The Loopin Blog · page 8
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 337–384 of 667
How to Use Highlights to Sell One Song
Four highlights. One converts.
Read RecordingHow to Find Your Vocal Range (and Use It to Pick Better Keys)
Find your lowest and highest notes, then pick keys that fit.
Read MarketingHow to Cut a Clip So It Loops Seamlessly
A replay is free watch time.
Read MasteringWhat Is Headroom in Audio?
How much to leave, and at which stage.
Read MarketingHow to Use Your Listener Cities
Five moves, and a two-week window.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is EDM? Tempo by Subgenre
A tempo map of every EDM subgenre.
Read MarketingHow to Get Saves, Not Just Streams
The number that decides week two.
Read MasteringLUFS for SoundCloud
The target, and what upload does to your file.
Read MarketingHow to Follow Up Without Being Annoying
Once. Five days. One line.
Read RecordingHow to Sing in Key: A Practical Guide to Staying on Pitch
Find your key, use reference notes, record and check.
Read MarketingYour Profile Picture Is Costing You Follows
It is 32 pixels wide where it matters.
Read MasteringHow to Master a Metal Song Without Killing the Punch
Where the punch goes, and how to keep it.
Read MarketingThe Text-Hook Formula for Music Posts
Six shapes. Seven words. Frame one.
Read TheoryMajor vs Minor Keys Explained: How to Choose the Right Mood
The emotional difference and how to choose for your song.
Read MarketingHow to Build a Fanbase From Zero
The first hundred are conversations.
Read MasteringHow to Bounce a Mix for Mastering
Headroom, format and the limiter-off rule.
Read MarketingHow to Sell Beats Without a Following
Naming beats followers.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is Techno?
Melodic, peak-time and hard techno tempos.
Read MarketingHow to Light a Music Clip With What You Own
Three lamps, one bedsheet, no kit.
Read MasteringMastering for Vinyl vs Streaming
Why a vinyl master isn't a streaming master.
Read MarketingHow to Use YouTube Shorts for Music
The only short-form with a back catalogue.
Read TheoryHow to Find Chords That Sound Good Together
Use the key, the number system and your ear.
Read MarketingHow to Tell If a Music Ad Is Working
Three numbers. Judge on day three.
Read MasteringWhat Bitrate Does Spotify Use?
From 24 kbps to lossless — and what to upload.
Read MarketingHow to Get People to Share Your Song
Nobody shares "this is good".
Read TheoryChord Progressions for Beginners: The Ones That Actually Work
A handful of go-to progressions and how to use them.
Read MarketingThe Five Formats Worth Repeating Forever
Five formats. One decision a year.
Read MasteringWhat Is Dithering and When to Use It
Why bit-depth reduction needs dither.
Read MarketingHow to Find Out Who Is Actually Listening
Usually a different country than you think.
Read SongwritingVoice Memo to Song: A Simple Workflow
Capture fast, keep everything, shape later.
Read MarketingThe Week After Release Is the One That Matters
Seven days most artists skip entirely.
Read MasteringWhat Sample Rate Should You Master At?
Master at your native rate, 44.1 or 48 kHz.
Read MarketingHow to Ask an Artist for a Feature
Send a finished song, not an invitation.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is House Music?
Deep, tech and progressive house tempos.
Read MarketingHow to Choose Your Three Pinned Posts
Best-performing is usually the wrong pin.
Read MasteringBest Export Settings for Streaming
Format, sample rate, loudness and true peak.
Read MarketingWhy People Swipe Away at Second 2
Four failures. Three are not the song.
Read TheoryMusic Theory Basics for Songwriters (Just What You Actually Need)
Keys, scales and chords — no textbook required.
Read MarketingHow Much to Spend on Your First Ad
The minimum that teaches you anything.
Read MasteringWAV vs MP3 for Mastering
Why you should always master from WAV.
Read MarketingHow to Use a Close Friends List as an Artist
Two hundred people. Two rules.
Read SongwritingHow to Beat the Second Verse Curse
Why verse 2 stalls and how to push past it.
Read MarketingHow to Batch a Month of Content in One Day
Five hours, two setups, thirty posts.
Read MasteringHow to Master a House Track
Punchy kick, club loudness, clean highs.
Read MarketingHow to Tell If a Post Actually Worked
Four numbers, four different fixes.
Read MasteringWhy Is My Mix Not Loud Enough?
Loudness = good mix + a limiter, not the fader.
Read Key & BPMWhat BPM Is Pop Music?
Why so many hits land near 100-130 BPM.
Read MarketingWhat to Put in Your Link in Bio
Three buttons. The top one changes.
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