30 Jun Is This Mistake RUINING Your Acoustics? (And How To INSTANTLY Fix It)
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26 May Is Mono Bass DESTROYING Your Low End?
https://youtu.be/8hNtxXu0rOY You’ve probably heard that you have to mono the low end of your mix. If you look online you’re going to find that advice almost everywhere. But have you ever vetted this advice for yourself? Have you analyzed some of the most successful commercial releases...
04 May How to Get a Vocal to Cut Through Your Mix Using ONLY FREE PLUGINS
https://youtu.be/EFQPJjhVyD0 If you record, mix, or produce vocals in any way then this video is a MUST watch for you. Vocals fight for space in your song with anything else in the midrange. Things like instruments, synths, top basses - all kinds of stuff. This is...
25 Apr How to Record the BEST Sounding Audio for Your Videos
We’ve all seen those videos that prompt you to unceremoniously SMASH the close tab button due to horrible sounding audio. This is both sad and unnecessary, causing the unfortunate loss of so much hard work as the video succumbs to a slow - and...
11 Apr 4 Tips for How to Choose the Best Reference Tracks
As you may know, the art and science of mixing and mastering is subjective and complicated. Luckily, critically listening to and analyzing other people’s music (i.e., reference songs) can help you quickly get the pro sound you want. But what songs should you use? In...
31 Jan HOW to Achieve Excellence
[warp_heading align=”left” size=”h2” align=center]HOW TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE[/warp_heading] In our recent How to Set Up Your Year for Success Free Event , we shared a quote - possibly our favourite quote of ALL TIME! It's from Coach Christopher Sommer, who trains elite athletes, in the book Tools...
13 Feb How to Mix Vocals with Plugins | Vocal Processing Tutorial
Nearly all hit tracks have a vocal. But vocals are intense and challenging to produce and mix. In this new tutorial video you’ll learn intermediate and advanced techniques for processing vocals to perfection. Check out what plugins are the best for vocal...
03 Feb Granular Synthesis Tips | Grain Scanner Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center size="h1”]NEXT LEVEL GRANULAR SYNTHESIS TIPS | GRAIN SCANNER TUTORIAL[/warp_heading] [warp_heading color=”blue” align=”left” size=h2]Level-Up Your Knowledge[/warp_heading] Granular Synthesis tutorial. Learn Granular Synthesis: https://warpacademy.com/course/glitches-and-grains Try Warp Academy for FREE: https://warpacademy.com/membership-account/membership-plans/ Learn Live 11 For FREE: https://warpacademy.com/course/warp-11-learn-ableton-live-11-for-free/ Granular synthesis and the epic grain scanner synth puts an array of wicked-powerful...
23 Jul How To Get Modern Pop Vocals with iZotope Nectar 3
iZotope Nectar 3 Tutorial Get iZotope Nectar 3: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/nectar.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Watch as BigJerr demonstrates how iZotope's Nectar 3 makes it incredibly easy for anyone to make a dry vocal recording polished and...
16 Jul How to Mix Your Music Easily With iZotope Neutron 3
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]iZotope Neutron 3 Tutorial[/warp_heading] Get iZotope Neutron 3: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/neutron.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/warp10/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Download the Free Project File: https://warpacademy.com/izotope-neutron-3-ableton-project-download/ For years, iZotope has been on the...
10 Jul How to Glitch and Stutter Audio with iZotope Stutter Edit – iZotope Stutter Edit Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]iZotope Stutter Edit Tutorial[/warp_heading] Get iZotope Stutter Edit: http://bit.ly/stuttereditbuy Shop All Plugins: http://bit.ly/ShopAudioPlugins Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: http://bit.ly/WarpAcademyNewsletter Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: http://bit.ly/FreeLive10Course Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: http://bit.ly/FreeSerumCourse In this tutorial, Dan Larsson takes you through iZotope's Stutter Edit...
