Monthly Archives: May 2022

Groove3 The Legend Explained TUTORIAL

In this tutorial series, virtual instrument veteran Larry Holcombe covers the Legend by Synapse Audio Software: a stellar emulation of the legendary Minimoog Model D, with a few tricks of its own. If you’re new to synths in general, or simply new to the Moog-style layout, this course will get you completely comfortable with the setup and have you creating your own sounds in no-time. Synapse Audio Software went all out with this emulation, and Larry will make sure you know the ropes of every bell and whistle it has to offer! This video is for new users of The Legend.

Larry kicks it off with a tour of the interface and basic layout of The Legend, allowing you to get your bearings before getting into specifics. Then he covers preset management (loading, saving, etc.) and demonstrates how to set up a MIDI controller and map it to various parameters. From there, we get into the meat of the synth, oscillators, along with the signal flow of the plugin.

Explore the subject of modulation next via oscillator 3, which, along with noise, can be used to affect the pitch and filter cutoff – a powerful sound-sculpting tool indeed. Also learn how the Mixer works, which determines the level of each oscillator and also allows for extra analog flavor via drive and feedback.

Through the remainder of the course, you’ll examine several other key features of the plugin, including the Filter, Filter Envelope, Amplitude Envelope, the Top Panel (access to Pitch Bend, Glide, and polyphony settings), the Back Panel (more parameters), using the plugin as an audio effect, and more. To complete the course, follow along with Larry as you put your newly acquired knowledge to use and design three sounds (percussion, dark pad, and boogie-style bass) from scratch!

See the video descriptions below for more information on the contents of each. A world of classic, dynamic, and otherwordly Moog sounds awaits within The Legend; this course will teach you how to tap into it and dial in the signature sound for your next track. Watch “The Legend Explained®” today!

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Groove3 EZdrummer 3 Explained TUTORIAL

Toontrack has released EZdrummer 3, which continues the tradition established with previous releases by adding even more features to help turn those fledgling ideas into full-fledged song tracks quickly. If you’re ready to make the leap and take advantage of all EZdrummer 3 has to offer, then you’re in the right place! Eli Krantzberg has created a video tutorial series to show you everything you need to know about creating killer drum tracks with this stellar plugin. From building custom kits and saving presets to creating sophisticated grooves from scratch and tweaking to perfection, it’s all here! These videos are for new EZdrummer 3 users.

Beginning with a quick tour of the interface to get you acclimated, Eli sets off exploring the new edition by examining the Drums tab, which can be thought of as “home base” and allows you to choose a drum kit, save/load/modify presets, change drum tuning, and more. Then take a look at the Grooves tab, which contains functions to control and influence the playback of MIDI grooves. Eli then demonstrates how to effectively make use of the search filters to quickly locate what you need.

Next up is the Tap 2 Find feature, which is an intuitive way to quickly searching the EZdrummer MIDI library. Used in conjunction with the folder browser and search filters, Tap 2 Find can help eliminate much of the guesswork involved in searching for the right pattern.

Many other topics follow, including adding user MIDI content (third-party MIDI grooves and more), refining your search, working with Grid Editor (creating nuances and humanizing touches in your grooves), MIDI CC automation, Mixer (routing individual drums/mics to discreet outputs), Bandmate (analysis feature for generating appropriate drum parts based on transient detection), Song Track (a tool for quickly arranging a full song), and more!

There are lots of new features to help increase productivity and creativity in EZdrummer 3, and Eli will make sure you’re up to speed on all of them with this course. Check out the descriptions below to get a better idea of the contents for each video. If you’ve struggled with creating compelling drum tracks in the past, you’ll have no excuses after watching “EZdrummer 3 Explained®!”

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Teaching Beginning Piano TUTORIAL

If you’ve ever tried to teach a beginner the piano, you know it’s hard just keeping them going long enough to make progress. How do you bridge the gap between them not knowing anything, and them knowing enough to have fun? Teaching Beginning Piano covers everything you need to know to teach reading, scales and even improvisation to students from 4 to 94 so that they’ll feel good about themselves, make progress, and keep coming back!

How do you get students to practice? How do you keep them honest about how much they’ve practiced? How do you get the parents on your side so that they’ll support your efforts and encourage their child to practice?

This course covers the goals of piano education, and the means to reach those goals. Most importantly, the solutions it outlines work for children AND adult students. It focuses on the following:

– Enjoyment of playing and practicing
– Observing improvement
– Knowing what to teach and when

In addition, this course covers strategies on how to teach students to read music from the very beginning. Learning to read music can be done in a way that minimizes stress and maximizes effectiveness. Students can read, instead of pretending to read, and they can get good at it early while still learning to be musical, happy and healthy musicians.

