Level-Up Your Skillz.

Learn about the making of Toneprojects innovative bass sweetening plugin, Basslane Pro. An interview with co-creator, Ian Stewart.

How loud should you master your music? Is loudness important? Is -10 LUFS too loud? Should you master to -14 LUFS for Spotify and Apple Music?

Never tried mastering your music? The big problem here is a lack of awareness of what the mastering process is actually capable of. Learn now!

Mastering engineer, Vespers, reveals a full pro mastering chain. See the entire set of mastering plugins with A/B comparisons and a detailed explanation of the settings used.

The term "soundproofing" is mistakenly used by many people in the music industry. Wanna find out why?

What does “critical distance” mean? Why is it useful? How might it impact your decisions on your music studio setup and room orientation?

Let’s talk about the smallest studio monitors available - ultra-nearfield speakers. What are they? What are the pros and cons? Do you want them in your studio?

In this video you’ll learn a series of mixing tips that’ll help take your mix from good to GREAT! Things like how to get your bass to cut through on small speakers, how to EQ a kick to remove a resonant knock, and how to add exciting wide stereo information to a bongo percussion loop.

It’s pretty rare these days that a new saturation plugin comes out which does something new, unique and special. But WOW did Spectre ever get our attention! Tune in for our tutorial showing 3 powerful examples of how to use this plugin.

One the most common pieces of speaker setup advice creates HUGE problems in your low end. Make sure you haven't fallen victim to this easily avoided mistake.

"You need to mono your low end to sound good in the club bro..." Wrong. You've been lied to, and here's your evidence.

"You need to mono your low end to sound good in the club bro..." Wrong. You've been lied to, and here's your evidence.

You’ve probably heard that you have to mono the low end of your mix. If you look online you’re going to find that advice almost everywhere. But have you ever vetted this advice for yourself? Have you analyzed some of the most successful commercial releases...

If you record, mix, or produce vocals in any way then this video is a MUST watch for you. Vocals fight for space in your song with anything else in the midrange. Things like instruments, synths, top basses - all kinds of stuff. This is called masking. It's super important for your vocal to be clear so listeners can hear the lyrics and vibe with your message. Old-school techniques like using a compressor to duck the midrange instruments, or boosting the vocal to "cut through" the mix always result in undesirable side-effects that damage your carefully constructed mix. Tune in and see a new approach that has ALL the upside with no downside.

This video is for creators who want to get the best possible audio for their videos, whether that’s on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, a podcast, a live-stream or anywhere else you feel inspired to post. Audio quality is just as important as your video quality, yet it’s the most common area where creators fall short. Want to know what makes the difference? I’ll share the bare-bones, essential-only tips and best practices that’ll help you sound AMAZING - even if you’re only recording with your phone and a couple accessories. Let’s get into it.

We’re building a new mixing and mastering studio and filming the process. This is video 2 in the series where I’ll walk you through our goals and the design of the room.

We're building a new music studio for mixing and mastering. This is the first video in the series where I tour you through the starting space before we start. Follow along step by step for the whole build process!

Do you ever feel like, at times, you lose touch with your passion, ambition and drive to go after your art? Maybe you’re lacking inspiration to show up and do the work that needs to be done? If that ever happens then I want to share something I’ve found extremely useful to be able to blast through that roadblock.

I’ve just moved into a new space and I’ll be building a fresh music studio from the ground up. This gives me the chance to change a lot of things I didn’t like about my previous studio, primarily the monitoring system. I’ve decided to opt for larger 3-way mains with enough bass extension that I don’t need a sub. I’ve narrowed my search down to the Neumann KH420 and the Focal Trio 11 Be. For the past 2 months I’ve had both sets on loan from Long & McQuade, our local retailer, and I’ve had a chance to listen to them extensively. In this video I’ll reveal which ones I chose and why. Smash that link and join me to learn which monitor won the day!

Burning in / running in / breaking in your new studio monitor speakers. What does that mean? Is it something you should be doing? Does it depend on what type of speakers you have? If you do choose to do it, how do you do it exactly? We’re going to cover all of these things in this video, so hop in and join me!

The Audeze LCD-X and LCD-XC headphones have emerged as some of the top picks of music producers, audio engineers, and audiophiles alike. But with both closed and open-back versions, which one is right for you? This video compares and contrasts between the two styles to equip you with all the info you need to choose the perfect option for your situation.

Sonible just launched 2 very interesting new metering plugins: true:level and true:balance. See them in action and learn what makes them tick so you can decide if they’re the right tools to add to your plugin collection. In this video we take a deep dive into a mastering session for an electronic bass music song and put these plugins through their paces.

We’ve all seen those videos that prompt you to unceremoniously SMASH the close tab button due to horrible sounding audio. This is both sad and unnecessary, causing the unfortunate loss of so much hard work as the video succumbs to a slow - and largely unnoticed - demise at the hands of the almighty “algorithm”. Don’t let this happen to you, or anyone you care about. Friends don’t let friends suck at audio. In this video, you’ll learn how to improve the quality of your audio during video shoots. You’ll discover the best tools for the job, how to set up your mic, and generally how to be awesome at recording audio.

As you may know, the art and science of mixing and mastering is subjective and complicated. Luckily, critically listening to and analyzing other people’s music (i.e., reference songs) can help you quickly get the pro sound you want. But what songs should you use? In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Ian Gallagher reveals 4 rock-solid rules for selecting the best reference songs for your music. After years of trial and error, Ian has come up with these tips to ensure you’re using the right reference tracks for your music. In particular, Ian’s 4 tips cover Quality, Genre/Era, Song Popularity, and Using Songs You Love. In other words, before you start grabbing random reference tracks, make sure you’re considering these key parameters. If you’re interested in learning more about using reference songs check out Ian’s full course at Warp Academy called Producing with Reference Tracks.

