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Read my blog where I share thoughts about music theory, composition, music production, and more. I’m bringing my perspective to musical disciplines with the hope that I’ll help others take another step in their skills and creativity.

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How Consumer DAWs Restrict Creativity
Nathan Lain
How Consumer DAWs Restrict Creativity
Nathan Lain

When a program hands you options and creative pathways, it can be a convenient help or a long-term detriment. I generally try to avoid any program or plugin that doesn’t let me customize every feature unless it has a particular use. Tools that hold your hand in the short term will limit your creativity in the long term.

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How To Think About Music Notation
Nathan Lain
How To Think About Music Notation
Nathan Lain

When you think about music notation, you probably picture the traditional five lines of the music staff with little dots, lines, and articulations scored across the page. You might imagine choir music with lyrics or piano music in a lesson book. But have you ever wondered where our music notation system came from and why it’s used to write and share music?

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Logic Pro for iPad Keyboard Play Surface: Creative Chording Layout
Nathan Lain
Logic Pro for iPad Keyboard Play Surface: Creative Chording Layout
Nathan Lain

The Logic Pro iPad app offers creative ways to engage with MIDI input and music creation. Most of these tools were already available in the desktop program, but the touchscreen interface brings a whole new dimension of playability to music production.

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