Orchestration Prep TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 26 2018 | 81 MB

So you recorded your MIDI score and can’t wait to hear it played by a live orchestra. What’s the next step? Join music composer in this course, and learn how to transform your MIDI data into a usable score for orchestra. Nowadays, orchestral music recorded with MIDI in a DAW can sound fantastic, but there’s nothing like music played by real musicians. In this second instalment of the Orchestral Session series, music composer Olajide Paris covers the special preparation work needed to transform your MIDI score into data that a notation program can use. In this course,  covers essential techniques and strategies to speed up your orchestration prep work. Topics such as when to use region-based vs. event-based quantization, how to deal with dedicated runs libraries so they correctly translate to the score, or how to consolidate MIDI parts are all covered. Olajide also discusses how to create individual parts from ensemble patches, what important housekeeping steps need to be done before exporting, why you should know about the alternative music XML format, and more…

Advanced Track Production TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 26 2018 | 332 MB

Ableton Live 10

House legend is back with another Ableton Live 10 course! Watch him create an old-school House track right before your eyes, and learn lots of pro techniques along the way. House music is as big as when it was invented in Chicago in the early 80s. And with a DAW like Ableton Live 10, it’s a lot of fun to produce! From beats, to melodies, to the drop, this Ableton Live course —by legendary dance music producer will take you through all the steps in creating your unique house track… or whatever EDM genre you are producing! Starts by explaining how to build the foundation of any dance track, the kick drum. From there, he creates a slamming beat with classic TR-909 sounds, percussion elements, effects, and he gives the beat more edge using some clever processing. After adding an arp synth line with Ableton’s new Wavetable synth, some disco strings, and that famous M1 Bass sound (popularized by StoneBridge), Olav is ready to build an arrangement. This is where you discover tips to create perfect intros, breaks, white noise effects, and exciting build-ups, complete with snare rolls and automation… all leading to that moment everybody’s waiting for: the drop!

Advanced Metering TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 1.3 Hours | Feb 20th, 2018 | 368 MB

A u d i o – C o n c e p t s

Audio meters are much more than the basic level meter that bounces along to the music in your DAW. From wave shape to frequency balance, audio meters offer all kinds of useful information about audio signals. There’s a lot of technicality involved in learning them, but luckily Joe Albano is here to explain it all! The course starts with some background on level measurement concepts, and an in-depth look at all types of level metering and the different scales and ballistics available. Joe reveals the various standards and recommendations used in the industry, and explains how they can help you get optimal and consistent audio levels in your recordings. You learn everything about oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and vectorscopes, and how they can help you fix problems like phase, frequency, and stereo imbalances. You’ll also get a deep understanding of advanced displays, such as the 2D and 3D spectrogram available in iZ RX, and you’ll discover their practical and creative applications.

How To Make Psy Trance TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 25 2018 | 6.75 GB

Hold on to your hats because this week Sonic Academy’s bringing you an epic monster of a course, proudly welcoming back psy-trance maestro Protoculture in How To Make Psy-Trance under his other alias Shadow Chronicles. This incredible insight into Nate’s methods in Cubase, is a 7 hour journey where you get to watch a true master of his craft at work. Without holding your hand, there are heaps of pro tips and tricks to be gleaned from this course as we witness the creation of a world-class track completely built from the ground up. From the first kick to layering basses and percussion through to creating awesome synth lead lines, extensive automation techniques and fx details, this track has it all, right through to the polished final master.

Pro Tools 2018 Explained TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 24.02.2018 | 4 Hours | 1.60 GB

Studio guru presents an awesome, in-depth video series designed for the beginner to intermediate Pro Tools 2018 user! Learn Pro Tools Native or HD from the ground up, all the way to exporting your masterpiece, for all the world to hear. Marcus begins by welcoming you and then gets right to it, starting with how to create your first session and setting up your interface inputs and outputs, so you’re ready to make some music. Next, learn all about the main Pro Tools windows, track types, creating tracks, using the Transport, Markers, and all the different Edit Tools and Modes found in Pro Tools 2018. Moving on, Marcus shows you how optimize your system for recording, creating and using Click Tracks, setting your recording levels correctly for optimal sound, Loop Recording, MIDI basics, and working with Playlists. Mixing is up next and Marcus gives you the topics you need to know, such as optimizing for Mixing, using plug-ins, Aux Tracks, Mix Groups, Automation, Master Faders, and more!

Analog Brass & Winds Explained TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 23 2028 | 305 MB

Studio pro gives you the goods about Analog Brass & Winds virtual instrument! Learn all about this incredible instrument’s features and functions, as well as creative ideas. Eli welcomes you and then explains the instrument’s GUI and Main Windows in detail, followed by videos on working with Presets and the powerful Envelopes. Global and Layer Effects are then revealed, and Eli shows you how to set them up and use them effectively for endless sonic options. Videos on LFO Based Rhythmic Modulation and Step Sequencer Rhythm Generators are next, and after watching, you’ll have the skills needed to truly morph and create interesting new phrases and rhythms! The Arpeggiator is now revealed, and you’ll see what you need to know to create complex parts quickly and easily, followed by how to use and edit macro parameters and assignments, and how to use MIDI Learn to control parameters from external hardware knobs and sliders, and more!

Voice-Over for Video & Animation TUTORiAL

P2P | Feb 22 2018 | 705 MB

Voice acting (voice-over) is more than just funny voices. This course prepares voice actors and directors for what is expected in a recording session and provides tips to improve anyone’s voiceover skills. Director and storyboard artist reveals the industry standards for producing better voice sessions, as well as techniques to improve line readings and create a winning demo reel. He also covers the nuts and bolts of recording, delivering, and backing up audio files, and achieving that professional sound for personal projects at a home studio or office.