In this video tutorial series, Ableton Live sage Brian Funk, akaAfroDJMac, shares his secrets for building truly unique sampler instruments and racks. You'll see not just how to sample, but how each component in a rack builds upon on the others to create way cool instruments and sounds.

If you want your EDM tracks to stand out and be instantly recognizable, you need to have your own special "signature" sound. In this video tutorial series, acclaimed EDM producer Chris Herrera shares his techniques for creating your own unique, signature sound.

Master one of the most powerful and innovative new software synthesisers on the market today, Xfer Records’ Serum, with this new course from Producertech tutor Defazed. With a background producing a variety of styles including Drum and Bass, Glitch Hop and experimental electronic music, Defazed brings a wealth of experience and sound design knowledge to the table.

Bass House is one of the freshest new sounds in dance music, tearing up underground club nights and major festival stages alike.

Logic comes with a complete set of killer compressors. They’ve been re-skinned with many new added features. In this focused, FastTrack™ course Joe Albano explains them all! Learn every inch of Logic’s bundled compressors… FAST!

Dive into Logic's realtime MIDI FX with Booker Edwards and, in the FastTrack™ way, quickly learn what these powerful FX can really do. Then, download the bonus Logic project and try them out for yourself!

Chris catches up with Funtcase, an English dubstep and drum and bass producer and DJ, from Bournemouth. He has just returned from a massive b2b show at EDC Las Vegas with Doctor P and readying new releases for 2016. Funtcase’s first released drum and bass, under the alias DJ Dose in 2007, and in 2009 released his first single under the name FuntCase.

Welcome to Tech Tips Volume 22 with King Unique. In this volume of 8 all new tips and tricks, we take a look specifically at pitch shifting effects for glitching up pads, creating awesome classic dub delays and mashing up drums.

Native Instrument's POLYPLEX is your very own experimental drum design tool for creating wild sounds. Let synth tweaker extraordinaire Scottie Dugan show you how to building crazy and unique drum kits!

Waves has captured EDM duo Infected Mushroom's lightning in a plug-in Pusher, and in this video tutorial series, EDM producer Timothy Allan shows you how to use it to add secret sauce to your own productions!

u-he's Zebra2 is a real animal of a virtual analog synth, and in this video tutorial series, synth expert Scottie Dugan covers every aspect of this amazing virtual software instrument!

In this video tutorial series, Cubase guru Brock Jon reveals some of his tried and true techniques for editing vocals using Cubase. Your how-to guide for cleaning up and fixing errors and inconsistencies in any vocal track awaits!

Gain Creative Control Of Logic Pro X. In this 6-part intermediate course, ADSR instructor Stephen Ellestad gives you a thorough initiation into creative workflows using Logic Pro X.

Discover Creative Freedom With NI Maschine’s Sampler. Maschine’s software-hardware combination brings together the power of a soft sampler with the creative freedom to audition and improvise on the go.In this 9-part intermediate course, ADSR instructor Stephen Ellestad takes you on a practical exploration of Maschine’s sampling capabilities that will open a window to new creative opportunities in your production workflow.

In this 22-tutorial course, trainer Gary Hiebner unpacks all the Studio One MIDI tools and techniques you absolutely need to know. Watch this course to expand your PreSonus Studio One MIDI knowledge base!

The Uplifting Trance Production Guide is the product that started it all. This production guide, perfect for beginners, intermediate and advanced producers alike, takes you step by step through the process of creating uplifting trance tracks from scratch and discusses all aspects of the production process and the genre itself. Learn various tricks and techniques used by professional trance producers all over the world such as Armin Van Buuren, Sean Tyas, Ferry Corsten, Above and Beyond, Gareth Emery, Andy Blueman, Daniel Kandi, Super8 + Tab and many more.

Compressors are the most mysterious of all studio processors, and yet they are one of the most important in today’s music production. Whether you’re into recording, mixing, mastering, live sound, broadcast, or podcasts you need to know how to use compressors. In this event Engineer/Producer/Educator Ian Sutton will dig into digital audio compression, basic compressor controls, some advanced compressor controls, different types of compressors, what compressors are commonly used for certain instruments, how to setup any compressor on any instrument and much more.

Regarded by many as the essential mastering tool, here we take you beyond the presets. In this ‘How To Use Ozone 7 with Aiyn Zahev’ renowned sound designer and trance producer, Sami takes us through the main features of ‘Ozone 7 advanced by Izotope’ and shows you how it would be used in the real world. Glue a mix together, control dynamic range, or add rich character to your tracks with this critically acclaimed plugin.

Learn the Ins and Outs of this amazing plugin from U-He software. The oscillators, filters and envelopes of Diva are closely modelled on components found in some of the greatest monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of yesteryear.

'How To Make Future Bass' with Echo Sound Works is, we think, a next level course here on Sonic Academy. This massively in-depth course takes you through every production process you need to produce a truly world class track like Flume, Slumberjack and Cashmere Cat.

Sonic newcomer and Annie Mac favorite 'KC Lights' brings you a no-nonsense course in FL Studio. How To Make House 2016 in FL Studio, gets straight to the point with no messing.

Sonic Academy unleashes a dark monster in this ‘How To Make Dark Techno with Christian Vance’. A pure techno sound delivered in a no bullshit way.