In our recent How to Set Up Your Year for Success Free Event , we shared a quote – possibly our favourite quote of ALL TIME! It’s from Coach Christopher Sommer, who trains elite athletes, in the book Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris. It’s...

Nearly all hit tracks have a vocal. But vocals are intense and challenging to produce and mix. In this new tutorial video you’ll learn intermediate and advanced techniques for processing vocals to perfection. Check out what plugins are the best for vocal production, how to EQ, how to compress, how to de-ess, how to de-breath, and how to excite and widen vocals. Our instructor, Ian Gallagher, shows you his full vocal chain inside a project that’s been commercially released. Watch now to discover how to demystify the engineering process behind vocals and to pick up essential tips & tricks used by seasoned professionals!

Granular Synthesis tutorial. Learn Granular Synthesis: https://warpacademy.com/course/glitches-and-grains Try Warp Academy for FREE: https://warpacademy.com/membership-account/membership-plans/ Learn Live 11 For FREE: https://warpacademy.com/course/warp-11-learn-ableton-live-11-for-free/ Granular synthesis and the epic grain scanner synth puts an array of wicked-powerful new weapons in your sound design arsenal.  Granular effects give your tracks an...

https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugins/captain-beat/ Try Warp Academy for Free: https://warpacademy.com/membership-account/membership-plans/ Join Our Newsletter: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Meet Captain Beat. Captain Beat is the newest addition to the Captain plugin lineup from Mixed in Key. As usual, the name pretty much says what it does. It’s a plugin to help you...

Ian Gallagher drops a trap bomb!  This free template is yours to use and abuse, and is a preview of his “Run Thy Trap” template collection in our “Packs” store! Perfect for all you trap, trap-step, and Dirty South addicts, “Run Thy Trap Vol.1” is...

iZotope Nectar 3 Tutorial Get iZotope Nectar 3: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/nectar.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Watch as BigJerr demonstrates how iZotope’s Nectar 3 makes it incredibly easy for anyone to make a...

Get iZotope Neutron 3: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/neutron.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/warp10/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Download the Free Project File: https://warpacademy.com/izotope-neutron-3-ableton-project-download/ For years, iZotope has been on the...

Get iZotope Stutter Edit: http://bit.ly/stuttereditbuy Shop All Plugins: http://bit.ly/ShopAudioPlugins Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: http://bit.ly/WarpAcademyNewsletter Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: http://bit.ly/FreeLive10Course Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: http://bit.ly/FreeSerumCourse In this tutorial, Dan Larsson takes you through iZotope’s Stutter Edit and demonstrates...

Massive X was just released and we know you all have tons of questions about it.  We posted in a bunch of producer groups on Facebook, asking for all the questions you might have.  This Massive X review is going to be a bit longer because we're going to go through each of the questions to make sure you have all the answers you need to decide if you want to grab this synth.

Get iZotope Vocal Synth 2: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/stutter-edit.html Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join Our Newsletter & Get Every Tutorial: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ Take Our Free Ableton Live 10 Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/warp10/ Take Our Free xFer Serum Synth Course: https://warpacademy.com/course/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ In this tutorial video, BigJerr shows how you can create crazy vocal...

Download the MIDI Effect Rack: https://warpacademy.com/get-the-random-midi-pattern-midi-device/ Buy iZotope BreakTweaker: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/breaktweaker.html How to Produce New Rhythmic Ideas. In this tutorial video, Aaron takes you on an in-depth look at iZotope’s BreakTweaker plugin; a sequencer software that combines synthesis with sequence. During this tutorial, you’ll learn a unique method...

  https://warpacademy.com/get-trash-2-ableton-project-template/ Buy iZotope Trash 2: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/trash.html Take our Free xFer Serum Course: https://warpacademy.com/store/sound-design-secrets-in-serum/ Learn FM Synthesis with the FM Synthesis Masterclass by Dan Larsson: https://warpacademy.com/store/fm-synthesis-masterclass/ In this tutorial video, Dan Larsson shows off some of the power features of iZotope’s Trash 2 distortion plugin. You’ll hear 3...

Vespers’s 1-on-1 Personalized Accelerate Coaching: https://warpacademy.com/shop/accelerate-one-on-one-coaching/ Vespers’s Creative Mastery Course: https://warpacademy.com/shop/creative-mastery/ The Vespers Bundle – All Courses: https://warpacademy.com/store/vespers-bundle/ Extra Resources The Power of Focus Book: http://bit.ly/PowerofFocusBook Stealing Fire Book: http://bit.ly/StealingFireBook Freedom App: https://freedom.to/ Tools of Titans Book: http://bit.ly/ToolsofTitansBook Attention Residue Study: http://bit.ly/AttentionResidueStudy Vitamin-R App: http://bit.ly/VitaminRApp Alternatives to...

Vespers’s 1-on-1 Personalized Accelerate Coaching: https://warpacademy.com/shop/accelerate-one-on-one-coaching/ Vespers’s Creative Mastery Course: https://warpacademy.com/shop/creative-mastery/ Extra Resources Quantum Languaging: http://www.quantumlanguaging.com/ Reframing – The NLP Coach: http://bit.ly/NLPCoachBook The Second Arrow: http://bit.ly/SecondArrowPost Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself – Joe Dispenza: http://bit.ly/BreakingtheHabitBook The Mental Success Movie – Psychocybernetics – Maxwell Maltz: http://bit.ly/PsychocyberneticsBook...

Get FabFilter Pro-C2: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-c2-compression-plugin/ Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ Join the Warp Academy Newsletter: https://warpacademy.com/newsletter/ In this tutorial video Ableton Certified Trainer, Ian Gallagher, shows us some fresh new features in the FabFilter Pro-C2 compressor plugin. Useful compression styles and...

Get FabFilter Pro-L2: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-l2-limiter-plugin/ Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ In this tutorial video, Ian Gallagher does a review of the new FabFilter Pro-L2 limiter.  You’ll see a couple of killer new features as we put it through its paces in some...

