Fab Dupont Music Terms Glossary TUTORIAL Musicians speak many languages. Their native tongue, maybe a few others, music as a language itself, and of course they speak… “musician” In this exclusive, award winning producer, Fab Dupont, explores the fascinating language musicians have developed over centuries in their natural habitat. Learn complex terms like “Deep Pockets”, “Playing Outside”, “Playing… Read More »
The Futurephonic Complete Edition Masterclass – Part One [Psytrance Tutorial] So, you’re looking for the best possible production tutorial available. You’ve taken a look around but there’s not a lot of real info on how the pros are getting THAT epic Psytrance sound. That big, festival-rocking, kick-and-bass heaving production. Again I have come back feeling ‘money well spent’… Read More »
Harderclass Rebelion Masterclass 2020 TUTORIAL In this 3 hour Masterclass you will sit in the studio next to Rebelion and have them explain to you exactly how they approach music production. Gary & Raymond will show you in full details how they build Kicks from scratch, build Screeches, build their signature Drops from scratch, they will show you… Read More »
Music Protest Wavetable Sound Design Strategy TUTORIAL This course presents 3 sections of lessons designed to help sound designers come to grips with wavetable synthesis. First, we’ll discuss how wavetable compares to other types of synthesis (including subtractive, additive and FM). Next, we’ll look at features of Ableton Live’s Wavetable synth and look at how each crucial feature… Read More »
Sonic Academy Track Walkthroughs UMEK – Whiff Punishing This week we’re bringing you another awesome exclusive here at Sonic Academy and proudly welcome one of the world’s most prolific techno artists UMEK for a track walkthrough taken from his recent Predator EP release on 1605 – ‘Whiff Punishing’. Over these 13 videos we get an insane insight into… Read More »
Sonic Academy Understanding Compressors TUTORIAL If you ask someone to explain audio compression you’ll often get very different answers from different people. Well, here at Sonic Academy we go right back to basics to nail this subject once and for all so you can finally fully understand it. We look at how a compressor works, what the main… Read More »
Warp Academy Sound Design with Wavetable TUTORIAL Wavetable synthesis is an essential part of today’s modern sounds used in cutting-edge genres of music. Make sure you’re capable of flexing the full power of Live’s new mainstay synth. Our high-quality, straight-to-the-point videos will accelerate your knowledge, allowing you to confidently create the sounds you hear in your head. Wavetable… Read More »
Sonic Academy Tech Tips Volume 61 with Kirk Degiorgio TUTORIAL Following on from our popular, Synthwave, House and Trance ‘Essentials’ series, there was only ever one person to go to when it came to looking at the beginnings of Techno – the man himself Kirk Degiorgio. In this set of videos, we start with a detailed look at… Read More »
Sonic Academy Tech Tips Volume 60 with Bluffmunkey TUTORIAL Here we look at where it all started for Bluffmunkey and how the Trance genre came about, some of the technology used and how it has evolved. If you’re looking to get into creating a classic Trance track and not sure what elements are required then look no further… Read More »
Groove3 Connecting Studio Hardware to Your DAW Explained TUTORIAL Studio expert Patrick Coffin presents a comprehensive video tutorial course on how to use external studio hardware with your DAW! See how to incorporate external hardware and analog gear like compressors, channel strips, effects, reverbs, delays and more into your setup, and discover how it opens up incredible sonic… Read More »
Ask Video Physical Modeling 101 Physical Modeling Explored TUTORIAL What exactly is Physical Modeling and what can it do for your music? Join audio expert Joe Albano in this course to find out! Physical Modeling simulates the properties of acoustic sound sources, such as string, brass or wind instruments. With physical modeling instruments, complex mathematical algorithms are used… Read More »
Guitartricks How to Play Trouble by Coldplay TUTORIAL “Trouble” as made famous by Coldplay is a 2000s era pop hit that features some solid acoustic and melodic electric guitar parts. Mike will show you the 3 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that strums the chord progressions throughout. Guitars 2&3 are electric guitars with… Read More »
Timbaland Production Seminar 2 TUTORIAL Revisit the magical Studios La Fabrique for a second series with Timbaland! Alongside mixing dream-team Jaycen Joshua and Dave Pensado, the iconic producer presents an exciting work in progress. Tim recounts how the project began with the teenage artist and was developed under collaboration with producer Scott Storch and others. Revisit the magical… Read More »
Practical Music Theory For Producers – Writing In Key TUTORIAL Eurgh, music theory… ‘Music theory’ are two dreaded words, carrying with them a sense of intimidation and boredom. As a music producer, you might hear these two words and think: ‘this isn’t relevant,’ ‘I don’t need this,’ ‘It’s all just jargon!’. Well, we agree! Music theory can be… Read More »
The Big 5 Guitar Techniques – Ultimate Muscle Memory Builder TUTORIAL Often misunderstood and overlooked, the physical aspect of playing guitar and the understanding on how to develop great technique, can dramatically improve your playing and tone. This is the stuff that’s between the notes that is not about theory, but about the understanding that a great player… Read More »