Novation Bass Station II Explained®

HiDERA | 02 February 2025 | 3.2 GB

Join analog synth expert Albert Rizzo Schettino for a detailed Novation Bass Station II video course! In this Bass Station II course, Alberto will not only familiarize you with all of the synth’s components, controls, and parameters, but he’ll also share many tips and techniques he’s learned during his extensive experience with this legendary modern monosynth. By the time you complete this Bass Station II course, you’ll be well on your way to creating your own custom bass, lead, and arp tones with skill and confidence! These Bass Station II videos are designed for new Bass Station II users, but there’s plenty of info more intermediate-level users as well. After welcoming you to the course, Alberto begins with a brief overview of the synth’s layout and main components. Though it can look dizzying to the synth beginner, Alberto methodically explains each section in an easy-to-grasp fashion that will bring even the complete neophyte up to speed. Then it’s on to some of the most central components of the Bass Station II, starting with the Mixer, which is where you’ll control the levels of the various components, followed by a look at the Oscillator and LFO sections, both of which are hugely integral to the sounds created by the synth. Next, you’ll fully explore the Arpeggiator/Sequencer, which you’ll use when creating those dazzling arp effects or sequenced bass or lead runs. You’ll see how to use the various Arpeggiator patterns as well as create your own custom sequences (up to 32 notes), both of which can add energy and momentum to your productions.

Using AI for Music Production

HiDERA | 02 February 2025 | 280 MB

Join music production expert Larry Holcombe for an engaging, comprehensive video course on using AI for music production. If you’re curious about creating music with AI, this course is definitely for you. Larry covers many different AI sources and plugins, describing how they can be used and demonstrating how to take advantage of their AI tools in numerous ways – from creating new content (lyrics, chord progressions, etc.) or improving/rearranging existing content to replacing vocals, creating samples, and much more. By the end of this music production course, you’ll be ready to start using these AI tools and concepts in your very next production. These music production videos are designed for those new to AI for music production. Larry welcomes you and briefly introduces some of the topics you’ll look at throughout the course, but then jumps right in, showing you how to quickly generate four different song snippets with Udio. You’ll then see ways to extend these ideas and flesh them out with other sections like intros, bridges, and more. Next, you’ll learn how to use Udio’s Remix feature to generate new ideas from an existing track, which can then be bounced out as a stereo WAV file or individual stems or tracks. Larry then demonstrates how to use the previously created sample and generate a new beat in Logic Pro (with Serato Sample) that’s ready to send to a rapper!

Sibelius Updates Explained®

HiDERA | 23 November 2024 | 426 MB

(11.2024 Updated)

Notation pro brings you a detailed AVID Sibelius video tutorial series! Learn all of the new features and functions found in Sibelius updates and how to use them when creating your scores. These videos cover all the point updates for Sibelius and are designed for those who already know how to use Sibelius, but just want to learn about the new features added. Doug welcomes you and starts of with the cool new features added to Sibelius such as MIDI File Import, Auto-Assign, new articulations and playing techniques for string parts, how to explode a 4 part MIDI brass track to 4 separate instruments, and when naming tracks based on the libraries used, how you can add group naming to make importing into Sibelius a breeze. Auto-Optimize is then covered and you’ll see how this behind-the-scenes feature automatically keeps staff spacing looking great, plus how to both override and remove overrides when scoring. The new dotted and dashed ties, tie into ties and laissez vibrer ties are shown and explained, as well as the new key commands and engraving choices that are available.

Neutron 5 Explained®

HiDERA | 23 November 2024 | 421 MB

Join mixing wiz Eli Krantzberg on a deep exploration of Neutron 5, iZotope’s flagship all-in-one mixing suite. This incredibly powerful plug-in collection contains everything you need to produce 100% professional-sounding mixes with greater ease than ever before. With all that power under the hood, however, it can be a bit intimidating, as it’s hard to know where to start. That’s where this Neutron 5 course comes in. Eli walks you through each component, explaining how it all works and showing you plenty of usage tips along the way, so you’ll be confident you’re getting the most out of everything Neutron 5 has to offer. These videos are designed for new Neutron 5 users. Eli starts off by looking at the interface and showing how everything is laid out so you can get your bearings as we proceed, followed by an examination of the IO panel channel controls and the various limiter options available. Then you’ll learn about all the common controls that appear in most of the individual modules, such as the multi-band crossover spectrum view, the delta button (for auditioning module processing in isolation), etc.

