All the secrets of super synthesizer NI FM8. In this tutorial we look at a range of advanced techniques, including: – Finding your way around the FM8 interface . – An explanation of basic FM synthesis principles , including modulators and carriers and how they can work together. – What the operators do, how they are used and… Read More »
Bouncy Tech House in Ableton Live In Sonic Academy’s How To Make Bouncy Tech House we show from start to finish how to create a unique and quirky take on Tech House Music championed by the likes of Pleasurekraft. We make full use of Sonic Academys ANA soft synth when creating our bass and lead parts and… Read More »
This is a course not to be missed. Conor Dalton from glowcast mastering invites us to a mastering party with all his favourite compressors techniques as guests. Using real world examples he digs deep into this often mis-understood world, showing us that loud and proud isn’t always the best. Covering compression, dynamic range and EQing techniques, there… Read More »
Artist Series – How To Make Techno With Jim Rivers Crossing the many bridges between house and techno with relaxed dignity, Jim River’s, a rare mix of educator and entertainer here on Sonic Academy for the first time gives us a unique insight into his production regime. From the ideas and setup to creating a workflow involving… Read More »
Over the next 2 hours and 50 minutes we show you from start to finish how to make a massive Dutch House track using Ableton Live 8 Contents : Tutorial 0 – Introduction 05m 30s Tutorial 1 – Chords 11m 00s Tutorial 2 – Drums 12m 00s Tutorial 3 – Bass 06m 05s Tutorial 4 – Pitch… Read More »
An absolute monster of a course as we take to the studio with Chris & Phil as they deconstruct the ever popular TRANCE 2.0 sound, picking out the unique characteristics of the genre and recreating each element from scratch. After the initial researching of the idea we then flesh out the concept and create an entire track from… Read More »
Deep House 2012 in Ableton Live Brand new for 2012 we bring you our updated How to Make Deep House course. Taking in all the latest sounds and techniques that make deep house one of the most popular genres of dance music at the moment. From pulsing and arpegiated basslines using ANA through to found sound percussion,… Read More »
Gigi Barocco is no newcomer to the music world remixing for artists such as Benny Benassi, LMFAO & P!NK and featuring on Ultra Records, Ministry Of Sound & Universal to name just a few. Again Sonic Academy have teamed up with Gigi to bring you another full 2 Hour ‘How To Make’ course this time showing you… Read More »
Following on from his hugely popular How To Make Deep Tech House course, we welcome back Vince Watson to Sonic Academy as he delivers a rather stylish Chilled House course. Think poolside party, beach vibes, and sun kissed beats. Vince also delves deeper into the world of chords with a straight ahead look at 7ths, 9ths, Augmented… Read More »
Sonic Academy is proud to kick off 2015 with an almighty bang. We welcome Rob ‘Activa’ Stevenson to take charge in this unprecedented look at ‘How To Make Psy Trance’. With a continuous string of hits for the likes Vandit, Blackhole, Armada and Anjunabeats, Activa has been a mainstay in most DJ record boxes since he exploded… Read More »
Sonic Academy proudly presents ‘How To Make Nu Skool Retro House with Dancing Divaz’. With 20 years experience remixing the likes of Queen, Prince and Baby D and accounting for 20 UK top 40s, the man behind the Divaz brand, Ian Bland, certainly knows how to make hits. Here he uses his Divaz moniker to remix in… Read More »
Returning to Sonic Academy for another monster course, Jupiter Ace serves up a brand new ‘How To Remix’ course. Having remixed the likes of Fatboy Slim, and Flo-Rida, Jupiter Ace, aka Gregory Ferguson knows what he is talking about when it come to remixing. Over the next 13 videos, Gregory shows how to start with the vocal… Read More »
Chris Agnelli and Phil Johnston take an in-depth look at Sound Design in ANA V1.5. Taking you from the fundamentals of creating basses and plucks to more complicated functions, creating some big leads and amazing pad sounds. Be sure to check out the Kick Synthesis video at the end for some seriously massive kick sounds. Contents :… Read More »
