EZ Drummer 3 Explored®

Team DECiBEL | 13 April 2023 | 467.8MB

If you’re a music producer or sound engineer looking to create realistic drum tracks without needing a professional drummer, EZ Drummer 3 is the perfect solution. Discover how to make the most of this drum production software in this course, led by trainer and multi-instrumentalist! Are you struggling to program MIDI drum patterns or tired of searching for new drummers? EZdrummer 3 allows you to effortlessly create realistic drum tracks within its standalone software or directly within your DAW, providing a solid foundation for your songs. In this comprehensive course, audio expert covers everything you need to know about this fantastic beat creation tool.

Ableton Simpler & Sampler

Team DECiBEL | 20 February 2023 | 491.5MB

21 Videos / 1h 39m

Are you looking to supercharge your Ableton Live production skills? This 21-tutorial course, led by Ableton Certified Trainer on Ableton Live’s Simpler and Sampler instruments is here to help! Ableton Live’s Simpler and Sampler devices are two powerful tools for creating and manipulating samples. Whether you’re a pro or just getting started with Live, these sampling tools are perfect for creating intricate and distinctive sounds that are uniquely yours. Taught by seasoned music producer Thavius Beck, this course will show you how to master these 2 sampling beasts. It covers everything you need to know, from the basics of sound design to advanced techniques for manipulating samples…

MPC Studio Explored®

Team DECiBEL | 19 December 2022 | 1.11GB

21 Videos / 1h 41m

AKAI’s MPC Studio combines intuitive hardware controls with the power of software. In this course, trainer Booker Edwards gives you all the knowledge and inspiration you need to get your music creativity flowing. Let’s make some beats! The AKAI MPC Studio is perfect for pros and beginners alike. Whether you use it to get inspired in your studio or to create beats on the go, this pad-based groovebox is affordable, compact, and super powerful. It’s not without a learning curve though, so that’s why we’ve asked Booker Edwards (a seasoned MPC user) to create this course and demystify the MPC Studio workflow. The course starts with an overview of the MPC Studio hardware. You quickly learn to set up a new project, load sounds before diving into the fun part: beatmaking! Booker shows you how to chop and edit samples, apply FX and create the foundation of your track. You learn to play the pads chromatically, add melodies and a bassline. When all the elements of your track are in place, it’s time build an arrangement and finalize your track. And along the way, you also discover the Half Speed FX, different ways to use the Touch Strip, and many more different tips and tricks.

Arranging Explored Live 9

SYNTHiC4TE | Nov 04 2013 | 642.31 MB

Ableton Live knowledge is deep. His creative approach to music and arranging reminds us that with a little effort, we can expand our knowledge-base and apply more and more unconventional arranging techniques to our own music making. In this course, he shares his visionary techniques to inspire us to dig even deeper into our Ableton Live compositional toolboxes. In his humorous and offbeat manner, Bill takes us on a journey through Live’s standard and more innovative arranging techniques. This awesome journey sparks our creativity and encourages us to explore our sonic imaginations. By watching this course, you get the chance to see how a master arranger/producer deploys the power of Ableton Live. As a result, this will help propel your music making craft to new and revolutionary heights!

Valhalla Plugins TUTORiAL

FANTASTiC | 15 July 2022 | 543 MB

Valhalla makes really powerful and great sounding plugins. Their Valhalla Shimmer is one the most beautiful reverbs ever designed! But that’s just one of their award winning FX. Learn about the whole plug-in suite. Valhalla = Heaven | The Valhalla effect plugins are well know for their outstanding sonics and user-friendly UI. However behind that friendly virtual faceplate is some pretty complicated signal processing, controls and audio routings. In this 26 video course audio wizard takes you deep inside all six of these powerful effects. Watch this course and you will hear and learn about what these plugins do, how they work, and how to best deploy them in your productions.

Elektron Model:Samples Explored

Team DECiBEL | 09 September 2022 | 2.28GB

26 Videos / 1h 28m

The Model:Samples is an affordable but powerful sample-based groovebox from Elektron. Get deep into this creative sampling machine and master all its features with trainer and sound designer! Swedish company Elektron is well known for its high-end hardware devices. The Model:Samples is a great way to get into Elektron’s world without breaking the bank. Offering lots of controls, velocity-sensitive pads and Elektron’s legendary sequencer, the Model:Samples is a very powerful groovebox indeed… once you know how to use it. In this course, Rishabh Rajan is here to reveal all about it! After giving a quick overview of the layout and structure of the machine, Rishabh explaining how to play and record your own patterns. You dive deep into the sequence and learn to create really interesting polymetric patterns. You learn to quantize your live recording, how to add swing, nudge notes, etc. Rishabh shows you how to spice up your patterns with chance, retrigs, and Trig Notes. There’s also whole section on the sound engine where you learn to loop, reverse and edit your samples, and more…

Syntakt Explored TUTORiAL

FANTASTiC | 20 June 2022 | 2.21 GB

Syntakt is a compact 12-track digital/analog groovebox from Elektron. Learn everything about its powerful and unique features in this course with producer and Elektron specialist Thavius Beck! With its 35 analog and digital “machines”, powerful FX, filters and 64 step sequencer, Elektron’s new drum synth offers infinite musical possibilities. Melting analog and digital synthesis into a portable groovebox, Syntakt is a beast with quite a steep learning curve. Have no fear… trainer Thavius Beck is here to show you how to tame this beast one step at a time. First, Thavius explains how to navigate banks and patterns on Syntakt. You learn to create a new project, and how to start loading sounds into individual tracks from the sound browser. You discover Elektron’s legendary step sequencer, and you learn to add a whole new dimension to your patterns using Parameter Locks, Retrigs, Sound Locks and Mod Trigs.