Ill third that.
although i do like the htsl tutorials and get a lot from them i feel more is needed to cater for everyone who is past the beginner stage
prehaps advanced tech tips to run along with the htsl tutorials this way beginners and intermadiate would be catered for
i’d like to see more on music theory,sythesis,sound design,and midi programming
on a tutrial i dont like it when we just get told to use the midi that we get in the project file i want to know a bit about why the notes are there etc etc (if that makes any sense lol)
i know sa need to cater for evryone and do a great job but more advanced techniques is deffinatly needed:D
[quote]jon_fisher (10/5/2009)[hr]ok well i guess i jumped the gun on repeat tutorials being done on other DAWs and didn’t think about the fact that these tutorials will pull in extra users.
as for more advanced, i would like to see in-depth tutorials in
Synthesis
Sound Processing
Sound Design
Processing Techniques
Mixing (commercial release level)
Mastering (commercial release level)
Studio Setup
Acoustic Treatment
Recording and Treating Vocals
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Good ones.
A remixing tut would be nice too.
[quote]stylz (10/5/2009)[hr]You guys talk about wanting more advanced tuts, but don’t really clarify, aside from mentioning the reaktor tut. Please clarify…don’t be afraid to be specific.
And honestly…do you guys want SA to hold your hand all the way to getting signed? [/quote]
Just a thought. I don’t expect SA to hold my hand at getting signed. However, I also dont want to dish out thousands of dollars for school and learning all the little BS they want to teach. I can get exactly what I want here and thats why I pay for a subscription. So that I can learn.
Im really interested in this topic… and how to show that last 30%
if you look at the finished tracks that we produce for the HTSL id say they are pretty good sounding but not to the level of the best produced tracks of the genre.
Ill try to give you an example of where i think the last 20-30% of going from decent sounding track to amazing production comes from based on some recent work ive been doing.
Ive been working on writing and producing some album tracks for “Mr Superstar DJ”
I send over what i consider demos which would be at a similar level of production as the sonic stuff. a
When the track is a go ahead i then work on getting the track up to release standard.
First i go in and spit out all the stems to a folder… most of the stuff i do is stated in ableton.
I load all the stems into cubase and work on the mix. balancing EQing (sony oxford or waves ssl)
add any compression - i use cubase built in for any side chaining and loads of different ones depending on the sound im trying to achieve.
Then i start adding reverbs/delays - trying different reverbs for different thigs… sony oxford for smother pads and spacey stuff and cubases revolver for percussion… i normally add a tiny bit on vox and a bit of delay.
Next its a case of lots of listening and tweeking… out to the car… on my ipod, home stero, laptop… just kida live with it for about a week. doing differnt small tweeks.
I guess the point im trying to get at is that its not necessarily doing anything different than we already do in the tutorials its just doing it until every last inch of balance, togetherness smoothness, drama excitement etc. is squeezed out of the track.
I had the idea before about “phil’ll fix it” where i take almost finished tracks and polish the life outa them… might be a good way to see that last 30%
I forgot to add that a lot of work gets done on the arrangement at this stage… making sure the track flows properly. This is probably the single most important thing that can really improve a track.
again there are no rules the track just has to do its thing. has to flow right with drops and builds in the right places.
When somethings not right its really hard to know how to fix it… its sort of like trying to listen to something thats really quiet… its just a feeling that you have to open yourself up to.
I normally end up with 2 options and one over a period of time (a week maybe) will start to sound more “right”.
Not sure how to put this stuff in to a tutorial… maybe i should follow myself about with a camera when im working on this stuff and let you know what im thinking?
[quote]phil johnston (10/7/2009)[hr]
Not sure how to put this stuff in to a tutorial… maybe i should follow myself about with a camera when im working on this stuff and let you know what im thinking?[/quote]
Phil, get in touch with me and I will show you what I’m talking about. Kev emailed me about it too.
[quote]phil johnston (10/7/2009)[hr]Not sure how to put this stuff in to a tutorial… maybe i should follow myself about with a camera when im working on this stuff and let you know what im thinking?[/quote]
the sonic academy big brother house…interesting lol
[quote]phil johnston (10/7/2009)[hr]
First i go in and spit out all the stems to a folder… most of the stuff i do is stated in ableton.
I load all the stems into cubase and work on the mix. balancing EQing (sony oxford or waves ssl)
add any compression - i use cubase built in for any side chaining and loads of different ones depending on the sound im trying to achieve.
Then i start adding reverbs/delays - trying different reverbs for different thigs… sony oxford for smother pads and spacey stuff and cubases revolver for percussion… i normally add a tiny bit on vox and a bit of delay.
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It would be intresting to make a Tutorial about the whole Process you are doing !
Making the Track in Ableton, bouncing to Cubase for Mixing etc…
Thanks Chris
[quote]phil johnston (10/7/2009)[hr]Not sure how to put this stuff in to a tutorial… maybe i should follow myself about with a camera when im working on this stuff and let you know what im thinking?[/quote]
Do it! Doesn’t really have to be a ‘tutorial’, just watching you work could be valuable. It’s a lot like what they do when they meet a big name artist on the future music DVDs, they’re never tutorials, more like watching them work.
I think some serious tutorials on different types of plugins would be great. Like an in depth tutorial on reverb, compression, and especially eq’ing.
Most importantly i’d really like to see a serious tutorial on mixing. Ive seen all the videos and I still feel like I don’t know that much about this crazy important area. So a tutorial on mixing!
Im really happy with what I’ve learned so far, but like everyone else said, Im ready to take it to the next level.
Tutorials on Music Theory would be awesome too.