27 Jun Massive X Review & In Depth First Look at New Features
Massive X was just released and we know you all have tons of questions about it. We posted in a bunch of producer groups on Facebook, asking for all the questions you might have. This Massive X review is going to be a bit longer...
19 Jun 3 Stunning, Futuristic Vocal FX: Beyond Vocoding & Harmonies – iZotope Vocal Synth 2 Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]iZotope Vocal Synth 2 Tutorial[/warp_heading] Get iZotope Vocal Synth 2: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/stutter-edit.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/warp10/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ In this tutorial video, BigJerr shows how you can...
12 Jun How to Produce New Rhythmic Ideas | iZotope BreakTweaker Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]How to Produce New Rhythmic Ideas with iZotope BreakTweaker[/warp_heading] Download the MIDI Effect Rack: https://warpacademy.com/get-the-random-midi-pattern-midi-device/ Buy iZotope BreakTweaker: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/breaktweaker.html How to Produce New Rhythmic Ideas. In this tutorial video, Aaron takes you on an in-depth look at iZotope's BreakTweaker plugin; a sequencer software that combines synthesis with...
05 Jun How to Use Distortion to Process Neuro Bass | iZotope Trash 2 Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Download the Free Ableton Project File for This Video:[/warp_heading] https://warpacademy.com/get-trash-2-ableton-project-template/ Buy iZotope Trash 2: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/trash.html Take our Free xFer Serum Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Learn FM Synthesis with the FM Synthesis Masterclass by Dan Larsson: https://warpacademy.com/store/fm-synthesis-masterclass/ In this tutorial video, Dan Larsson shows off some of the power features of iZotope’s Trash...
30 May 5 Focus & Productivity Hacks for Musicians | How to Do More in Less Time
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Vespers's Coaching & Courses[/warp_heading] Vespers’s 1-on-1 Personalized Accelerate Coaching: https://warpacademy.com/shop/accelerate-one-on-one-coaching/ Vespers’s Creative Mastery Course: https://warpacademy.com/shop/creative-mastery/ The Vespers Bundle - All Courses: https://warpacademy.com/store/vespers-bundle/ Extra Resources The Power of Focus Book: http://bit.ly/PowerofFocusBook Stealing Fire Book: http://bit.ly/StealingFireBook Freedom App: https://freedom.to/ Tools of Titans Book: http://bit.ly/ToolsofTitansBook Attention Residue Study:...
24 May How to Turn Setbacks & Failure Into Motivation & Success as a Musician
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Vespers's Coaching & Courses[/warp_heading] Vespers’s 1-on-1 Personalized Accelerate Coaching: https://warpacademy.com/shop/accelerate-one-on-one-coaching/ Vespers’s Creative Mastery Course: https://warpacademy.com/shop/creative-mastery/ Extra Resources Quantum Languaging: http://www.quantumlanguaging.com/ Reframing - The NLP Coach: http://bit.ly/NLPCoachBook The Second Arrow: http://bit.ly/SecondArrowPost Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself - Joe Dispenza: http://bit.ly/BreakingtheHabitBook The Mental...
14 May Vocal, Drum Bus & Master Compression – FabFilter Pro-C2 Tutorial
Get FabFilter Pro-C2: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-c2-compression-plugin/ Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join the Warp Academy Newsletter: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ In this tutorial video Ableton Certified Trainer, Ian Gallagher, shows us some fresh new features in the FabFilter Pro-C2 compressor plugin. Useful compression styles and incredible audio quality help...
08 May The BEST Limiter Plugin? – FabFilter Pro-L2 Review & Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]The BEST Limiter Plugin? [/warp_heading] Get FabFilter Pro-L2: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-l2-limiter-plugin/ Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ In this tutorial video, Ian Gallagher does a review of the new FabFilter Pro-L2 limiter. You’ll see a couple of killer new features as we put it through its...