  Get FabFilter Pro-MB: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-pro-mb-multiband-compressor Get the FabFilter Total Bundle: https://warpacademy.com/shop/fabfilter-total-bundle/ Shop All Plugins: https://warpacademy.com/product-category/shop-plugins/ In this tutorial video, Dan Larsson shows you what we feel may be the best multiband compressor plugin available today; FabFilter Pro-MB. With FabFilter’s reputation for pristine audio quality and...

In this tutorial video Ableton Certified Trainer, Merlyn Silva, shows you 3 crazy uses of the FabFilter Volcano 2 filter plugin.  Discover what makes this effect one of the most advanced filter plugins available. Introduction to Volcano 2 Volcano 2 has FabFilter’s stellar “what you...

In this tutorial video, sound designer, Dan Larsson shows you 3 creative uses of the FabFilter Pro-R reverb plugin. You’ll learn what sets this particular reverb apart from other reverb plugins. Introduction to Pro-R Pro-R is most certainly a cut above your average reverb. You...

Do you need 6 dB of headroom? Seeing as DAWs use 32 bit float-point processing, does it even matter? Is clipping really that bad?

  Here’s Our Game Plan   In this tutorial video, Merlyn demos how to use delay in your sound design with FabFilter’s AMAZING Timeless 2 delay plugin. You’ll see how advanced delay can add a lot of character, width and special effects to your sounds....

Get a Perfect -6dB Mixdown Download the Template:   Here’s Our Game Plan   In this tutorial, we’ll teach you the importance of careful gain staging and demonstrate a powerful workflow tool to make it easier to achieve a perfect pre-master every time. Here’s what...

Here’s Our Game Plan   In this tutorial, we show you how to use saturation & distortion in FabFilter’s epic Saturn plugin.  Dan Larrson is here to show you some tips and tricks.  You’ll see 3 sound design techniques showing Saturn in action: How to...

    Every once in a while, new technology comes along that dramatically changes the game.  Dynamic EQ is one of those innovative leaps forwards. FabFilter has just updated its flagship Pro-Q3 EQ plugin to include this new feature (plus many more) and we’re excited...

We’ve all heard that using reference tracks while mixing and mastering is a good idea.  But how, exactly, do you do this properly?

As a producer, when I’m composing music that has lyrics I prefer to test them out first to be sure they sound great before I head into the studio to record with an actual vocalist. This is where Yamaha’s Vocaloid 5 comes in to streamline...

Download 60 Free Wavetables & the Project File: http://bit.ly/wavetablesDL Learn About the 40% off EDU Discount: https://warpacademy.com/free-wavetables Buy Ableton Live 10: http://bit.ly/BuyAbleton What’s up everybody.  I have some super exciting news for ya today.  Ableton has just announced the release of the 10.1 update for...

How to Make Glitchy Granular Bass [Ableton Granulator II Tutorial] By signing up here, you’ll be added to the Warp Academy e-mail list.  You’ll get the heads up on all the new things, like: -Blog posts, tutorials, free downloads, and exclusive offers -Info on music...

The Gear Used in the Video Check out Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition: https://bhpho.to/2FFuuob Ultimate Support MS-90 Monitor Stands: https://bhpho.to/2qU39oX IsoAcoustics Studio Monitor Isolators: https://bhpho.to/2Cr9spf Primacoustic Scatter Blocks: https://bhpho.to/2CBinF1 Full Primacoustic Room Treatment Kit: https://bhpho.to/2CuoP0u Do you ever feel like you can’t properly hear what changes...

Decoding The Mix – Flume: Never Be Like You Flume ascended to stardom at the age of 21 when his debut self-titled album topped the ARIA album charts and reached double-platinum. 4 years later he released his second album ‘Skin’ which won the best Dance/Electronic...

ANIMATE Plugin Tutorial ANIMATE by Mastering the Mix was designed to be your secret weapon in a wide range of mixing and sound design scenarios. In this ANIMATE plugin tutorial, we show you how it helps inject life into your mixes in a precise, versatile and colorful...

Warp Academy customers get access to exclusive deals from our partners. Warp Academy customers get access to exclusive discounts on plugins and software from our partners.  Mixed In Key is offering a sweet discount on the Captain plugins bundle, so if you’re a customer, make...

How to repitch and tune drums, edit them with the Push 2 controller, and make them tight and punchy in Drum Racks Sign up for our free Ableton Live 10 Course Get up to speed with Live 10 and stay ahead of the game. Learn...

If you’re thinking about getting serious with music production and would like a guided experience from one of the worlds best Ableton Live Certified Trainers, Live 10 Jumpstart is just the course for you.   It’s the best way to go from zero to hero in...

Check out the Preview Video here: What we’ll cover in the course: Module 0 | Course Overview and Set Up Module 0 | Lesson 1 | Course Introduction Module 0 | Lesson 2 | Getting the Most Out Of This Course Module 0 | Lesson...

Good on yah! You won’t regret it. But before you do you’ll want to read on below. We’ve got a SWEET deal for ya! As an Ableton Certified Training Center, we’ve set up an exclusive partnership with Ableton that allows our community members to purchase...

In this video, Vespers walks you through his insider tricks on vocal editing using granular synthesis. Check it out!     Want to learn to more sound design power moves? Get the full course here:   https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/ 

UPDATE: The course is now LIVE! Check it out here:  https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/  This course is jam-packed with advanced synthesis wizardry. If you haven’t mastered Granulator or any of the Max devices, you’ll definitely want to give this a course a shot. But before we give you your sneak...

UPDATE: The course is now LIVE! Check it out here:  https://warpacademy.com/store/glitches-and-grains-granular-sound-design/  Merlyn here, and I’d like to introduce you to my first course at Warp Academy! This adventure is called ‘Glitches and Grains: Granular Sound Design’ and it’s packed with lessons, techniques, and tricks for you...

