Course Module:
#1 Course Introduction:
- Welcome to the Course!
- About Your Instructor
- Outline and Objectives
#2 Free Downloads
- Free Sample Pack
#3 Equipment
- Introduction to Equipment Module
- Equipment: Audio Interfaces
- Equipment: Microphones
- Equipment: Keyboard or Midi Controller
- Equipment: Computer
- Equipment: Studio Monitors
- Equipment: Headphones
- Equipment: DAW
- Equipment: Plugins
#4 Getting Started
- Who's in the Band?
- How Referencing Your Favorite Music Can Help You Become a Better Producer
- Ableton Live - Settings and Layout
- The Ultimate Ableton Hot Keys Guide
- Breaking Down My Production Template
- How to Choose Great Sounds
#5 Workflow Hacks
- Work Flow Hacks: Intro
- Why I Love Using Ableton Racks
- Should You Mix as You Go?
- How to Avoid Getting Stuck
- Previewing Loops in a Browser
- How to Improvise in ANY Key
- LIFE HACK: Shortcut Buddy (Ableton)
- Work Flow Hacks: The "Search Freeze" Trick (Ableton)
#6 Production
A Beginner's Guide to Music Production:
- Beginner's Guide to Production: Introduction
- Ableton Overview - Learn How to Navigate the DAW
- Reverb Basics
- How to Master the Piano Roll
- Signal Flow Basics: Does the order of plugins actually matter?
Sounds 101:
- Omnisphere: Overview
- Kontakt: Overview Wavetable: Overview
- Ableton Sampler (Simpler): Overview
- Warping in Ableton Live: How to make any sample fit the key & BPM of your song!
Building a Song:
- Building a Song
- Programming Drums: Audio
- Programming Drums: MIDI
- Quantization: How to Tighten Up Your Grooves
- Swing & Groove
- Building a Track: Initial Idea
- Building a Track: Atmosphere and FX
- Building a Track: Bass Line
- Building a Track: Drums
- Building a Track: Arrangement Hacks
Bring Your Music to Life:
- Bring Your Music to Life: Introduction
- How to Layer Drums to Make them HIT
- How to Layer Keys, Pads, & Synths to get a HUGE Sound
- Layering in Practice: 'Pure Bliss'
- The Power of Formant Shifting
- Transposing Audio for Creative Effect
- Sends & Returns and How to Use Them
- Using Resampling as a Creative Tool
- Advanced Automation Hacks
- 5 Ways to Make a Boring Sound More Unique
- Side-chain Compression: How to add a "pumping" sound to your track
- Adding Width to Your Track - Tips & Tricks
- My Top 3 Hacks to Making Better Percussion
- Using Voice Memos in Your Productions
- How to Use Melodyne as a Creative Tool
- Vocal Chops 101
- 4 Ways to Approach Drum Fills
- How to Create Amazing Atmospheres
- Underrated Technique: Using Silence to Your Advantage
- 5 Tips to Make a Chorus More Impactful
- How to Make a PERFECT Vocoder
- All About Electric Guitars
- All About Acoustic Guitars
- Piano Trick: Make Your Pianos Feel More Human
Vocal Production:
- What is Vocal Production?
- Microphone Placement
- My Vocal Recording Template
- Recording Vocals - Workflow Tips Inside the DAW
- How to Achieve an Incredible Vocal Comp
- Auto Tune
- Melodyne 101
- My Approach to Background Vocals
- Fake Harmonies
- Reverb & Delay Throws
- Client Session: Ashley Hess - Part 1
- Client Session: Ashley Hess - Part 2
- Recording Adlibs for a Track - Client Ashley Hess
#7 Mixing
Mixing Fundamentals:
- Mixing Intro
- How I Use a Mix Template to Save Time
- Gain Staging in Mixing
- Unveiling the Secrets of the Mix Bus
- Why Levels and Panning Are So Important
- Identifying the Stars of the Show
- Using Saturation to Create a More Exciting Mix
- Using Reductive EQ & Multiband Compression To Clean Up a Mix
- Enhancing With Additive EQ
- How to Achieve the Perfect Kick/Bass Relationship
- The Power of Bus Processing
- How to Make Drums Hit HARD
- Adding Depth to a Mix
- Top 10 Mixing Mistakes
Mixing Vocals:
- What's my "go-to" vocal chain?
- Mixing Vocals: Saturation
- Mixing Vocals: Reductive EQ
- Mixing Vocals: Compression
- Mixing Vocals: Multiband Compression
- Mixing Vocals: Additive EQ
- Mixing Vocals: Parallel Compression
- Mixing Vocals: Harshness Control
- Mixing Vocals: Special FX
- Mixing Vocals: Background Vocals
- Mixing Vocals: Final Vocal Limiting
#8 Mastering
- Introduction to Mastering
- Streaming Normalization & Loudness Targets
- Mastering: Limiting and Saturation
- Mastering: Compression
- Mastering: Multiband Compression
- Mastering: EQ & Dynamic EQ
- Mastering: Matching EQ
- Mastering: Width
- Mastering : Final Export (How to Export Stems)
#9 Song Break Downs
- Song Break Down #1 - Pure Bliss
- Song Break Down #2 - Hear You Calling
- Song Break Down #3 - Close to You
#10 Bonus Content - Song Writing & Theory
- Song Writing Introduction
- Matching Phrasing Basics
- Rhyme Schemes
- 10 Song Writing Mistakes
- 14 Ways to Overcome Writers Block
- Major & Minor Chords / Scales
- 7th Chords
We can't wait to see you in the course! Once you've completed your purchase, you'll be directed to your library where you can access the course.
- The Bedroom Music Producer