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Lights, camera, action!  Learn how to create stunning sound FX for trailers, movies, and video games with Logic Pro! This course, led by the talented sound designer Alex Hollingsworth, is your golden ticket to mastering the art of cinematic sound design.

iZotope's Neutron 4 is the ultimate audio mixing tool to help you mix better and faster. Push your mixes to the next level! Learn to use all of Neutron 4's features in this in-depth course, with audio expert Joe Albano now!

Arturia has released their FX Collection 2, with new effect plugins "you'll actually use"! Learn to enhance your music with these plugins in this in-depth 3-hour + course, by audio expert Joe Albano!

The Arturia FX Collection is a bundle full of software effects "you'll actually use"! Discover how to enhance your music with these plugins in this course, by audio expert Joe Albano!

Now that you know the fundamentals of using Steinberg's Cubase, you're ready to learn about recording and editing audio and MIDI data. Join Cubase Product Specialist Matthew L.T. Hepworth as he reveals how it's done in this 2-hour course!

Logic Pro offers an amazing array of tools to create and sculpt sound. In these 21 video tutorials trainer Joshua Carney explores some unusual sound design concepts guaranteed to bring a new world of sonic heaven to you productions.

Do you think FM synthesis is too complex and confusing to use? You won't anymore after watching this course by artist and trainer Rishabh Rajan. Add FM synthesis to your sound designer's toolkit now!

iZotope's Ozone 9 is here! Learn this powerful mastering software in this 36 tutorial course by expert trainer Matt Hepworth... and discover the future of mastering!

Imagine-Line's FL Studio offers an extensive collection of synths to help you make the sounds you hear in your mind a reality. Take this class with our synthesis expert Rishabh Rajan, and bring your sound design to the next level!

iZotope Neutron 3 is here with groundbreaking new features and improvements. Join audio expert Joe Albano in this course to learn about Neutron's innovative features, including the brand new Sculptor module and Mix Assistant.

Reason's Backline Rig V4 bundle is a carefully selected collection of keys, drum libraries, strings, and classic effects to help you get that Rock and R&B sound. In this course, included free in the Propellerheads Rack Extensions V4 bundle, watch producer Hollin Jones explain and deploy all of them in this course.

Native Instruments' Kontakt is a powerful engine for creating and playing sampled instruments. Join NI expert Matt Vanacoro in this course, and learn to harness the industry-standard sampler: NI Kontakt 6!

Would you like to get up to speed with Pro Tools' powerful MIDI features? Delve deep into the MIDI side of AVID's Pro Tools in this course by expert trainer Joe Albano, and become a Pro Tools MIDI master!

The new Synthetic Rig V3 Bundle for Reason is an expanded collection of synth tutorials designed for the electronic music producer. This in-depth course, included free in the Props RE bundle, explains them all and shows them in action.

Reason's Backline Rig V3 bundle is a carefully selected collection of keys, drum libraries, strings, and classic effects to help you get that Rock and R&B sound. In this course, included free in the Props RE V3 bundle, watch producer Hollin Jones explain and deploy all of them to build a track.

Apple's Logic Pro X 10.4 is here! Dive in and learn all of the new features, plugins and enhancements in this FREE what's new course!

Did you know that joysticks and gamepads can make awesome MIDI controllers? Learn how in this course with "the Godfather of Controllerism", Moldover!

iZotope Ozone 8 is here, and so is this in-depth Mastering Toolbox by our expert trainer Matt Hepworth. Watch this course now and learn all features and modules of this invaluable mastering suite!

iZotope Neutron 2 is here and so is this essential 20-tutorial Neutron companion course! Join audio expert Joe Albano, and learn about Neutron's innovative features, including the Visual Mixer, Tonal Balance Control and more.

Elektron's Octatrack is a hardware sampler on steroids! And no one is better than electronic performer Thavius Beck to explain the ins and outs of this incredible sound-mangling machine. Watch this course to become an Octatrack master.

Cubase 9 is here, and the developers at Steinberg have filled it with all kinds of new features. Join Cubase expert Matt Hepworth to see what the excitement is all about. Watch "What's New" in Cubase 9 now!

Did you know that there are some really useful FREE audio plugins out there waiting for you to download? There are, and G.W. Childs has picked out several of his favorites to show you what they do and how they work!

Neutron, iZotope's latest mixing channel strip, is here, and so is this essential 15-tutorial course, led by audio expert Joe Albano. Dive in now, and see how this new iZotope plugin will intelligently assist you with your mixes!

Modular synths are back... and here to stay. And Rishabh Rajan is here to teach us all about the Moog Mother 32! So learn the Moog and modular synthesis at the same time in this wonderfully produced two-for-one course!

The new Synthetic Rig V2 Bundle for Reason is an expanded collection of synth tutorials designed for the electronic music producer. This in-depth course, included free in the Props RE bundle, explains them all and shows them in action.

