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Soulful, stylish and downright groovy! Learning these sophisticated and melodic licks by our incredible new artist Lari Basilio, will inspire and innovate your own soloing and finger picking ideas! Lari says 'My goal with these licks was to highlight how you can incorporate finger picking into your playing whilst maintaining a great groove and always keeping things melodic.' She really hit the nail on the head there, as Lari's sense of groove and melody comes across with both impact and grace in equal measures!

'What About EDM Festival Elements' is a brand new and massive release by WA Production. In this product you will find 12 stunning Construction Kits, 60 drum loops, 35 Sylenth1 & Spire presets and 10 bonus drum fills, all 100% Royalty-Free. The WA Production team has just delivered another must have pack for all serious EDM producers.

Theory is a six-letter dirty word to most musicians, but hey, musicians love dirty words, right? And just like all the other dirty words, theory is easy to learn and fun to use! After studying 'popular' and 'classical' music theory, Ray Harmony created a unique approach that he uses to compose his songs, which feature multi-platinum Grammy winners Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), and many more. Ray Harmony is an award-winning music lecturer and multi-instrumentalist, who is now sharing his top-secret music theory and songwriting hacks through this book series. Drawing on his two decades of teaching experience combined with his minimalist methods of explaining, Ray breaks down music theory into its simplest form via a series of simple hacks, deep insights, and bad jokes. Tuck in at HackMusicTheory.com

In volume one of this advanced video tutorial series, eDrum guru Luke Oswald explains a wide range of topics designed to make you a real master and addict, of XLN's Addictive Drummer 2 virtual instrument plug-in!

Luke goes deep in volume one, covering loading and saving presets, auditioning and selecting presets and drum kits, sample manipulation using the Sampler Strip and built-in Channel Strip FX and much more!

Presonus has done it again, with a new update to Studio One! Take a ride along with Studio One master Marcus Huyskens, and see all the new features and functions, as well as how to use them, in this in-depth video tutorial series.

Marcus explains and explores everything from the new Notion 6 integration, plug-in functions, disabling tracks feature, improved UC Surface integration, Drum Slicing and more!

Get up and running with REAPER, the lightweight and flexible DAW for Windows and OS X. Sound designer Brian Block demonstrates all the major features of the software and prepares you to use them on real-world projects—multitrack recording, audio editing, effects processing, and mixing and mastering. First, get comfortable with the most important parts of the REAPER interface. Brian then dives into recording a brand-new project, demonstrating the record modes, input settings, and auto-punch features. Next, he discusses editing techniques, such as trimming, ripple editing, creating fades, and looping. Finally, he looks at REAPER's mixing features, including applying effects, using folders to create submixes, adding automation, mixing down the final track, and exporting.

Future Music brings you the most in-depth reviews by respected industry professionals plus news on all the latest hardware and software releases. We also interview musicians at the cutting edge of technology, and give you all the advice, music and free samples you need to get the most out of your existing set-up and improve your music making.

This is the third episode in a 12 part series of tutorial videos dedicated to Trance Music Production. This series will cover every aspect of music production (apart from Mastering) and will continually develop your skills when applied correctly.

Learn How The Pro’s Apply Automation To Get Creative Results

Automation is one of the principal tools in your mixing kit. With skilled application you can add a lot of add the shading and movement that transforms a good track into a musical journey for your listeners.

Rock Guitar: Teach Yourself to Play provides a completely new approach to learning guitar, for students who want to play in the rock style. By starting on the 6th string, you are immediately able to play riffs and licks—the kind of progress that inspires you to continue learning. The videos feature clear well-paced instruction along with close-up examples of fingering and strumming. Find out how to hold your guitar, read music and tablature, play simple and advanced chords, and play different strings and notes together. Instructor and guitar virtuoso Jared Meeker also demos some popular rock and blues licks and tricks, and introduces the E minor and A minor pentatonic scales—5-note scales that are critical to playing rock guitar. Learning guitar has never been easier or more fun. This course is a great choice for today's beginning guitar students.v

Now you can learn to play electric bass from one of the true masters. Join legendary artist Billy Sheehan as he reveals the techniques and secrets behind his success as one of the most respected players of all time. Billy has played bass on dozens of records (from David Lee Roth to Mr. Big) and toured all over the world for decades. Here he starts with the basics: right hand and left hand, slap and pop. He shows how to break down a lick, play in time, lock in with the drums, and adapt your bass playing to different styles, including country and heavy metal. Plus, get practical advice on amplifying your sound, changing strings, and tuning your instrument. These are the absolute essentials any musician needs to know to play bass in any genre—as taught by an industry legend.

The Lifeboats series is going to be a unique chance to see how the pureMix mentors each approach the same song with their own unique vision for the mix. See how Grammy winners Fab Dupont, Andrew Scheps and Mick Guzauski shape Will Knox's song with their own tastes and creativity.

The new issue of MusicTech Magazine is on sale Thursday 25th August and this month we’ve got the ultimate guide to mastering for studio and for online distribution, we look back at the Roland Jupiter 8 – arguably the best synth ever! also this issue we have tutorials for all the major DAWs plus reviews of the Dynaudio LYD 5 & 8, the Softube Modular, the Aston Halo, the AKG K812 headphones and much more. Plus we have and interview with vinyl mastering guru Beau Thomas…

Learn how to play piano and sight-read sheet music, while you learn to perform classics from great composers such as Bach, Satie, and Chopin. Music professor and acclaimed accompanist Hugh Sung has created a comprehensive video library of piano lessons and performances of classic tunes shot from multiple angles. Learn at your own pace and build fluency in reading standard notation. Hugh breaks down classics like "Minuet in G Major," "Prelude in C Major," "Gymnopédie No. 1," and "Moonlight Sonata. " These are some of the most beautiful songs ever written, and have been specially arranged by Hugh to maximize your learning and enjoyment. Each song is demonstrated at different tempos, so you can slowly increase your pace as you get more comfortable at the keyboard, and overlaid with notation, so you can read each line of music as it's taught. This training builds on the rest of the Piano Lessons series and is designed for all levels of pianists who want to learn to quickly play the music they love. Note: This course was recorded and produced by ArtistWorks. We are honored to host this training in our library.

Learn how to play piano while you learn how to perform classics from the catalogs of great composers such as Strauss, Beethoven, and Chopin. Music professor and acclaimed accompanist Hugh Sung has created a comprehensive video library of piano lessons and clear, over-the-shoulder shots of performances of classic tunes. Watch at your own pace as Hugh breaks down classics like "Spring Dance," "Blue Danube Waltz," "Ode to Joy," and "Minute Waltz. " Each song is demonstrated at different tempos, so you can slowly increase your pace as you get more comfortable at the keyboard, and overlaid with notation, so you can read each line of music as it's taught. With this training, all levels of pianists learn to play the music they love! Hugh's enthusiasm for piano is contagious and his lessons emphasize learning to play popular songs using a step-by-step method that any level of player can follow. Note: This course was recorded and produced by ArtistWorks. We are honored to host this training in our library.