Links update: 05/12/2019

In this quick Up and Running course, author J. Scott Giaquinta covers another of Native Instruments KOMPLETE components, ABSYNTH. ABYSYNTH is a powerful synthesizer that allows for almost unlimited combinations of oscillators, modulations controls, and filters—leading to some truly unique sounds. Here J. Scott G. gives a brief overview of ABSYNTH's features and main sound making components, including its modules, oscillators, filters, modulation controls, effects, and automation. Then he puts its features and sound-making abilities to work, so you can see how ABSYNTH fits into a real musician's workflow.

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Lynda Logic Pro X Making Beats TUTORiAL



P2P | Sept 27 2017 | 2.9 GB

Make yourself heard. Start making music with Logic Pro X. Author and Logic Pro insider Dot Bustelo walks through every facet of basic drum programming and beat making in Logic Pro, including choosing the right drum kit for the beat, recording, arranging, and quantizing. She shows off Drummer, the intelligent drum feature, for creating beats automatically. She then moves into Ultrabeat, Logic's built-in drum machine, and shows how to step sequence, design your own sounds, use your own samples, and create glitchy effects with the instrument. Then Dot dives deeper into making beats. She demonstrates how to make your own Apple Loops, time-stretch, quantize, and regroove audio as well as how to best add swing to your beats, fatten your sounds with drum replacement, and slice your samples. She then focuses on techniques specific to electronic music, including warping a beat with Space Designer and making DJ turntable effects with speed fades, and some retro groove tricks, including creating a human drummer feel with the Transform Editor and editing gate time. Dot wraps up the course by looking at a few more of the new beat making features in Logic Pro X, including the Arpeggiator and other MIDI plugins.

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Links update: 02/01/2019

Produce a podcast like the pros

More people than ever are turning to podcasts for on-demand, mobile entertainment and information. Podcasting For Dummies offers a fast and easy way to get the know-how you need to produce and distribute one of your very own. Written by a pair of podcasting pioneers, this book shares insight on the technology behind recording, editing, and sharing podcasts, along with tips and tricks on how to produce a pro-level podcast.

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Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination



English | March 31st, 2017 | ASIN: B06XNXQ29P, ISBN: 1541451406 | MP3@64 kbps | 10 hrs 8 mins | 278 MB

Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic-and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of "authenticity" have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise.

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Goodnight, L.A.: The Rise and Fall of Classic Rock--The Untold Story from inside the Legendary Recording Studio



ISBN: 030682437X | 2017 | 304 pages | PDF: 14 MB

A behind-the-scenes journey through the rise and demise of the '70s and '80s classic rock era

Before disco, punk, hair metal, rap, and eventually grunge took it all away, the music scene in Los Angeles was dominated by rock 'n' roll. If a group wanted to hit it big, L.A. was the place to be. But in addition to the bands themselves finding their footing, their albums also needed some guidance. That came from a group of dedicated producers and engineers working in a cadre of often dilapidated-looking buildings that contained some of the greatest recording studios the music industry has ever known.

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Udemy Piano Technique Exercises Vol.2 TUTORiAL



P2P | Sept 26 2017 | 228 MB

Develop a good position, sound control and avoid injuries.

Any pianist should develop a good piano technique, sometimes we focus in playing our favorite pieces and we start struggling with technique issues and sometimes we even start strugling with tension and injuries.

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Lynda Avid Media Composer 8 Essential Training TUTORiAL



P2P | Sept 26 2017 | 4.3 GB

Avid Media Composer 8 Essential Training is a start-to-finish, project-based course designed to get you up to speed on every aspect of Avid Media Composer. Staff author Ashley Kennedy begins with a fast-track chapter that breaks down the entire editing process into eight steps—great as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course in Media Composer for editors migrating from other platforms. She then focuses on getting you comfortable with each stage of the editing process—from preparation and organization to editing and refining, to audio and effects, to media management and output. Each post-production technique is explained thoroughly and concisely, using real-world examples from a documentary-style promo project. Dive in and learn how to take your projects from concept to creation.

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Links update: 12/11/2021

Explore the noise reduction and audio restoration possibilities—for both music and post production—in iZotope RX 4 and RX 4 Advanced. Author Scott Hirsch covers all of the best and latest features of RX 4, demonstrating techniques for fixing audio problems in a variety of situations. He'll show how to reduce noise, connect with a DAW such as Pro Tools or Logic Pro, and use advanced features such as EQ Match, Ambience Match, and the utility modules for resampling, retiming, and pitching audio.

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Lynda Learning MASSIVE TUTORiAL



P2P | Sept 26 2017 | 224 MB

In this quick Up and Running course, author/producer J. Scott Giaquinta demonstrates the power of MASSIVE, Native Instrument's popular and flexible soft synth. He provides an overview of the main sound-making components, including MASSIVE's filters, modulation controls, effects, macro knobs, envelopes and LFOs, and Performer and Stepper functions.

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Learn the Reverb Effect in Music Production



ilfsn | 25 Mins | 495MB

Are you interested in Music Production, Songwriting and Making Music on your computer? Well the Reverb Effect is one of the most essential for Music Production, whether you want a punchy and focused sound, or a big, wide and lush production.

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Music Producer Masterclass: Make Electronic Music



ilfsn | 4 Hours | 3.87GB

Do you want to create better music? Compose catchy, polished, foot tapping songs that feel great?

Join the MUSIC PRODUCER MASTERCLASS (Recognized by FL Studio as a training center)

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Links update: 27/09/2020

This week Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back Techno grand master Kirk Degiorgio for a new course in How To Make Dark Room Techno.

Found in clubs like Room 2 in Fabric, and Berlin's infamous Berghain this is a much sought after genre that may sound minimal but is difficult to get right.

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Links update: 26/04/2021

This 11-part video course takes you on an inspiring journey giving you new ideas and techniques for creating original sounds and effects using delay.

If you think that delay is a pretty straight forward effect – think again! From a refresher on the basics through to really imaginative ways to apply delay using serial delay effects, spot delay and even resampling delay. This course is sure to change the way you approach delay as a sound design tool.

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Links update: 21/11/2021

VPS Avenger Masterclass – Every feature and function explained

Discover the depth and power of Avenger and put these features to work for you. Led by veteran instructor, Echo Sound Works , this is a comprehensive course that goes well beyond any manual with practical tips and tricks that will plant Avenger into your regular production workflow.

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Links update: 05/11/2020

In this interview, prolific author and music producer Bobby Owsinski talks to iconic audio- and music-industry personalities: the outliers, forward thinkers, and rule breakers. This installment features revered recording engineer Al Schmitt.

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