The Art of Digital Audio Recording:

A Practical Guide for Home and Studio

English | 2011 | 284 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Making great audio recordings requires striking the right balance between technical know-how and practical understanding of recording sessions. Even in the digital age, some of the most important aspects of creating and recording music are non-technical and, as a result, are often overlooked by traditional recording manuals. The Art of Digital Audio Recording teaches readers what they really need to know in order to make great sound recordings with computers…

The Music Producer’s Survival Guide PDF

2014 | 272 pages | PDF | 5.43 MB

A music-career book like no other, THE MUSIC PRODUCER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE: CHAOS, CREATIVITY, AND CAREER IN INDEPENDENT AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshingly down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producer. If you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today’s technologically advanced music business, you’re in for a treat. In this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran producer, engineer, and teacher Brian Jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own career in today’s computer-centric “home-studio” music world. You’ll cover music technology, philosophy of music production, career planning, networking, craft and creativity, the DIY ethos, lifestyle considerations, and much more.

Heartthrob Interview TUTORiAL

TEAM MATRiX | 02.05.2014 | 175.27 MB

J.Siminski has been releasing music under the guise Heartthrob for nearly a decade. He has worked with a slew of cutting edge labels through the years including Bpitch, Minus, Spectral Sounds, Hot Creations and Mute. In 2013 he launched his own outlet called ISNISNT.

Bitwig Studio Explained TUTORiAL

P2P | May 2014 | 753.21 MB

Bitwig Studio is a new, dynamic software solution for music creation and performance to realize all of your musical ideas in every stage of production, and studio wiz Timothy Allan is just the man to show you how it all works! This is the most comprehensive Bitwig Studio video title available, so follow along and see just how awesome this DAW really is. Tim starts at the very beginning, showing you how to Install and Activate Bitwig Studio, and then how to set up an Audio Interface and MIDI Controller so they’re recognized by the software. Tim then rolls up his sleeves and shows you how to Navigate around the DAW, all about the Header Interface, Browser Access Panel and Tracks Overview. This will get you going fast and give you a solid operational foundation for Bitwig Studio.

Tech Tips Vol.15 R2 TUTORiAL

TEAM MATRiX | 01.05.2014 | 1.21 GB

Volume 15 of our Tech Tips series – this time focussing on some ‘Get That Sounds’ as requested in the forum.

Mixing EDM Tracks Logic Pro X TUTORiAL

Team SYNTHiC4TE | April 29 2014 | 305.6 MB

Mixing electronic music is tough! Electronic sounds, by their very nature, are extremely rich in harmonics. They share a lot of the same waveforms and transient characteristics and are often filtered and processed in similar ways. Unlike their acoustic cousins, electronic instruments inherently fight for the same, limited sonic space. In this course, designed by Mo Volans, you learn tons of mixing tips to help you make all the sounds in your mixed track sound their best and achieve clarity via the use of EQ, compression, spatial tools and more.

Spire Explained TUTORiAL

Team SYNTHiC4TE | April 29 2014 | 351 MB

UNPARALLELED SOUND & USABILITY

Laurence Holcombe is back and this time breaks down the incredible virtual synth Spire by Reveal Sound from beginning to end. This synth is truly amazing sounding and disproves any ideas that software synths don’t have the “big, fat sound” that hardware synths do. Follow along with Larry and see and hear for yourself! Laurence begins with a detailed introduction to the powerhouse synth and its GUI, followed by how to Choose and Save Presets and Banks. Next, you’ll learn all about Spire’s Oscillators, Unison and Play Modes, The Filters (including how to make a 303 type sound) and more.