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Listening is a social process. Even apparently trivial acts of listening are expert performances of acquired cognitive and bodily habits. Contemporary scholars acknowledge this fact with the notion that there are “auditory cultures.” In the fourth century BCE, Greek philosophers recognized a similar phenomenon in music, which they treated as a privileged site for the cultural manufacture of sensory capabilities, and proof that in a traditional culture perception could be ordered, regular, and reliable.

Synth guru Tyler Coffin presents comprehensive Arturia Prophet V tutorials! See and hear how Arturia has recreated the classic Sequential Circuits synthesizers from the '80s. Dive deep into both the virtual Prophet 5 and Prophet VS's features and functions as well as how to make sounds with this dynamic synth duo. These videos are designed for new Arturia Prophet V users.

The Kick drum is an important part of the mix that is often hard to record, hard to play consistently, and hard to tune. This is where replacement with samples can come in handy

The 90s was quite the decade for musical development. House, acid, jungle, drum & bass, techno and hip hop all exploded around the world, defining not only the present, but the future of music too.

Course updated 16/01/20, UK date format "For years I've been wanting to learn the piano, but always postponed it as it seemed so difficult. Half way through this course I was already trying all kind of things out on my piano, and was in shock that it all worked out." Gregory, One of our students.

Line 6's Helix guitar processors recreates amps, cabs, mics, and effects for authentic and responsive guitar tones. Join trainer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Vanacoro in this course, and get ready to ROCK with the new standard of guitar processing!

Now that the band has laid down a solid foundation to build off of, Vance and Guitarist/Vocalist, Jeff Gorman, comb through the track punching in on parts to get an exciting main guitar take as well as double sections to add intensity.

Studio guru Thomas Cochran presents a how to practice mixing video tutorial series! Learn to identify and address problems that can occur in your mixes, and how to remedy them quickly and easily, making for a better, more professional mix. These videos are designed for new and beginner mix engineers looking to improve their mixes, and includes downloadable wav files so you can follow along and mix in your DAW.

The Singing Teacher's Guide to Transgender Voices is a unique resource developed for singing teachers and their students. This text aids in the development of a successful, culturally competent voice pedagogy by presenting information about training and repertoire specifically tailored for transgender and gender nonconforming singers.

Learn How to Target Sweet Notes for Blues Guitar Soloing Soloing over a song that is more complicated than your standard 12 bar I-IV-V blues progression can be a challenge. Most players simply fall back on playing the blues box, which can get you stuck in a rut or produce not-so-compelling solos. That's where guide tone soloing comes in! With guide tone soloing, you can target those sweet notes and create some truly tasty solos with some real backbone.

Arpeggios are the foundation of any great jazz improviser’s vocabulary. They’re easy enough to learn but the real challenge is making them sound musical. Students of jazz guitar usually start by developing a vocabulary of arpeggio-based licks from other players. As the vocabulary grows, so does the student’s ability to craft their own original arpeggio-based lines and musical ideas.

After some time away Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back Richie Atkins from Dirty Secretz for an all-new course in How To Make Filtered House. Starting from scratch Ritchie carves out an absolute classic filtered disco house track using nothing but Ableton and our very own Kick 2 and ANA 2 synths.

Sonic Academy welcomes back Richie Atkins aka Dirty Secretz this week for an all-new course in Ableton in How To Make Garage House. From a blank project to a completed jackin' Garage House track, Ritchie takes us through every element of building this upbeat, soulful and groove-laden number.

With the basic tones setup and sounding massive from episode 3, and a new song structure ready to go from episode 1, it's time to get some takes recorded. Watch as Vance:

In this course you will learn skills on how to fingerpick/play the guitar using the fingers of your right (plucking) hand. We will begin with learning how to effectively prepare the fingers on the strings and then go through a number of exercises that will further develop your skills.