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Originally posted by Mad for Brad i would say actual recording and mic techniques would re the best use of those types of places. Still the only programs I would recommend are the tonemeister programs which usually are master degrees and require a music degree.

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Originally posted by Beatflux I think you can teach a person to be more creative.

I think you can teach people methods that should lead them to be more creative.

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It won't hurt I guess to take a course but I doubt it will make a meaningful difference to your long term outcomes. J00F was saying on his site how he finds it incredibly hard to find gems in the thousands of Beatport releases as they 'all sound the same'.

Thats the holy grail for me, to try and find my own very distinct sound. Whether I will is another matter, but no course would help me do this.

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I guess i feel i'm almost "there" but id just like to see a pro do it in front of me so i can ask questions and get instant feedback there and then.

As far as your own sound goes, its hard to invent a new sound i think. I mean airwave, oliver lieb, ferry corsten. Thats all i can think of when i think of people who have carved out a steady style of good tracks.

Tyas of course more recently.

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Originally posted by Matt_Moor Things like SAE, Point Blank etc Are any of them actually any good based on experience / mates ? Interested in doing an ableton course in a weekend.

I looked into all this in the summer of 2009. I had done a 1 yr course years ago but kind of lost interest then I wanted to get back into it.

Those courses like SAE are very expensive. They teach alot of theory but you might coming out having no idea how to make a tune! They are there to make money first and foremost.

I found a good one, it's just a guy in his house who charges £50 for 3 hours. It's all done in Ableton and its 1 on 1.

He used to teach at SAE and can make any type of music. He will do exactly what you want. I told him I have no idea how to make a tune but theory wise I know about ADSR envelopes etc. Over 1 year later I can now make a tune that sounds decent and I know what I'm doing.

If you want the details let me know.

For the record I recently saw two of the Sonic Academy course. They were both rubbish imo. Just better presented versions of a million free videos and the Trance one was little more than an elongated Nexus promotional video.

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Iv seen Sonic Academy's how to sound like simon patterson video, had the project file aswell that went with it.
If I had to pay for it though Id have been well pissed off, not very good at all.