Tech Tips Vol.55 TUTORiAL

HiDERA | 16 October 2020 | 1.53 GB

New set of tips that take an in-depth look at what’s happening when we use our synths. These set of tutorials are not only a must for those starting out into the world of synthesis but also super useful for those already accustomed to sound design. Straight forward take on this subject accompanied by visual scopes and analysers delve into the fundamentals of what is happening under the hood when we dial in a waveform, add more voices and use modulation to change the volume, pitch and tone of our sounds. In short, the areas covered in these tech tips will give you the basics of what’s going on when you turn the knobs on your synth giving you a better understanding of how to create the sounds you want. Check it out, share it with your synth-loving pals and take your skills to the next level!

Tech Tips Vol.50

SYNTHiC4TE | May 14 2020 | 1.04 GB

Welcome to Tech Tips Volume 50!! That’s over 500 Tech Tips now available to watch on Sonic Academy! For this 50th celebration we’ve asked some familiar Sonic Academy faces to come back and share their favourite tips including Protoculture, Dom Kane, Owsey, Dirty Secretz, Bluffmunkey, King Unique, P-LASK, and of course our very own Chris Agnelli and Phil Johnston. Get some awesome workflow tips from the pros to take your skillz to the next level! Check it out!

Tech Tips Vol.57 TUTORiAL

HiDERA | 16 February 2021 | 2.12 GB

..:: SynthWave Essentials ::..

Ever wanted to get into creating some Synthwave tracks but not 100% sure where to start? Well, it’s time to hop into your chrome Lamborghini and take a cruise through a wire-frame graphic city towards a neon sunset as Bluffmunkey’s here with his Tech Tips on some Synthwave Essentials to get you up and running! Over these 10 videos, we cover everything you need to know from the concept of what Synthwave is all about, the synths, samplers and drum machines used to get the right sounds, how to create your own sounds from scratch and using the right effects, to building your own awesome 80’s sounding tracks. Check it out!

Tech Tips Vol.51

HiDERA | ♪ 15.05.2020 | 2 GB

Over these 10 tutorials, he shares some pro advice, tricks and tips to take producers of all abilities further along the path to greatness. Jaytech delves into some overlooked but fundamental concepts of how a track is listened to by an audience and how to achieve a sound that makes you want to listen to a track over and over again. Making your tracks shine along with overcoming creative blocks and slick project management – these set of Tech Tips have everything you need to level up! Go check it out!

Tech Tips Vol.47 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Sept 25 2019 | 1.1 GB

… New set of tips and tricks in Ableton in Tech Tips Volume 47. Over these 10 videos Richie shares some of the tricks he uses to help keep interest and variation in his tracks, percussive tips to help improve your drums, and simple workflow techniques to speed up the creative process. We focus on breakdowns with micro-breaks, held strings and a cool use of wet/dry automation on delay and reverb. We then move on to creating our own unique beats using our voice and how to get a skipping house beat by adding percussion with different groove settings. We also look at some essential workflow tips and how to save MIDI patterns and channel defaults along with using Ableton 10’s collections to help organisation and finding what you want quicker.

Tech Tips Vol.46 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | August 15 2019 | 1.08 GB

…::: Dubstep Drops :::…

Tech Tips Volume 46 – an in-depth set of tips and techniques on how to create a high impact dubstep style drop. Sometimes starting a fresh track with the drop can help your creative flow, so over these 10 videos, we look at how to build one from scratch. Starting with designing our own synthesised kick and clap in ANA 2 we then build some growling bass patches before getting a masterclass in resampling and warping using Ableton’s manipulative audio warping algorithms. Heading back into ANA 2 we design a powerful hitting sub bassline, build our very own multiband sidechain in Ableton and then fill out the drop with further percussive elements and effects before mixing and mastering to finalise. With extensive use of Ableton’s stock plugins, these tips show you just how versatile and fun but professional-sounding Ableton can be in achieving your very own unique sound.

Tech Tips Vol.42 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | April 25 2019 | 460 MB

Welcome to Tech Tips Volume 42 where we welcome back Berlin based Techno and Ableton guru Christian Vance for 10 more awesome tips, tricks and techniques. This time he’s focussing on slicing and chopping drum loop samples using different methods in Ableton to create your own unique beats. From selecting the right sample to using the tools available at your fingertips, these 10 tips will inspire you to make your own personal loops to use in your projects. We also check out how you can save on CPU, re-use old stems and edit previous tracks to take your own creations in a new direction. Christian’s ever popular courses are about breaking away from the norm and making the DAW do the hard work while you focus on having fun! Accessible to beginners and seasoned producers alike, these 10 tips are not to be missed!