The Loopin Blog · page 7
Practical guides for writing, recording and finishing songs on your iPhone — from writing rap lyrics over a beat to turning your voice memos into real tracks.
Guides 289–336 of 667
What Is Loudness Range (LRA)?
Variation across the song, not within a beat.
Read MarketingHow to Launch a Song With No Audience
The first release is for the second one.
Read WorkflowThe Best Time of Day to Write Music
Your chronotype, your energy window, your best session.
Read MarketingHow to Build the Relationship Before You Need It
Four touches, six months, no ask.
Read MasteringLUFS for Tidal
Lossless delivery changes one thing.
Read MarketingHow to Check If Your Artist Name Is Taken
Seven searches, in order of cost.
Read WorkflowHow to Manage Finished and Unfinished Songs
A status system that turns backlog into finished songs.
Read MarketingHow to Film a Studio Clip That Isn't Boring
Film the moment, not the session.
Read MasteringHow to Master Reggaeton
Kick and bass, constantly colliding.
Read MarketingWhat to Do When Nothing Is Working
Check three things, in this order.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is Drum and Bass?
Fast and relentless — usually 165-175 BPM.
Read MarketingHow to A/B Test Your Cover Art
Judged at 60 pixels, in a list.
Read MasteringLUFS for Amazon Music (and the −2 dBTP Rule)
The one platform with a stricter ceiling.
Read MarketingThe Teaser Schedule That Actually Builds
Give more away each time, not less.
Read WorkflowHow to Back Up Your Song Ideas (and Never Lose One)
Why ideas disappear — and a system that stops it.
Read MarketingWhat to Send When Someone Says 'Send Me Something'
One track. One line. No folder.
Read MasteringHow to Master Reggae: Bass Weight Without Mud
Huge bass that still has notes in it.
Read MarketingHow to Pick an Artist Name You Can Actually Find
Six checks, ten minutes, before you commit.
Read WorkflowHow to Give (and Get) Useful Feedback on Songs
Useful notes vs vague ones — what separates them.
Read MarketingThe Before-and-After Post That Always Works
The payoff is inside the clip.
Read MasteringWhat Is Clipping in Audio?
Three places it happens. Two are fixable.
Read MarketingWhen to Stop Pushing a Song
Decide on day 14, on two numbers.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is Lo-Fi Hip-Hop?
The relaxed 70-90 BPM range that defines lofi.
Read MarketingHow to Use a Countdown Properly
Three days, not ten.
Read MasteringLUFS for Instagram Reels
Normalised, re-encoded, and heard on a phone.
Read MarketingHow to Email a Blog and Get Opened
The subject line is most of it.
Read WorkflowHow to Collaborate on Music Remotely
Stems, demos and versions — kept straight across the miles.
Read MarketingSeparate Artist Account or Not?
Starting at zero costs more than you think.
Read MasteringHow to Master a Gospel Song
Choir, organ, and a huge dynamic range.
Read MarketingHow to Post the Same Song 20 Times Without Repeating Yourself
Twenty posts. One song. Listed.
Read MarketingWhat to Charge for a Feature
Numbers, splits, and the four terms.
Read MasteringWhy Does My Master Sound Thin?
Four causes. One is the master.
Read MarketingHow to Edit a Music Clip in Under 10 Minutes
Seven steps, in this order.
Read WorkflowA 30-Day Songwriting Challenge: Write More, Finish More
Four weeks of prompts, finishing goals and no perfectionism.
Read MarketingHow to Set Up a YouTube Channel for Your Music
Claim the artist channel first.
Read MasteringCompression in Mastering Explained
One or two decibels, and why.
Read MarketingWhat to Target When You Run Music Ads
Pick artists one tier down, not the biggest.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is Trap?
Why 140 BPM trap really feels like 70.
Read MarketingHow to Reward Your First 100 Fans
Six things that cost nothing.
Read MasteringWhat Is Crest Factor?
Peak minus average, and what it predicts.
Read MarketingHow to Post Consistently Without Burning Out
Three per week, forever, beats daily for a month.
Read WorkflowHow to Write a Song in a Day: A Time-Boxed Process
A time-boxed process from first idea to rough master.
Read MarketingWhat a Good Follow Rate Actually Looks Like
Four ratios, with numbers.
Read MasteringLUFS for TikTok
Phone speakers change the answer.
Read MarketingHow to Ask for Pre-Saves Without Being Ignored
What it does, and who to ask.
Read PublishingHow to Release Your First Song: The Whole Checklist
From finished mix to live on streaming.
Read MarketingThe One-Line Pitch for Your Song
One sentence. Two nouns. No adjectives.
Read MasteringHow to Master a Jazz Track (Keep the Dynamics)
Quieter, and almost nothing else.
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