Following the explosive success of the first volume – Black Octopus has delivered yet another monstrous sample pack that is destined to shape the sound of music for years to come. In production for nearly 3 years, and calling upon 8 skilled professional producers &...

We want you to unlock your Full Potential with Sound Design! The FM Synthesis Masterclass is a deep dive into the world of futuristic sound design. We created this course to finally demystify FM synthesis and give you the keys to unlock its full potential....

 Get up to speed in Live 10 with Warp 10! https://goo.gl/daGkaj New in Ableton Live 10 (Standard and Suite editions) is the Drum Buss Audio Effect Device. It’s a killer tool for beefing up your drum recordings, samples, and loops, but try it on anything that...

 Get up to speed in Live 10 with Warp 10! https://goo.gl/AzCzRT Hey what is up everyone! Aaron here with Warp Academy. In this video I’m going to show you how you can use Ableton 10’s new device Pedal, to add more impact and presence to your...

  Looking to join an awesome community of music lovers? You’ve come to the right place!   What is Nexus?     Nexus is a community of music producers, offered by Warp Academy as a place to connect, collaborate and advance your skills.  If you...

Want more Ableton Live 10 tutorials? Get the whole course for free: https://goo.gl/Y1d8HU   Wavetable synthesizers are arguably the most flexible and offer the most creative potential of any form of synthesis. Keeping with their simplistic naming convention, Ableton introduces “Wavetable” with the release of Live...

  Haven’t heard about Nexus yet? Come see what all the fuss is about here!   Welcome! What’s up Nexus Collective!  We’re all here to level-up our production skills and it’s high time to get rollin’.  The best way to improve is to do some...

Like what you see? Get the whole course for FREE! https://goo.gl/thXqSd In this video, Ableton Certified Trainer Merlyn Silva takes us on a journey into the wonderful and wacky world of Echo. This powerful new delay device is full of analog vibes and retro cool, with...

Check out the FREE Ableton Live 10 course: https://goo.gl/M7szn9 To celebrate the launch of Live 10, our whole team at Warp Academy has built a FREE course.  Warp 10 will get you up to speed on all of Live 10’s new power features. Like the sound...

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The winners have been chosen! The winner of the Apogee Groove is…. Ray Lewis! Congratulations Ray! And the winner of the Apogee Element is….. Andrew Thomas! Congratulations Andrew! Thank you to everyone who entered! Apogee Groove Headphone DAC & Amp: First Impressions & Giveaway In...

On the way to work and need to cram in a tutorial lesson quickly? Ever had a trainer explain a complex topic and you’re just needing things to be explained a bit more slowly? We recently asked our community how can we make your experience...

The winners have been chosen! The winner of the Apogee Groove is…. Ray Lewis! Congratulations Ray! And the winner of the Apogee Element is….. Andrew Thomas! Congratulations Andrew! Thank you to everyone who entered! The Elements of Excellent AudioApogee Element 24 Apogee’s Element 24 is a...

The #1 FASTEST Way to Put Your Sub in Mono in Ableton Live 9 & 10 In this video I show a simple, yet extremely powerful new feature added to Ableton Live 10. The humble Utility device has gotten a juicy upgrade and now contains...

In this video, I cover the announcement of 6 BEST new features in Ableton Live 10 and a first look at the upgrades. With an advance beta copy, you get to see my top 6 new features in an in-depth tutorial. In this 21 minute...

Do you ever wonder how can you learn from presets so they become stepping stones to making your own? Then LISTEN UP, cause we’ve got something guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing. Many of the BEST producers in the game spend time reverse engineering...

Many synths have some great FX built right into them. Serum stands alone in a class of its own on when it comes to effects available directly within the synth. Serum has 10 FX modules that’ll powerfully maximize the potential of your sound design when...

Sound Design Secrets in Serum: How to Use FM Synthesis in Serum from Warp Academy on Vimeo. There’s no doubt that Serum’s ability to create unique wavetables sets itself apart from other synths. Did you know that you can take those completely unique wavetables and...

Previous Contest Winners Ableton Push 2 Controller + Ableton Push 2 Jumpstart Online Course December 2016 brought another incredibly juicy giveaway featuring 2 epic prizes: a brand new Ableton Push 2 controller and free registration to our Ableton Push 2 Jumpstart online course with Ableton...

One of the things we find so incredible and powerful about Serum is the ability to create a wavetable from a sound that’s already been heavily processed. One of the reasons audio sampling has been used a lot by Drum and Bass and Neurohop producers...

I want to talk about a few commonly held, but very destructive and LIMITING beliefs about writing music.  I want to tackle them head on and debunk these myths.  They are: If you use presets or samples in your music, you’re “cheating”. “Professional” producers never use...

When Serum first came out, we knew it was going to be a game-changer. The hyper-advanced wavetable engine, modulation options, and built-in effects make it the defacto top-dog when it comes to sound design. When we started putting tutorials for Serum up on our YouTube...

Serum has overwhelmingly been the worlds most popular synth in electronic dance music in the last few years, we have some super popular and played videos that we’ve collected all into one place for you! If the video features a free download, we’ve placed just...

Hey champions! What is the best type of course for learning music production online? Is it a pre-recorded video course that you can watch at any time, from anywhere? Or is your jam an immersive live-streamed course, giving you get direct access to ask the...

At the end of June when the 30 Day Production Challenge completed, we never could’ve anticipated everyone’s spirit, ingenuity, commitment, creativity, and dedication to their craft. Hundreds of producers took up the challenge to write a song in 30 days. It was an incredible journey....

The winner of the Push 2 has been chosen…and the winner is… Dominik Lekavski Congratulations Dominik! Thank you to everyone who entered! Yesterday, to celebrate the upcoming launch of Darkside Funk, we opened up registration for our Sound Design Secrets in Serum course. Registration for...

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Well it has been an incredible journey over the past month. Hundreds of producers took up the challenge to write a song in 30 days. A HUGE shout out to Black Octopus Sound, Cableguys and Ableton for sponsoring some incredible prizes. If you were not...

