In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you a brief introduction to Cubase's stock distortion plug-ins. You'll learn the different properties of Bitcrusher, Distortion, AmpSimulator, Magneto 2 and...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to use Chromaverb, the algorithmic reverb within Logic Pro. You'll learn about all of the features and parameters on the Main and Details page...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you how to use the Sampler Track. You'll learn how to load in sounds to the Sampler and transform its sonic properties with the built in editor. Bruce shows...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to use Logic's note repeating effects. You'll learn how to use Note Repeat and Note Repeater – two useful MIDI tools that enable you to effort...
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In this Logic Pro tutorial, Jono Buchanan shows you how to add sounds from other projects without ever leaving your session. This approach lets you re-use content, plug-ins, effects buses and more in ...
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In this Logic Pro tutorial, Jono Buchanan breaks down Logic's time-stretching features. You'll learn how to use time-stretch to alter the tempo of an audio clip, and use Audio Editor to set a source a...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you a brief overview of some of the pitch modulation effects in Cubase. You'll learn how to apply Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Vibrato to your sounds, and un...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane demonstrates the three stages of rendering audio in Live. Crop, Consolidate and Flatten are all covered in this tutorial, with Liam teaching you the diffe...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to record an external instrument into Logic Pro. You'll learn how to route MIDI to your hardware synthesizers and other compatible gear and th...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you how to save your projects and export them as an audio file. You'll learn the various methods to save your work, and what different export options are av...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use the Velocity device in Live. You'll learn what each of the parameters do and how it can affect your instruments, and how the various ...
In this video, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use Ableton Live's Tuner device. This simple device has a variety of features that can help you tune your instruments, and keep your samples in key with ...
In this FL Studio tutorial, Max Venus guides you through Flex, FL Studio's preset synth. He explains why Flex is a powerful, versatile addition to your arsenal, and why it's a go-to synth for many pro...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan explains the principles of subtractive synthesis. You'll learn the five modules used in subtractive synthesis, including the oscillator, filter, amplifier, ...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you a brief overview of Cubase's Noise Gate. You'll learn what each parameter of Noise Gate does and how they affect your audio, and how the different modes...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to record, capture and edit MIDI data from a hardware instrument, and send MIDI data from Ableton Live to the instrument. You'll learn what ...
In this video, Max Venus teaches you how to use Maximus, FL Studio's stock multiband compressor. You'll learn the various parameters and functions of Maximus, and how to harness them to tighten your f...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to separate MIDI controller data from your MIDI events. This is useful to hone in on properties such as expression and modulation and then app...
In this Cubase Tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you how you can make your tracks more intriguing with automation. You'll see how a small section of music can be enhanced by experimenting with automation o...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, Liam O'Mullane explains how Live's Phaser-Flanger works, as individual phasing, flanging and doubling effects units. You'll learn how each parameter of the device can ma...
In this video, Max Venus gives you a brief overview of the various EQ devices in FL Studio. You'll learn how to navigate Fruity Parametric EQ, Parametric EQ 2 and EQUO. Max shows you the parameters an...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan demonstrates some uses for sidechain filtering, the process of removing frequencies from a compressor's detector input. Learn how to stop your drum bus comp...
In this video, Bruce Aisher shows you how to apply sidechain compression to your instruments. This gives your parts more movement and groove, and can drastically change the feel of an instrument. You'...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use the various Drum Synths in Ableton Live. You'll learn what each Drum Synth does and how you can shape each of their sounds. You'll le...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus gives you a brief overview of the various modulation tools within FL Studio. You'll learn how Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Flangus can bring movement and depth t...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you the power of Auto Sampler. You'll learn how to sample external audio devices and transform them into a dedicated instrument. Jono shows you the va...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you an introduction to echo and delay effects in Cubase. You'll learn what a delay effect is and why it might be desirable in your project. Bruce shows you ...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use Collision. You'll learn how the acoustic modelling device can be used to create interesting sounds using its activators and two Reson...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus gives an overview of the five distortion units found in FL Studio. You'll learn the various parameters in Soft Clipper, Fruity Fast Dist, Blood Overdrive, Fruit...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan shows you how to get creative with Alchemy's Sample Import functions. You'll learn two ways to import and manipulate samples in Alchemy, and the various par...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher walks you through three reverbs in Cubase: REVerence, REVelation and Roomworks. You'll learn the properties and parameters of each effect, and how they create rev...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use the Chorus-Ensemble device. You'll learn the differences between Chorus, Ensemble and Vibrato modes, along with how each parameter on...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus gives you a brief overview of the three stock delays in FL Studio. You'll learn the various parameters found in Fruity Delay 2, Fruity Delay 3 and Delay Bank. M...
