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Audiotuts+ Premium Program Now Available

Get an Audio Education from the Professionals

Today we’re happy to announce that Audiotuts+ is opening the doors to its brand new Premium program. Like our sister sites Psdtuts+, Vectortuts+ and Nettuts+, our Premium Program will offer tutorials that go into even more detail than our freebies, spilling the beans on the techniques used by professionals in the field. We’ll also be giving subscribers exclusively commissioned sample and loop packs which you’ll be able to use freely in your commercial compositions.

By subscribing to Audio Premium you’ll also get access to exclusive Premiumcontent from Psdtuts+, Nettuts+ and Vectortuts+. $19 will unlock the doors to high-end video training, tutorials, source files and sample, brush and vector packs worth hundreds of dollars. Join now to download your first Audio Premium bonus, a 65 piece drum and bass sample pack created exclusively for Audio Premium members (once you’re a member, login at the Tuts+ Dashboard and go to ‘Premium Content’ to access your files). Then you’ll be ready to receive your super in-depth Premiumtutorial next week. If you’d rather wait, hit the jump to get the full break-down of what we’ll be offering.

Clapton and Williams: Seven Perspectives on Playing Guitar

Eric Clapton and John Williams are master guitarists from opposite sides of the spectrum. Clapton is a self-taught electric lead guitar player with a blues-rock emphasis, while Williams is a trained classical guitarist. Both have been playing for decades, and are incredibly versatile.

In the early 80s they got together to talk guitars. The conversation was published in “Making Music” by George Martin, a book very influential in my own musical development. Though the conversation took place a quarter of a century ago, their insights still have great value today. This article summarizes their thoughts into seven perspectives on playing guitar.

50 Incredible Tutorials from the Tuts+ Network

Here are some of the best tutorials and articles published on the Tuts+ Network over 60 days in March and April. You might be surprised at how much you can learn from a site outside your area of expertise. Why not make it your goal this month to learn a new skill? Whether it’s motion graphics, web development and design, music production, Flash, illustration, logo design or digital art, the Tuts+ network is an excellent place to start the journey.

Workshop #7: The Frozen Rose by Excellion

At Audiotuts+ we irregularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every couple of weeks we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. This one’s The Frozen Rose by Excellion.

Getting Started with Live Performance

The thrill of performing live is its immediacy. The crowd hear every note as you play it – no second chances. They respond to the emotion of your playing and singing. They move to your groove. You get instant feedback on everything you do. There is a buzz.

How to Put a Band Together

For the solo musician, playing music with others is a whole new experience. If you love playing music on your own and with recordings, you’ll probably find playing with others challenging and rewarding. It requires a new set of skills, including listening to others, making space for their playing, and learning what role you play in the music.

If you enjoy it enough, you might consider starting a band. That’s harder than you might imagine. Few bands last years, let alone decades. Very few find fame and fortune.

Tell Us How You Use AudioJungle & Win $20 Credit

Over at AudioJungle.net we’re offering the chance to win $20 in credit to anyone who leaves a comment telling us how they’ve used their audio purchases in the past. If you’ve ever bought something from AudioJungle and used it in a composition, a presentation, game, film, or something else entirely, head on over and let us know — you might just win some easy credit!

8 Things I Love About Playing Keys

As I stood on the verge of becoming a musician, I argued with myself whether to learn guitar or piano. Guitars were portable, and I was moving around a lot at the time. But keyboards also appealed to me. They seemed so powerful and versatile, and the new electronic keyboards could make so many different sounds.

After seeing a girl in a band playing a tiny Casio keyboard (I didn’t realize how desperate she must have been!), I realized that keyboards can be portable too, and made my choice. Decades later after learning a few other instruments, I’m glad I started learning music on a keyboard.

Here are eight things I love about playing music on a keyboard:

    The Producer’s Guide to Putting Passion into Vocal Delivery

    “It’s in the can,” “On tape” and “It’s a wrap!” You all gather in the plush leather, shag-pile comfort of the engineering room and wait as the final touches are put to the mix. Anticipation is running high, everything is technically perfect, the rhythm tracks tock to the clock of the heart with precision and feel, perfectly locking in and connecting the bottom end to the mids and linking them to the highs with emphatic punctuation into an harmonious arrangement that captures the feel and energy of live.


    This entry is part 10 of 17 in the Recording Vocals Session

    Follow Audiotuts+ on Twitter & Win an Audio Production Book

    Audiotuts+ has been steadily growing ever since it was launched in 2008 and has made itself a name as one of the web’s most popular audio tutorial websites. Our readers are the foundation of our success, and we want to take a chance to show our appreciation and give away some top-notch books on audio production, engineering and mastering. Read on for more.

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