Sound Design is an integral part of Electronic Dance Music Production. This 4 week long class will explore different sound design possibilities with some of the most popular software synths in the market today. Each week we will look at a different synth (4 in total), explore how it works and design specific EDM sounds using those synths. We will design basses, leads, chord synths, risers and even drum parts.

Get iZotope RX 7 Certified online at The Academy. Learn RX 7 in this live, 3-day, 3 hours/day interactive certification class, developed in collaboration with iZotope. This is a great way to master RX’s powerful tools and let the world know that you're an iZotope RX 7 expert. Class Dates and Times: When: November 1, 8 and 15* Time: 2pm Eastern Time (11am Pacific and 8pm Central European Time) *Can’t make all the lectures? No problem, every lecture is archived and available to all registered students. Description: This class is geared toward musicians, engineers, post pros and producers. Led by RX trainer Matthew Hepworth, students will participate in interactive 48k audio/HD video streaming classes and will be challenged by real-world audio repair assignments and quizzes. Upon successful completion students receive an Official NonLinear Educating RX 7 Certificate of Completion. Seats are limited. Prerequisites: Access to RX 7 Standard software. iZotope will provide temp software if attendee doesn’t have a copy. Internet access. Certification: Upon passing the quizzes and repair assignments students receive a ready-to-frame, official NLE iZotope RX 7 Certification.

In this comprehensive *8 week* course, Ableton Live Certified Trainer Kiva takes you on a deep dive into all things Ableton Live. This course will take you from a novice to a pro and is perfectly designed for any user looking to increase their knowledge, skill level, and comfort making music with Ableton Live. Featuring 8 X one-hour live online lectures, this course is available to users anywhere in the world that are able to attend during the time slot of 1 PM Pacific Time Zone on Fridays, from February 2 to March 23. All study materials and supplementary courseware is provided in the tuition course fee. Students that pass the course will be provided with a signed certificate of completion from Ask.Video that can be used for professional accreditations. This class requires an enrollment of 6 students to proceed (if the class does not run, a full refund will be provided). A payment plan is also available, dividing the course fee into 3 monthly payments.

Adding to the Basics & Foundation skills learned, this online course teaches even more crucial knowledge to open up the possibilities of producing in Ableton. In this course, we will explore techniques for programming complex drum patterns and building our own custom Drum Racks. Learn how to work with Live’s Groove feature to bring swing to your tracks and learn to utilize MIDI effects and abstract MIDI techniques for sparking new musical ideas in the studio. Understand the fundamentals of subtractive synthesis and learn to create your own original synth patch library with Ableton’s Analog synthesizer. Taught by veteran producer and Ableton Certified Trainer Kiva, this course will benefit producers of any musical style or genre seeking to improve their skills in Ableton. Students that pass the course will be provided with a certificate of completion from Ask.Video that can be used for professional accreditations.

In this FREE series of masterclasses, presented by Native Instruments Blocks software partner developers, you get an insider look at innovative Blocks design from the software teams who create them. See their Blocks in-action. Get insider tips and tricks as top how to build your own modular system right in Reaktor. Ask questions and get answers fast in these fully interactive virtual classrooms. There’s no better way to learn about Blocks than from the developers! So sign up and join in this interactive opportunity to learn all about the NEW Reactor Blocks. SWAG: At the end of each masterclass the developers will raffle off some FREE products/swag to lucky attendees. Prizes include Native Instruments REAKTOR 6 and BLOCKS Primes, a macProVideo.com / Ask.Video year subscription and developers' Blocks for total of more than $450 each masterclass! Watch live on May 7, May 28 and June 4, all happening at 11:00 am PT (2:00 pm ET / 20:00 CET). *Your email address will NOT be sold but may be shared with select third parties involved in this contest only.