In June 2007, Rihanna reached the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for what was then only the second time in her career. “Umbrella,” written and produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, was originally meant ...

Using a filter plugin on drum loops has been a common technique since jungle and drum & bass first emerged in the ’90s, but it’s a little over-used. However, Flux Mini, a free plugin from Caelum Audio ...

At the Macworld Expo earlier this month, Apple released its latest Jam Pack for Garageband, called "World Music." Apple notes that the collection contains 3,000 loops and 40 virtual instruments, but ...