MUSIC PRODUCTION EDUCATION
WHAT I TEACH
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CORE FUNCTIONS & WORKFLOW
ARRANGEMENT VS. COMPOSITION
WINDOW IMPORTING & EDITING
AUDIO RECORDING AUDIO & MIDI
TEMPO MATCHING AUTOMATION & EDITING
AUDIO WARPING & EDITING
SAMPLING IN SIMPLER & SAMPLER
MELODY -> MIDI HARMONY -> MIDI
GETTING CREATIVE WITH FX
SIDECHAINING & ENVELOPES
EDITING & COMPING (BEST TAKE)*
EQ // COMPRESSION // DELAY // REVERBS
FILTERS // PHASERS // FLANGERS // BITCRUSHERS
ON/OFF FX WORKFLOW & EFFICIENCY
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HOW TO MAKE BEATS IN ANY GENRE
APPROACHES TO GROOVE & RHYTHM
CREATIVE SYNCOPATION
LAYERING
AUDIO VS. MIDI CREATING
DRIVING PERCUSSION TRANSIENT
AWARENESS ADDING HUMAN FEEL
GETTING CREATIVE WITH LOOPS
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USING SYNTHS
USING AUDIO
SAMPLES USING SAMPLERS
RESAMPLING
MELODIC & HARMONIC SOUNDS
NON HARMONIC SOUNDS
NOISE & TEXTURES
UNDERSTANDING VSTs
CONVERTING AUDIO -> MIDI
SOUND ISOLATORS
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BALANCING INSTRUMENTS & SONICS
CORRECTIVE EQ VS. TONAL EQ
SETTING THE MIXING ENVIRONMENT
UNDERSTANDING FREQUENCY SPACE
CRITICAL LISTENING
COMPARATIVE LISTENING
GAIN STAGING
THE PUZZLE CONCEPT
3D MIX MINDSET
MAINTAINING DYNAMICS
REMOVING HARSH FREQUENCIES
MIXING VOCALS
TRANSIENT AWARENESS
SELF MASTERING
CLEANING MIXES UP
TOP DOWN MIXING
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-MANIPULATING SOUNDS WITH FX
-ADDING SPACE & DIMENSION
-ADDING MOVEMENT & DEPTH
-FULL SPECTRUM CONTROL
-PERCUSSIVE MELODICS
-HAVING FUN WITH VOCALS
-PERCUSSIVE MELODICS
-GROUP CONTROL (LAYERED MOVEMENT)
-ABLETON SPECTRAL VERBS
-MULTI TONE PADS/CHORDS
-USING CREATIVE TOOLS -
-HAVING FUN WITH LITTLE ALTER BOY
-PLAYBOX IS A DREAM
-SYNPLANT & GENOPATCH AI
-FX VSTs
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CREATING STRONG RYHTHMS & GROOVES
DEVELOPING MELODIC IDEAS
MULTI GENRE BASSLINES
COUNTER MELODIES & ADVANCED HARMONIES
THE “BAND” CONCEPT
TENSION & RELEASE
USING VOCAL CHOPS VS. TOP-LINES
ACHIEVING A “FULL” SOUND
FUSING GENRES
FEELING & VIBE
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GETTING PAST WRITERS BLOCK
USING THE S.W.O.T ON SELF
USING S.W.O.T ON TRACKS
IDEAS TO START & FINISH SONGS
THE “BAND’ CONCEPT
3D MIXING
THE “PUZZLE” CONCEPT
LESS IS SOMETIMES MORE
REMIX FUNDAMENTALS
ENHANCING THE VIBE
CREATING TENSION & RELEASE
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CRAFTING INTROS
DESIGNING VERSES
CREATING BUILDUPS
POWERFUL DROPS & CHORUSES
BUILDING BRIDGES
MEANINGFUL ENDINGS
EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS
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DEEPER WARPING & EDITING
ADVANCED TIPS & TRICKS
HYBRID DRUM RACKS
USING MAX FOR LIVE
SYNTH -> AUDIO RESAMPLING
USING TRACKSPACER
HYBRID FX
USING ABLETON PUSH
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT SONG
ISOLATING INSTRUMENTS
ISOLATING VOCALS
MESSING WITH TEMPO & GENRE
RESAMPLING SONG ELEMENTS
CREATING MELODIC ELEMENTS & RHYTHMS BASED OFF ORIGINAL IDEA
ADVANCED VOCAL FLIPPING
DEVELOPING A COMPLETE REMIX
GETTING WEIRD WITH IT
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MIDI CONTROLLERS
KEYBOARD CONTROLLERS
ABLETON PUSH
MIDI MAPPING TO HARDWARE
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MAKING A LIVE SET
INCORPORATING DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS
INCORPORATING LIVE INSTRUMENTS
EXTERNAL VS. INTERNAL
PERFORMANCE
USING STEMS VS. FULL TRACKS WITH EQ
REDUCTIONS
THINGS TO BE AWARE OF
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SELF & SONG S.W.O.T
SETTING & COMPLETETING GOALS
COLLABORATING
RELEASING MUSIC
TEAM MENTALITY
MUSIC INDUSTRY INSIGHT
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MANIPULATING SOUNDS WITH FX
ADDING SPACE & DIMENSION
ADDING MOVEMENT & DEPTH
FULL SPECTRUM CONTROL
PERCUSSIVE MELODICS
HAVING FUN WITH VOCALS
PERCUSSIVE MELODICS
GROUP CONTROL (LAYERED MOVEMENT)
ABLETON SPECTRAL VERBS
MULTI TONE PADS/CHORDS
USING CREATIVE TOOLS
HAVING FUN WITH LITTLE ALTER BOY
PLAYBOX IS A DREAM
SYNPLANT & GENOPATCH AI
FX VSTs