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What will you learn?

Using multiple saturation plugins to enhanced each layer & stem
Utilizing Noveltech, Ohmicide, Overdrive, Fab Filter, & Softube plugins
Pairing saturation & distortion plugins to create a unique layer
Creating warmth and analog vibes within your mixdown

When it comes to mastering EDM, few names are as synonymous with ‘industry-standard quality’ as Waves. With a virtually endless selection of plugins to choose from, anything imaginable can be achieved in terms of mastering.

In this in-depth video series, theory wiz Tom Regis explains the essential components of harmony, and emphasizes the simplicity of a music system based on a seven note scale, all while providing inspirational musical examples and ideas!

Synth expert Sami Rabia reveals Steinberg’s awesome Padshop & Padshop Pro virtual instrument, showing you all of its features and functions and how it can create amazing sounds for your next song or production!

In this course, Josh Bess dives into a personal techno remix session for Yohei Ueno. Josh records this entire session from start to finish, allowing you to watch, listen, and learn from this entire process. Where most producers cut the camera, Josh keeps it rolling and shows you exactly how much time and effort realistically goes into the creation process.

Improvise over the chord progression of My Heart Will Go On and play by EAR. Play octave ballad & add 2-5 Power Chords

2-5 Power Chords are found in many standards and popular movie themes. They make rich full sounds that will captivate your audience wanting more.

Watch Ørjan Nilsen write a club banger live, unscripted.

Coming off his recent hit collaboration “Flashlight” with Armin Van Burren, Ørjan is commonly asked how he designs his sounds and creates his signature “feel” in his music. In this 789ten studio session you will watch him produce the song that you hear in the trailer starting from a basic kickdrum. Dive headfirst into live production with Ørjan Nilsen and get an exclusive look at his instinctive decision making and writing process. He reveals how he makes big leads and one of his signature electro bass patches from scratch using Sylenth, Spire, and Massive throughout the tutorial.

In this Start to Finish video series, see how all of the pieces of the record making puzzle fit together.

Arduino, Teensy, and related microcontrollers provide a virtually limitless range of creative opportunities for musicians and hobbyists who are interested in exploring "do it yourself" technologies. Given the relative ease of use and low cost of the Arduino platform, electronic musicians can now envision new ways of synthesizing sounds and interacting with music-making software. In Arduino for Musicians, author and veteran music instructor Brent Edstrom opens the door to exciting and expressive instruments and control systems that respond to light, touch, pressure, breath, and other forms of real-time control. He provides a comprehensive guide to the underlying technologies enabling electronic musicians and technologists to tap into the vast creative potential of the platform.

Over the next 13 videos, Sonic Academy's very own Chris Agnelli dives further into Logic Pro X with a brand new set of tutorials. If you are a complete beginner or even a seasoned pro, this course has something for everyone.

How To Use Logic Pro X Level 2, continues on from where Level 1 finished off. It is quite literary NEXT LEVEL!

Want to get to grips with Logic Pro X? Maybe you've recently started out using the software or are considering changing your current DAW?
Well over the next 17 videos, Sonic Academy's very own Chris Agnelli will take you through the key areas of Logic Pro X on the Mac.

This is a Beginner Level 1 course where Chris will show you how to get up and running with the software, from opening it for the first time to creating your first beats, sounds and finishing your first track.

This week Sonic Academy welcomes back all round studio junkie Matt Thomas, aka King Unique, for an all new selection of impressive tips and tricks to take your skills to the next level.

Over these 8 videos, Tech Tips Volume 30 firstly showcases some dope software that's either free or won't break the bank, giving you the ability to manipulate audio with some awesome results.

What will you learn?

Where to place leads from chords in the spectrum
Working with mono elements vs stereo elements to create space and clarity in your mix
Utilizing izotope to adjust stereo image of certain stems in your song
Creating cleaner drums with accurate imaging and panning

In this 2nd, and more advanced, course of The Art of Drum Programming, Ableton Live Certified DJ Kiva reveals creative techniques for editing and manipulating beats. Watch this course, and get deep into the art of beat making!

You learned the fundamentals of programming beats in the first Art of Drum Programming course, and you’re now hungry for more? Join DJ Kiva as he explores the unveiled depth of drum programming. Let him take you into uncharted beat-making territories!

Like everything in music, drum programming is an art. Join Ableton Live Certified Trainer DJ Kiva in this FastTrack™ course, and learn the secret skills and techniques required for laying down fantastic sounding beats… fast!

For most styles of music, drums are the foundation upon which all other instruments rest. For this reason, having excellent drum programming chops is an essential skill to have for every producers. Watching this course by the amazing DJ Kiva will give you the knowledge and the inspiration you need to create your own unique drum patterns.