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  • How To Make French House with Cubase
    29/07/2010
    • Sonic Academy’s video music production tutorial How to Make… French Electro House with Cubase breaks down all the parts of a French Electro House track and takes you step-by-step through making your own. Get that sound (a la Justice and Sebastian) with distorted basslines, dirty synth sounds, disco stabs, and plenty of cuts, drops and edits.

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  • Understanding Reverb
    01h 50m
    23/07/2010
    •  In this Ultimate Guide to Reverb, we will show you exactly what you need to know about the different types of reverb, the controls on a reverb unit, applying reverb to your recordings and how to create your own impulse responses. We capture the impulse responses from the amazing Belfast Cathedral and the Sonic building stairwell using both Mac and PC software. We review the Lexicon LXP Native, 2CAudio Aether, Relab LX480 Plugins and look at whats available for free. We’ve also included some great impulse responses for you to use in your own tracks.

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  • How To Make Techno in Reason
    02h 59m
    23/07/2010
    • Learn how to produce the next big room techno classic in our How To Make Techno in Reason 4. Learn everything from programming massive sub bass throbs, bleepy synths and distorted percussion through to full arrangement, FX and loads of other large, banging techno tips and tricks.

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  • How To Make Progressive House in Cubase
    05hr 50m
    16/07/2010
    • Clear your schedules for this eagerly anticipated epic 5hr 50min release from Sonic Academy.  

      In this comprehensive 37 video tutorial, we take you through the full process of creating a Progressive House track as made famous by Daniel Portman and Jerome Isma-Ae.

      We walk you through all the steps from creating beats and synth sounds to mixing, arrangement and mastering and show you from start to finish how to make a prog monster.

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  • Tech Tips Volume 4
    00hr 24m
    15/07/2010
    • All wrapped up like a yummy big present, Tech Tips Volume 4 is the 4th part of the very best of Sonic Academy's top insider production tips.

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  • How To Make Progressive House in Logic
    03hr 27m
    09/07/2010
    •  Clear your schedules for this eagerly anticipated epic 3 1/2 hr release from Sonic Academy.  


      In this comprehensive 27 video tutorial, we take you through the full process of creating a Progressive House track as made famous by Daniel Portman and Jerome Isma-Ae.

      We walk you through all the steps from creating beats and synth sounds to mixing, arrangement and mastering and show you from start to finish how to make a prog monster.

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  • Understanding Compressors
    01hr 34m
    25/06/2010
    • In this Sonic Academy compression extravaganza, we will show you the full shebang starting with what compression does, the controls, how to apply it, using compression to get effects such as parallel, ducking and the all important side-chaining compression effect

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  • How to Make Progressive House
    03hr 27m
    18/06/2010
    • Clear your schedules for this eagerly anticipated epic 3 1/2 hr release from Sonic Academy.  

      In this comprehensive 27 video tutorial, we take you through the full process of creating a Progressive House track as made famous by Daniel Portman and Jerome Isma-Ae.

      We walk you through all the steps from creating beats and synth sounds to mixing, arrangement and mastering and show you from start to finish how to make a prog monster.

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  • A Beginner's Guide to Music Theory - Chords Part 1
    01h 41m
    11/06/2010
    •   In this course we show you how to get to grips with the concepts of chords. Whether you're making house, trance, hip hop or techno chords are an integral part of most popular music. We will show you how to construct chords and how to use them within your music.

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  • Kick Ass Kicks
    25m 00s
    04/06/2010
    •  This does exactly what it says on the tin - Kick Ass Kicks. Using Abletons instrument rack to design kick drums by combining the the clicks and whomps to create up to 1400 different combinations!  Never want for a kick again!

      ** Please note that the project files and preset will only work in Ableton 8.1.3 or later

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  • Tech Tips Volume 3
    01hr 06m
    28/05/2010
    • All wrapped up like a yummy big present, Tech Tips Volume 3 is the 3rd part of the very best of Sonic Academy's top insider production tips.

       

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  • How To Make Dubstep
    02h 45m
    14/05/2010
    • Learn how to create some ground shaking sub bass coupled with morphing distorted synth patterns in this How To Make Dubstep course.

      Sonic Academy Tutor Bryan Spence takes you through step by step how to glitch and chop between basslines, synth parts, vocal stabs and drum crashes to get you on your way to creating the very distictive dubstep rhythm.

      This course comes in a bundle of 22 videos and is covered using Steinbergs powerful Cubase 5 DAW.

      So put your hoods up and get ready to dance double time as we transport you into this growing underground London sound.

      External Links :
      Camel Crusher - PC / MAC

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  • Make Music With Reason 4 (NEW!)
    01h 58m
    07/05/2010
    • Over the next 11 videos our beginners guide to making music takes you step by step through Propellerheads groundbreaking software Reason 4.