Is your Push helping you make music you’re proud of? Or is it quickly becoming another piece of unused hardware collecting dust in your studio? Wipe that dusty Push off, because music creation with Push just got even more exciting, and easier! If you hadn’t...

The winner has been chosen…and the winner is… Rafael Hernandez Congratulations Rafael! Thank you to everyone who entered! Check out the new giveaway contest we just launched below! [bs_notification type=”info” dismissible=”false”] ENTER TO WIN: Win a Push 2 from Warp Academy! It’s happening again! Warp...

Regardless of your musical preferences, it’s safe to say that beats are at the heart of any dance music track. For some of us drumming inspiration comes easily. But sometimes getting our drum sounds to stay punchy, whilst adding width and space, can be a...

Hey Champions! A little while back I wrote an article called How to Mix Better in Headphones. It featured a special piece of tech from Sonarworks, called Reference, that helps to flatten out the frequency response of your headphones. If you missed it, check it...

Hey Champions! Vespers here! At Warp Academy, it’s my intention to seek out the most experienced professionals in their respective fields. Specifically when it comes to mastering engineers who specialize in electronic music, I can think of no one better than Warp Academy’s, Erik Magrini...

Do you have difficulty humanizing your drums? Do your drums end up sounding repetitive and lack character? A real drummer would never make the exact same sound twice in a row, so how does a producer simulate the nuances of live drummers’ dynamic realism? Enter...

Today we have another fresh video on Live 9.7’s update to Push 2. In this tutorial Brian will show you how you can set up your track routing directly from Push and some new workflow improvements when working in Ableton’s arrangement view. A powerful new...

The 4 winners have been chosen…and they are… Week #1 Winner: Donatella Monteleone! Congratulations Donatella! Week #2 Winner: Joshua Lewis! Congratulations Joshua! Week #3 Winner: Daniel Easterday Congratulations Daniel! Week #4 Winner: Graham Trimble Congratulations Graham! Thank you to everyone who entered! Check out the...

Why did you sign up at Warp Academy? We’re betting it’s one of these reasons, maybe all of them: You’re deeply passionate about electronic music. You get that being a producer takes training, inspiration and the right tools. You’ve been producing for a bit – maybe...

The contest is now complete…and the winner is… Joseph Pasint Congratulations Joseph! Thank you to everyone who entered! The promotion you are trying to access ended May 31st 2017. Keep your eyes peeled for our email newsletter as we look forward to sharing future giveaways,...

If you’re like 99% of the other music producers out there, you’re probably not using Convolution to it’s fullest potential. It’s one of the most badass sound design technologies ever released. It’s likely responsible for a lot of the sounds that’ve made you go, “How...

Our recent explorations into the Max for Live universe has some of our community members still asking, “Do I need Max for Live? Will it make a difference in my music?” Don’t worry, we’re going to make your life a whole lot simpler…perhaps even More...

Making music is hard. We’ve all been there. You get the itch, a sudden jolt of inspiration pops into your head, and you want to capture this fresh idea immediately. But then technology gets in the way. You have to start clicking around with your...

The information you’re about to read is just one of the powerful lessons taught in Creative Mastery, taught by Ableton Certified Trainer, Vespers.   After taking Creative Mastery we guarantee you’ll learn how to finish the songs you start, gain access to an unlimited reservoir...

Did you know there’s a special bundle of secret weapons lurking on the Ableton website? The majority of our community members didn’t know that there are some unbelievable and FREE new devices in Max for Live that don’t install automatically when you first load up...

The contest is now complete…and the winners are… Philip Sprentzel – APC mini Victor Higor – MPK mini Brittan Williams – MIDImix Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who entered! The promotion you are trying to access ended April 30th 2017. Keep your eyes peeled for...

The information you’re about to read is just one of the powerful lessons taught in Creative Mastery, taught by Ableton Certified Trainer, Vespers.   After taking Creative Mastery we guarantee you’ll learn how to finish the songs you start, gain access to an unlimited reservoir...

Is your Push helping you make music you’re proud of? Or is it quickly becoming another piece of unused hardware collecting dust in your studio? Wipe that dusty Push off, because music creation with Push just got even more exciting, and easier! If you hadn’t...

Max For Live devices are powerful and under utilized sound design weapons. There’s literally dozens of tools just waiting to explode with interesting and creative ideas for your music! Continuing on in series of videos featuring our favourite Max For Live devices, Ableton Certified Trainer...

Do you struggle with getting vocals to sound polished and professional in your music? Don’t have a lot of money to buy expensive third-party plugins? It’s true what they say: vocal processing is one of the most difficult aspects of music production. If you start...

At Warp Academy, we love Max For Live! There is a whole family of under utilized devices that we know can inspire your creativity in the studio. Merlyn is excited to be kicking off a short series of videos that will shine the light on...

Hey folks! Newly added to our Warp Academy team, Merlyn Silva, an Ableton Certified Trainer and musician based in Aarhus, Denmark, dives into a 3 part mini-series of tutorials focused on Ableton’s Simpler. Simpler underwent some mad changes when Live 9.5 was released, including in-device...

The contest is now complete…and the winner is… Edwin Berzbach Congratulations Edwin! Thank you to everyone who entered! The promotion you are trying to access ended March 31st 2017. Keep your eyes peeled for our email newsletter as we look forward to sharing future giveaways,...

Mixing in headphones isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. In the next few minutes, Vespers is going to set the stage and give you some background info on the pros and cons of working in headphones, how to mix better in headphones, and some of the...

Merlyn Silva returns for the final instalment of our three-part mini-series on the different modes of Simpler. In this video we’ll be checking out Simpler Slicing Mode, which was without a doubt amongst the most exciting and innovative features introduced in Live 9.5. With Slicing...

