Tutorials

1-2-1 Skype Tutorials

Do you want that personal, 1-2-1, service, away from the crowd and specifically tailored to your needs?

We are currently offering 1-2-1 classes via the Skype system, directly by phone, for all areas of production and sound design.

We will be providing tutorials tailored specifically to your requirements, and subjects covered are:

Beat Production, Mixing Techniques, Recording Techniques, EQ and Compression, Efx and Dynamics

Softwares: PT, Logic, Cubase SX, Reason, FL, Battery etc.

Sound Design and Synthesis

Pls email us here for further details and credit packages.

Mix Dissertation

Can't get that mix to sound right?

Confused about what is wrong?

Need another pair of ears to listen to your music and tell you what needs changing?

Samplecraze now offer detailed dissertation services.

You send your track to us via secured ftp server, and we will evaluate your mix and advise on changes etc.

We then provide you with a minute by minute breakdown (through the time-line of the mix) of what the errors are and how to resolve them. Explanations of techniques used and advice on what tools are required are also given. In essence you are not just advised on and left to wander through the dark. You are given a free tutorial in the process, and all areas that are confusing are explained in detail.

This service is costed pro rata, based on track counts and time.

Pls contact us here for details on this service and for references from past clients.

What is Normalisation?
Should you use it? (Read Tutorial...)

What is Parallel Compression, also known as New York Compression?
How do you set up for it? (Read Tutorial...)

How do you Extract a Groove from a drum loop?
And how the hell do you create a template from it? (Read Tutorial...)

What is Time Stretching?
A weapon for all samplists. (Read Tutorial...)

What are Ghost Notes?
The mystery has been shattered! (Read Tutorial...)

What is a Multiband Compressor?
How does it work? (Read Tutorial...)

What are Filters and how do they work?
Confused about how many types there are and what they do? Read on.... (Read Tutorial...)

How do you get the Vocal Telephone Effect?
Filtering and narrow banding. (Read Tutorial...)

What do all the different forms of Synthesis mean?
The most common ones are btiefly explained here. (Read Tutorial...)

What is a Noise Gate?
When would you use it? (Read Tutorial...)

How do you Pan Drum Sounds?
Is there a formula? (Read Tutorial...)

What determines if a Speaker is good or not?
What criteria determine if a monitor is accurate or not? (Read Tutorial...)

What is Noise and how do you isolate it?
(Read Tutorial...)

What is Noise in terms of Sound Design/Synthesis
So many varieties, so many names. (Read Tutorial...)

What is the Karaoke Effect, or Voice Removal?
Can it be done truthfully? (Read Tutorial...)

What is S/N or Signal to Noise Ratio?
Is it crucial? (Read Tutorial...)

What is Dither?
When should you use it? (Read Tutorial...)

What is Jitter?
Always wondered what is jitter and why certain clocks can 'improve' your sound? (Read Tutorial...)

What is an RIAA amp and why should you use it?
(Read Tutorial...)

What are Floating Points and Fixed Points?
When are they used? (Read Tutorial...)

Panning Law
A curcial aspect of the recording and mix processes that many do not understand. (Read Tutorial...)

Stereo Widening Techniques
A concept that many overlook in the recording/mixing process (Read Tutorial...)

What is compression and how do you use it?
Learn about compression, what it is and how to use it. (Read Tutorial...)

Active & Passive Monitors – Which are better?
Which monitor set up should you go for? (Read Tutorial...)

How Sound Travels in your studio
Setting up your studio can be tricky unless you understand how sound travels. (Read Tutorial...)

Speaker placement for optimum listening spot
Many struggle with speaker placement. Learn the pros and cons here. (Read Tutorial...)

Calibrating the signal path
Confused at how to set the right levels for your soundcard? Read on.. (Read Tutorial...)

Cables, cables...and more cables.
The mess that is cables is explained here.. (Read Tutorial...)

Mixing With Headphones
In this tutorial, I look at the pros and cons of headphone mixing (Read Tutorial...)

Warming Up your Mixes
Give your mixes some warmth and character, courtesy of Samplecraze! (Read Tutorial...)

Recycle
An indepth tutorial on how to use Propellerheads' Recycle (Read Tutorial...)

Chopping and Slicing Samples
Learn the secrets of chopping & splicing (Read Tutorial...)

Reason: Subtractor Sound Design Video Tutorial Part 1
Part 1 of the ongoing Subtractor Sound Design Series. (Read Tutorial...)

Reason: Subtractor Sound Design Video Tutorial Part 2
Part 2 of the ongoing Subtractor tutorials deals with Noise and Sound Design examples creating a kick drum and a sub bass. (Read Tutorial...)

Reason: Subtractor Sound Design Video Tutorial Part 3
Part3 deals with Subtractor's envelopes. (Read Tutorial...)

Reason: Subtractor Sound Design Video Tutorial Part 4
Part 4: The Design continues with Subtractor's Filters! (Read Tutorial...)

Reason: Subtractor Sound Design Video Tutorial Part 5
An insight into the modulation matrix.... (Read Tutorial...)

DIY Acoustics – The Home Studio. Part 1
A multi-part series looking at how to create an acoustically sound listening and recording environment in your own bedroom (Read Tutorial...)

DIY Acoustics – The Home Studio. Part 2
This month we look at handling the acostic foam.... (Read Tutorial...)

DIY Acoustics – The Home Studio. Part 3
This final part wraps everything up... (Read Tutorial...)

The Art of Drum Layering
The introductionary chapter from our best selling ebook on Drum Layering! (Read Tutorial...)

Creating The Perfect Stereo Mix
Free sample chapter from the latest Samplecraze ebook on stereo mixing! (Read Tutorial...)

Beat Making on the MPC2000XL
Two sample chapters from the our comprehensive MPC2000XL tutorial guide (Read Tutorial...)

EQ - Uncovered
A free chapter from our Conquering EQ ebook explaining the types of EQ at your disposal! (Read Tutorial...)

Sampling Tutorials-1
An introduction to digital audio - part 1 of an ongoing series. (Read Tutorial...)

Sampling Tutorials-2
Preparation & Process - part 2 of an ongoing series. (Read Tutorial...)

Sampling Tutorials-3
This month we look at the tools your sampler has to offer. (Read Tutorial...)

Sampling Tutorials-4
This month we look at the tools your sampler has to offer. (Read Tutorial...)

Sampling Tutorials-5
Funky ideas for sampling sound sources! Last in the current series... (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-1
The start of an ongoing series of articles about Synthesis - for beginners right through to advanced - Completely exclusive to this site! (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-2
Part two in this facinating series... (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-3
Things are getting more in depth as we delve into the secrets of synthesis (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-4
Deeper and deeper we go - don't get scared, it's not that bad... (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-5
This month we go even deeper into the world of filters. (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-6
This month we look at Phase and Harmonics. (Read Tutorial...)

Synthesis Tutorials Part-7
This month we look at 'blah and blah...'! :) (Read Tutorial...)