Leap Disco & Funk For KONTAKT 8

HiDERA | 25 September 2024 | 257 MB

Fast and fun loop control

Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops. Spark fresh ideas, sprinkle in expressive performance effects, or just jam. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something totally fresh with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

Leap Afrobeats For KONTAKT 8

HiDERA | 25 September 2024 | 672 MB

Fast and fun loop control

Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops. Spark fresh ideas, sprinkle in expressive performance effects, or just jam. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something totally fresh with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

bx_SSL 4000 E Explained®

HiDERA | 21 September 2024 | 170 MB

Brainworx’s bx_SSL 4000 E emulates the famous console from SSL that reshaped the world of mixing desks in the early 80s and remains a mainstay of many top producers today. In this bx_SSL 4000 E video course, production expert Larry Holcombe will walk you through this plug-in from head to toe, familiarizing you with all the features and demonstrating its characteristic sound and how to use it. By the time you’re through with the course, you’ll be well on your way to mastering every aspect of the plug-in and ready to start using it on your very next mix. These videos are designed for new bx_SSL 4000 E users. Larry begins by providing an overview of the interface, highlighting features unique to the plug-in that were not available in the hardware version. Then you’ll learn all about the low/high pass filters and hear how they sound, along with the technique of using them as a band pass filter.

Modern Metal Guitar Techniques

HiDERA | 24 August 2024 | 253 MB

If you’re after that modern metal guitar sound, you’re in the right place. Veteran Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner will teach you the 10 most important guitar techniques you’ll need in the modern metal style, along with plenty of excellent examples demonstrating each. Whether you’re an intermediate player or a beginner, these techniques are crucial in the metal guitar style, and you’ll have a blast learning them all here. Designed for players that are new to the modern metal style, these tutorials will have you sounding authentic in no time! Gary kicks off the course with one of the most ubiquitous metal techniques of all: the palm-mute chug. Many people are familiar with this classic move, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. This is followed by a look at artificial harmonics, which are played differently than natural harmonics and provide lots of opportunities for dressing up your riffs and solos. Then it’s time to check out the pinch harmonic—another metal guitar staple mastered beyond belief by Zakk Wylde, among others.

Scene: Saffron Explained®

HiDERA | 24 August 2024 | 45 MB

Join Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe for a detailed look at Scene: Saffron, a new “lightweight cinematic instrument” from Native Instruments designed for quickly creating vivid, expressive scores for film, TV, or video games. You’ll learn everything you need to know to start using this instrument right away, from blending sound sources to setting up modulations, employing aftertouch, and much more. By the end of this Saffron course, you’ll have designed your own sounds like a pro and be ready to use them in your own productions with confidence. These Saffron videos are designed for new Scene: Saffron users. Larry begins the course with a brief introduction, in which he provides some basic information about the instrument and its architecture, including a tour of the interface, so you’ll have your bearings throughout the course. Then it’s on to the Sound Sources, where you’ll learn how to select the two individual sound elements that you’ll use to build a patch. See how to employ randomization and use the X/Y controller to blend the two signals in various ways.

EZmix 3 Explained®

HiDERA | 14 September 2024 | 153 MB

If you’re ready to start mixing your music but aren’t sure where to start, or you’re just looking for a helping hand to get things sounding better quickly, EZmix 3 can help. In this EZmix 3 video course, studio expert Eli Krantzberg teaches you all you need to know about using all of its amazing features and functions. From using the presets as a great starting point to using filters, effects, and everything in between, you’ll see how this intuitive program can help you achieve the sounds you want in your mixes much more quickly and easily, saving you time and headaches. These EZmix 3 videos are designed for new users. Eli kicks off the EZmix 3 course with a look at the Quick Start window, where you’ll see plenty of presets to try out, along with the Similarity Map, a fantastic tool for quickly finding processing ideas related to your song’s genre and instrumentation. Then, Eli takes you on a tour of the interface, providing a comprehensive understanding as you explore the various pages and parameters throughout the tutorials. Next, Eli covers the presets in depth, including the use of filters to quickly find effects chains that are relevant to your specific material, as well as the new Single Effects category, with which you can build your own custom effects chains. You’ll also learn how to properly set the gain staging when moving through various components, such as input/output/mix levels for each effect in a chain, along with the master output of the whole effects rack.

Wavestate Native Explained®

HiDERA | 14 September 2024 | 273 MB

Join veteran Groove3 instructor Tyler Coffin for an in-depth look at KORG’s wavestate native, a software instrument version of the hardware synth that helped redefine wave sequencing, making an entirely new world of sounds possible. You’ll learn how to blend up to four layers, shape envelopes, filter sounds, add randomization, create complex modulation sequences, and much more. After the course, you’ll master this powerful instrument and be ready to design your own custom patches. These wavestate native videos are designed for new users. Tyler starts off with a brief overview of wavestate native, discussing its relationship to its hardware counterpart (and compatibility), as well as some information about the instrument’s basic architecture. Then you’ll get a flyover of the interface and basic operations, so you can start poking around right away. After that, Tyler walks you through the Overview page, where you can find some common parameters for quick edits to various layers.