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…
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