Join veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran for a look at some handy tips and ideas for getting better sounds from your virtual instruments. Whether it's problem-solving, such as removing an annoying click from a sound's transient, or ways to vary a sound by way of modulation or other means, you'll gain a fresh perspective on VSTi use and what exactly they're capable of. These virtual instrument video tutorials are for those with basic VI familiarity.

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If you're looking for ways to improve your productions and mixes overall, we have just the thing. In this production and mixing course, veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran will show you many ways to do just that without having to buy any new software. In fact, all the plugins Thomas uses in this course are completely free. You'll learn tips on building and using virtual instruments in effective ways, processing them with various effects, adding air to your mix with harmonic exciters, and much more. These production and mixing videos are designed for those with a basic understanding of producing and mixing a track.

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If you're looking for a way to spice up your productions with new sounds, this creative effect processing video course is for you! Veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran shows you how to achieve inspiring results by applying some creative techniques with various effects and thinking outside the box. You'll learn how to add lo-fi vibe, enhance your low end, inject vintage flavor with saturation, and more! These creative effect video tutorials are designed for those with a basic familiarity of effect processing.

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If you're looking to start producing lofi-sounding productions, this lofi production video course is a must-see! Studio production expert Gary Hiebner covers a multitude of tips, ideas, and techniques for recasting your track with a lofi sound, adding the vibe and character associated with this popular genre in a completely transformative way. You'll learn about lofi sound design, processing, tweaking chord progressions and melodies, and much more. These videos are for users with some basic mixing experience.

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The technique of transient design is a bit of a niche topic in the music production world. Many folks, amateur and pro alike, often engage in the practice, but many others simply don't know what exactly is involved and therefore shy away from this powerful technique. If you fall into the latter category, this transient design course is for you! Production guru Chris Herrera gives you a comprehensive study of transient design, spotlighting and demonstrating six different common plug-ins built for the task and highlighting what makes each one unique. By the end of this transient design course, the topic will be completely demystified, and you'll be able to start implementing these techniques on your very next production with obvious results. These transient videos are designed for those users new to the subject and the plugins used.

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If you're growing tired of static, lifeless percussion grooves and are looking for ways to add some pop to your rhythm tracks, this is the course to watch! Studio expert Thomas Cochran presents an instructional production video course designed to revitalize boring percussion tracks and make them sound like a feature rather than an afterthought. You'll learn many techniques and tips for bringing out the best of your percussion parts, including how to EQ, process, layer, program MIDI, and more, and make them shine. These production and sound design videos are for those familiar with basic mixing and routing concepts.

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If you're having issues with your virtual guitars sounding inauthentic or fake, you've come to right place. Veteran Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner teaches you many effective strategies for adding realism and authenticity to virtual guitars so that they won't stick out like a red flag in an otherwise solid track. In these virtual guitar instructional videos you'll learn how to create legit chord voicings, improve strumming sounds by editing MIDI notes, adding randomization, improving the sound of arpeggios, and much more. This amp simulation video course is for those with a working familiarity of virtual guitar instruments but want to go deeper into sound designing with them.

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