      From a guide round the interface to setting up your session for creating sound through to making drum beats, basslines and pads using Reason's powerful on board devices, synths and samplers including the Redrum Drum Machine, Subtractor and Thor Synths, NN-XT Sampler, Dr. Rex Loop Player and a whole host of other goodies!

      This course is the perfect one for those who want to get started making music today, using Reason 4.

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  • How to Make Nu Gaze
    2hrs 1m
    30/04/2010
    • How To Make…Nu-gaze is Sonic Academy’s nineteen-part video tutorial on fashioning an epic tune with the underground Nu-gaze sound.

      This massive 19 part course will have you recreating the distinctive, ethereal sounds made famous by the likes of M83 , Sigur Ros and taking its cues from the Shoegaze movement of the 90s.

      In a Sonic Academy first, Phil Johnston teaches you live instrument recording. We take you through 3 different live guitars sounds, and recording live bass.

       

       

       

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  • Make Music with Ableton Live Intro
    01h 24m
    16/04/2010
    • Over the next 13 videos we will taking you through the key areas of Ableton Live's Entry level software Intro.

      First up we will be taking a look at the main features of the software from its user interface to the differences between the Session & Arrangement views.

      We will then show you how to create a drum beat using the Impulse Drum machine,
      create a baseline and some synth stabs using the built in Sampler and to finish up add some simple effects, do a quick arrangement and export your song to make it ready to burn onto CD.

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  • How to Make French House using Reason
    01h 04m
    09/04/2010
    • A new 'How to Make' video tutorial, revealing loads of tips on how to make a track in the French Electro House style within Reason– a sound made popular by acts such as Justice and Daft Punk. 

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  • Beginners Guide to Music Production
    27m 30s
    09/04/2010
    •  Beginners Guide to Music Production takes you through the very basics of what you need to get started making music with your computer. We guide you through what software and hardware is right for you and what your options are when look for a controller and set of speakers.

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  • How To Make Techno
    02h 30m
    26/03/2010
    • Transform your beats into a hard hitting techno sound in this How To Make Techno course for Ableton Live 8. You will be shown from the ground up how to create a driving techno drum kit using toms and distorted kick samples.. followed by synth programming and finishing up with arrangement & FX.
       

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  • Tech Tips Volume 2
    1h 00m
    18/03/2010
    • All wrapped up like a yummy big present, Tech Tips Volume 2 is the 2nd part of the very best of Sonic Academy's top insider production tips.

       

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  • A Beginner's Guide To Music Theory - Scales
    00h 43m
    15/03/2010
    • Get to grips with the awesome world of Music Theory using our Beginners Guide to Music Theory course. In this second installment we look at scales, both major and minor and using these to build a baseline. 

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  • How to Make Tribal
    00h 42m
    19/02/2010
    • A Sonic 'How To Make' course giving you the low down on those mysterious tribal beats. Get to grips with drums used and how to slice loops in both Recycle and Ableton.

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  • A Beginner's Guide To Music Theory - Rhythm
    01h 00m
    12/02/2010
    • Get to grips with the awesome world of Music Theory using our Beginners Guide to Music Theory course. In this first installment we kick things off with an in depth look at the basics of Rhythm.

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  • Tech Tips Volume 1
    00h 50m
    26/01/2010
    • All wrapped up like a yummy big present, Tech Tips Volume 1 is the very best of Sonic Academy's top insider production tips.

       

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  • How to Make Nu Disco
    02h 03m
    13/01/2010
    • The Nu Disco is growing rapidly in popularity, thanks to artists like Aeroplane and Prins Thomas. Sonic Academy’s online series of video tutorials will steer you through making Nu Disco tunes using Ableton.

      Additional Resource (Convolution Reverb)
      MAC - LA Convolver
      PC - RevolVerb

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  • How to Make Electro House with Cubase
    06h 54m
    13/11/2009
    • Taking your musical inspiration from the likes of Fedde Le Grand and your expertise from Sonic Academy professionals, learn how to create an Electro House tune using Steinberg’s Cubase 5.

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  • Amsterdam Dance Event 2009
    00h 53m
    30/10/2009
    • Artist Interviews – Amsterdam Dance Event 2009

      Sonic Academy hits the road and chats with some of the top producers and DJs at Amsterdam Dance Event 2009. Get the inside track from The Crystal Method, BT, Nick Warren, and many more!

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  • Making a Synth in Native Instruments Reaktor
    01h 42s
    19/10/2009
    • Reaktor 5 from Native Instruments is a piece of music-production software you ought not to be without. Sonic Academy tutors show you the basics of creating your very own synthesiser using Reaktor 5.

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  • How to Make Drum and Bass
    01h 39m
    10/09/2009
    • Sonic Academy’s How to Make… Drum & Bass series of video tutorials will help you channel Logic Pro’s music production power into making some pumping Drum & Bass-style tunes.

