BandLab is a music creation platform that offers a suite of tools for creators to “make music, share their music with fans, earn a living, and even top the charts”. It now boasts over 60 million registered creators on its service, which are now responsible for creating approximately 16-17 million songs on the platform each month, or around 500,000 songs per day. That’s around 200 million new songs a year, double the number of total tracks currently available on streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. MBW reports on the astonishing numbers.

Pitchfork has a great and useful selection of five of the best apps available that allow beginners as well as professionals to make sounds together while physically apart. Endlesss is a new, free iOS app - its basic functionality involves looping drums, bass, and other sounds - good for making techno. SoundStorming - good for sharing new ideas made on guitars quickly. Bandpass for Android is a stripped-down, loop-based version of a digital audio workstation. Bandlab - good fit for musicians who want to try their hand at recording or production without having to download and install any additional software. Apple has launched a 90-day free trial of their $199 Logic Pro X DAW software for the first time ever; it has everything you need to start making music.