EDM Production: Finish Your Next Track in Less Than 2 Hours

Name: EDM Production: Finish Your Next Track in Less Than 2 Hours
Rating: 4.3 (391 reviews)

Learn how to finish more music fast starting from a blank project and finishing with a complete electronic music track.

Created byFuad Murad

Last updated 11/2022

English

What you'll learn

Start new tracks from scratch
Choose loops and samples that work well
Tweak and manipulate sound patches
Use reference tracks
Put together a complete arrangement in 2 hours or less

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 51m total length

Download Your Free Sound and Sample Pack0:09
Plugin Downloads1:06

Where Do You Begin - Pep Talk6:52
Starting a new track can be overwhelming and frustrating. But it doesn't have to be this way. There are endless ways to start a new track and we'll talk about the quickest, easiest ways to do it.
The One Thing You Need to Finish Tracks in Record Time3:10
Starting Your Track4:22
Quickly start a new track with an idea and use the resources you already have to get you started and get your inspired.

Choosing and Tweaking Your First Sound Patch12:46
We'll take a look at the first sound patch for our new track and we'll tweak it to create a unique feel and direction for the track.
The Bass Sound Patch3:12
Sample Selection: Choosing Samples That Work5:09
In this lecture we'll look at choosing drum and percussion samples and loops that work together to create the energy we want for our track.
The 8-Bar Loop3:54
After choosing the sounds and samples we want for our track, we'll put together our first 8-bar loop. We will later build on this loop and finish the rest of the arrangement.
Setting Up Sidechaining4:46
Sidechaining gives the pumping and breathing effect that we are all so used to hearing in electronic music. Learn how to set up sidechaining in your project in a way that saves you time and CPU power.

Requirements

You should be able to use a DAW
You should have some knowledge of electronic music production techniques

Description

Learn how to finish more EDM tracks in less time, quickly and easily by using reference tracks.

This course is NOT about sound design, mixing or mastering. This course is about how to finish more music fast if you lack inspiration or find yourself stuck for ideas.

The course will cover some of the basics of arrangement and production:

Sample selection
Sound patches
Arrangement
Automation
Basic effects

Also includes a FREE sample pack with all the sounds and samples used in the course.

This course DOES NOT cover

Mixing
Mastering
Plugins
Production techniques

One of the biggest issues EDM producers face is finishing more music. If you have problems starting and finishing tracks quickly then this course is definitely for you.

In this course, we'll start from a blank project and end up with a finished arrangement in about 2 hours. I'll take you step by step as we start with a chord progression, choose samples and loops to work with and tweak sound patches to come up with ideas for a new track.

We'll talk about different sources of inspiration for your new track and how to develop ideas.

Then, I'll show you the quickest and easiest way to build your first 8-bar loop and transform it into a finished arrangement in record time.

This course is also great if you already have an idea for a new track but don't know how to build it out and turn it into a complete arrangement with an intro, verse, buildup, breakdown, drop and outro.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who produces electronic music and wants to finish more tracks fast
Anyone who gets stuck in the 8-bar loop
Electronic music producers looking to finish more music
Electronic music producers looking to finish an EP or get more tracks released

EDM Production: Finish Your Next Track in Less Than 2 Hours

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Course content

Download Your Free Sound and Sample Pack2 lectures • 1min

Getting Started3 lectures • 14min

Choosing Your Sounds and Samples5 lectures • 30min

Finishing The Arrangement6 lectures • 1hr 6min

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