Do you teach scales? Teaching Beginning Piano explains why teaching scales is important, and it offers a number of strategies for introducing and supporting students as they learn this invaluable skill.

Would you like to teach your students to improvise? Teaching Beginning Piano uses a blues-based methodology to introduce simple and effective improvisation to students. They’ll sound good, and be able to perform what they know, almost from the beginning!

If you’re a piano teacher, you’re going to want to take Teaching Beginning Piano. It make your life easier and your students’ learning more fun and effective. It will also enable you to keep more of your students so your turnover rate is smaller.

Ready? Let’s go!

What you’ll learn

• What do I as a piano teacher need to know when working with beginners?
• How can I get my students to practice?
• How do I work with different kinds of students?
• Can I teach my students more than just how to play from a book?

Requirements

• This course is best for piano teachers with a little experience or education in pedagogy, as well as teachers on other instruments. It can be taken by anyone who knows how to play the piano.

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Natural, Artificial & Pinched Harmonics, Guitar Course TUTORIAL

In today’s course, I’ll show you how to play the three different types of harmonics. Pinched, Artificial and Natural. These are the three different types of harmonics that you can play on the guitar. You can learn to play artificial harmonics using chord shapes, tune a guitar using natural harmonics and make your solos sound super cool with pinched harmonics.

Pre requirement

Pre requirements are that you need to know your open chord positions and be familiar with the pentatonic scale with the root note starting on string six. You’ll learn how to apply the natural, artificial and pinched harmonics into your guitar knowledge and guitar playing.

There are three sections to this course. In order you’ll learn Natural, Artificial and Pinched harmonic.

Alex Teaches locally in Milton Keynes. I’ve created this informative / structured video to help you with your guitar techniques. You’ll be able to play natural harmonics and artificial harmonics on the acoustic guitar but the pinched harmonic will be difficult because you’re not using distortion.

What you’ll learn

• Pinched Harmnoics
• Artificial Harmonics
• Natural Harmonics
• Chord Harmonics

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Mixing & Mastering Electronic Dance Music (EDM) TUTORIAL

EDM mixing and mastering made simple and easy to understand.  Learn how to professionally mix and master your tracks, boost your confidence in your production skills, and get the sound you’ve always wanted.

Rarely does a mixing and mastering course come along that takes you through every step, every plugin, and every thought that goes into producing a professional quality EDM track.

That’s exactly what this course does.  It’s packed with hours of the best, most up-to-date techniques needed to mix and master an electronic dance music track from start to finish. This course uses both native (meaning, included with DAWs) and third-party plugins, but it does not matter which DAW you use or which plugins you have. With the skills and techniques taught in this course, you’ll transform your rough or unmixed project into a polished master ready for release.

You’ll understand WHY and HOW things are done with detailed explanations that will not leave you confused or frustrated.  Extra care was taken to make sure things are kept simple, easy to understand and focused on your workflow and getting things done.

Things you’ll learn in this course include:

• Project and arrangement setup
• Mix buss processing
• Send/return channel setup
• Vocal tuning and mixing
• Automation and creative mixing techniques
• Parallel compression and processing
• Advanced EQ, compression, reverb, and delay techniques
• Professional mastering techniques
• much much more…

Producers of any genre of electronic dance music (EDM) will find this course unlike any other.  The mixing and mastering process is broken down and explained in full detail without being overwhelming – or boring.

Who this course is for:

• Electronic dance music producers
• EDM producers
• Anyone who wants to learn mixing and mastering
• Anyone who wants to learn advanced music production techniques

What you’ll learn

• Mix and master your tracks to commercial standards so your tracks are ready for release.
• Setup your projects so you stay organized and work quickly.
• Develop an efficient workflow so you get consistent results.
• Use EQ, compression, distortion, limiting, parallel processing, reverb, delay and more.
• Finish more tracks quickly and easily.
• Use free tools and spend less time worrying about plugins and gear.
• Master your tracks for commercial loudness and quality.
• Gain confidence in yourself and production abilities

Requirements

• Any DAW such as Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Logic Pro etc…
• Plugins that you’re comfortable with (any plugins will work)
• An electronic dance music track to work on.
• Don’t worry if you don’t have a finished track to work on because you can download the stems used in this course.
• A VERY beginner friendly course. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience.

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