Different Types of Amp Tones

HiDERA | 12 July 2024 | 381 MB

Guitar tone chasers, rejoice! In this guitar video course, recording expert Gary Hiebner discusses several common types of amp tones and shows how each one can be duplicated with an amp sim. You’ll learn about setting controls, tweaking, and combining various chains to get different results. Grab your guitar and learn! These guitar videos are designed for guitarists using amp sims. Gary begins with one of the most iconic rock amps of all, the Marshall JCM800, and demonstrates the mid- to high-gain sounds for which it’s famous. Then it’s on to the Orange Rockerverb to show its famous creamy, fuzzy tone that’s loved by so many. Next, we’ll introduce the Dual Rectifier from Mesa Boogie, where you’ll learn how to achieve its distinctive high-gain tone, which is renowned for its deep bass. Then Gary covers the recent classic, the EVH 5150, which many consider to be the standard for modern high gain, followed by a pair of classic Fender amps famed for their bell-like cleans and angry half-dirty tones. Other amps covered include the Vox AC30 (for the chime), Roland Jazz 120 (cleanest of cleans), Mesa Boogie Mark V (high gain classic), and more!

Exploring Global Grooves

Team DECiBEL | 25 February 2024 | 1.27GB

12 Videos / 56m 0s

Get ready for a rhythmic trip around the globe with the Groove Guru himself, Yogev Gabay! Let’s discover the beats that make the world dance. We are fortunate to inhabit such a splendid planet, rich in musical variety and cultural heritage. In this course, you will explore the diverse world of rhythms under the expert instruction of famous YouTuber and drummer Yogev Gabay. Yogev’s unique teaching style and visual presentations will enable you to hone your rhythmic skills and get familiar with the various heartbeats and spirits of music around the planet. Yogev starts by going over the basics of pulse and time, and delving into the multifaceted idea of “clave” as a rhythmic framework. Yogev demonstrates important clave patterns, such as the Son, Rumba, and Bossa Nova, highlighting their distinct contributions to creations in music.

Exploring FM with Operator

SYNTHiC4TE | June 26 2018 | 111 MB

Ableton Live’s Operator is a very powerful FM (Frequency Modulation) synth with some interesting tricks up its sleeve. Explore this fantastic Live instrument with sound designer Rishabh Rajan, and get into FM synthesis the right way! Popularized in the early ’80s with the Yamaha DX7, FM synthesis often has a reputation of being overly complex and difficult to understand (mostly because it was a pain to tweak parameters using a single data slider on such a small LCD screen!) Thankfully, Operator’s user interface makes FM much easier to grasp and program. In this course, Ableton Live expert explains everything you need to know about FM and Live’s very flexible Operator device.

Exploring Electronic Music TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 17.02.2018 | 1.02 GB

1.5 Hours + Project Files

Production guru takes you on a journey into the world of Electronic Music! Designed for the EM newcomer, this series gets your feet wet with many of today’s popular electronic music genres, including sound design tips, production insights, as well as history to base your EM foundations on. Tyler starts off by discussing the ideas behind the series, as well as how you’ll go about exploring the various styles of electronic music together. You’ll then create a “base song” that you’ll later morph into the various genres covered in the series, so it’s easy to understand the differences between them. First up, Tyler goes way back and looks at the Classic Electronic styles of the 70s and 80s, including their staple sounds and production tricks. Next, the always popular House music genre is discussed and shown, including some different variations found within the genre.

Game Music TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 09.08.2017 | 981 MB

Video + Class Project

Did you know the Video Game Industry is one of the fastest growing industry? Making mIllions and millions each year. And guess what? All these games need music! And its an exciting industry to get into. You can be a game music composer, a game sound designer, or even a game dialogue and voice over artist. So there’s many possibilities as a music maker and artist. In this course composer/sound designer Gary Hiebner will guide you through the interesting world of Video Games, and how you can get involved as a music maker. It is quite a dynamic and challenging field. So knowing how sounds and music work in this field, plus the technology that drives it will make you a key player. We will cover the different terms used in this field so you become familiar with how it works. Then we will explore the different roles that are available for music makers and artists. Then we’ll go over these areas in depth and how to make you a better game music maker in these areas.

Exploring Your Creative Potential TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 30.05.2017 | 269 MB

Duration: 42 Minutes

This course was designed to help you find your own musical voice, how to plan your musical composition and how to use your current music theory knowledge without losing sight of your natural musical instincts in the process. Whether you are starting out, a semi-pro musician or an enthusiast, this course was thought out to help you overcome the difficulties of implementing your musical ideas in a way that actually expresses your intents, without being dominated by the music and instead you dominate the flow of musical events you are creating, in whatever the genre you are composing.

Exploring The EXS24 TUTORiAL

English | MOV | 1023×768 | 65 minutes | 1.05 GB

MPEG-4 1279 Kbps 25.000 fps | ADPCM 375 Kbps 44.1 khz

he EXS24 is the workhorse sampler that sits at the base of many modern musical compositions. With it’s ability to stream digital samples directly off your computer’s hard drive, the EXS24 is an extremely powerful studio tool. In this tutorial program, David Dvorin demonstrates essential ESX24 sampling skills including how to build your own custom EXS24 instruments. In fact, by the end of this tutorial you’ll be able to confidently create realistic multi-sample instruments using zone and velocity mapping. You’ll also learn how to accurately trim and loop samples, how to simulate vibrato and use the EXS24’s filter section to add realism, and how to import many popular sample libraries including Akai sample CDs and Giga Sampler libraries. This tutorial provides you with the quick-way into Logic’s ESX24 Sampler. If you’re looking to to get the most out of the EXS24, this tutorial is a perfect jump-start.