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Jazz tonalities influence all kinds of music from Pop to EDM. Discover how these colorful musical techniques work and learn how they’re constructed in this 34-tutorial Jazz Theory course by Gregg Fine… Jazz has expanded the language of music. Knowing jazz theory opens up all kinds of powerful ways to build melodies, rhythms and chords that can be deployed in any musical genre. This course, by jazz artist and expert Gregg Fine, reveals the cool techniques used by musicians everywhere to add color and depth to their songs and productions. “Jazz Theory Explored” starts with a little jazz history, where the origins of jazz are explained and jazz’s ongoing impact on musical culture is revealed. Next up is a deep look at jazz fundamentals where you learn all about swing, syncopation, instrumentation, song form and more.
This month’s MusicTech magazine includes:
50 Ways To Supercharge Your Sound: Turning a good sound into a great one isn’t as hard as you might think. By following a few simple rules and employing some choice techniques, you too can get a unique and memorable sound for your tracks. Hollin Jones explains how
‘New World Order’ is here to give you an alternative to the ever-popular Trap sound of Chicago. Whether it be Cheef Keef, Lil’ Reese, Lil Durk, King Louie or Fredo Santana style sounds, this collection paints the picture of your success, all you have to do stick the key in and turn it up. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to get in the fast lane and score a placement with this hot pack!
‘Pot Luck’ is a new series. This pack combines a variety of Hip Hop/Rap flavours for an exciting auditory taste test that is guaranteed to appease the palate of the most versatile audiences. So what are you waiting for? Grab your utensils and dive in. You’ll be glad you did!
‘Epic Trailers Vol 1′ launches new cinematic series. These five exciting Construction Kits present enormous orchestral and synth sounds found in theatrical trailers across the globe. This volume brings action-packed orchestral arrangements, huge sounding drums and fast-paced rhythms, guitars and synths. With over 1.8 GB of breath-taking music divided into instrument group parts, this installment is a must-have tool for all composers, producers and editors looking for cinematic/ orchestral feel in their creations.
Featuring 128 fully tweak-able presets of leads, pads, arps, keys, bass and more for progressive, total club sound productions. Expertly engineered from scratch, the collection packs in 128 unique Sylenth1 presets for all your Mainroom needs: euphoric leads, driving basses, lush pads, smooth keys,plucks and stacked chords, sequencer, arpeggio, drum and FX. The pack contains 9 Arp, 32 Basses, 2 Drums, 12 Keys, 28 Lead Synths, 12 Pads, 15 Plucks, 5 Sequencer, 7 SFX and 6 Stacks presets. Whilst each preset is programmed to slot seamlessly in the mix with little or no processing, have gone the mile by making the presets adjustable so you can tweak each preset to suit your own tracks.
