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


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

USING SYNTHS


USING AUDIO

SAMPLES 
USING SAMPLERS


RESAMPLING


MELODIC & HARMONIC SOUNDS


NON HARMONIC SOUNDS


NOISE & TEXTURES


UNDERSTANDING VSTs


CONVERTING AUDIO -> MIDI


SOUND ISOLATORS

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

-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

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

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


CRAFTING INTROS


DESIGNING VERSES


CREATING BUILDUPS


POWERFUL DROPS & CHORUSES


BUILDING BRIDGES 


MEANINGFUL ENDINGS


EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS

DEEPER WARPING & EDITING


ADVANCED TIPS & TRICKS


HYBRID DRUM RACKS


USING MAX FOR LIVE


SYNTH -> AUDIO RESAMPLING


USING TRACKSPACER


HYBRID FX


USING ABLETON PUSH


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

MIDI CONTROLLERS


KEYBOARD CONTROLLERS


ABLETON PUSH


MIDI MAPPING TO HARDWARE

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

SELF & SONG S.W.O.T


SETTING & COMPLETETING GOALS


COLLABORATING


RELEASING MUSIC


TEAM MENTALITY


MUSIC INDUSTRY INSIGHT

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