This is the big one, an epic 8 hours of ultimate insight into producing a track that has had heavy rotation on Above and Beyond’s global radio show ABGT by uber producer ‘7 skies’. David’s passion and devotion to music production shines through here, as he leaves no production stone unturned. Showing you how to produce that epic… Read More »
Dutch heavy weight of the Nu Disco scene ‘Mason’ returns to Sonic Academy delivering another monster course. Here he rebuilds last years beatport chart smash ‘Nite Rite Five’. Released back in June of last year and tearing up dance floors across the globe, ‘Nite Rite Five’ is the blue print to that Nu Disco sound. Using mainly… Read More »
Sonic Academy welcomes the Berlin based Irish music maker Chymera to the helm for this truly deep and wonderful ‘How To Make Melodic Techno’ course. Chymera’s productions often fit comfortably between house and techno, and range from deeper cuts to more dancefloor focussed tracks, but always with a keen sense of melody. He has released various diverse… Read More »
In this Sonic Academy EQ extravaganza, we will work through the principles of the often misunderstood world of EQ. From the basic filter types and controls to the use of Mid Side EQ and real world mixing examples. Get to know the difference between low pass and high shelving filters and get a visualisation of how you… Read More »
FAST TRACK BUILD is another all new feature here on Sonic Academy. Using the genre selected for Sonic Rewind, the Sonic team attempt to build a track for you in under two hours. This is a fast paced feature allowing you to gain an understanding of a genre in a punchy, bite sized way. Join Phil and… Read More »
Sonic Academy regular.. and our favourite Kiwi, Ryan Enzed returns with another monster course. How To Make Future House takes the lid off this trending sub genre and dives into the production secrets of artists such as Don Diablo, Tchami, Kayliox and man of the moment Oliver Heldens. Expect metallic leads, subby baselines, bloc rocking beats and… Read More »
Sonic Academy proudly presents one of our most in depth courses to date. Welcome to ‘How To Make Progressive House 2015 with Echo Sound Works’. Taking apart this stadium filling genre, ‘Echo Sound Works’ expertly guides you through every nuance and twist in what is the world’s most popular sound today. Right from the first video where he… Read More »
After the fantastic response to his previous course we asked James Dymond back to bring you another top notch FL Studio course. This time round we look at ‘How To Make Progressive Psy Trance in FL Studio’ This is a club thumping, ground shaking monster of a track, with tight baselines, epic breakdowns and killer drops. Working… Read More »
After his interview with Chris, Swedish native and uplifting trance star Bjorn Akesson is back on Sonic Academy, this time with a monster course – ‘How To Make Uplifting Trance’. Bjorn shows from the first kick to the last effect, how to produce an uplifting 138 monster in this 7 hour course in Cubase 8. He starts… Read More »
How to Make Tech Trance is Sonic Academy’s guide to emulating the Tech Trance style made popular by the likes of Sander Van Doorn, Randy Katana and Simon Patterson. The nineteen video tutorials (detailing drums, percussion arranging, basslines, adding strings, synth programming and more) are also a great, focused way to enhance your music production skills using… Read More »
Sonic Academy welcomes back Ian Bland AKA ‘Dancing Divaz’ for another monster course. This time Ian guides us expertly through ‘How To Make Deep house 2016 using Ableton live 9’ From a very detailed look at drum programming, groove creation and adding an ambient reverb, through to sound design using Korg’s Legacy M1 softsynth and of course,… Read More »
Over the course of his 40-year recording and performing career, Robben Ford’s rhythm guitar work has excited the ears of his audience, fired up his musical collaborations with dozens of top artists and simply amazed his fellow guitar players. “Playing rhythm guitar is the greatest joy in my musical life,” says Robben, “I love the subject of… Read More »
