A music production software newsletter that reviews DAWs, synthesizers, plugins, and audio tools with hands-on tests and practical workflow tips. Readers get plugin reviews, comparisons, and techniques for producing and mixing music.
Website: https://audiosoftwarehub.substack.com
Violinist and songwriter Andrew Bird shares behind-the-scenes accounts of writing songs, including a collaborative piece with drummer Ted Poor, and discusses technique and the process of turning ideas into finished music. The newsletter mixes practical craft notes with personal reflections on the wider world.
Soundfly Weekly is a creative newsletter with essay-style love letters on the creative process, music, and learning, often weaving science, history, and personal anecdotes into musical ideas. Readers get reflective, idea-driven writing about experimental and minimalist music and the craft of making sound.
A DJ-focused newsletter on keeping DJ libraries and gear usable for live sets, with recent issues on the CDJ and rekordbox modding scene and on tagging systems that actually help track selection. It offers opinionated, practical ideas for making a set flow, though the sample is short and mostly informal.
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