Electric Keys: Reeds Duo KONTAKT

HiDERA | 11 April 2025 | 4.40 GB

An Electric Piano Whirlwind

Reeds Duo is a pair of authentic emulations of two iconic electric pianos – loved for their snappy attack, expressive growl, and unmistakable warmth. Unlike their tine-based cousins, these instruments use vibrating reeds to generate sound, resulting in a tone that ranges from buttery smooth to soulful and gritty depending on how you play. Jade and Ivory capture these nuances in stunning detail, letting you explore everything from subtle, intimate melodies to driven, expressive chords – making them ideal for soul, blues, rock, pop, funk, and beyond.

The Legend HZ Explained®

HiDERA | 07 February 2025 | 465 MB

In this detailed The Legend HZ video course, synth guru Larry Holcombe takes you on a deep dive into The Legend HZ, the amazing VI from Synapse Audio that builds upon the Moog-emulating predecessor, The Legend. The Legend HZ was designed in collaboration with film-scoring phenom Hans Zimmer and packs an incredible amount of functionality that caters especially well to the needs of a film composer, including an additional three oscillators, polyphony, a modulation matrix, and more! These The Legend HZ videos are designed for new users. Larry welcomes you and provides a bit of background info on what The Legend HZ is, why it was developed, and what sets it apart from its predecessor (The Legend) and the Moog hardware instrument on which it’s based. Then he gives you a quick overview of the interface and main features, followed by a demonstration of how to save and manage presets, so you’ll be ready to start testing out sounds right away.

McDSP ML4000 Explained®

HiDERA | 07 February 2025 | 129 MB

In this informative and engaging McDSP ML4000 video course, mixing and mastering wizard Alberto Rizzo Schettino takes you on a comprehensive journey into the ML4000 Mastering Limiter plugin by McDSP. Considered a modern-day industry-standard mix bus plugin, the ML4000 is a powerful yet musical bus processor that ticks all the boxes. A serious user for many years, Alberto not only walks you through each and every parameter and control and demonstrates their function, but he also imparts decades of wisdom and tips, all born out of his extensive experience with the plugin. These McDSP ML4000 videos are designed for new users. Alberto begins by welcoming you with an overview of the series, detailing his experience with the ML4000 and how it’s affected his workflow over the years. Then he moves on to the interface, familiarizing you with the plugin’s layout and feature set and demonstrating how the various zones and tabs are often interconnected in smart, intuitive ways. Next, you’ll explore the multi-band parameters more closely and learn about the various controls you have in each band for the three processors: Gate, Exp, and Comp. You’ll learn some common pitfalls to watch out for as well as the signal flow inside the ML4000.

Studio One 7: New Features Explained®

HiDERA | 07 February 2025 | 187 MB

If you’re looking forward to getting the most out of the new Studio One 7 update, you’re in the right place! In this Studio One 7 video tutorial series, Studio One wizard Eli Krantzberg breaks down all the shiny new features and updates, providing plenty of examples and usage scenarios along the way, as well as several tips to help maximize efficiency. From brand new components like Launcher (grid-based music production) and Deep Flight One (virtual instrument) to other updates and enhancements, it’s all covered here in detail, so you’ll be ready to hit the ground running! These Studio One videos are designed for those familiar with Studio One but new to version 7. Eli begins the series by demonstrating the new Splice extension, with which you can work with content from Splice (a huge sample library) directly within the Studio One browser. Next, Eli introduces you to Launcher, a new grid-based production tool that employs a non-linear approach through the use of cells, scenes, and playlists. You’ll learn how to populate the cells by dragging and dropping them from the timeline, Loops browser, or Splice browser, as well as by recording directly to a cell and copying events to other cells.

Modular Icons v2.0.1 KONTAKT

HiDERA | 08 April 2025 | 3.68 GB

YOUR OWN SYNTHETIZER WALL

What could you do with your own wall of synths? Time to find out… Created in collaboration with the Bob Moog Foundation, MODULAR ICONS puts history’s most coveted synth sounds into your own studio. Start with 100+ presets, constructed from the actual sounds of legendary artists and their prized modular instruments from Moog, Roland, ARP, Buchla, and more. Sculpt your sounds in real-time with powerful macros, and generate evolving analog patterns with the built-in sequencer.

KORG Modwave Mk II Explained®

HiDERA | 06 April 2025 | 7.91 GB

Join synth expert Alberto Rizzo Schettino for an intensely thorough look at KORG’s formidable Modwave Mk II hardware synth. KORG went deep with this synth, and the possibilities within are truly mind-boggling. You’ll not only learn about the common components, such as the oscillators, filters, envelopes, etc., but Alberto will investigate two other unique aspects of this synth – Kaoss Physics and Motion Seq 2.0 – at length, providing you with a nearly inexhaustible supply of modulation and motion capabilities and sound design magic. These videos are designed for new Modwave Mk II users. Alberto begins by welcoming you and providing a quick overview of what the Modwave Mk II can do. This is followed by an examination of the block diagram, so you’ll have a good idea of how signal flows through the instrument, and a quick flyover of the main components and sections of the synth, giving you the general lay of the land before we get into specifics. You’ll then see how to quickly browse through the many excellent presets to audition the sounds and/or find a jumping-off point for creating your own patch.

Top 10 Mastering Tips

HiDERA | 06 April 2025 | 226 MB

Are you somewhat new to mastering and ready to take it to the next level? In this mastering video course, veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe will show you 10 must-know tips and ideas for transforming your masters quickly. Not only will you learn crucial concepts like creating a solid low end and suppressing resonances, but you’ll also get several workflow tips that will start to save you time and get results right away! By the end of the course, you’ll be able to implement all these concepts in your very next production. These videos are designed for those looking to improve the sound and efficiency of their masters. To begin the course, Larry shows how you can use Saturn 2 for focused, dynamic saturation in the mastering chain, resulting in more punch and a richer tonality. Then you’ll see how aiming for the same master levels each time can save you time when setting up a new session.