Resources
There are a lot of resources out there on creating, recording, producing, and sharing music. Here are the ones I've found most helpful. Updated somewhat regularly.
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Tools
Chord Transposer
Pick a key and see the guitar chord shapes transposed to different positions based on capo position.
Blogs
Ableton Blog
I'm not a heavy Ableton Live user, but their blog is a good source of inspiration and techniques which can largely be brought into other DAWs and production workflows.
Reverb News
Lots of gear news, but plenty of cool historical posts, technique overviews, and industry news, too.
Splice Blog
Plenty of Splice- and sample-specific posts, but some good technique posts on production, songwriting, etc.
Gear News
Exactly what it sounds like. Very frequent updates, a great way to keep up on what gear is coming out.
Podcasts
The Working Songwriter
Joe Pug's truly excellent look at the life and work that goes into being an active songwriter.
Song Exploder
Hrishikesh Hirway's awesome podcast that breaks apart how songs are built.
Hanging Out With Audiophiles
Jamie Lidell's podcast about making sound. Wonderfully in-depth.
Switched on Pop
Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding's fantastic podcast on the making and meaning behind popular music.
Strong Songs
Kirk Hamilton's in-depth notes on what makes a good song a good song.
Tape Notes
John Kennedy's deep dives with artists about making their albums.
Tape Op Podcast
A mix of interviews and chats from the Tape Op team.