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For years I've been teaching Ableton Live and Max in the college classroom. As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn't be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.

In this class we will be using Ableton Live's drum rack to layer different sounds on top of each other to create powerful and personalized drum kits. We will be looking at kick drum, snare and clap layering as well as some grooves to put our work in action.

Zenpad Waterworx - a revolutionary new grand construction kit for Ableton Live bringing the ethereal aspects of water to life; This kit includes more than 400 sounds and samples offering a variety of truly innovative timbres, atmospheric textures, and soundscapes inspired by the rich sound of water tailor made for professional use in music production, sound design and film score compositions.

ZenPad - Mantra is a diverse selection of sounds designed for new age, yoga, meditation and electronic music productions. This earthy array of instruments includes African drum patterns and Indian percussion, bells and gongs, flutes, bapang, harps, FX, chanting male and female vocals, didgeridoo, gentle electronics loops, pads and ambiance sounds.

'ZenPad - Oriental' captures the spirit of the Orient with a variety of instruments including Arabic style drum kits, various hand percussion, ney flutes, clarinets, violin and oud.

Zenpad Poly Reverse - an innovative new Grand Construction Kit for Ableton Live that dives deep into unexplored dimensions of sound. This pack was recorded and processed using analogue equipment and effects to create a selection of vividly imaginative samples, some played in reverse to create whimsical playgrounds of sound reminiscent of the psychedelic era of the 60s and 70s.

This class is an in depth look on the popular deep house, future house synth. First we create a three layer Bass from scratch using NI Massive, then continue onto the processing within the DAW. Hopefully this class teaches you a ton about how synth layering works in a practical way and gets you that fat sound you hear in most EDM tunes.

ZenPad - Le Slow is an atmospheric revolution of new vibes, ambient tunes, and laid-back rhythms. This versatile collection of ambient and loose sounds has been compiled into high quality Ableton Live Clips to enable composers & producer to create atmospheric music for use in film footage and different productions.

ZenPad - Bollywood is a selection of up-tempo Indian rhythms and authentic melodic sounds created specifically for pop, film, electronic and Bollywood productions. Recorded in India, the sample material captures the natural essence of instruments such as the Dilruba, Ekthara, Tabla, Sarangi, Sitar, and Veena.

This class has a few sections to it because I want to provide in depth knowledge for each topic. I start with creating an arpeggiated synth using NI Massive and ableton's arpeggiator effect. Next is a atmospheric chord pad also using NI Massive. The next section is mixing these instruments together in an EDM style using the DAW's audio effects. Finally I explain how layering sounds creates the size heard in EDM music.

Learn how to play major scales once for all!! It is very common as piano students to keep struggling with scales because we don´t practice all the major scales, sometimes we only practice those scales that start with white keys but in this course your main project is to be able to play them all.

Fred Everything is a world renowned DJ in the House Music Scene. Early in his career, he was given the name everything because his diverse DJ sets proved that he could comfortably navigate a variety of genres from House to Techno, and Drum and Bass to Ambient.

Sonic Academy proudly welcomes new tutor Andreas Ort aka Dualistic for an all-new course in How To Make Liquid Drum n Bass. Hailing from Haarlem on the outskirts of Amsterdam and signed to Liquicity Records, Dualistic can be defined by his uplifting melodies and touching harmonies, and with a background as an improvising pianist, he certainly knows his way around the keys!

Foley has become more prevalent in today’s modern music. Foley originated from the film industry as elements needed to enhance the viewing experience (i.e. footsteps, cloth sounds, & door slams).

Creating a unique Future Bass drum pattern can be a daunting task for individuals who are not familiar with the genre. In this video, Sean Squires will offer his expertise and teach you how to construct professional Future Bass drums. He will outline how to make a proper drum groove rhythmically, and also touch on the importance of embellishing percussion elements. This tutorial was specifically designed to help you become acquainted with the key principles behind the composition and arrangement of Future Bass drums.