In this beginner's tip you will learn about the fundamentals and history of stereo mixing. Pro Tools instructor Paul Simmans walks you through a detailed Pro Tools session to explain where to typically position each instrument in your mix. While panning (like anything in music) doesn't have any rules that…
In the second half of this all-encompassing compression tip, our Audio Fundamentals Instructor Dan Blum puts the concepts into practice by applying different compression settings to a drum fill. By exaggerating the amount of compression he applies, he is able to showcase how each parameter setting changes the effect. For…
In this tip, Pyramind’s Audio Fundamentals instructor Dan Blum walks you through the theory and parameter settings of compression. There are two concepts he wants you to keep in the back of your mind as you watch - signal flow, and gain staging. Watch part 2 for audio examples of…
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with Simon Shackleton to talk about his career, the One Series DJ nights that he's becoming increasingly known for, his production process as well as his forthcoming full length record. Through this video Pyramind Director of Marketing Jeff Straw and…
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with Simon Shackleton to talk about his career, the One Series DJ nights that he's becoming increasingly known for, his production process as well as his forthcoming full length record. Through this video Pyramind Director of Marketing Jeff Straw and…
“Getting ready to mix is half the battle” In this tip, Dave Earl (aka SFLogicNinja) walks you through his process on prepping a session for mixdown. He teaches you a ton of useful key commands and shortcuts along with way - we call them out on the screen so you…
Pyramind welcomed world famous DJ and producer Joachim Garraud for our last Elite Session of 2015. Watch part II of the video on our blog: http://hubs.ly/H022NpH0 This lifelong producer and DJ opened up about his career development, talked about what it's like working with world class artists such as Beyonce…
Download this royalty free sample pack of high impact sounds from our Office Space session here: http://hubs.ly/H01VQSV0 We recently updated the keyboards in our classrooms, replacing all of our M-Audio Axiom 49s with Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol s49s. We sold the old keyboards, but were left with a few that…
On December 5th, Pyramind sponsored the SF Youth Arts Summit. This vibrant event showcased youth artwork and performances throughout the day. Providing music for the event gave us the opportunity to showcase a pair of our talented young students Ulloa (David Sanchez) and Zaweizen (Connor Mooldyk) who were joined by…
Pyramind welcomed a true legend to our facility on November 12th, . The one and only Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and Dave Smith Instruments who is often referred to as the Father of MIDI. Watch the full 90 minute video on our blog http://hubs.ly/H01Sg5f0
Having trouble mixing harmonically? In this tip, Pyramind DJ instructor Shawn Mercado (aka M3RC) walks you through a simple way to analyze your songs and plan your set accordingly. This will be especially helpful for those of you who aren’t very familiar with music theory. For more info on our…
On November 12th, Pyramind welcomed a true legend to our facility. The one and only Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and Dave Smith Instruments who is often referred to as the Father of MIDI. During An Evening with Dave Smith, which you can watch in it’s entirety, you will…
On November 12th, Pyramind welcomed a true legend to our facility. The one and only Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and Dave Smith Instruments who is often referred to as the Father of MIDI. During An Evening with Dave Smith, which you can watch in it’s entirety, you will…
In this tip, Pro Tools instructor Paul Simmans shows you some of the new editing features available in Pro Tools 12.3. These features are guaranteed to improve your workflow. He walks you through the new commit feature, which quickly bounces a track or selection to audio while giving you the…
Ever wonder what it's like to come to school at Pyramind in San Francisco? Learn more about The Most In Depth One Year Training Program On The Planet here: http://hubs.ly/H01DKQ60 In this short video our students talk openly about their experiences here at Pyramind. They discuss our community, the studio…
For more information on our DJ Courses head here: https://bit.ly/2FiKmO1 Are you tired of organizing your music on your drive - only to have to do it again in Serato? In this tip, Pyramind instructor Liam Shy shows you how to get Serato to create crates and subcrates for you,…
Learn to control and tame tempo to fit your production needs! In this video, Logic expert and Pyramind instructor Dave Earl (SFLogicNinja) demonstrates a quick and easy way to extract tempo information from a song that isn’t “on the grid”. First he walks you through the popular beat mapping technique,…
In this tip, Logic expert and Pyramind instructor Dave Earl (SFLogicNinja) goes over setting up a vocoder effect and saving the setup (including the required bussing!) as a patch for easy future use. In order to modulate Logic’s EVOC 20, you need to set up a sidechain input. Dave demonstrates…
In this tip, Pyramind instructor Dave Earl (aka SFLogicNinja) goes over the new drummers that have been added in Logic 10.2. He walks you through the new electronic and hip hop drummers and what makes them different and unique from the existing rock, alternative, songwriter and R&B drummers. SFLogicNInja talks…
Book a one-on-one online session with Ryan: https://bit.ly/2zNYVDp Pyramind music theory and piano instructor Ryan Rey shows you how to get more out of a vocal track using iZotope's Nectar 2 plugin. Learn how to add harmonies to a dry vocal track using the plugin's Harmony module, to achieve a…
Pyramind Chief Academic Officer Matt Donner walks you through our process of sampling a Baby Grand piano! Learn the basics of sampling a complex acoustic instrument, as well as different sampling techniques can save you time on the project. We sampled the piano using a pair of Neumann U87s, AKG…
We sit with Nick Pourfard founder of Prisma Guitars for this two part look at his unique custom guitar building. Part 2: Guitar Demo Here Pyramind's Bryan Dale showcases the tones that each of these two handmade guitars create. The first is a surf inspired guitar featuring a single coil…
We sit with Nick Pourfard founder of Prisma Guitars for this two part look at his unique custom guitar building. Part 1: The Interview Combining a lifelong love of skateboarding with a passion for woodworking and guitars, the creation of Prisma seemed a natural fit for Nick. In our interview…
Are your mixes sounding a bit dull and flat? Exciters like the Ozone 6 are a terrific way to add tasteful color, character and depth to your tracks. In this video, Pyramind's Ableton Live instructor and producer Liam Shy walks you through the iZotope Ozone 6 Exciter, a key part…