Academy.fm - Production Fundamentals: Pro Tools Instruments



MP4 | 601 MB

Pro Tools is known as the industry standard when it comes to recording and tracking. Despite this, it also comes with several powerful instruments that users can take advantage of.

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Academy.fm - The Beginner’s Guide To Writing Drums in Cubase



MP4 | 270 MB

Learning how to write drums in your DAW of choice is one of the first things you should do when you start producing. Drums are a fundamental part of any track – they drive the tempo and add necessary groove.

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Academy.fm - Comparing Piano Libraries in Native Instruments Kontakt



MP4 | 175 MB

Native Instruments Komplete comes pre packaged with a suite of pianos at the users disposal. Why did they do this? Different styles of pianos offer different tones and feelings in a track.

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Links update: 08/08/2020

Keepforest's Vikings Cinematic Metal Toolkit consists of powerful cinematic metal instruments for your compositions. This expansion is inspired by Doom soundtrack written by Mick Gordon.

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Links update: 22/11/2021

Keepforest's 'Vikings is inspired by the Scandinavian world and mythology, which have always had an important place in the movie industry, the vibe of which can be heard in the Guy Ritchie’s masterpiece King Arthur or in the extremely successful Game of Thrones.

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Links update: 30/11/2021

For years I've been teaching Ableton Live and Max in the college classroom. As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn't be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.

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SkillShare Drum Layering With Ableton Live TUTORiAL



FANTASTiC | 28 June 2018 | 255 MB

In this class we will be using Ableton Live's drum rack to layer different sounds on top of each other to create powerful and personalized drum kits. We will be looking at kick drum, snare and clap layering as well as some grooves to put our work in action.

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Links update: 26/07/2023

Zenpad Waterworx - a revolutionary new grand construction kit for Ableton Live bringing the ethereal aspects of water to life;

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Earth Moments - ZenPad Poly Reverse For Ableton Live - Aif



AIF | 331 MB

Zenpad Poly Reverse - an innovative new Grand Construction Kit for Ableton Live that dives deep into unexplored dimensions of sound.

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Earth Moments - ZenPad Mantra For Ableton Live - Aif



AIF | 1.82 GB

ZenPad - Mantra is a diverse selection of sounds designed for new age, yoga, meditation and electronic music productions.

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Earth Moments - ZenPad Bollywood For Ableton Live - Aif



AIF | 693 MB

ZenPad - Bollywood is a selection of up-tempo Indian rhythms and authentic melodic sounds created specifically for pop, film, electronic and Bollywood productions.

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Links update: 30/11/2021

This class has a few sections to it because I want to provide in depth knowledge for each topic. I start with creating an arpeggiated synth using NI Massive and ableton's arpeggiator effect. Next is a atmospheric chord pad also using NI Massive. The next section is mixing these instruments together in an EDM style using the DAW's audio effects. Finally I explain how layering sounds creates the size heard in EDM music.

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SkillShare Piano Series Playing Major Scales Correctly TUTORiAL



FANTASTiC | 28 June 2018 | 644 MB

Learn how to play major scales once for all!! It is very common as piano students to keep struggling with scales because we don´t practice all the major scales, sometimes we only practice those scales that start with white keys but in this course your main project is to be able to play them all.

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Links update: 16/09/2023

Sonic Academy proudly welcomes new tutor Andreas Ort aka Dualistic for an all-new course in How To Make Liquid Drum n Bass.
Hailing from Haarlem on the outskirts of Amsterdam and signed to Liquicity Records, Dualistic can be defined by his uplifting melodies and touching harmonies, and with a background as an improvising pianist, he certainly knows his way around the keys!

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Academy.fm - Cinematic Drums in Native Instruments Kontakt



MP4 | 137 MB

Cinematic drums can be useful in many different genres of music. They are most commonly used for film scores and video games, but that shouldn’t stop you from incorporating them into your own tracks!

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Academy.fm - Comparing String Libraries in Native Instruments Kontak



MP4 | 119 MB

Native Instruments Komplete comes with a suite of solo & ensemble stringed instruments. These are real recordings of real performers, which adds a whole new life to tracks when applied correctly.

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Academy.fm - How to Make Future Bass Drums in Ableton Live



MP4 | 352 MB

Creating a unique Future Bass drum pattern can be a daunting task for individuals who are not familiar with the genre.

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Academy.fm - Using Foley in Future Bass in Ableton Live



MP4 | 265 MB

Foley has become more prevalent in today’s modern music. Foley originated from the film industry as elements needed to enhance the viewing experience (i.e. footsteps, cloth sounds, & door slams).

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Zensound Netrunner Repro-5 Soundset



FANTASTiC | 27 June 2018 | 400 KB

Netrunner is all about dreamlike and emotive analog sounds — designed for the classic Berlin school and filmscore electronica.

Formed by heart touching and nostalgic keys and leads, deep analog basses and tense bassloops, dreamy and celestial pads, dystopian soundscapes, erratic and unstable synths, cinematic sound effects and synth loops ideal to add the classic cinematic tension to your compositions.

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Duro Samples Latin Percussion Merengue Set v2.4.1.0 VSTi x86 x64



FANTASTiC | 27 June 2018 | 44 MB

The most important thing about a Latin percussion virtual instruments, is having the feel and the proper approach to sampling the instruments. Every articulation has to be taken into consideration. Thus capturing the soul of the musician so that the user can execute the rhythms in the most realistic way when composing Caribbean music...

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