EDMProd - EDM Foundations (2016)

The 4-week online course that teaches electronic music production through action and practice. Imagine this., You discover that you can make electronic music with nothing more than a pair of headphones and a laptop. You own both. You sign up for a course. You're excited. You're ready to go! After 2 hours of watching dry, uninspiring theory videos, you think to yourself., Isn't this supposed to be enjoyable? I want to MAKE something!

Unfortunately, most courses overlook a simple truth:
True learning is more about developing skills than simply gaining knowledge about things. And to develop a skill, you need to practice, and actually MAKE some stuff.
Don't get me wrong—theory is important. But it's not as important as developing actual music production skills.
Anyone can read a book and understand what goes into a great chord progression or melody, but the people who write great melodies? They've already put in hours upon hours of work. They've written hundreds if not thousands of melodies already.
EDM Foundations is the course that focuses on skill development… completing projects… practicing… and having fun.
It's an intensive, 4-week online course that teaches you the basics of music production in a practical way. You'll learn just enough to move on to the next step, so you won't get bored. By the end of it, you'll have finished 4 full songs.

Content:

Week 1

0. The Facebook Group
How to Join
1. Ableton Live Basics
1. What is a DAW
2. Arrangement View (Ableton Live Manual)
2. Arrangement View
3. Session View (Ableton Live Manual)
3. Session View
4. Browser View
5. Editing MIDI Notes & Velocities (Ableton Manual)
5. Piano Roll
6. Clip View (Ableton Live Manual).url 70 B 70
6. Clip View

2. Music Theory Basics
1. Note Duration (MusicTheory.net)
1. Rhythm
2. Minor Scale Slides
2. The Major Scale
3. Major Scale Slides
3. The Minor Scale
4. Intervals Slides
4. Intervals
5. Chords Slides
5. Chords
6. Chord Progressions Slides
6. Chord Progressions
7. Chord Variation & Inversion

3. House (Idea 1)
0. The Idea (What We'll Make)
1. House Samples
1. Programming a Drum Sequence
2. Adding the Bassline
3. Adding Extra Bass Layer
4. 6 Deep House Chord Progression Tips for Beginners
4. Deep House Chords — Attack Magazine
4. http–supremepiano-product-piano1
4. Writing a Chord Progression
5. Adding Brass Sample
5. Brass
5. Splice Sounds
6. Adding Vocal Chop Sound
6. DrDr - Deep Garage
6. voxchop
7. Recap (What Weve Learned)

4. Future Bass Dubstep (Idea 2)
0. The Idea (What We'll Make)
1. Creating a Chord Progression
10. Synthesis - Pluck Two
2. Drum Programming
2. Future Samples
3. Adding Two Plucks
3. Future Presets
4. Adding Bass
5. Adding Extra Bass
6. Adding Vocal Chop
6. Gill Chang Eventuality
7. Recap (What We've Learned)
8. How I Made the Snare
9. 10 of the Best Sound Design Resources on the Net
9. Presets as Starting Points
9. Subtractive Synthesis
9. Synthesis - Pluck One

5. Trance (Idea 3)
0. The Idea (What Well Make)
0. Trance Presets
1. Music Theory for Songwriting.url 80 B 80
1. The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better and More Memorable Melodies
1. Writing the Melody
10. Synthesis - Acid Line
2. PL - Basic
2. Writing a Chord Progression
3. Adding in the Bassline
3. Protoculture Serum Essentials
4. Drum Programming (A Section)
4. Trance Samples
5. Bass Layering (A Section)
6. Synthesis - Chord Pluck
7. Synthesis - Mid Bass
8. Synthesis - High Bass 1
9. Synthesis - High Bass 2

6. Your Assignment + Tips for Idea Generation
0. Your Assignment
1. How to Destroy Creative Block with the Song Palette Strategy
1. Themes & Ideas
2. Idea Funnel
3. Where to Find Samples & Presets
4. 5 Tips Before You Begin
4. Steal Like An Artist

Week 2
1. Arrangement Basics
1. What is Structure & Arrangement
2. Phrasing 101
3. Macro & Micro Tension
2. House Arrangement
1. Subtractive Arrangement Part 1
1. The Producer's Guide to Workflow & Creativity
2. Subtractive Arrangement Part 2
3. Adding in Extra
3. House Samples Wk2
4. Minor Tweaks
3. Future Bass Arrangement
1. Intro
10. Synthesis - Melody Lead 1
11. Synthesis - Melody Lead 2
12. Synthesis - Solo Pluck
2. B Section
2. Future Presets Wk2
3. B Section (Melody)
4. B Section (Transition)
5. Breakdown
6. Transition
7. Adding Samples & FX
7. Future Samples Wk2
8. Recap

4. Trance Arrangement
1. Rough Arrangement
10. Synthesis - Rhythmic Stab
2. Intro
2. Trance Samples Wk2
3. Drop B
3. Trance Presets Wk2
4. Breakdown
5. Information about OTT
5. New Lead Sound
6. Main Build
7. Final Tweaks
8. Recap
9. Synthesis - Melody Lead
5. Your Original Arrangement
1. 5 Tips Before You Begin

Week 3
1. Mixing Basics
1. Mixing Basics
1. Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
1. Ten Of The Best- Headphones for Music Production
2. Faders
2. Gain Staging In Your DAW Software
3. 8 Tips for Using Panning Effectively in Your Mix
3. Panning
4. EQ Basics
4. Thinking Inside the Box- A Complete EQ Tutorial
5. Compression Basics
2. House Mixdown
1. Mix Preparation
2. Fader-Only Mix
3. Problem-Solving EQ
4. Creative EQ
5. Bus Processing
6. Synth Fills
7. Automation
8. Adding Volume + Exporting
3. Future Bass Dubstep Mixdown
1. Mix Preparation
2. Fader-Only Mix
3. Small Tweaks
4. Minor Automation
5. Bus & Group Processing
6. Adding Volume
4. Trance Mixdown
1. Mix Preparation
2. Fader-Only Mix
2. Use a Reference Track While Mixing
3. Intro Rhythmic Sound
4. Processing Basses
5. Build, Breakdown and More
6. Adding Loudness
5. Your Original Mixdown
1. 5 Tips Before You Begin

Week 4
1. Exercises
1. Drum Seqs
1. Intro to Week 4
1. Melodies
1. Mixdown Files
2. Melody Exercises
3. Drum Programming Exercises
4. Mixdown Exercises
5. Arrangement Exercises

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