29 Apr The BEST Multiband Compressor Plugin? – FabFilter Pro-MB Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]The BEST Multiband Compressor Plugin? [/warp_heading] Get FabFilter Pro-MB: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-mb-multiband-compressor Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ In this tutorial video, Dan Larsson shows you what we feel may be the best multiband compressor plugin available today; FabFilter Pro-MB. With FabFilter’s reputation for pristine...
23 Apr 3 Crazy Filter Sound Design Tricks – FabFilter Volcano 2 Filter Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Advanced Filter Sound Design Tutorial[/warp_heading] In this tutorial video Ableton Certified Trainer, Merlyn Silva, shows you 3 crazy uses of the FabFilter Volcano 2 filter plugin. Discover what makes this effect one of the most advanced filter plugins available. Introduction to Volcano 2 Volcano 2...
16 Apr 3 Insane Reverb Sound Design Tricks – FabFilter Pro-R Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Learn 3 Creative Uses of Reverb[/warp_heading] In this tutorial video, sound designer, Dan Larsson shows you 3 creative uses of the FabFilter Pro-R reverb plugin. You’ll learn what sets this particular reverb apart from other reverb plugins. Introduction to Pro-R Pro-R is most certainly a...
10 Apr Headroom, Gain Staging & Clipping in 32 Bit Digital Audio [Mixing Tutorial]
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Headroom, Gain Staging & Clipping in 32 Bit Digital Audio[/warp_heading] Free Ableton Live 10 Mixing Template: https://warpacademy.com/free-ableton-template-vespers-ableton-production-and-mix-template-for-ableton-live-10/ We want to help you stay current with how to set up your production to get the best sounding mixdowns possible. You’ve probably heard about the concept...
19 Mar How to Use Delay in Sound Design – FabFilter Timeless 2 Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]How to Use Delay in Sound Design[/warp_heading] Here's Our Game Plan In this tutorial video, Merlyn demos how to use delay in your sound design with FabFilter’s AMAZING Timeless 2 delay plugin. You’ll see how advanced delay can add a lot of character, width...
15 Mar How to Get a Perfect -6dB Mixdown With Gain Staging
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]How to Get a Perfect -6dB Mixdown With Gain Staging[/warp_heading] Get a Perfect -6dB Mixdown Download the Template: Here's Our Game Plan In this tutorial, we'll teach you the importance of careful gain staging and demonstrate a powerful workflow tool to make it easier to achieve...
05 Mar How to Use Saturation & Distortion in Sound Design for Electronic Music – FabFilter Saturn Tutorial
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]How to Use Saturation & in Sound Design for Electronic Music[/warp_heading] Here's Our Game Plan In this tutorial, we show you how to use saturation & distortion in FabFilter’s epic Saturn plugin. Dan Larrson is here to show you some tips and tricks. You’ll...
01 Mar How to Use Dynamic EQ with FabFilter Pro-Q3 New Features [Review + Tutorial]
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Learn How to Use Dynamic EQ with FabFilter Pro-Q3[/warp_heading] Every once in a while, new technology comes along that dramatically changes the game. Dynamic EQ is one of those innovative leaps forwards. FabFilter has just updated its flagship Pro-Q3 EQ plugin to include...
20 Feb How to Compare Reference Tracks for Mixing & Mastering with the REFERENCE Plugin [In-Depth Tutorial]
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Learn How to Properly Compare Reference Tracks When Mixing & Mastering Using the REFERENCE Plugin from Mastering the Mix[/warp_heading] When you Compare Reference Tracks, it's Essential to Have the Right Tools for the Job: Get the free demo of REFERENCE: https://warpacademy.com/mastering-the-mix-reference-free-demo-download/ Buy REFERENCE: https://warpacademy.com/shop/reference-by-mastering-the-mix/ Common Problems When You...
06 Feb Ableton Live 10.1 Update – Full Review & First Look – Every Feature Explained
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”] Overview of Ableton Live 10.1 Update - Demo of ALL New Features[/warp_heading] Download 60 Free Wavetables & the Project File: http://bit.ly/wavetablesDL Learn About the 40% off EDU Discount: https://warpacademy.com/free-wavetables Buy Ableton Live 10: http://bit.ly/BuyAbleton What’s up everybody. I have some super exciting news for ya...
