• techno

Reason's Layers lets you stack up to four multi-sampled vintage synths on top of one another to get rich and evolving sounds. Dive in this cool Rack Extension with sound designer G.W. Childs, and learn to use this inspiring instrument to its fullest potential!

Now that you know your way around Adobe After Effects CC, you're ready to dig deeper. Learn essential workflows and techniques every editor should know in this 26-tutorial course by Adobe expert Kevin P McAuliffe.

Native Instruments' Flesh is a unique Reaktor instrument created by innovator and experimental artist Tim Exile. In this course, learn to flesh out complete tracks using this creative instrument with sound designer GW Childs!

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

Roland's Boutique TB-03 is perfect to get that classic 303 acid sound without breaking the bank. Learn how to use this mighty silver box in this course by music producer and sound designer Nate Mars.

Don't be fooled by its small size. Teenage Engineering's PO-32 Tonic packs a lot of punch... and then some! Watch this course and see how to get the most out of this "pocket"-size, beat-making powerhouse.

With the Electribe 2 and Electribe 2 Sampler, Korg has taken tabletop workstations to a whole new level. Watch this 21-tutorial course by electronic artist G.W. Childs, and learn how to get funky with these colorful grooveboxes!

This first course in our exclusive Dance Music Sound Design series, starts at the bottom... with the BASS, that is. And who better to teach the art and science behind making killer bass sounds than Multiplier AKA Adam Pollard!

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!

There's a world of FREE synths out there that most producers don't know, haven't explored or taken the time to learn. Here's a course covering 10 of trainer G.W. Childs' favorites! See what these FREE synths can do for you!

Making Tech House is hot! And with so many electronic dance music styles, all with their subtle stylistic variations, it's hard to know just where to begin! Start here, with Multiplier, to get the inside info of the what, why and how of Tech House.

Multiplier, AKA Adam Pollard, is back with a new, Techno-centric, Dance Music Styles course. Study this collection of 21-tutorials to learn the sonic secrets of this dark, future-driven, electronic music genre.

Adam Pollard (A.K.A. Multiplier) –cutting-edge electronic dance music producer– created this exclusive Dubstep Drills course to provide you with an EDM arsenal of his Dubstep production techniques. It's not to be missed!

Did you know there's a bunch of FREE synths that are available for Native Instruments' Reaktor? Devour this 27-tutorial course as synthesist Rishabh Rajan explores and explains 9 of his favorite factory Ensembles.

Billy Dalessandro is an electronic music artist with his own, unique voice. In this Dance Music Masters course he plunges you deep into his musical world explaining his sonic vision and how he creates his killer dance music masterpieces.

In this course, dance music producer Miro Pajic shares his arsenal of club-crushing rhythm track production techniques. Watch, listen, learn and then employ Miro's "Inside Info" in your electronic music tracks.

Apple's GarageBand has a lot of powerful features. It's great for creating podcasts, scoring video, songwriting & dance music. It's also an excellent teaching tool! Take this course to rapidly expand your GarageBand universe!

Items & Things and Lazerslut artist Miro Pajic delivers the goods on creating effective techno in Ableton Live. Watch this 16-tutorial course and see how he deploys old-school hardware techniques and then re-contextualizes them within the ultra-flexible digital environment.

Recording artist Deepchild reveals how he creates his dirty analog sounds in Ableton Live. Watch this course to learn about the unique sound design techniques used in his mutant techno tracks.

In this Ableton Live course, legendary producer Olav Basoski demystifies several dance music genres from House to Trance. See how they're similar and what makes them unique, in this 28-tutorial dance music exposé.

Electronic dance music thrives on bass! And, if you're a volca performer, Korg's volca bass is the foundation of your rig. Learn everything about volca bass in this course and see how to integrate it into your set.

You need an orchestra to play orchestral music. Likewise, you need an orchestral template to play a MIDI orchestral score. This course, by Peter Schwartz, explains the technology and the craft behind designing pro orchestral templates.

MIDI is the heart of Reason and this course shows you how to really get it pumping! Follow along with Reason pro Hollin Jones in this 19-tutorial course and learn the ins and outs of MIDI in Reason 8.

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.

In this 36-tutorial course, G.W. Childs dishes out the dirt on iZotope's filthiest plugin, Trash 2! Learn how to delightfully destroy your audio and mangle your music. Getting dirty was never so much fun!

Many developers have a great head for code and structure but don't have such a strong eye for "front-end" design. If you fall into this category, then this course on iOS Design Patterns and Guidelines from Huma Solutions is for you...

Native Instruments loves body parts – and so does GW Childs – so that's why we asked him to create a course on The Finger & The Mouth! Learn to get the most out of your NI Body Parts in this tasty, 40 tutorial, 2-for-1 course.

Great websites need to be picture perfect. This HTML and CSS course teaches you everything about images and how you can optimize the visual experience when creating and publishing your web pages.

It's just you up there, entertaining the masses... with just your iPad! That's how powerful Native Instruments' Traktor DJ for iPad really is! Join Hollin Jones in this 32 tutorial course where he explains every feature of this surprisingly deep DJ app from NI...

Sometimes the best way to learn something is to just do it and that's exactly how this Windows 8 App Dev 101 course is designed. So watch and program along with the Huma Solutions team as you design and build your first Windows 8 app!

Calling all composers and audio experts! If you're looking to have a career in Game Audio, this course is required viewing!

Learn how to morph, mangle and modulate your samples in Native Instruments Skanner XT with G.W. Childs as he takes you deep inside this amazing new virtual synthesizer...

Cubase is one powerful MIDI machine! Harness that power by joining Cubase Master-of-the-Universe, Matt Hepworth, as he explores Cubase 6's world of killer MIDI tools and awesome MIDI functions...

If you use MIDI and always wondered how - and why - it works, MIDI 101 is for you! Informative and entertaining, "MIDI Demystified" is a required tutorial for anyone looking to get the most out of their MIDI hardware and software.

Rounik Sethi takes you deep into the inner workings of Mac OS 10.6.

Sampler is the pro-level multi-sample player for Ableton Live 6.

See and hear how Ableton Live works using these comprehensive video tutorials!