Tech Tips Volume 58 with Dirty Secretz TUTORIAL Following on from our popular ‘Synthwave Essentials’ Tech Tips we welcome back Richie aka Dirty Secretz for a set of Tech Tip videos that focus on everything to do with House Music. Starting with how this ground-breaking genre came to be, we look at building the drums using some classic… Read More »
How To Make House with P-LASK TUTORIAL We’re back with another month-long Takeover Event, and to kick things off in style, we’re proud to welcome back Ableton Certified Trainer P-LASK for a brand new How To Make House course! Over the next three and a half hours, Paul covers all the areas you need to know to make… Read More »
How To Make MoMa with Gai Barone TUTORIAL This week, we proudly welcome back Italian DJ and Producer Gai Barone for a brand new course – and this time, he’s recreating his track MoMa in Ableton Live. In this 3 hour course we kick things off with a masterclass on how to get a clean kick sample from… Read More »
How To Sound Like John Summit with Haterade TUTORIAL This week, we welcome back Haterade for a new course where he recreates a track from scratch based on John Summit’s 2023 classic ‘Where You Are’. Using new and exclusive vocals, Noah starts with a blank slate, adding the fundamental piano chords, pad and bass before working chronologically through… Read More »
Sonic Academy How To Make How To Make Vocal Melodic House with MAGNUS TUTORIAL This week, we’re bringing you another epic course as part of our Melodic House and Techno Takeover event, we’re super proud to welcome new tutor Euan Allison aka MAGNUS for a vocal masterclass in this genre. With a remarkable track record of over 100… Read More »
Sonic Academy How To Make How To Make Melodic House & Techno with Bound To Divide TUTORIAL Kicking off our Melodic House and Techno Takeover, we’re proud to welcome new tutor Julian van Straten AKA Bound to Divide, as he shares an epic course creating a new track – ‘Reflections’. Using his track ‘Tears’ as a reference, we… Read More »
Sonic Academy How To Sound Like Kavinsky with Taylor Franklyn TUTORIAL This week, we’re proud to welcome new tutor and US-based producer, DJ and Emmy award winning audio engineer – Taylor Franklyn! In this epic course suitable for all abilities, Taylor takes on a recreation of the awesome synthwave track ‘Nightcall’ by Kavinsky. Featured in the movie ‘Drive’,… Read More »
Sonic Academy – Tech Tips Melodic House & Techno Essentials TUTORIAL US Producer, DJ and Audio Engineer Taylor Franklyn is back, and continuing with our Melodic House and Techno Takeover he’s sharing a few tips and tricks to help nail some of the sounds and vibe of this genre. Starting with a quick look at how Melodic Techno… Read More »
Sonic Academy Melodic House & Techno Sound Design TUTORIAL Protoculture’s back with some more Tech Tips as part of our Melodic House and Techno Takeover and over these ten videos we check out some sound design secrets to help you raise your production game! From basses, leads, risers, grooves and best practices when writing lead lines – there’s… Read More »
Sonic Academy How To Sound Like Afterlife with Bluffmunkey TUTORIAL This week Geoff, aka Bluffmunkey, is back with a different take on our usual ‘How To Make’ courses. This time he’s aiming for a certain style, referencing the awesome Melodic Techno Afterlife label and building a track in a genre that he hasn’t attempted before – so, in… Read More »
Sonic Academy How To Sound Like Mataa with Haterade TUTORIAL Haterade’s back with a new ‘How To Make’ course, and this time he’s recreating the classic Bass House track ‘Made In France’ in How To Sound Like Malaa. The mysterious French balaclava-wearing ‘Malaa’ – rumoured to be DJ Snake, DJ Mercer or possibly DJ Sebastien Benett, is signed… Read More »
Groove3 Producing in Different Time Signatures Explained TUTORIAL Are you getting tired of good ol’ 4/4 meter? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this music meter video course, veteran Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner presents a master class in time signatures and how to produce songs that step off the beaten path. Not only will you grasp… Read More »
Groove3 Creative Mixing with Adaptive Plugins Explained TUTORIAL If you’re looking to take full advantage of newer mixing tools like dynamic EQ, frequency-based compression, and the like, this is the course for you! Mixing guru Thomas Cochran will teach you several techniques for handling problem areas, layering sounds, shaping transients, achieving balance, and more with adaptive plugins like… Read More »
PML Complete Afro House Start to Finish Academy MULTIFORMAT Take your Afro House tracks to the next level. Explore the sound in the style of artists like Keinemusik, Black Coffee, Nightfreak, Rampa, Adam Port, &Me, Maz, and Stylo, Disclosure, and more! We’ve included a massive state of the art sound library plus you’ll be getting a complete education… Read More »
You Can Master EDM [TUTORIAL] Mastering music has always had a veil of mystery around it. Here is where you can learn that mastering electronic music isn’t a form of black magic or voodoo that only the top engineers in the world are taught. In fact, mastering EDM can be done perfectly well from the home studio. This… Read More »