29 Jan How to Make Glitchy Granular Bass [Ableton Granulator II Tutorial]
How to Make Glitchy Granular Bass [Ableton Granulator II Tutorial] By signing up here, you’ll be added to the Warp Academy e-mail list. You’ll get the heads up on all the new things, like: -Blog posts, tutorials, free downloads, and exclusive offers -Info on music production courses, plugins,...
08 Jan Decoding The Mix – Flume: Never Be Like You
Decoding The Mix - Flume: Never Be Like You Flume ascended to stardom at the age of 21 when his debut self-titled album topped the ARIA album charts and reached double-platinum. 4 years later he released his second album ‘Skin’ which won the best Dance/Electronic album...
28 Nov How to Improve Your Mixdown | ANIMATE Plugin Tutorial
ANIMATE Plugin Tutorial ANIMATE by Mastering the Mix was designed to be your secret weapon in a wide range of mixing and sound design scenarios. In this ANIMATE plugin tutorial, we show you how it helps inject life into your mixes in a precise, versatile and colorful way. You've...
04 Oct Captain Chords 2.0 Tutorial – Top 3 Features
Warp Academy customers get access to exclusive deals from our partners. Warp Academy customers get access to exclusive discounts on plugins and software from our partners. Mixed In Key is offering a sweet discount on the Captain plugins bundle, so if you’re a customer, make sure...
12 Jun Get Serious About Your Production with Ableton Live 10 Jumpstart!
If you're thinking about getting serious with music production and would like a guided experience from one of the worlds best Ableton Live Certified Trainers, Live 10 Jumpstart is just the course for you. It's the best way to go from zero to hero in under a...
06 Jun Get 40% off Ableton Live 10 Standard or Suite!
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Interested in Live 10 Standard or Suite?[/warp_heading] Good on yah! You won't regret it. But before you do you'll want to read on below. We've got a SWEET deal for ya! As an Ableton Certified Training Center, we've set up an exclusive partnership with Ableton...
17 May Vespers’ Granular Vocal Tricks
In this video, Vespers walks you through his insider tricks on vocal editing using granular synthesis. Check it out! Want to learn to more sound design power moves? Get the full course here: https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/ ...
03 May Glitches and Grains – Bonuses!
UPDATE: The course is now LIVE! Check it out here: https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/ [warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]We’ve just released 3 full videos from Glitches and Grains![/warp_heading] This course is jam-packed with advanced synthesis wizardry. If you haven't mastered Granulator or any of the Max devices, you'll definitely want to give this...
03 May About Glitches and Grains: Granular Sound Design
UPDATE: The course is now LIVE! Check it out here: https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/ [warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Hey everybody,[/warp_heading] Merlyn here, and I'd like to introduce you to my first course at Warp Academy! This adventure is called ‘Glitches and Grains: Granular Sound Design’ and it’s packed with lessons, techniques, and tricks...
03 Apr Black Octopus Sound | Leviathan 2 Preview Video
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Think Leviathan 2 might be for you? Check out the deets here:[/warp_heading] Following the explosive success of the first volume – Black Octopus has delivered yet another monstrous sample pack that is destined to shape the sound of music for years to come....
12 Mar FM Synthesis- Sneak Peek!
We want you to unlock your Full Potential with Sound Design! The FM Synthesis Masterclass is a deep dive into the world of futuristic sound design. We created this course to finally demystify FM synthesis and give you the keys to unlock its full potential. FM...
21 Feb How to Compress Beats with Drum Buss in Live 10 – Ableton Tutorial
Get up to speed in Live 10 with Warp 10! https://goo.gl/daGkaj New in Ableton Live 10 (Standard and Suite editions) is the Drum Buss Audio Effect Device. It's a killer tool for beefing up your drum recordings, samples, and loops, but try it on anything that needs...
