UAD Spark is a large collection of some seriously heavy-hitting plugins that will get a healthy amount of use in many projects. In this extremely comprehensive tutorial series, Groove3 instructor Alberto Schettino walks you through 12 different plugins from the set, including channel strips/preamps, compressors/limiters, EQs, tape recorder simulations, reverbs, and other effects. You'll become familiar with the features and parameters of each plugin and hear it demonstrated on various sources and in different contexts. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use each with confidence and will be ready to add them to your workflow right away! These videos are for new users of UAD Spark.

The UAD Spark collection contains everything you need to successfully mix your song with incredible quality. In this UAD Spark video tutorial series, studio wizard Thomas Cochran takes you step-by-step through a song mixed entirely with UAD Spark plugins. You'll learn specific techniques for dealing with each instrument and hear each with audio examples throughout, so you can apply the same concepts in your own productions. These videos are for new UAD Spark users.

After welcoming you to the course, Thomas begins by focusing on an acoustic guitar, applying tape emulation, EQ, and other processes to get it in shape for the final mix. The lead vocals come next, and Thomas makes use of preamp emulation, compression, stereo delays, and reverb. This is followed by the background vocals, where you'll learn how to process them to fit behind the lead vocal, including an artificial double tracking trick using the Haas effect.

Music production wiz Thomas Cochran presents a set of comprehensive video tutorials on mixing electronic drums! If you've ever wondered how to make your electronic drums sound full, exciting, and punchy, this is the course to watch. Thomas gives you several strategies -- dealing with both individual sounds as well as the entire E-drum kit -- that will help transform your drum sounds from flat to phat! These videos are for those new to the subject of mixing electronic drums.

Thomas welcomes you and begins by introducing the idea of enhancing samples, demonstrating how the layering and editing of samples can create a more exciting sound even before you start your mix. Next, discover how to blend several samples together using EQ and processing to create a more focused sound on your kick, snare, and clap sounds, and learn a handy trick using bit reduction to reduce unwanted detail and resonance.

tudio wiz Thomas Cochran brings you in-depth compression video tutorials! Once you know what a compressor is and how it works, it's time to go deeper and learn how this vital processing tool can transform your tracks into fine, polished works of art, or ooze with vibe and character. To help you on your creative compression learning journey, this tutorial series includes the audio files used in the videos so you can follow along on your system. These videos are for those who already know what a compressor is and how it works. If you don't, no worries! Check out Compression Explained® here, then come back here for some creative techniques.