Music & Audio Tutorials

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Music and Audio Glossary of Terms—Part 2
The modern world is full of three-letter acronyms, or TLAs, and other jargon. The world of music and audio is no different.
Johnny Winter
17 Feb 2017
Glossary
The Pool Window in Cubase—Part 1
The pool is a window where all the files that you record in a project are saved. Every project has its own Pool and all the files that you have imported and...
Sudhin Venu
13 Feb 2017
Cubase
How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio
In this tutorial I'm going to show you the simplest way of adding acoustical treatment to any empty room: putting carpet on the floor. This is by far the...
Adi Purdila
12 Feb 2017
Video
The Portable Guitarist—Special Effects
If you've already got your amp sound sorted, it's time to add some effects. In this tutorial, I'll show you some great apps that are definitely worth...
Philip Ockelford
7 Feb 2017
Guitar
Mastering With Deadmau5
In this tutorial I'll guide you through the master chain of Deadmau5. Besides mastering, I'll show you the Xfer Serum VST instrument for sound design purposes.
Adam Burucs
27 Jan 2017
Mixing & Mastering
Music and Audio Glossary of Terms—Part 1
The modern world is full of three-letter acronyms, or TLAs, and other jargon. Every given topic area has it's own abbreviations and terminology. In this...
Johnny Winter
24 Jan 2017
Glossary
The Portable Guitarist—Amped-Up Apps
In the world of iOS, great live tones require great apps. In this tutorial I'll show you some of the popular choices and suggest the best ones to choose.
Philip Ockelford
18 Jan 2017
Guitar
Show Us What You've Made With Envato for a Chance to Win $250!
Have you created something using a tutorial here on Envato Tuts+ or another Envato product? You can submit it to this month's Made With Envato contest for a...
Andrew Blackman
15 Jan 2017
Promotion
Sennheiser HD 215 Headphones Revisited
In this tutorial I'll explore some interesting and value-for-money headphones, the Sennheiser HD 215, which I'm revisiting after purchasing some time ago.
Adam Burucs
10 Jan 2017
Hardware
Automation in Mastering: Volume and Beyond
In this tutorial I'll show you how to enhance completed mixes through applying various automation techniques when mastering.
Karl Skivington
30 Dec 2016
Automation
Choosing the Right DJ Controller
Controllers themselves generally do not generate any sounds, but rather they control the tracks, samples, and virtual instruments on your computer. In this...
Christine Rage
27 Dec 2016
Djing
Making Sounds With Ragnarök
Ragnarök is a VST synth if a custom made synthesizer from the eighties. The code is written in C++ code for high performance. In this tutorial I'll show you...
Adam Burucs
21 Dec 2016
Sound Design