20 Feb How to Distort Bass, Drums & Vocals with Pedal in Live 10 – Ableton Tutorial
Get up to speed in Live 10 with Warp 10! https://goo.gl/AzCzRT Hey what is up everyone! Aaron here with Warp Academy. In this video I'm going to show you how you can use Ableton 10’s new device Pedal, to add more impact and presence to your recordings. Pedal emulates...
19 Feb The Warp Academy Community- Nexus Collective
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Looking to join an awesome community of music lovers? You've come to the right place! What is Nexus? Nexus is a community of music producers, offered by Warp Academy as a place to connect, collaborate and advance your skills. If you want to up your game,...
19 Feb How to Make a Lead in Live 10’s Wavetable Synth – Ableton Tutorial
Want more Ableton Live 10 tutorials? Get the whole course for free: https://goo.gl/Y1d8HU Wavetable synthesizers are arguably the most flexible and offer the most creative potential of any form of synthesis. Keeping with their simplistic naming convention, Ableton introduces “Wavetable” with the release of Live 10. Wavetable’s user...
19 Feb Nexus Sound Design Challenge: Warp Academy Bumpers
Haven't heard about Nexus yet? Come see what all the fuss is about here! Welcome! What’s up Nexus Collective! We’re all here to level-up our production skills and it’s high time to get rollin’. The best way to improve is to do some work that pushes you....
15 Feb 3 Crazy Mixing & Sound Design Hacks with Echo Delay in Live 10 – Ableton Tutorial
Like what you see? Get the whole course for FREE! https://goo.gl/thXqSd In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Merlyn Silva takes us on a journey into the wonderful and wacky world of Echo. This powerful new delay device is full of analog vibes and retro cool, with heaps...
14 Feb How to Make Beats with the New Live 10 Drum Synths – Ableton Tutorial
Check out the FREE Ableton Live 10 course: https://goo.gl/M7szn9 To celebrate the launch of Live 10, our whole team at Warp Academy has built a FREE course. Warp 10 will get you up to speed on all of Live 10's new power features. Like the sound of 808s...
16 Jan Reverb Mixing Tutorial: BPM Synced Timings and How to Calculate Them
https://vimeo.com/250653637 [warp_heading color=”blue” align=”center” size=”h1”]Grab the Downloads[/warp_heading] By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter. This offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam...
18 Dec Apogee Groove Headphone DAC & Amp: First Impressions & Giveaway
The winners have been chosen! The winner of the Apogee Groove is...
15 Dec Check Out the Brand New Video Feature We’ve Unlocked for You!
On the way to work and need to cram in a tutorial lesson quickly? Ever had a trainer explain a complex topic and you're just needing things to be explained a bit more slowly? We recently asked our community how can we make your experience at...
10 Nov The #1 FASTEST Way to Put Your Sub in Mono in Ableton Live 9 & 10
The #1 FASTEST Way to Put Your Sub in Mono in Ableton Live 9 & 10 In this video I show a simple, yet extremely powerful new feature added to Ableton Live 10. The humble Utility device has gotten a juicy upgrade and now contains new...
06 Nov The 6 BEST New Features in Ableton Live 10
In this video, I cover the announcement of 6 BEST new features in Ableton Live 10 and a first look at the upgrades. With an advance beta copy, you get to see my top 6 new features in an in-depth tutorial. In this 21 minute...
29 Oct Kermode reviews & writes a SICK electro song using Darkside Funk!
Do you ever wonder how can you learn from presets so they become stepping stones to making your own? Then LISTEN UP, cause we’ve got something guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing. Many of the BEST producers in the game spend time reverse engineering presets made...
23 Oct Sound Design Secrets in Serum: How to Use & Save Effect Chains
Many synths have some great FX built right into them. Serum stands alone in a class of its own on when it comes to effects available directly within the synth. Serum has 10 FX modules that’ll powerfully maximize the potential of your sound design when creating...