This week Torsten returns to share his first impressions of U-He’s Diva synth, and demonstrates how quickly users can create rich, melodic patches suitable to practically any genre. As a robust synthesis emulation instrument, Diva aims to “capture the spirit of analogue” without sacrificing the...

Hey everybody, Merlyn Silva is back with part two of our investigation into the recently updated Simpler. Continuing with the track that was worked on in the first video, Merlyn will now show you how you can use Simpler’s One-Shot Mode to quickly resample parts...

If you could have one thing added to your musical arsenal what would it be? What is your studio missing? What piece of gear, software or education do you need to take your music to the next level? It’s really simple: we want you to...

Hey folks! Merlyn Silva here, Ableton Certified Trainer and musician based in Aarhus, Denmark. I’m really stoked to have joined the Warp Academy team! This is my first video in a mini-series focused on Ableton’s Simpler. Simpler underwent some mad changes when Live 9.5 was...

Do your tracks sound a little too clean? Looking for a way to inject some new life into your sound design? We have a plug-in that might be able to help you out. Ableton Certified Trainer, Ian Gallagher, takes a close look at a brand...

The contest is now complete…and the winner is… Luke Jackman Congratulations Luke! Thank you to everyone who entered! The promotion you are trying to access ended February 28th 2017. Keep your eyes peeled for our email newsletter as we look forward to sharing future giveaways,...

Vespers recently caught up with Random Rab while he was on tour in Canada and invited into the studio for an interview. This is the second time we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Rab and this piece allowed us to cover his past couple of...

Offering real-time manipulation for incoming audio samples, Timeshaper provides users with a faster, more enjoyable workflow. In this video, Torsten delivers a synoptic rundown of Timeshaper’s main features while exploring how to efficiently enhance your break sampling workflow for Electronic Dance Music (EDM) genres like...

This past summer at Shambhala Music Festival, 2016, Warp Academy and had the pleasure of experiencing CloZee headline The Grove stage. A rising star of the bass music scene, her fresh style of ethnically-inspired world music, blended with meticulous production and dominating bass had the...

Is there an important production technique that we haven’t covered in a tutorial yet? Is there a specific course topic that you want to learn about? As we begin a brand new year at Warp Academy, we want YOU to help us make better decisions...

Today we are excited to be bringing you a fresh tutorial from Warp Academy’s newest team member, Ableton Certified Trainer, Torsten Sven Rich-Wimmer. Torsten utilizes his multidisciplinary expertise as an active musician, engineer, and Ableton Certified Trainer to equip aspiring artists, producers, and recording/mix engineers...

The contest is now complete. And the winner is… Anthony Ockey Congratulations Anthony! Thank you to everyone who entered! The promotion you are trying to access ended January 31st 2017. Keep your eyes peeled for our email newsletter as we look forward to sharing future...

In the final video of this 3 part house groove production tutorial series, guest instructor, Dan Larsson, dives how he designed a synth chord stab in xFer Serum and gives a tour of his mastering chain used in the project.

Guest instructor, Dan Larsson, is back with part 2 of 3 in this tutorial series on house groove production in Ableton Live. In this tutorial we get an in-depth lesson on FM synthesis in Operator.

In this 3 part tutorial series, we’re stoked to have guest instructor, Dan Larsson, showing us how he puts together a seriously kick-ass house groove! Dan’s been a long time sound designer for Loopmasters, runs his own Youtube channel called Let’s Synthesize, and has created...

In this tutorial video Kermode will show you one of the most simple and powerful sound design techniques: how to make basses talk with EQ. Together you’ll go through process of automating your EQs to add an extra layer of life and dimension to your...

The Contest is Now Complete & the Winner Is… The contest is now complete. Contest entries were accepted until 11:59PM PST, December 31st 2016. The winner is Yarden Harari! Congratulations Yarden! By entering in this sweepstakes you will be added to the Warp Academy email...

By entering in this sweepstakes you will be added to the Vespers and Warp Academy email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. You can read...

The Contest is Now Complete & the Winner Is… The contest is now complete. Contest entries were accepted until 11:59PM PST, November 21st 2016. The winner is Peter Jacks! Congratulations Peter! First Time Visiting Warp Academy? At Warp Academy you can learn to produce music...

In this tutorial, Kermode will show you the powerful advantage of how to tune your drums with the Frequency Shifter. Tuning your drums to your music is an essential skill for professional sounding drums. With this technique, you will be ahead of the pack in...

Hey everyone! We’ve got another tutorial and free download for you this week from Kermode. He’s a rising star in the work of sound design and music production, so we invited him to share some of his personal pro tips and magic tricks with ya...

Hey Guys, how’s it going? My name is Kermode! I’m an Ableton teacher at Ableton Certified School Harbourside IT in Vancouver BC. Im also a content creator, educator and sound designer at Cymatics.fm and a musician with releases on labels such as MalLabel Music and...

Hey guys and gals, Ian Gallagher (aka DJ IBG) here today to delve a little bit into a sound design tutorial on “Melbourne bounce” bass. If you’re unaware of this genre, over the past couple years this style of electro house has proven itself a...

As many of you know, for the past year Vespers has been blessed to be working with Ray Harmony on music theory and composition. Ray has a totally unique approach to hack music theory and give you the essentials in a fraction of the time....

We’re giving away one of the Slammin’ Future House Live Packs for free! Over the past couple of weeks you’ve probably seen the launch of the epic new Future House Live Packs and Operator presets from Dan Larsson. I’ve you’ve been thinking about picking it...

As our community continues to grow, we are always listening to your comments and discussing how we can improve Warp Academy. Today, we wanted to take a moment to walk you through a couple new features we have launched this past week. We have added...

Welcome! Warp Academy is an online music academy for producers and performers using Ableton Live. Created and run by Ableton Certified Trainers, we’re an Ableton Certified Training Center focused exclusively on sharing the best possible online education related to Ableton Live. We created Warp Academy...

