Production & Mixing Tips & Tricks

HiDERA | 24 September 2023 | 361 MB

If you’re looking for ways to improve your productions and mixes overall, we have just the thing. In this production and mixing course, veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran will show you many ways to do just that without having to buy any new software. In fact, all the plugins Thomas uses in this course are completely free. You’ll learn tips on building and using virtual instruments in effective ways, processing them with various effects, adding air to your mix with harmonic exciters, and much more. These production and mixing videos are designed for those with a basic understanding of producing and mixing a track. Thomas kicks off the course by discussing the use of LABS by Spitfire Audio, a collection of 100% free virtual instruments for all genres and applications. Then you’ll learn how to create a pluck synth sound from scratch with Vital, which can be used in a variety of productions and help you understand the fundamentals of sound design with synthesizers. This is followed by a lesson on how to create an orchestration from some simple piano chords using BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, including the use of automation for improved string dynamics.

Percussion Production Tips & Tricks

HiDERA | 08 July 2023 | 337 MB

If you’re growing tired of static, lifeless percussion grooves and are looking for ways to add some pop to your rhythm tracks, this is the course to watch! Studio expert Thomas Cochran presents an instructional production video course designed to revitalize boring percussion tracks and make them sound like a feature rather than an afterthought. You’ll learn many techniques and tips for bringing out the best of your percussion parts, including how to EQ, process, layer, program MIDI, and more, and make them shine. These production and sound design videos are for those familiar with basic mixing and routing concepts.

Future Rave TUTORiAL

Techside | 22 June 2023 | 2.45 GB

Following on from Protoculture’s Sound Design Tech Tips for Future Rave, we now bring you the full How To Make Future Rave course ! Over the next three hours of tutorials, Nate builds this absolute classic Future rave track from scratch – firstly looking at what defines the genre before piecing together our elements designed in the Tech Tips course. We then move on to arranging the layout before adding effects, ear candy and automation and then finishing off with a mixdown and master. Simple to follow along using only Sonic Academy and free or stock plugins – with both courses combined, you literally have everything you need to nail this genre and produce your own hard-hitting epic Future Rave track !

Get Vocals to Cut Through a Mix

FANTASTiC | 16 September 2022 | 885 MB

Learn some quick tips for getting vocals to cut through a dense mix.

Fl Studio 21 Complete Beginner Tips

P2P | 25 December 2022 | 1.18 GB

Language: English | Duration: 1h 27m

Learn how to use FL Studio 21 from zero and basic concepts of music production. In this course FL Studio 21 is explained from the most basic foundations. It is a course suitable both for those approaching the software for the first time and for those who, despite using it for many years, have never managed to use it completely and do not know the many hidden and interesting functions that the sequencer produced by Image -Line, a Belgian company, supplies. The course also deals with the issue of Music Production, in fact once the functions of the software are understood, several lessons deal with some of the most popular musical genres of the moment: techno, tech-house, house, slap house, edm, hip-hop , trap. That is, in the projects that can then be downloaded for free it is possible to learn tips and tricks that can be applied from one genre to another. For example, in the house project, although there are classic elements such as organ bass and electric piano, it is enough to change some instruments and the beat borders on tech-house; same thing with the edm project, which has a slap-house connotation, with contaminations ranging from future house to progressive house. As for the techno project, it approaches the styles of artists such as Charlotte De Witte, Amelie Lens, Boris Brejcha, Debora De Luca, etc. and Drumcode-style sounds and the like.

.:Tech Tips Vol.69:.

FANTASTiC | 17 August 2022 | 640 MB

Haterade’s back with us this week to with a new set of Tech Tips that tackle a subject that can be the most tricky part when making a tune – the arrangement. Over these ten videos, we look at some basic fundamentals of structure and methods when arranging that are important to learn so you can then manipulate and break them to your advantage. We look at the importance of transitions and dynamics within a track before moving on to a practical, real-world example. If you’re getting fed up of listening to that 8 bar loop over and over, then definitely check this one out!

Tech Tips Vol.79: Bass Theory

HiDERA | 26 October 2022 | 683 MB

Welcome to Tech Tips Volume 79 – Bass Theory. Over these ten videos, Ableton certified trainer takes a deep dive into one of the most fundamental areas in dance music – the low end. We start by looking at the different frequencies certain bass elements occupy before designing our own adaptable classic bass sounds to use in our tracks, including the Reese Bass, Analog Moog-Style Bass, FM, Acid and more. This course uses Ableton Live and ANA 2, but all the techniques shown can be transferred to any synth of your choice. Check it out, and learn how to create your own unique bass patches to be the foundation of your tracks!