17 Oct Sound Design Secrets in Serum: How to Use FM Synthesis in Serum
Sound Design Secrets in Serum: How to Use FM Synthesis in Serum from Warp Academy on Vimeo. There’s no doubt that Serum’s ability to create unique wavetables sets itself apart from other synths. Did you know that you can take those completely unique wavetables and use...
11 Sep To Celebrate the Darkside Funk Trailer, We’re Giving Away a Pair of Sennheiser HD 558’s!
[warp_heading color="blue" align="center" size="h1”]Contest Completed![/warp_heading] Previous Contest Winners Ableton Push 2 Controller + Ableton Push 2 Jumpstart Online Course December 2016 brought another incredibly juicy giveaway featuring 2 epic prizes: a brand new Ableton Push 2 controller and free registration to our Ableton Push 2 Jumpstart online course...
07 Sep Sound Design Secrets in Serum: How to Use Resample to A+B
One of the things we find so incredible and powerful about Serum is the ability to create a wavetable from a sound that’s already been heavily processed. One of the reasons audio sampling has been used a lot by Drum and Bass and Neurohop producers is...
04 Sep Should You Use Presets?
I want to talk about a few commonly held, but very destructive and LIMITING beliefs about writing music. I want to tackle them head on and debunk these myths. They are: If you use presets or samples in your music, you’re “cheating”. “Professional" producers never use...
28 Aug Our Most Popular Xfer Serum Synth Tutorials
When Serum first came out, we knew it was going to be a game-changer. The hyper-advanced wavetable engine, modulation options, and built-in effects make it the defacto top-dog when it comes to sound design. When we started putting tutorials for Serum up on our YouTube channels,...
28 Aug Watch Our Most Popular Xfer Serum Synth Tutorials
Serum has overwhelmingly been the worlds most popular synth in electronic dance music in the last few years, we have some super popular and played videos that we've collected all into one place for you! If the video features a free download, we’ve placed just...
22 Aug What type of courses on Warp Academy interest you?
Hey champions! What is the best type of course for learning music production online? Is it a pre-recorded video course that you can watch at any time, from anywhere? Or is your jam an immersive live-streamed course, giving you get direct access to ask the teacher/artist...
08 Aug Download the 30 Day Production Challenge Winning Project Files
At the end of June when the 30 Day Production Challenge completed, we never could've anticipated everyone's spirit, ingenuity, commitment, creativity, and dedication to their craft. Hundreds of producers took up the challenge to write a song in 30 days. It was an incredible journey. Seeing...
01 Aug Enter to Win a Push 2 from Warp Academy!
The winner of the Push 2 has been chosen...
27 Jul Who should be the next Source Code producer?
Warp Academy wants to know who we should invite to join us for the next episode of Source Code. Tell us who should visit our live-stream studio next! Loading...
15 Jul The Winners of the 30 Day Production Challenge!
Well it has been an incredible journey over the past month. Hundreds of producers took up the challenge to write a song in 30 days. A HUGE shout out to Black Octopus Sound, Cableguys and Ableton for sponsoring some incredible prizes. If you were not...
08 Jul Powerful New Push 2 Features in Live 9.7
Is your Push helping you make music you’re proud of? Or is it quickly becoming another piece of unused hardware collecting dust in your studio? Wipe that dusty Push off, because music creation with Push just got even more exciting, and easier! If you hadn’t heard,...
30 Jun Win a Reference 3 Speaker Calibration Kit from Sonarworks!
The winner has been chosen...
29 Jun Addictive Drums 2 – United Heavy: A Drum Kit Built for the Electronic Music Producer
Regardless of your musical preferences, it’s safe to say that beats are at the heart of any dance music track. For some of us drumming inspiration comes easily. But sometimes getting our drum sounds to stay punchy, whilst adding width and space, can be a...
23 Jun A Review of Sonarworks Systemwide
Hey Champions! A little while back I wrote an article called How to Mix Better in Headphones. It featured a special piece of tech from Sonarworks, called Reference, that helps to flatten out the frequency response of your headphones. If you missed it, check...
