Hey friend, Imagine coming home from 7 hours of pure torture we call school lol and walking into your house to only run straight to the computer room. You boot up your favorite DAW and get straight to making beats.
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2-08-2020, 02:09
Join Leslie Brathwaite at Platinum Sound studios for a mixing walkthrough of the hip-hop anthem 'Money' by Cardi B. Using the original mix session, Brathwaite discusses the evolution of the record and demonstrates his highly efficient 'ITB' workflow and template, while giving honest advice on client rapport, collaboration, session management, plug-in choice, pre-mastering considerations, studio monitoring and streaming platforms.
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2-08-2020, 00:52
Join us at Tarquin Studios with record producer and engineer Peter Katis! In this series of 'Inside the Track', we trawl through the mix session of eclectic hit song 'The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness' by alternative rock band The National. Katis shares his experience of mixing the album in the box at the band's studio, spending most of the time on this song in particular, facing challenges on musical agreement, and dealing with many changes of content. He gives you an exclusive listen to unreleased alternate versions of the song, as well as a number of recorded parts that were not used in the final mix. He also reveals his processing on individual tracks, groups and the mix buss, while discussing a variety of topics including sibilance, printing analog reverb, mastering, band politics, monitoring, stereo placement, and imaging.
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1-08-2020, 23:23
We're honoured to bring you a series on the soundtrack of the outstanding contemporary musical 'The Greatest Showman'! Produced and mixed by the multi-talented Greg Wells, the opening song 'The Greatest Show' is a remarkable feat of contemporary songwriting, complex arrangement, and copious amounts of processing. Wells revisits the overwhelming mix session and tells us about his given roles in the project, necessary ITB workflow, obstacles faced, and collaboration with the movie director and songwriters. He then dives into the technicalities of his mix template, comprising multiple auxiliary tracks affecting groups with full and parallel processing, inspired by the workflow of mixers Michael Brauer and Andrew Scheps. Opening up every insert, Wells demonstrates the function of his chosen plug-ins and explains their purpose. He also elaborates on methods of maintaining objectivity, being undistracted by DAW visuals, approaching movie soundtracks differently to records, and more.
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1-08-2020, 23:23
Join acclaimed engineer, producer and mixer Andy Wallace at Red Bull Studios NYC for an in-depth exploration of the track 'Last Goodbye' by Jeff Buckley. In this 4h30 series, Wallace takes you on a journey from the record's musical foundations and pre-production to a full new analog remix of the song. After giving an overview of the arrangement, recording and production process, Andy Wallace begins a fresh mix of the session on the studio's SSL console. He takes you through his workflow step-by-step, demonstrating his renowned ability to unmask and clarify through careful EQ, gating and panning. He shows his use of grouping, effects and stereo buss compression, while giving detailed reasoning behind his decisions. He also covers other topics such as artist psychology, client feedback, headphone mixes, monitoring, recording techniques, phase, gain structure, and automation.
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1-08-2020, 23:23
Over the last seven plus years, Huxley has excelled at many different styles, often ahead of the curve. He does well swung drums as well as bass, main room house and deeper, musically accomplished offerings that stir real emotion. Proof of that lies in his varied and vital discography. Coming on labels like Toolroom, Hypercolour, Tsuba and 20: 20 Vision, it includes many club hits and plenty of handy DJ weapons, but also an ambitious and widescreen debut album on Aus Music.
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1-08-2020, 23:23
When these two legendary house producers came together for the track Hipcats for Armada Music, the groovy, soulful sound smashed charts on all the DJ download stores and has become a mainstay in every House DJ's record box.
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1-08-2020, 23:23
In this class, you'll learn everything you need to get started with Garageband for Mac. I’ve broken all the lessons down into three main sections to keep things as simple as possible:
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1-08-2020, 17:48
Join mixing star Chris Lord-Alge as he challenges himself to mix a track 100% ITB and have it compete with his own original analog version! At Studios La Fabrique, he takes you through the session of alternative rock song 'The Mountain' by Three Days Grace, revealing his methods for preparation, management and template usage within Pro Tools.
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1-08-2020, 15:04
Sonic Academy's very own Phil Johnston is with us this week as he shares a ton of tips and tricks when getting to grips with mixing. Aimed at beginners but super useful for all abilities Phil takes an in-depth look into how to get your tracks to shine, focussing on what you're trying to achieve when mixing your projects and how to get the right result you're after.
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31-07-2020, 21:04
One song down, one to go! Now that the band has wrapped up "Anytime You Want Me" and grabbed some famous Memphis Barbecue from The Cozy Corner, it's time to get back to work and record the second song, "That's Love".
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31-07-2020, 20:14
Lessons about: Pentatonic scales, major and minor scales, guitar licks, triads, guitar speed exercises, greek modes ...
What you'll learn
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31-07-2020, 20:14
Logic Pro X wiz Larry Holcombe presents in-depth Logic Pro X 10.5 production video tutorials! Watch how to produce an entire electronic music track from scratch using Logic Pro X 10.5, and its newly added features. These videos are for those who already know Logic Pro X 10.5, but want to see it in use when making an electronic music production. The extra samples used in the videos are also included via the course extras link.
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31-07-2020, 17:02
Craft unique UI sounds for your app Creating your own unique UI sounds can be achieved by following a few simple rules. Sophistication and clarity will make the right impression.
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29-07-2020, 15:38
Students' Most-Loved Lick Lessons from the Popular Licks You MUST Know Series This is a compilation course containing 40 of Students' most-loved lick lessons from our popular Licks You MUST Know series.
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28-07-2020, 02:16