The Complete Guide to High-End Audio

2015 | English | 578 pages | PDF: 10.88 MB

An updated edition of what many consider the “bible of high-end audio”

In this newly revised and updated fifth edition, Robert Harley, editor in chief of the Absolute Sound magazine, tells you everything you need to know about buying and enjoying high-quality hi-fi. With this book, discover how to get the best sound for your money, how to identify the weak links in your system and upgrade where it will do the most good, how to set up and tweak your system for maximum performance, and how to become a more perceptive and appreciative listener. Just a few of the secrets you will learn cover high-end sound on a budget, how to do it cheap and still do it right; five system set-up mistakes and how to avoid them; how to make your speakers sound up to 50% better, at no cost; how to choose and set up a computer-based music system; how to find the one speaker in 50 worth owning; and why all 100-watt amplifiers don’t sound the same. Since the first edition’s publication in 1994, The Complete Guide to High-End Audio has been considered the essential reference on high-quality music reproduction, with more than 150,000 copies sold in five languages.

Optimizing Your DAW & Computer

SYNTHiC4TE | April 09 2019 | 1.48 GB

In-depth video series all about getting the most out of your computer and DAW, when recording and producing music! Shot in Ableton Live on Mac OS and applicable to any OS and DAW, see how to squeeze every drop of power out of your rig and avoid time wasting snafus. Adam welcomes you and then covers one of the most effective ways to free up CPU power, bouncing to audio. See how and other similar techniques that will give your CPU a sigh of relief. Buffer Size, Latency and Sample Rate are then all explained and explored so you can optimize your sessions for better performance. Throughout the rest of the series Adam covers some basic and not so obvious solutions for getting the most out of your recording system, such as computer cooling and airflow, using multiple displays, utilizing Multicore CPUs, storage types and common issues, 64bit vs 32bit, proper workflow practices, plug-in quality settings and what they mean, and much, much more.

Complete Guide to Pigments TUTORiAL

FANTASTiC | 12 March 2019 | 511 MB

Pigments is newest Polychrome software synthesizer. Loaded with features, Pigments offers unlimited creative possibilities with absolute control. In this course you will explore every module of the new Pigments. From the basics of the UI to the technical features of the wavetable and analogue engines to the creative opportunities allowed by Pigment’s Modulation capabilities. By the end of this course you’ll also be comfortable with the filters, voicing, effects and sequencer and be well equipped to apply the advanced features of Pigments to your sound projects straight away.

The Beginners Guide to Cubase 10

FANTASTiC | 15 February 2019 | 212 MB

Cubase 10 is powerful, deep and complex. Learn all the fundamentals in this Beginner’s Guide by the best Cubase teacher on the planet. After 30 years, Cubase has matured to become one of the most powerful cross-platform (Mac and PC) Digital Audio Workstation in the world. This 26-tutorial course will teach you all the basics if you’re a complete beginner, and will give you a solid refresher if you’re a seasoned pro! Matt starts the course by explaining the differences between the Mac and PC modifier keys. You learn about the eLicenser, the registration process, and how to set up your audio & MIDI interface and controller for recording. After creating a new Cubase project and looking at its inner structure, Matt covers Cubase’s user interface in detail. You discover the Project Window and its four different zones, you learn to use the Inspector, the MixConsole, the Transport, how zooming works, VST instruments, essential keyboard shortcuts, and more…

Beginners Guide to Mastering with Ableton Live

FANTASTiC | 24 August 2018 | 178 MB

A mastering video tutorial series designed for the beginner, covering the important topics needed to master your music in Ableton Live! Learn the basic principles and terminologies, as well as specific steps to take to get great sounding master files that you can publish to the world. Adam welcomes you and then goes over what mastering actually is, followed by quite possibly the most important aspect of mastering, limiting. You’ll then see how to properly set your limiter and how loud you should actually make it. Throughout the rest of the series you’ll explore topics such as setting sub bass and kick drum levels, using EQ to tonally balance your master mix, and why you should do mastering as a separate step. You’ll also learn about export options & file types, headroom for MP3 conversion, and what Metadata is and how to use it. Rounding it all out, Adam then goes into topics such as DC Offset, when it is OK and not OK to go “into the red” in your level meters, how to Look at Mastering Chains / Racks and much more.

Guide to Voice Acting TUTORiAL

FANTASTiC | 24 July 2018 | 312 MB

The goal of this course is to teach new and aspiring voice actors how to generate income through voice acting on their own. This course is taught by full-time professional voice actor, Donald Fittsgill Jr. Donald is the host of “The Donald POV” podcast and has completed thousands of voice-overs in only a few short years. Donald has built a large client base that consists of small, medium and large businesses in a wide variety of areas. This course is designed to teach you the tricks of the trade that have helped propel Donald to success.

Guide to Major Scales TUTORiAL

FANTASTiC | 25 July 2018 | 2.23 GB

..:: The Beginner Guitar Players ::..

My name is Chris Rupp and I’m the founder of the Guitar Training Camp. I have a bachelors of music degree from Berklee College of Music and have taught more than 30,000 private guitar lessons. This course was designed to teach a guitar player how to play any major scale, pentatonic scale, or major chord tones in any key anywhere on the neck. This material is absolutely essential to becoming a good guitar player. This course is more geared towards beginner and intermediate players. I will be adding more material to this course in the future.