19 Jun Current Trends in Mastering
Hey Champions! Vespers here! At Warp Academy, it's my intention to seek out the most experienced professionals in their respective fields. Specifically when it comes to mastering engineers who specialize in electronic music, I can think of no one better than Warp Academy's, Erik Magrini (aka....
18 Jun The Last Drum Plugin You’ll Ever Need: A Review of Addictive Drums 2
Do you have difficulty humanizing your drums? Do your drums end up sounding repetitive and lack character? A real drummer would never make the exact same sound twice in a row, so how does a producer simulate the nuances of live drummers' dynamic realism? Enter...
13 Jun Live 9.7 Workflow & Routing Improvements for Push 2 – Part 3
Today we have another fresh video on Live 9.7’s update to Push 2. In this tutorial Brian will show you how you can set up your track routing directly from Push and some new workflow improvements when working in Ableton’s arrangement view. A powerful new feature...
08 May 30 Day Production Challenge
Why did you sign up at Warp Academy? We're betting it’s one of these reasons, maybe all of them: You’re deeply passionate about electronic music. You get that being a producer takes training, inspiration and the right tools. You’ve been producing for a bit - maybe longer...
17 Apr Max for Live Convolution Reverb Pro Tutorial
If you’re like 99% of the other music producers out there, you’re probably not using Convolution to it’s fullest potential. It’s one of the most badass sound design technologies ever released. It’s likely responsible for a lot of the sounds that've made you go, “How...
17 Apr Max for Live More Simpler Tutorial
Our recent explorations into the Max for Live universe has some of our community members still asking, “Do I need Max for Live? Will it make a difference in my music?” Don’t worry, we’re going to make your life a whole lot simpler…perhaps even More Simpler…see...
10 Apr Powerful New Push 2 Visual Upgrades in Live 9.7 – Part 2
Making music is hard. We’ve all been there. You get the itch, a sudden jolt of inspiration pops into your head, and you want to capture this fresh idea immediately. But then technology gets in the way. You have to start clicking around with your mouse, and...
08 Apr The Power of Early Rising – Awaken Your Full Creative Potential
The information you're about to read is just one of the powerful lessons taught in Creative Mastery, taught by Ableton Certified Trainer, Vespers. After taking Creative Mastery we guarantee you'll learn how to finish the songs you start, gain access to an unlimited reservoir of creative...
05 Apr Warp Academy’s Favourite Max for Live Devices
Did you know there’s a special bundle of secret weapons lurking on the Ableton website? The majority of our community members didn’t know that there are some unbelievable and FREE new devices in Max for Live that don't install automatically when you first load up Live. Let...
01 Apr Enter to Win 1 of 3 Akai Mini Controllers
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28 Mar How to Increase Your Productivity in the Studio
The information you're about to read is just one of the powerful lessons taught in Creative Mastery, taught by Ableton Certified Trainer, Vespers. After taking Creative Mastery we guarantee you'll learn how to finish the songs you start, gain access to an unlimited reservoir of creative...
21 Mar How to Creatively Use Live 9.7 Updates on Push 2 – Part 1
Is your Push helping you make music you’re proud of? Or is it quickly becoming another piece of unused hardware collecting dust in your studio? Wipe that dusty Push off, because music creation with Push just got even more exciting, and easier! If you hadn’t heard,...
19 Mar Randomize the Max For Live Multi Synth to Life!
Max For Live devices are powerful and under utilized sound design weapons. There’s literally dozens of tools just waiting to explode with interesting and creative ideas for your music! Continuing on in series of videos featuring our favourite Max For Live devices, Ableton Certified Trainer Merlyn...
14 Mar How to Mix Vocals Better in Ableton Live
[warp_heading color=”blue” align=”center” size=”h1”]Grab the Downloads[/warp_heading] Do you struggle with getting vocals to sound polished and professional in your music? Don’t have a lot of money to buy expensive third-party plugins? It’s true what they say: vocal processing is one of the most difficult aspects of music...