Reason's Backline Rig V2 bundle is a new collection of Rack Extensions curated by Propellerhead. It's designed to help you get that Rock and R&B sound. In this course, included free in the Props RE V2 bundle, watch producer Hollin Jones explain and deploy all of them to build a track.

Cubase 8.5 is here and so is specialist Matt Hepworth to take you through 20-plus of his favorite new features. So whether you're upgrading or starting anew, this course will get you up-to-date with all the cool new stuff!

Ozone 7 is here and it's got all kinds of new modules to learn and explore. See the new vintage processors and catchup on all the new features as explained by expert trainer Matt Hepworth.

How do you prep your original tracks for a live set? Marc Smith, one half of Safeword and Coalition of the Killing, shows you how to dissect and ready them for improvisational stem-based performance in Ableton Live.

Reason's Backline Rig bundle is a collection of Rack Extensions curated by Propellerhead. It's designed to help you get that rock & R&B sound. In this course, included in the RE bundle, producer Hollin Jones explains and deploys all of them to build a track.

Maschine 2.3 is full of new features, instruments, processing options and also some cool unexpected surprises. Matt Cellitti is here to show you what this update is all about!

Apple's Logic Pro X 10.1 is deep. There are so many new and unpublished features that we created this 35-tutorial, 2+ hour course to explain them all. So here's the ninja David Earl to show you everything he's uncovered!

Wow! Apple has packed a lot of new features and enhancements into this Logic Pro X 10.1 release. Join sflogicninja, David Earl, in this FREE first look, as he dives into some of the hottest new additions.

This Reason 8 Mastering Lab course, by trainer Mo Volans, demonstrates the powerful, bundled processors and the mastering techniques that will transform your Reason tracks from good to mind-blowing. Watch this course and see how to master your tracks –in the box!

Reason 8, with its massive mixer, devices and rack extensions, can "mix" it up with the best of the elite DAWs. Watch this course by Mo Volans and get some cool mixing tips that'll make your tracks really shine!

Reason comes with an incredible arsenal of effects. Watch this course and get a tour of each one with practical examples of what they can do to improve the sound of your tracks.

Chop it. Distort it. Stutter it. Then put it all back together again and make music. That's what Glitch music is all about. Join electronic musician Rishabh Rajan as he explains how to do Glitch in Ableton Live.

Our iZotope Alloy 2 course is here and it's amazing! Join trainer Matt Hepworth and learn how adding this impressive channel-strip technology to your audio toolbox will make your mixes stand out and deliver!

Watch this course now to learn how to twist and tweak your Logic Pro drums and basses with electronic dance music specialist and expert trainer Nigel Broad!

Do you want to build screaming leads, evolving pads, talking basses, electro drums and more? In this course, you'll learn how to set Logic Pro X's ES2 on fire with sound design tips sparked from the imagination of inventive producer, Rishabh Rajan!

What is design? Who developed the universal visual concepts that designers have successfully deployed for centuries? These important questions and more are answered in this 20-tutorial journey by design historian and expert Mark Gatter.

Produce stunning sounding vocals, VOs and special FX with iZotope's powerful Nectar 2 plugin. This 44-tutorial course – designed by Matt Hepworth – is filled with tons of tips and tricks that'll take your vocal tracks to the next level!

Do you want to learn EDM? Would you like to learn it from one of the coolest dance music producers on the planet? Who doesn't?! Well, sit back and learn some amazing artistic EDM tips – and Logic Pro – from legendary musician, Olav Basoski!

Dive into Retro Synth, Logic Pro X's powerful new instrument and brush up on analog, wavetable, and FM synthesis techniques at the same time!

Logic Pro X is here... and it's packed with tons of powerful and inspiring new features. Check it out right here in this exclusive, FREE collection of tutorials by Logic masters Steve H and sflogicninja David Earl...

Using Kontakt just to play back factory samples is like driving your Audi S5 in 4^th gear at 25 mph. Boring! If you want to break the speed of sound, this accelerated course shows you how to put pedal to the metal and squeeze every ounce of horsepower from Native Instruments' supercharged sampler.

Kontakt 5, the super-sampler from NI, is the most Komplete sampler ever designed. From its vast collections of custom instruments to your own custom sample tweakology, Kontakt brings a powerful set of tools to the sonic table. Make those tools your tools!

Master Composer Thomas Goss is back with the 2nd course in his five-part Sibelius 7 series. Join Thomas as he shows you how to beautifully notate a piano piece written especially for this course!

Native Instruments' Massive is the go-to synth for getting that deep and dirty Dubstep sound. See how award-winning synthesist/producer Rishabh Rajan programs this awesome soft-synth in this advanced, multi-tutorial course...

64 bit Cubase 6.5 is here with its new synths: Retrologue and Padshop. There's also a new Comping tool and some very cool new effects plugins. So join Cubase "Commander" Matthew Loel T. Hepworth, your captain on flight Cubase 6.5, to learn what's new...