Blog.
Essays and breakdowns on music production, sound engineering, and building software. Written from the chair, not from a textbook.
- 8 min read
Suno vs Udio vs Stable Audio: Which AI Music Generator Actually Helps Producers in 2026?
I tested all three AI music generators in real Logic Pro sessions. Suno exports stems, Udio locked downloads, Stable Audio caps at 90s. Here's the honest workflow verdict.
- 10 min read
Logic Pro vs Ableton for Dark Electronic Music: A Producer's Honest Take
FINNEAS uses Logic Pro. Skrillex uses Ableton. Both make dark electronic music. Here is the actual difference between the two DAWs for this genre - not 'it depends', but specific answers.
- 6 min read
I Change the Singer’s Headphone Mix Between Takes to Force Real Emotion - 5 Exact Tweaks I Use
Five live headphone-mix tweaks I use to extract emotional vocal takes. Exact plugins, settings, and a session-ready workflow.
- 9 min read
CD Baby vs DistroKid vs TuneCore vs Amuse vs RouteNote: The Honest 2026 Comparison
Real pricing, real royalty structures, and what each distributor actually costs a working independent artist in 2026. No promises - only what they pay and what you give up.
- 10 min read
Best Plugins for Dark Pop Production in 2026 (What I Actually Use)
Not a generic listicle. These are the exact plugins I use for dark pop production in 2026 - synths, reverbs, saturation, vocal chains - with a real reason why each one is on the list.
- 9 min read
How to Use AI Vocal Doubles Without Sounding Fake (2026 Techniques)
AI vocal doubling plugins in 2026 can produce convincing doubles from a single take - if you avoid the common blend, formant, and timing mistakes. Logic Pro and Ableton workflows inside.
- 5 min read
Finish a Dark-Pop Single in 6 Hours: My 5-Plugin, 3-Pass Finishing Rack for Logic Pro
Finish release-ready stems in under 6 hours with a five-plugin rack, exact settings, and export rules that work for dark-pop in 2026.
- 5 min read
How I Turn One-Off Artists into Monthly Production Retainers in 2026 (Exact Tiers, Tools, Contracts)
My exact 2026 playbook to convert one-off projects into predictable monthly retainers: prices, SLAs, deliverables and tools that actually scale.