In this video, Jono Buchanan dives into Logic Pro's subtractive synth, ES2, to show you how to route parameters to modulators to create new musical ideas. You'll learn how to use the LFOs and envelope...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher guides you through Cubase's visibility options. You'll learn how the Visibility tab can help you arrange your projects by hiding or showing specific channels. You...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to get creative with Live's Random MIDI device. You'll learn how to use each of the parameters on the effect, and how to change the directio...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus teaches you how to use FL Studio's Fruity Reeverb 2 and Fruity Convolver to give your sounds some space. You'll learn when you should apply reverb to your sound...
In this Logic Pro tutorial, Jono Buchanan shows you how to take a small sample from an Apple Loop and transform it into a dreamy pad using Sampler. You'll learn how to find the ideal region from a loo...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you how to create Folders and Group tracks within Cubase. You'll learn why these organisational tools can aid your workflow and how they can be used to mana...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how Impulse works. You'll learn what each of Impulse's features can do and how they can be manipulated creatively. Liam shows you how velocity a...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus walks you through the various Channel Settings available in FL Studio. You'll learn how to loop audio regions and apply time-stretching, reverse, normalisation ...
In this Logic Pro Tips video, Jono Buchanan explores Quantize Swing and creating a Groove Template to change the feel of a beat. You'll learn what the terms "swing" and "groove" refer to in music prod...
This time, Bruce Aisher teaches you how to use Cubase's compressor. You'll learn what compression is and why it's such a powerful tool in mixing and production. Bruce shows you the various parameters ...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane gives you an introduction to Wavetable. You'll learn what wavetable synthesis is and how you can apply it to your projects using the Wavetable device. Lia...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus shows you how to record audio in FL Studio. You'll learn how to record directly into FL Studio's Playlist across multiple tracks, and how to use the loop functi...
In this video, Jono Buchanan explores quantize strength within Logic Pro X. He demonstrates how applying different quantize strengths to several MIDI clips, rather than fully quantizing all parts, can...
In this Cubase Tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you an introduction to the various ways you can apply EQ to your tracks in Cubase. You'll learn what EQ actually is, what the different filters, bands and c...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you the ins and outs of Electric. You'll learn how this acoustically modelled instrument can recreate the sounds of electric pianos, as well as bass...
This time, Max Venus shows you how to use time stretching to warp audio clips to match the tempo of your current project. You'll learn how and when to use the Tempo Detection and Fit to tempo tools an...
In this video, learn how you can use controlled detuning to make thicker, wider, vintage-sounding synthesizer parts with Retro Synth and Logic's stock plug-ins. This is possible with your synth's buil...
In this Cubase Tutorial, Bruce Aisher explains what automation is and how you can use it to create a more interesting piece of music. You'll learn the different automation modes in Cubase, how to edit...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane dives deep into arranging using Live's Arrangement View. You'll learn how to use the plethora of tools available to you in Live to help you develop ideas ...
This time, Max Venus shows you how to de-ess a vocal part to reduce sibilance, which can clash with other elements of your mix. You'll learn how to use Maximus, FL Studio's multiband compressor, to ac...
In this video, Jono Buchanan guides you through the process of incorporating found sound elements into your music. You'll learn how an unassuming everyday sound can be transformed into a unique instru...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you how to make the most of audio loops within Cubase. Whether these loops come from Cubase's MediaBay or your own samples folder, you'll learn how to trans...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you the different audio limiting options in Ableton Live. You'll learn what limiting is, how to use Live's Limiter device to achieve it, and how eac...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus shows you how to use SliceX to transform a drum loop into a drum kit. You'll learn how to manually slice up a loop into individual hits and programme those hits...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher walks you through MediaBay. You'll learn how to navigate the MediaBay interface to hone in on the sounds you need to elevate your track, from audio files to plug-...
This time, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to create and store new templates in Ableton Live. You'll learn how to navigate Live's Templates tab and explore the files already available to you, as well as ...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus shows you how to apply sidechain compression to your instruments. Using a kick drum as the sidechain input to the compressor you'll learn how to 'duck' other el...
In this tutorial, Jono Buchanan teaches you Alchemy. You'll learn the basic workflow of Logic Pro's deep synthsizer and understand some of the different features that are immediately on-hand for exper...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher demonstrates the utility of send effects and why you would opt for a send effect over an insert effect. You'll learn how to set up send effect tracks in Cubase, h...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, we explore the Corpus device, showing you how to create new sounds by feeding audio and MIDI into the device. You'll learn what each of the parameters can do, how to mod...
In this tutorial, Max Venus shows you how easy it is to route your instrument tracks to a send track to apply effects such as reverb, delay, compression and more. You'll learn the benefit of using a s...
This time, MusicTech Logic Pro expert Jono Buchanan explains the importance of the low-mid range. As the engine room of your track, it's responsible for driving things along and adding weight, but it'...
In this Cubase tutorial, Bruce Aisher shows you around Cubase's MixConsole. You'll learn how to configure and customise the MixConsole and how it can be used to route tracks in your project. You'll al...
In this tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to swiftly deploy tempo and time signature changes into your Arrangement View. You'll also learn how to make the same changes in your Session View, and u...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus gives you an introduction to FL Studio's Insert FX. You'll gain an understanding of signal flow and the difference between a send effect and insert effect. You'...
