Various sound engineers reveal the incomprehensible mystery of how they choose microphones for high-quality recordings of different instruments. Also outlines about the exact location of the microphone when recording, cable selection, amplifier, and a lot of other useful information. You can not learn this type of info anywhere – except macProVideo.com! Pro audio engineers share deep secrets about… Read More »
See & hear how audio engineer Anthony Iannucci recorded the legendary jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck! This tutorial shows you how to mic and record pianos! Dave Brubeck is a jazz icon. So when we combined him with seasoned audio engineer, Anthony Iannucci, we came up with a solo piano recording tutorial that will reveal piano recording techniques that… Read More »
Is the songwriter in you looking for an easy way to write music? Look no further than “EZKeys Explained”. In this micro series, Eli Krantzberg breaks down the simply superb Toontack EZKeys plug-in and shows you all of its features and functions as well how to lay out your own song. Eli starts with showing you how to… Read More »
Watch professional mixer Brian Lee White take a rock song from the raw recorded tracks to a great-sounding, polished mix in Avid Pro Tools. The course moves at a quick pace, showing how to establish a workflow for a particular song and make mixing decisions on the fly. Watch as Brian quickly sets initial levels, sculpts the individual… Read More »
Mo Volens will tell you about all the possibilities of Guitar Rig virtual office from the famous company Native Instruments. Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig is not just for guitars. It’s an amazingly versatile plugin “rig ” that can be used on just about any track from vocals to mastering. Join Music Software Expert Mo Volans as he shows… Read More »
How do you get a complicated song, with tons of drums, guitar, keyboard and vocal tracks to really shine and stand out when reduced to a stereo pair? Well, it’s not easy. In fact, it’s one of the most critical and complicated steps of the whole precording process. And that’s what makes this 60-video tutorial so unique! You’ll… Read More »
READY TO GET MASSIVE? This definitive series from Massive guru Laurence Holcombe is going to work you out and turn your brain into a massive pool of knowledge about this incredible virtual instrument! If you use Massive, this series is a must have. Laurence starts from the beginning covering topics such as window overviews, loading presets, navigating, and… Read More »
Mastering the mysterious art that craves attention from so many. Since the boom in home recording has gone into full swing the ideology of the ‘one man band’ has been intensified immensely. No more are the days of paying thousands of dollars per hour in the studio now it is possible to get high quality recordings from the… Read More »
MPV trainer Nigel Broad is back with another great electronic dance music exploration, Dubstep Essentials . Join Nigel as he takes you under his wing while he creates a full-blown Dubstep track from Drum and Bass to final mix… Dubstep is an exciting style of music that lends itself to a lot of creativity and the powerful… Read More »
In this first installment of the Foundations of Audio series, author Brian Lee White shows how to improve the sound of a mix with compressors, limiters, gates, de-essers, and other dynamic processors. The course explains the fundamentals of sound waves, and amplitude, explores common compressor controls, and shows how to eliminate unwanted noise using gates and expanders. The… Read More »
Welcome to the Dance Music Production DVD course on Mixing and Mastering Trance Mixing and mastering is viewed by many as a black art and a subject that can only be mastered by a select few engineers with access to a Ј100,000.00 studio desk. However, it is not beyond anyone’ skill to record, mix and master a recording… Read More »
All the secrets of super synthesizer NI FM8. In this tutorial we look at a range of advanced techniques, including: – Finding your way around the FM8 interface . – An explanation of basic FM synthesis principles , including modulators and carriers and how they can work together. – What the operators do, how they are used and… Read More »
Bouncy Tech House in Ableton Live In Sonic Academy’s How To Make Bouncy Tech House we show from start to finish how to create a unique and quirky take on Tech House Music championed by the likes of Pleasurekraft. We make full use of Sonic Academys ANA soft synth when creating our bass and lead parts and… Read More »
This is a course not to be missed. Conor Dalton from glowcast mastering invites us to a mastering party with all his favourite compressors techniques as guests. Using real world examples he digs deep into this often mis-understood world, showing us that loud and proud isn’t always the best. Covering compression, dynamic range and EQing techniques, there… Read More »
Artist Series – How To Make Techno With Jim Rivers Crossing the many bridges between house and techno with relaxed dignity, Jim River’s, a rare mix of educator and entertainer here on Sonic Academy for the first time gives us a unique insight into his production regime. From the ideas and setup to creating a workflow involving… Read More »
Over the next 2 hours and 50 minutes we show you from start to finish how to make a massive Dutch House track using Ableton Live 8 Contents : Tutorial 0 – Introduction 05m 30s Tutorial 1 – Chords 11m 00s Tutorial 2 – Drums 12m 00s Tutorial 3 – Bass 06m 05s Tutorial 4 – Pitch… Read More »
An absolute monster of a course as we take to the studio with Chris & Phil as they deconstruct the ever popular TRANCE 2.0 sound, picking out the unique characteristics of the genre and recreating each element from scratch. After the initial researching of the idea we then flesh out the concept and create an entire track from… Read More »
Deep House 2012 in Ableton Live Brand new for 2012 we bring you our updated How to Make Deep House course. Taking in all the latest sounds and techniques that make deep house one of the most popular genres of dance music at the moment. From pulsing and arpegiated basslines using ANA through to found sound percussion,… Read More »
Gigi Barocco is no newcomer to the music world remixing for artists such as Benny Benassi, LMFAO & P!NK and featuring on Ultra Records, Ministry Of Sound & Universal to name just a few. Again Sonic Academy have teamed up with Gigi to bring you another full 2 Hour ‘How To Make’ course this time showing you… Read More »
Following on from his hugely popular How To Make Deep Tech House course, we welcome back Vince Watson to Sonic Academy as he delivers a rather stylish Chilled House course. Think poolside party, beach vibes, and sun kissed beats. Vince also delves deeper into the world of chords with a straight ahead look at 7ths, 9ths, Augmented… Read More »