In this video I’m going to continue my exploration into the new features of iZotope’s Ozone 7.  I’m going to cover the Maximizer, and in particular, the shiny new IRC4 mode.  Why is this interesting?  This IRC mode is basically an artificially intelligent limiter. IRC...

Hey everybody! What we’re going to cover in this video is one of the new features in iZotope Ozone 7, the Codec Preview. Codec Preview allows you to hear, in real-time, what lossy audio compression will sound like on your master. It comes in two...

By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam and never buy,...

Completing this 4 part series featuring Ozone 7’s devices is the Vintage Limiter. Watch part 1, part 2 and part 3. The very capable Maximizer module has been the de facto gold standard for software master bus final limiting for years, and the Ozone 7...

Part 3 of this 4 part series on Ozone 7, with a new tutorial on the Vintage Tape module taking center stage! Catch up by watching part 1 and part 2. The Ozone 7 Advanced Vintage Tape module brings the distinctive richness and feel of...

The 2nd installment in Jake Perrine’s mini series featuring Ozone 7 brings the new Vintage Compressor into the spotlight today! If you missed part 1 on the Vintage EQ you can watch it here. Multi-band dynamics has been a staple of Ozone for years, and...

I think of EQs like paint brushes: each one has its own texture and specialty, and learning which one to use when is part of the art of mixing. Inspired by the richness, musicality, and color of Pultec equalizers, the Vintage EQ in Ozone 7...

By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam and never buy,...

By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam and never buy,...

By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam and never buy,...

A few weeks back I teamed up with one of the premier creators of high-end studio monitors, Dynaudio, to do a shootout of two of their top end pairs of reference monitors: the BM12mkIIIs and BM15A Classics. My role has been to put them both...

By submitting for this free download you will be added to our email newsletter list. Our weekly newsletter offers opportunities to get discounts, free downloads, exclusive offers, industry news, first dibs on new courses and other juicy production goodies. We hate spam and never buy,...

Hey guys and gals, Ian Gallagher here today aka. DJ IBG. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to make a multi-purpose Future Bass Chord Lead using Ableton’s Analog instrument. Analog is, in my opinion, a very underrated soft synth. If you know...

Guess who? AK once again bringing you a juicy topic this week on the “perfect HiLo split”. So you want to do some parallel processing in Live where one chain is processing the highs and one chain processing the lows. Maybe you want to neuro-fy...

AK coming back at you once more and this week I want to talk about working quickly. Music production takes a long time. If it doesn’t for you, I’m jealous, but for most of us, it takes hours-and-hours-and-hours to make a song that’s anywhere half-decent....

Good day Warp community, AK here! Today I’m going to talk about MIDI authoring and how to write MIDI in key every time! Live generally has a bad rap when it comes to its MIDI editing capabilities and while there definitely are solid tools in...

“Hey Champions! Vespers here. I’m stoked to announce that we’ve just brought on a new trainer, AK. He’s been one of our members for a long time now, and his skills have gotten so sharp that we decided to bring him on board as an...

In this tutorial, Jake shares with us the second tool in the 6 Dimensions of a mix series. Each of these tools references 1 of the 6 dimensions of a mix, which Jake goes into detail about in his books and his MixLab course. This...

Download this Rack, as well as 1 GB of free samples and many other production tools via our Free Stuff page: https://warpacademy.com/free-stuff-bundle The Glitch Bitch is an Audio Effect Rack I originally designed for DJing. It was first released back in 2012 with the DJ...

A powerfully diverse community with a wide variety of skill levels, it always excites us to see aspiring musicians flourish in our growing community. At Warp Academy our Trainers love teaching and sharing their knowledge surrounding music. Here is another inspiring story from our community....

It is truly inspiring to see our incredible community at Warp Academy grow on a daily basis.  We love teaching and sharing knowledge with members of all skill levels. It always excites us to see aspiring musicians flourish and we wanted to take this opportunity to share some of...

Name: Brenden Quibin AKA: Down 8ch Age: 26 Location: Long Beach, California Producing for: 2 years Past Warp Academy Classes: Creative Mastery with Vespers Past Vespers Classes: Audio Weapons 6, Synthesis & Sound Design Master Class /w Myagi, Vespers VIP Coaching Genre: Still in limbo...

Kenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world. In this Creative Mastery Interview with Kenny Werner, Vespers discusses some incredibly powerful talking points that include: Creating vs recreating Finding inspiration...

This is a free interview with Ryan Anderson from Love and Light, hosted by Vespers. This Love and Light interview is from Vespers Creative Mastery course. In this interview Vespers chats with Ryan with about some incredibly wicked awesome topics including: How the Love and Light...

Check out this free Funk Hunters interview with Nick Middleton, hosted by Vespers. This interview is from Vespers Creative Mastery course. In this interview Vespers investigates what incremental steps that allowed the Funk Hunters to gain success as touring electronic musicians. They dive into some juicy...

All killer and no filler,  this Webinar is a recording from Monday January 26th and is a preview of Myagi’s Art Of The Remix class, which is now packed with 35 hours of bonus content – all of the previous Art Of The Remix classes, their...

I recently reviewed the new Tannoy Reveal 402 ultra-compact studio monitors. They’re great for small rooms and tight spaces. Now we’re going to take a look at their big brothers. In this video, we’re going to check out the Tannoy Reveal 802s and see how...

Check out the T4 at Resident Audio: http://bit.ly/1C8NzVQ Buy the T4 here: http://bhpho.to/1yjCgcj I recently picked up a Thunderbolt audio interface. The one I picked is the Resident Audio T4. In this video I’m going to give you an overview of it, cover some of...

David Starfire has set all you Warp Academy folks up with a VERY special offer on the all-new Subpac 2 - read more here!

Periodically, I have the supreme satisfaction of watching a student of mine knock it out of the park.  And by that I mean succeed at their own stated ambitions.  Today’s win goes to Stephan Bugaj who submitted the following track to my MixLab course. Kuromaku...