In this Logic Tips tutorial, Jono Buchanan gives you an overview of some of the processors you can use on your main stereo output channel. You'll learn how to use processors such as the Linear Phase E...
In this Cubase Tutorial, we take a brief look at some of Cubase's insert effects and observe their use within the context of a track. You'll learn how insert effects can alter a signal chain, and how ...
In this video, Liam O'Mullane gives you an overview of the various Max For Live modulation devices. You'll learn how Envelope Follower, LFO, Shaper, LFO MIDI and Envelope MIDI can all be used to alter...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus shows you how to apply automation to your instruments and audio. You'll learn what automation allows you to do, how to set it up with different curve shapes and...
In this Logic Tips tutorial, Jono Buchanan shows you how to use Noise Gate to use one sound to trigger another. Focusing on a kick drum and bassline, you'll learn how to pair the instruments to turn e...
In this Cubase Tutorial, Bruce Aisher gives you an introduction to Groove Agent SE, showing you how to access different drum sounds and programme patterns within the instrument. You'll also learn how ...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, we get meticulous with Live's Macros and Macro Variations. You'll learn what a Macro Variation is and how it can be used to provide quick access to different configurati...
In this FL Studio Tips video, Max Venus demonstrates the importance of playlist organisation. You'll learn the benefits of grouping, categorising and colouring your tracks and instrumentation and the ...
In this Logic Pro tutorial, Jono Buchanan demonstrates the power of parallel distortion with Logic's Clip Distortion effects unit. You'll learn the benefits of parallel distortion on individual drum h...
In this Cubase Tutorial video, Bruce Aisher shows you around Cubase's MIDI Drum Editor. You'll learn how to quickly program in drum patterns using Cubase's Groove Agent using your mouse and the tools ...
In this Ableton Live Tutorial, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use Scene Follow Actions to weave interesting and unique ideas. You'll learn the various options in the Follow Action window, and how to ...
In this beginner's tutorial, Max Venus gives you an overview of the different types of Clips in FL Studio's Playlist. You'll learn what each Clip type can do and how to add variation to both MIDI and ...
In this tutorial, Jono Buchanan walks you through the MIDI Draw tool in Logic Pro, demonstrating how you can use it to draw automation and add expression to your parts. You'll learn how to use the fun...
In this Cubase Tutorial, MusicTech Expert Bruce Aisher shows you how you can make a bassline using just the mouse and MIDI tools. Bruce explains why adding notes in this way can be beneficial to your ...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane gives you an overview of Operator. You'll get a comprehensive introduction to the hybrid synth, learning about its different approaches to synthesis, diff...
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus tells you everything you need to know about the Piano Roll. Learn how to add notes, slide notes, arpeggios and strummed notes to your ...
In this tutorial, Jono Buchanan shows you how Bitcrusher can be effectively used to add harmonic content, whilst diminishing the quality of your audio. You'll learn why you might want to use Bitcrushe...
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus walks you through the essentials of Audio settings and MIDI settings. You'll learn when to select a higher buffer length, how to deal ...
In this Ableton Live tutorial, Liam O'Mullane teaches you how to group Live's Return Tracks for a more manageable project. As well as learning how to group Return Tracks and compensate for delay, you'...
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus breaks down FL Studio's Mixer. You'll learn how to route new sounds to the mixer, how to route tracks to sends and how to add effects....
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus walks you through the Playlist window. You'll learn the essential controls and commands for navigating around your song. Max shows you...
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus shows you how to get started with Channel Rack. This feature of FL Studio is a fun and intuitive way to make quick patterns and beats....
In this FL Studio beginner's tutorial, MusicTech expert Max Venus shows you around the FL Studio interface. You'll learn how to quickly make musical patterns using the Channel Rack and some built-in s...
In this tutorial, Jono Buchanan shows you how to apply delay to your vocals while keeping the main vocal at the forefront. You'll learn how to use Logic Pro 10.6s Noise Gate to give your vocal line ro...
In this beginner's guide, MusicTech Cubase expert and tutor Bruce Aisher shows you the various ways you can edit MIDI information. You'll learn how to record and alter MIDI data such as velocity, pitc...
You're probably familiar with spatial effects like delay, but how often have you experimented with Filter Delay? In this video, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to use Ableton Live's Filter Delay, which a...
This time, Jono Buchanan shows you how to experiment with the stereo field and modulate instruments across left and right channels. You'll learn the parameters of Logic Pro's Tremolo effect, how it ca...
In this beginner's guide, MusicTech Cubase expert and tutor Bruce Aisher explains how to get started using MIDI with Steinberg's Cubase DAW. You'll learn the essential principles of MIDI in Cubase and...
In this tutorial, MusicTech Cubase expert and tutor Bruce Aisher introduces the virtual instruments in Steinberg's Cubase. You'll learn the different instruments available to you, with a basic overvie...