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UVI Workstation is a powerful multi-instrument that gives you access to unlimited sounds. Get ready to unlock all its features, in this course with trainer Matt Vanacoro!

Apple's flagship DAW is incredibly powerful and deep. Learn it the right way with this 42-tutorial, step-by-step beginner's guide led by Logic Pro expert Joshua Carney!

Learning how to organize your projects and files is crucial when working with Logic Pro. This course, designed and led by certified trainer Joshua Carney, is full of time-saving tips to help you optimize your workflow with Logic. Watch now... and be sure to download the included templates files that come with the course!

Discover the unique power of LUNA, a fully-integrated Mac-based recording systems, with trainer and UAD expert Matt Vanacoro.

Anyone looking to become a professional recording engineer or music producer should be able to use Avid Pro Tools. Learn the world's leading Digital Audio Workstation in this in-depth 50-tutorial course, taught by trainer and Pro Tools expert Joshua Carney.

Apple's iPhone packs so many features, theres always a new hidden trick to learn! Thats why we've asked iPhone expert Matt Vanacoro to share his favorite iPhone secrets to you in this course.

PreSonus Studio One 5 for Mac and PC is one of the most powerful and innovative DAW around! Discover its main features and start making music now, in this course with trainer and producer Joshua Carney.

Overbridge 2 lets you integrate your Elektron hardware with a computer for maximum creative flexibility. Discover this free standalone app and plugin in this course by Elektron specialist Thavius Beck.

The Ableton Live Suite quietly includes a whole new range of powerful Max for Live devices. Learn to get creative with some of the most interesting M4L effects and instruments in this course by certified trainer Noah Pred!

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!

Studio One 4 is PreSonus' latest and greatest music production software. Get a thorough introduction to this powerful DAW in this quick start guide by trainer and producer Joshua Carney!

AKAI's acclaimed music-production software, MPC 2, is a great and easy to use tool for music producers. Learn this creative audio production system with trainer and producer Alex Solano!

Toontrack's Superior Drummer 3 is a major upgrade! Learn how to use the world's most comprehensive drum production tool in this course by master trainer Matt Vanacoro!

Max for Live offers limitless possibilities ... and it's not just about audio! Watch this course by Ableton Live expert Thavius Beck, and see what it can do for video!

Adobe's Premiere Pro CC video editing software is now the default industry standard. For an editor, this is the main tool of the trade. Learn Premiere the right way in this 27-tutorial course by professional editor, Kevin McAuliffe.

PreSonus Studio One 3.2 is here and so is trainer Gary Hiebner with this very comprehensive Absolute Beginner's Guide. Get a jump start on this full-featured DAW in this 25-tutorial course.

CINEMORPHX by Sample Logic is a film and game composer's dream, sound design machine. It's deep & powerful, and trainer Joe Albano worked very closely Sample Logic in designing this must see course. It's amazing. Check it out!

Oh no...look out... Bill Burgess is back with an Xtreme look at Omnisphere 2! Bill doesn't play by the rules and this course is no exception. So hold on tight & get ready to learn the crazy sonics that makes O2 so darn cool.

Apple's GarageBand is a little DAW with a lot of big features. This beginner's guide course shows you where everything is, how it all works and gets you up and making music fast. So start learning GarageBand now!

Welcome Cubase users! Create a FREE account (top right) to watch these introductory teaser tutorials selected from our Cubase courseware. Then join our learning community to unlock more courses about Cubase, synthesis, recording techniques, EDM production, music theory and more.

Learning a new DAW isn't easy. Especially one as deep as Logic Pro X! That's why we asked Logic Certified Trainer, Booker Edwards, to create this beginners' guide. Learn Logic the "right" way and start making music now!

Akai Advance is a MIDI controller and software combination that integrates seamlessly with any plugin. Join Matt Vanacoro as he explains this keyboard and the VIP software and see how it changes the way you access and perform your virtual instruments!

With so many new features, Cubase 8 is perhaps THE most complete DAW on the planet. See what all the buzz is about in this deep, 37-tutorial course by Cubase wizard Matt Hepworth.

Survival requires preparedness! This Yosemite 101 course is designed to get you geared up to explore and conquer this new, powerful version of OS X by Apple!

This new beginner's guide –by Ableton expert Bill Burgess– is designed to get every Live newbie up and making tracks fast! So, if you're looking to go Live, start right here, right now with this entertaining and informative course!