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  • How to Make Tech Trance
    03h 47m
    21/08/2009
    • You’ll recognise the Tech Trance style from the work of artists like Sander Van Doorn, Randy Katana & Simon Patterson. In this series video tutorials from Sonic Academy, we’ll show you how the tech trance pros achieve their sound and put their tracks together.

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  • How to Make Minimal
    00h 59m
    29/07/2009
    • How To Make… Minimal Tech House is Sonic Academy’s eight-part video tutorial on fashioning tunes with the Minimal Tech House sound (think DUBFIRE and FORMAT:B).

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  • Make Music with Logic Pro
    01h 40m
    17/07/2009
    • Video tutorials for Mac users to rejoice about! Make Music with Logic Pro is Sonic Academy's professional and thorough (13 videos!) guide to a truly excellent piece of music-creation software, the Mac-exclusive Logic Pro.

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  • How to Make Electro House with Ableton
    03h 39m
    08/07/2009
    • Use Ableton Live to mix up some funk-fuelled, Fedde Le Grand-like Electro House tracks with this comprehensive series of video tutorials. In this massive 23 tutorial series, we show you all you need to know to produce tracks in the sound of now – electro house!

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  • Funkasaurus walk-through: “Jackhammer”
    01h 14m
    03/06/2009
    • Sonic's Graham Ginty (alias: Funkasaurus) is the tour guide for this walk-through tutorial on his tune “Jackhammer”.

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  • How to Make Progressive Electro House
    00h 17m
    30/05/2009
    • Learn how to make a Progressive House loop using a popular sidechain technique on the bassline. A sound that sets apart tracks by Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz.

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  • How to Make Fidget Electro House
    01h 48m
    28/05/2009
    • Artists like Twocker, Stupid Fresh, Trevor Loveys and others have made it a hit; now you can learn how to perfect the Fidget Electro House sound by following Sonic Academy’s quick and simple series of video tutorials.

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  • Discount Rhinos walk-through Kansas City Shuffle
    00h 31m
    21/05/2009
    • Discount Rhinos walk-through: “Kansas City Shuffle”

      In this Sonic bite-size tutorial, Bryan Spence (resident Sonic pro and Discount Rhinos himself) gives you a breakdown of his own “Kansas City Shuffle” electro house track.

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  • How to Make Synth Punk
    01h 14m
    17/05/2009
    • Using Ableton Live, we show you how to make sounds and tracks in a style similar to acts such as The Prodigy. This series of nine video tutorials, covers everything you need to know to start cranking out the bass heavy, electro breaks tunes!

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  • How to Make Trance
    02h 57m
    31/03/2009
    • In Sonic Academy’s How to Make… Trance series of video tutorials we’ll show the sounds and techniques used by professionals to make trance music. We’ll be looking at chords, beats, basslines, arranging, FX – the lot!

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  • How to Make Deep Tech House
    16m 46s
    16/03/2009
    • Creating your own Tech House tracks will be simplicity itself once you’ve worked through our bite-size Ableton video tutorial.

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  • How to Make Tech House
    57m 24s
    16/03/2009
    • A Sonic 'How to Make' Tutorial giving you some you some tips on how to make a Tech House track made popular by the likes of Olav Basoski

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  • Mastering
    00h 17m
    02/03/2009
    • Master your tunes in Ableton Live. Sonic shows you how, and compares free and top-model VST effects.

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  • How to Make Swedish House
    42m 13s
    16/02/2009
    • Sonic Academy’s How to Make… Swedish House music video tutorial is chock full of tips on how to sound like Swedish House, the style you’d recognise from artists such as Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell etc.

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  • How to Make Funky House
    24m 16s
    26/06/2008
    • The Funky House sound has been popularised by the likes of Moto Blanco and Hed Kandi Records. In this Sonic Academy tutorial, we'll separate out the different elements that make up a Funky House track, and guide you through creating a live-sounding bassline in Ableton.

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  • Make Music with Ableton
    01h 12m
    17/04/2008
    • Everything you need to know to get you started making music with the music production software everyone is talking about - Ableton Live. From making beats to mixing your track you’ll find it here!

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  • Make Music with Reason
    01h 50m
    17/04/2008
    • Everything you need to know to get you started making music with this amazing music production package – Propellerheads Reason. Sonic Academy’s make Music with Reason tutorials break down all of this brilliant sequencer’s essentials into quick and easy lessons. From making beats to mixing your track - you’ll find it here!

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  • Make Music with Cubase
    01h 44m
    15/04/2008
    • Maybe you’ve just got your hands on Steinberg’s Cubase, maybe you’ve been using it a while and need a refresher: Either way, Sonic Academy’s Make Music with Cubase course is the one-stop shop for learning Cubase, split into eleven clear and simple video lessons chock full of tips and tricks.

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