Book a one-on-one online session with Will: https://bit.ly/2zNYVDp Pyramind instructor Will Marshall shows you a track analysis technique he teaches in our Mixing & Mastering in Ableton class here at our ground campus. Using Fab Filter Pro-Q 2, he demonstrates how you can isolate certain frequencies to better understand where…
Watch the latest episode of The Breakdown, our new series that takes an in depth look into a producer's session. Unlock their techniques and tricks of the trade to utilize in your own productions. In this episode, Pyramind's Jeff Straw sits down with alumni Brandon Roos (aka Smoltron) and Cole…
To kick off arrangement month, we've got a cool excerpt for you from the Elite Session with K Theory. In this tip, Dylan Lewman and Pyramind alumni Dustin Musser (aka Frost-RAVEN) from K Theory walk us through a couple of their personal templates in Reason. They talk about why templates…
In the latest episode of The Breakdown, Pyramind students Diego Perez and Connor Mooldyk walk us through their remix of Recursion, the Giorgio Moroder and Raney Shokne original track used in the brand new game Tron Run/r. Pyramind was commissioned by Disney to create four remixes, some of which were…
From our event, An Evening with iZotope, product specialist Brandon Carroll walks us through the new features in Iris 2, iZotope's sample based synthesizer, and showcases its powerful sound design functions. It can be used as a plugin within your DAW or separately as a standalone application. Iris 2 comes…
Watch the new episode of The Breakdown, our series that takes an in depth look into a producer's session. Unlock their techniques and tricks of the trade to utilize in your own productions. For info on our online classes: https://bit.ly/2zNYVDp In this episode, Pyramind's Greg Gordon talks with M3RC (aka…
Taken from our An Evening with iZotope event , this in depth video overview, iZotope product specialist Brandon Carroll walks us through Ozone 7, a widely used mastering tool that can be used as a DAW plugin or separately as a standalone application. Ozone is an incredibly extensive tool that…
Watch this exclusive interview with Trivium guitarist, Corey Beaulieu shot on location at Ace of Spades in Sacramento by Jeff Straw. In the interview, Corey talks about their current US tour for Silence in the Snow and what it was like recording that record. We asked him about multi-tracking guitars…
In this tip, Pyramind instructor Paul Simmans shows you multiple techniques you can use to thicken up your guitar sounds. He uses both acoustic guitar and distorted metal to exhibit his techniques. First, he demonstrates the effect of duplicating a track, and why this alone is not sufficient for beefing…
Taken from our An Evening with iZotope event, iZotope product specialist Brandon Carroll walks us through RX, a powerful and essential tool for audio cleanup. He uses the spectral repair function to remove a loud whistle from the crowd in a live show recording. After walking us through the general…
In this tip, Pyramind instructor Liam Shy (aka Mountain of Youth) shows you his technique to get a realistic sounding guitar in a tropical house track. Perfect for the times when you want that vibe but don't have access to a guitar player to record on your session. Using the…
In this mixing tip, Pyramind instructor Will Marshall demonstrates the importance of converting stereo tracks to mono tracks, and the most effective way to do this in Ableton. Many producers narrow the width of a stereo track instead of making it mono - Will uses examples to show why this…
Book a one-on-one online session with Will: https://bit.ly/2zNYVDp Sub Bass techniques are explored in this Ableton Live tip by Will Marshall. Learn which frequencies will resonate well for the human ear and on large sound systems. Achieve that depth and richness in your productions that makes a big difference. Take…
Book a one-on-one online session with Will: http://hubs.ly/H07n6_p0 Learn the basics of bus compression and why it's so important especially to use with electronic drums in this Ableton Live video tip by Will Marshall. Typically the dynamics of even well programmed drums can feel somewhat robotic compared to a live…
"In this tip, Pyramind instructor Dave Earl aka SFLogicNinja walks you Logic's Pedalboard plugin. For more information about our Online Logic Classes taught by SFLogicNinja: http://hubs.ly/H01rwDk0 This plugin for Logic Pro X allows you to emulate real guitarist's pedal board for a multitude of effects. Overdrive, distortion, fuzz, chorus, octact,…
In this tip, Pyramind instructor Dave Earl aka SFLogicNinja walks you through the amazingly flexible Logic plugin called Amp Designer. For more information about our Online Logic Classes taught by SFLogicNinja: http://hubs.ly/H01rwDk0 Using a guitar apple loop for this example, Dave showcases the power of this plugin. You can choose…
Pyramind's Chief Academic Officer Matt Donner shows you how to really beef up the guitar tone in your tracks and make them sit well in your final mix. He introduces you to what he calls the ""Four Dogs of Rock and Roll"" Growl, Roar, Bark and Bite, each of which…
Pyramind's Chief Academic Officer Matt Donner shows you how to really beef up the guitar tone in your tracks and make them sit well in your final mix. He introduces you to what he calls the ""Four Dogs of Rock and Roll"" Growl, Roar, Bark and Bite, each of which…
Welcome to The Breakdown, our new series that takes an in depth look into a producer's session. Unlock their techniques and tricks of the trade to utilize in your own productions. In this episode, Pyramind's Greg Gordon talks with NIMITAE (aka Bryan Franklin) about his new remix of the Joe…
Watch this exclusive interview with Trivium frontman, Matt Heafy shot on location at Ace of Spades in Sacramento by Jeff Straw. In the interview, Matt speaks out for the first time about the new Trivium drummer Paul Wandtke since he joined the band in late 2015. In this music production…
For our last tip in Mixing Month, Pyramind instructor Steve Heithecker explains the theory behind reverb and walks you through parameter settings commonly found on different reverb units. For more info on our Core Audio Engineer program: http://hubs.ly/H02cB7F0 Reverb is another commonly misused effect so we wanted to take the…
In this video you can watch and learn time saving tips on how Pyramind producer, Greg Gordon created his remix of Giorgio Moroder and Raney Shockney's original track, "Recursion", for Disney's Tron Run/r using Ableton Live and the Push 2 controller. Pyramind was commissioned by Disney Interactive to create four…
Continuing our Mixing Month theme, next up we bring you Liam Shy (Mountain of Youth) who teaches several of our Ableton courses here at Pyramind. For more information about our Ableton Live online courses: http://hubs.ly/H02bmmB0 In this two part video tutorial, Liam explains his approach to mixing and gives you…
Continuing our Mixing Month theme, next up we bring you Liam Shy (Mountain of Youth) who teaches several of our Ableton courses here at Pyramind. For more information about our Ableton Live online courses: http://hubs.ly/H02bmmB0 In this two part video tutorial, Liam explains his approach to mixing and gives you…