Get your studio on our homepage and win a sweet ass prize of 25% off a course or webinar!

You asked for it - here it is! Mixlab! This amazing new course from Jake Perrine will let you learn to mix audio first hand, looking over the shoulder of a seasoned professional as he fine tunes your material!

Our good friends the Cableguys have extended us a sweet perk for our Producer Members - a 25% savings on their award winning, cutting edge audio software!

This tutorial series gives you the ultimate studio checklist you should think about in your studio before your mix: What room have you chosen to work in? Are you using the dimensions to the greatest effect? What speakers are you using? Where are they placed?...

Holy Giant Lizards! From here on out Producer Members will snag 10 Warp Points each month!!! Worth a buck a piece, these points can be used in our upcoming Store or on Courses, Webinars, etc!

Our exclusive Student Discounts page is up and running! Producer Members can get in on the action - read more about it!

Meet Snow-Audio! Check out what one of our Art of Synthesis students is up to - it's awesome.

Our resident sound design nerd and synth fetishist Myagi just recently did up a nice quick tutorial for our friends the Cableguys. Learn how to create a slick, morphing pad sound in this vid!

Vespers sits down with the one and only VibeSquaD for a juicy hour long mind meld on music, touring, artistic growth and more. Learn how to sample in a Home Depot!

Over May and June, If you grab Ableton Standard or Suite at any participating Canadian retailer, you can grab Jumpstart for 50% off plus a sweet 2 months of Producer Membership!

Wicked dope fresh old school funky jams for your early in the week blahs!

Warp Academy founding members gets jiggy with glitch hop star Opiuo in this whopper of an interview. Respect!

Sirkus Sirkuz - The newest project from Decky Hedrock, globetrotter and remixer for Beyonce, Ash, Groove Armada and more. Grilled with questions and served for your reading pleasure!

What's happening around here? Why are buttons changing? What's going on? We've been hard at work behind the scenes. We always are, actually. The fine folks at Warp Academy know that everything has to evolve and grow, so with that in mind we're constantly adding new features and twerking your experience.

Ahhh... Facebook. The social networking behemoth. The sprawling global time waster. The easiest conduit to the largest number of people. How to use it not abuse it like a dumbass.

At some point you will want to share a Live Project with someone else – be it for mix down help, a remix, or perhaps for a Warp Academy class! Whatever the reason, this video will walk you through our process of preparing and sharing...

Whoa there! This is a big one - Warp Academy Founder Vespers sits down with Kill Paris for a one hour chew the fat session. Check out this wicked huge interview!

One common creative hurdle in the song-finishing process is adding "sparkle" to the drums: fills, rolls, and other semi-random nuances that take your drums from a robotic drum machine pattern into something like a "performance". Through the use of playable, real-time switchable patterns, Break Tweaker can help you do this in some pleasantly surprising ways.

It's not every day that your favorite old school beast gets ported onto an affordable platform (and officially no less). Find out why one of the most influential instruments of all time still gives a synth nerd butterflys in his stomach.

Who doesn't like free stuff? Dumb people, that's who. And you're not one of them, so you want to check these out.

Aside from monitor speakers, studio acoustic treatment is one of the best investments you can make in your home studio, regardless of size.   Vespers gets the low down from world leaders Primacoustic on the theory behind studio treatment, the do’s and don’ts, and their...

The Freestylers should need no introduction. Original bass movers, their music has taken them all over the globe and landed them at some of the best parties in the world, including Derek Zoolander's Derelicte launch... Check out their views on production, career choices, collabs and more.

Reverb plugins come in two flavors: algorithmic and convolution. Both do the same job - they give your recording an artificial sense of space. The first does it through an algorithm (aka: math) containing a series of tightly packed delays that gives you a room simulation. A convolution reverb (such as the one included in Live 9 Suite's Max for Live plugin of the same name) uses an impulse response of an actual space.

Victoria's Adam Hennessy is on the rise - find out what this workaholic has to say about Warp Academy, Sweden, and more...

Gadget is the new synth suite / mini DAW / drum machine / sketchpad for the iPad that dropped at NAMM 2014 with little to no lead up in promotion, and hit like a ton of bricks. No big teasing over thought product launch, just straight up "here it is," and it's really QUITE good.

Well, it’s Friday folks, and that means it’s time to get ready for some maxing, relaxing, chillin and illin.  And what better way to get ready for all of it than with some nice, deep sexy house from Warp Academy sponsored student Adam Hennessy! Hailing...

Well, it’s been a long journey… Myagi here!  I started working with Vespers a little over a year ago, back when he and Jake Perrine were teaching via the vespers.ca website. The community support for the site was amazing – we’ve had literally hundreds of...

“As an electronic music DJ of fifteen years, I dabbled with production on my own to try and bring something different to my sets, but I was never satisfied with the results. Mostly because I tried to teach myself with little to no resources and...

“I’ve been at music production for almost 2 years and taken classes with Vespers and Myagi (Instructors at Warp Academy that have songs out in the world).  What I’ve learned from them is invaluable.   “I’ve taken many online classes but none of them allowed...

Welcome! When Ableton Live 9 launched we did a free series on some of the brightest new features as detailed by Warp Academy trainers Ian, Isaac, Ryan, and Jake. Strap yourself in, and engage. Below you can watch the entire series for free. Check it!...

We all know the importance of understanding some basic music theory.  Having a keyboard for reference is a good way to learn theory, but what if you are using a Push in your studio setup?  In this video, Warp Academy trainer Michael Maricle explores some...

FXpansion CEO chats with Myagi about the evolution of music tech, the award winning Synth Squad, and the evolution of one of the industries top audioware companies.

The tech-funk pioneer is here! We grill the one and only Elite Force on the evolution of his sound, how to stay true to an artistic vision, and the ever-changing nature of production.

A big congrats to our own Issac Cotec (aka Subaqueous) on getting his Ableton Certification – this is no small feat and its awesome to have Issac as part of the crew.  

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