's musical director and content producer

June 27th, 2018

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UJAM Releases New Plug-in Series: Beatmaker

The German virtual instrument pioneers announce the release of their new Beatmaker product line

June 27th, 2018

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Create a Progressive Rock Ballad

Martin Seyer shows you how to create a progressive rock ballad with Virtual Guitarist IRON and Virtual Drummer HEAVY

January 23rd, 2018

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Drum Roll, Please...!

We proudly present you the all-new Virtual Drummer line of music production plug-ins. Authentic pro drum performances-in a snap!

November 23rd, 2017

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"Down By The Lake" - A Musical Walk-Through

Making of the song "Down by the Lake", a classic finger-picked pop ballad

October 31st, 2017

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Authentic Guitar Performances Within Minutes

Learn how you can produce stunning guitar tracks without playing guitar

October 20th, 2017

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Create a Progressive Heavy Metal Riff

Learn how to start your heavy metal production with Virtual Guitarist IRON

October 19th, 2017

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Realism – Using Bass Notes, Variance and String Damping

Learn how to make realistic melodies using Virtual Guitarist SILK

October 19th, 2017

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Creating a Disco Funk Riff

Learn how to create a crispy funk riff with Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE

October 19th, 2017

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