12 Mar How to Make a Future Bass Supersaw Lead with the Max For Live Poli Synth
At Warp Academy, we love Max For Live! There is a whole family of under utilized devices that we know can inspire your creativity in the studio. Merlyn is excited to be kicking off a short series of videos that will shine the light on some...
01 Mar Ableton Simpler Modes: Classic, One-Shot and Slicing
Hey folks! Newly added to our Warp Academy team, Merlyn Silva, an Ableton Certified Trainer and musician based in Aarhus, Denmark, dives into a 3 part mini-series of tutorials focused on Ableton’s Simpler. Simpler underwent some mad changes when Live 9.5 was released, including in-device polyphonic...
28 Feb Enter to Win a Free AKAI APC40 mkII Ableton Live Performance Controller!
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26 Feb How to Mix Better in Headphones
Mixing in headphones isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. In the next few minutes, Vespers is going to set the stage and give you some background info on the pros and cons of working in headphones, how to mix better in headphones, and some of...
19 Feb Using Simpler Slicing Mode to Create Interesting Vocal Chops
Merlyn Silva returns for the final instalment of our three-part mini-series on the different modes of Simpler. In this video we’ll be checking out Simpler Slicing Mode, which was without a doubt amongst the most exciting and innovative features introduced in Live 9.5. With Slicing Mode,...
19 Feb A Review of U-He’s Diva Synth – The Spirit of Analogue
This week Torsten returns to share his first impressions of U-He's Diva synth, and demonstrates how quickly users can create rich, melodic patches suitable to practically any genre. As a robust synthesis emulation instrument, Diva aims to “capture the spirit of analogue” without sacrificing the ease-of-use...
14 Feb How to Use Simpler One-Shot Mode to Create New Ideas
Hey everybody, Merlyn Silva is back with part two of our investigation into the recently updated Simpler. Continuing with the track that was worked on in the first video, Merlyn will now show you how you can use Simpler’s One-Shot Mode to quickly resample parts of...
09 Feb What should we giveaway in our next contest at Warp Academy?
If you could have one thing added to your musical arsenal what would it be? What is your studio missing? What piece of gear, software or education do you need to take your music to the next level? It's really simple: we want you to tell...
07 Feb Using Simpler Classic Mode to Create a Unique Vocal Lead
Hey folks! Merlyn Silva here, Ableton Certified Trainer and musician based in Aarhus, Denmark. I’m really stoked to have joined the Warp Academy team! This is my first video in a mini-series focused on Ableton’s Simpler. Simpler underwent some mad changes when Live 9.5 was released,...
03 Feb A Review of XLN Audio’s RC-20 Retro Color Plugin
Do your tracks sound a little too clean? Looking for a way to inject some new life into your sound design? We have a plug-in that might be able to help you out. Ableton Certified Trainer, Ian Gallagher, takes a close look at a brand new...
25 Jan Interview with Random Rab hosted by Vespers
Vespers recently caught up with Random Rab while he was on tour in Canada and invited into the studio for an interview. This is the second time we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Rab and this piece allowed us to cover his past couple of...
23 Jan Cableguys Timeshaper Review & Tutorial: Using Timeshaper to Creatively Manipulate Audio
Offering real-time manipulation for incoming audio samples, Timeshaper provides users with a faster, more enjoyable workflow. In this video, Torsten delivers a synoptic rundown of Timeshaper’s main features while exploring how to efficiently enhance your break sampling workflow for Electronic Dance Music (EDM) genres like...
17 Jan Interview with CloZee hosted by Vespers
This past summer at Shambhala Music Festival, 2016, Warp Academy and had the pleasure of experiencing CloZee headline The Grove stage. A rising star of the bass music scene, her fresh style of ethnically-inspired world music, blended with meticulous production and dominating bass had the...
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