Realistic sections. Authentic and natural sounding solos. That's what this Powered-By-Kontakt e-instrument is all about! Learn Native Instruments' Session Horns Pro and bring a "real" brass section to your next recording session!

No more drummer jokes!... because Toontrack's new EZdrummer 2 is the smartest new "drummer" in town. Learn all its new features and master all the powerful new tools in this massively detailed 28-tutorial course by Matt Vanacoro.

Molekular is a powerful, modular FX rack built on Native Instruments' Reaktor technology. See what this highly configurable processor can do to creatively morph and transform your audio in this 29-tutorial course by synth expert Matt Vanacoro.

Dive deep into this iZotope/BT beat-making plugin and learn how MicroEditing your audio will expand your musical universe! In this 29-tutorial course Bill Burgess shows you how to get it done!

DCAM Synth Squad by fxpansion combines 3 modeled synths and a super deep layering tool into an insanely powerful bundle. Sound complicated? Well, it isn't because you've got the exceptional synth guru Matt Vanacoro here to demystify it. Check it out!

It's a Big Freaking Deal when FXpansion updates their amazing flagship drum software. Watch this course and see how all the BFD3 features and technologies will power your drum programming to perfection...

Ableton Live comes jam-packed with a ton of factory Max FX and Plugins. What do they do? How do they work and how do you use them? Find out right now in this exploratory course by Gary Hiebner...

Moving to a new OS is kind of like moving into a new house: All your "stuff" is the same, but all the rooms look a whole lot different. This course shows you around Apple's new OSX Mavericks and how to keep your Macs up-to-date and "moving" in the right direction!

Imagine Logic Pro re-imagined as a live performance powerhouse. That's exactly what Apple's MainStage 3 is all about! See all the cool new features, the absolute power and ease of use that MainStage brings to your stage performance setup!

This FREE 40-tutorial course reveals, explores and explains all of the new and noteworthy features introduced in Avid's Pro Tools 11. Get up to speed in a hurry and find out what makes PT11 the best Pro Tools ever...

Microsoft Excel is second only to Microsoft Word as the oldest and most powerful pieces of industry standard software from Microsoft for the Macintosh operating system. Let long-time user and veteran instructor Tamás Revoczi teach you how to create basic worksheets in Microsoft Excel 2011...

Apple's MacBook gives you the power to work – and play – anywhere, anytime. Get ready to master your MacBook with this friendly – For Dummies – video training course led by Apple expert Scott Freiman.

With its warm filters and unique analog characteristics, the Minimoog is on more classic tracks than any other synth. Monark, from Native Instruments, captures and expands upon the Minimoog's essence. Learn all about Monark right here, right now!

Want to create your own iOS applications? Join Neal Goldstein, iOS programming expert and bestselling For Dummies author, as he takes you step-by-step through the process of developing your very first iOS app!


Personalizing your Windows 8 computer is the key to enjoying the benefits of Microsoft's new, powerful OS. In this course, taught by the enjoyable Gary Grudzinskas, you get setup fast and on the right path to getting the most out of your PC.

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!

Microsoft Word For Mac remains the #1 word processor for most of the planet. So whether you're composing business letters, bios or even song lyrics, learn to harness the powerful tools that this ubiquitous text software has to offer...

Creating iPhone and iPad apps can be very rewarding. But before you start writing code you need a foundation in the basic concepts of programming. This introductory course, in our new iOS series, helps you do just that... and you'll build your first Hello World app to boot!

Windows 8, Microsoft's latest OS, introduces tons of new features, advancements and touch for desktop, laptop and tablet users. See what the excitement is all about, and get back into your Windows comfort-zone fast with this FREE introductory course!

Create High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos in Photoshop and Lightroom with acclaimed photographer and educator, Dan Moughamian...

Learn how to make your Flash animations more engaging and interactive by adding audio and basic scripting with expert trainer and animator, Iain Anderson...

Microsoft Windows 8 is here and so is Gary Grudzinskas-our star Windows trainer-to get you up and running fast! Learn all the new features and functions to make sure your transition into Windows 8 is an easy one!...

Calling all Cubase users: Cubase 7 is here, and Matt Hepworth, our in-house Cubase expert has been hard at work exploring every line of code! Master all the powerful new features in this new and powerful version of this popular DAW...

Move over big name DAWs because Reaper is here! Reaper is a fully realized, affordable DAW that is competing with the big boys! Download a demo version of Reaper and dig into this intro course to see what the excitement is all about...

Game Audio is surround sound on steroids! Learn Unity with Scott Looney as you get injected into the exciting world of 3D audio for games!