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Since the 1950’s, Al Schmitt has been an integral part of creating the world’s most famous recordings. In this 90 minute tutorial, watch as twenty-two time Grammy Award-winning engineer, Al Schmitt, tracks a full band from start to finish. First, Al’s assistant engineer, Steve Genewick, will give us a tour of Capitol Studios and show how Al sets up his Neve 88R, patches and sets up the outboard gear and manages complex headphone mixes.

Getting a clean and professional mix is often what newcomers to production struggle with. In this course Jake Shanahan will offer the assistance needed.

White DZ is a Zebra 2 soundset that contains 128 patches and a Dark Zebra version where the original 128 patches have been enhanced and given a more analog and richer feeling to be fully used with the ZebraHZ version. The sounds have a lush, ambient and light mysterious character. This soundset found its inspiration also in the works of Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh and the classical and hugely rich music of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Ralph Vaughan Williams and with this soundset I try to capture the rich evolving sound worlds these masters have created and translate them into an electronic palette.

Black soundset for Zebra 2 contains a total of 128 patches. All patches have modwheel control and the 4 XY pads assigned to control various elements. The set is also available in a Dark Zebra version where the original 128 patches have been enhanced and given a more analog and darker feeling to be fully used with the ZebraHZ version.

It's very rare for a young musician to achieve worldwide recognition and earn mega respect from both peers and fans early in their career. Andy McKee has accomplished just that by pushing the boundaries of what is possible on acoustic guitar, and he's done so with explosive impact.

Each program has a handful of useful shortcuts. Using these shortcuts can drastically increase workflow.

Learning a new DAW can be daunting and exciting at the same time. Gary Hiebneri puts you to ease by explaining everything you need to know when opening Cubase for the first time.

Everybody knows that the blues comes out of the south, and was played on acoustic instruments. Then the blues migrated to the cities, and the urbanization of the blues brought about a lot of changes with all the influences that were there. The most radical was the electrification of the blues - the use of amplifiers and electric guitars gave rise to a variety of tones and signature voices.

Playing solo guitar arrangements on the gig, or even just for family and friends is something every guitarist aspires to be able to do. Most players think you have to learn how to play bass lines, rhythm, and melody simultaneously like a fingerstyle or classical guitarist does. But there’s another very effective approach that any player can master and that’s what Fareed Haque’s Solo Guitar Handbook is all about.

Perfectkits proudly presents Perfect Claps. This is a drum library consisting of unique one-shots, each of which has been carefully crafted, tested for sounding in the mix and is ready for use. The high quality won’t leave you indifferent! Each one-shot from the collection sounds just like the ones in the tracks of top producers!

Ableton Push is the world’s best controller for Ableton Live – so much so that it feels more like you’re playing an instrument! In this course you’ll get taken through using Ableton Push for music production to get the most out of this incredible device, with 2 hours of world class tuition from one of the world’s top tutors.

FabFilter is responsible for creating several world-class plugins that every producer should know about. Their tools are incredibly effective and easy to use; a thorough understanding of each one will allow you to use them creatively to yield unique results.

WRECKER is a Multi-function Effects Processor Ensemble for use with Native Instruments’ Reaktor. With focus on Wave Folding Effects, WRECKER also includes a Pulse Modulator, a State Variable Filter, a Pan Modulator and an Oscilloscope.

Virga is an observable streak of precipitation falling from a cloud that evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground; categorized in Cirrus (higher and thinner), Nimbus, (dense but not too low) and Stratus (thick and low) this package will give you the ultimate freedom to compose and layer atmospheric textures.

Mixing with Special FX is full of tips, techniques and strategies to take your mixes from dry and dull to unique and exciting.

From quick and easy tricks to game-changing mix strategies, professional mix engineer David Glenn teaches you how to take your mixing chops to the next level