The Legend HZ Explained®

HiDERA | 07 February 2025 | 465 MB

In this detailed The Legend HZ video course, synth guru Larry Holcombe takes you on a deep dive into The Legend HZ, the amazing VI from Synapse Audio that builds upon the Moog-emulating predecessor, The Legend. The Legend HZ was designed in collaboration with film-scoring phenom Hans Zimmer and packs an incredible amount of functionality that caters especially well to the needs of a film composer, including an additional three oscillators, polyphony, a modulation matrix, and more! These The Legend HZ videos are designed for new users. Larry welcomes you and provides a bit of background info on what The Legend HZ is, why it was developed, and what sets it apart from its predecessor (The Legend) and the Moog hardware instrument on which it’s based. Then he gives you a quick overview of the interface and main features, followed by a demonstration of how to save and manage presets, so you’ll be ready to start testing out sounds right away.

Strummed Acoustic v1.2.0 KONTAKT

HiDERA | 15 August 2025 | 7.76 GB

STRUMMED ACOUSTIC is your always-on-call, professional session guitarist – perfectly strummed and recorded patterns, vivid sound, and real-time performance control. SESSION GUITARIST – STRUMMED ACOUSTIC captures the sound of a benchmark dreadnought acoustic, played by a seasoned studio pro. Easily browse an encyclopedia of authentic strumming patterns and load them as fast as your inspiration strikes. STRUMMED ACOUSTIC distills years of dedicated practice into an interface designed for simplicity. A convenient keyboard layout lets you control strumming patterns and endings with your left hand while playing chords with your right hand. Mod- and pitch wheels adjust playing position and accent strength – all in real time. Search strumming patterns by where the accents fall on the beat. The Pattern Browser shows you every pattern matching that accent structure. STRUMMED ACOUSTIC even handles the most esoteric jazz chords with ease. And every performance features the smoothest chord transitions, real string noise, and impressive musicality for world-class playing every time.

KORG Wavestate MKII Explained®

HiDERA | 16 August 2025 | 6.5 GB

Join expert synthesist Alberto Rizzo Schettino for a deep-dive course on the amazing KORG wavestate mkII, designed to unlock its full sonic potential. Known for its distinctive wave sequencing approach and vast creative flexibility, the wavestate mkII is capable of everything from lush, evolving pads and cinematic textures to biting ostinatos and rhythmic soundscapes. Alberto’s methodical, hands-on teaching style ensures that both newcomers and experienced synthesists can grasp the instrument’s workflow and push it to its creative limits. These KORG wavestate mkII videos are designed for new KORG wavestate mkII users. The KORG wavestate mkII course begins with an introduction to the wavestate mkII’s philosophy and capabilities, followed by a guided tour of its layout and controls. Alberto walks through each section of the panel, ensuring you’ll be able to identify and understand the functions of every knob, button, and label — an essential step before diving into deeper programming.

Fingerstyle Blues Guitar

HiDERA | 16 August 2025 | 2.2 GB

Ready to expand your blues fingerstyle skills? In this eight-lesson video course, you’ll learn several great-sounding fingerpicking arrangements of well-known songs, such as “St. James Infirmary,” “Beale Street Blues,” “St. Louis Blues,” and more. In each lesson, you’ll gain valuable skills like thumb-finger right-hand independence, chord inversions, chromatic passing tones/chords, 6ths riffs, among others. By the time you’re through with the course, you’ll not only have several pieces added to your repertoire, but you’ll have sharpen you fingerpicking skills in general. These videos are designed for the late beginner-early intermediate player looking to improve their fingerstyle skills and learn some great tunes in the process. The course begins with several lessons from acoustic guitar wiz Gabe Andrews, the first of which is “St. James Infirmary.” Gabe shares a fairly bare-bones arrangement of this piece in D minor to get you started, which is comprised of only a steady bass and melody. Then it’s on to “Beale Street Blues,” which expands upon the bass/melody approach by adding more movement in both voices.

Picked Nylon KONTAKT

HiDERA | 15 August 2025 | 6 GB

PICKED NYLON captures a one-of-a-kind, nylon-stringed guitar, in an intuitively playable production tool. The instrument’s clean and mellow timbres are perfect for a range of genres, from classical to electronica, as well as distinctive styles like bossa nova and flamenco. Whether you’re producing film scores or pop tracks, the powerful effects and performance controls give you everything you need for your perfect sound.

Electric Sunburst Deluxe v1.2.0 KONTAKT

HiDERA | 15 August 2025 | 6.40 GB

THE SESSION ELECTRIC PLAYER YOU REQUESTED

ELECTRIC SUNBURST DELUXE is a powerful, expanded version of the hugely popular ELECTRIC SUNBURST. This DELUXE instrument draws from the same meticulously captured iconic electric guitar and adds a wealth of user-requested features, including a second instrument for melodic playing, more patterns, enhanced performance controls, and new effects. With a fully versatile instrument, you can produce authentic, finished tracks for any modern production effortlessly.

Electric Sunburst KONTAKT

HiDERA | 15 August 2025 | 7.63 GB

ELECTRIC SUNBURST precisely captures a timeless, playable electric guitar, ideal for modern productions. It combines a comprehensive library of strumming patterns, picked arpeggios, and genuine riffs with real-time performance controls. The innovative playback engine allows for a virtually endless number of chord variations, and creates convincing, musical results from effortless input.