Logic Pro 11 Update Explained®

HiDERA | 23 November 2024 | 420 MB

Join Logic Pro expert Eli Krantzberg on a journey through all the amazing features in Logic Pro 11! Apple really went all out in this new version, and you’ll learn about everything that’s new and/or improved. From all the new instruments and plug-ins to the AI-driven assistant features, Eli leaves no stone unturned, and you’ll be up to speed and taking full advantage of these improvements in no time! These Logic Pro 11 videos are designed for new Logic Pro 11 users. Eli begins with a brief overview of the main updates and additions in Logic Pro 11, so you’ll know what’s to come, and then explores the new Session Players AI-based feature. You’ll learn how it allows you to quickly and easily generate realistic-sounding performances for drums, bass, and piano in numerous genres, along with the many ways in which you can customize the parts via the Session Player Editor. Next, Eli covers each of the new instruments—Studio Bass and Studio Piano – in detail, highlighting the different models, microphone combinations, and all the other tweakable parameters available that will let you dial in the exact sound and feel you need. This is followed by a look at the various ways of getting chords into the Chord Track, as well as the myriad options for sound and part customization within the Session Player Editor for Studio Bass and studio piano.

Layering & Filling Sounds

HiDERA | 26 January 2025 | 229 MB

Are you tired of feeling that your tracks sound a bit dull and lifeless? Don’t you wish there was a way you could make them sound … well … bigger and better? You’ve come to the right place! In this video course, production expert Thomas Cochran will show you numerous ways to convert a stale, anemic-sounding instrument to something that commands attention and turns an ear. With the sound-layering techniques you learn in this tutorial, you’ll never have to settle for a lackluster track again! These videos are designed for producers and recordists that want to increase the impact and vibe of their instrument tracks. After welcoming you to the production course, Thomas begins showing you ways to add texture and movement to sounds, lending complexity to your production without adding clutter. This is done through bit reduction, adding saturation to reverb, and layering a granular synth patch on top of a simple sine keys part. Thomas then shows how you can add depth to a track with modulation and delay effects, which is useful for filling up space without adding another instrument. Next, you’ll discover how duplicating instrument parts (melodies, chords, etc.) with another sound (or more) can greatly increase the depth and texture of an existing part. The great thing about this technique is that virtually any sound is fair play, as they will all complement the original track in a unique way.

Logic Pro for the Virtual Composer

HiDERA | 26 January 2025 | 236 MB

Logic Pro expert Stephen O’Connell presents a highly informative Logic Pro video course dedicated specifically to Logic Pro users composing primarily with MIDI instruments. Not only will you learn techniques for easing the burden on your CPU when dealing with resource-intensive VIs, but you will also discover plenty of other helpful tips, such as working with multi-timbral instruments, signal flow routing, resampling sounds, and much more, all of which will greatly improve your workflow. These videos are designed for intermediate Logic Pro users who work with predominantly virtual instruments on a regular basis. Stephen begins with a brief overview of everything that will be covered in this course and then gets right down to business, examining how Logic Pro handles CPU resources and illustrating various ways to maximize your resources in this regard. You’ll also learn how to freeze or disable tracks that aren’t being readily worked on, which will lighten the load considerably (especially in larger sessions), and how to optimize your system for running third-party MIDI libraries. Next, Stephen will show you how to start up Logic Pro without the core audio driver. This is helpful when trying to deal with projects that won’t open correctly or possibly contain corrupted data, etc. This is followed by a demonstration on how to resample sounds from a library when you only need a few notes or phrases, thereby freeing up valuable CPU resources for the other more heavily used instruments.