Introduction to Music Production Masterclass
What you'll learn
- A Brief History of Digital Audio
- Music Production: Hardware, Buying Hardware, and What to Look for
- Software: The DAW (Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper, and other options)
- Working on the Grid: Rhythm and Meter
- Working with Audio
- A Brief History of MIDI
- How MIDI Works
- MIDI Effects
- Working on the Grid: Incorporating MIDI
- Working with Loops
- Drum Programming
- Introduction to Synthesis
- Synthesis with Samplers
- Starting from Scratch
Requirements
- There are no requirements for this class. This class starts at the very beginning, and is designed for students with little or no prior knowledge of music production.
Description
Welcome to the Introduction to Music Production Masterclass!
➜ Now a UDEMY *Best Seller*, and UDEMY *Hot and New*!
This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star rating.
100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor.
This class is for anyone who has wondered what music production is all about. Especially:
Aspiring Producers: If you are just getting started with music production, this course will be the swiss army knife that you will keep in your belt forever.
Musicians: If you have wanted to improve your compositions by understanding the tools of electronic music production, recording, and sound design work, this class is for you.
Producers: If you are making tracks that rely on presets, and want to learn how to craft your own sounds, this is the course for you.
Songwriters: Improve your compositions by understanding how to use the latest tools in your songs, and record them!
In this class, we start with the very basics: What kinds of tools do I need to produce music? We explore the various tools, then we start to learn how to use them for making professional music. By the end of this class, you will be making your own tracks on your own computer (no matter if it is a mac or a pc!)
This course follows the tried-and-true curriculum that I've used for my Music Technology 101 class at my university position. I'm excited to be able to make it available to you, at 0.001% of the cost of a University class.
The goal of this class is for you to learn how to make original music on the tools you already have, or can get access to inexpensively.
Software:
This course is NOT specific to any DAW program.
I'll be using Ableton Live Suite 10 and 11 in this course as my main DAW, but if you are using any other program you will be able to follow along just fine. That includes Logic, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reaper, Reason, Cubase, or any of the others. My method in this class is to teach concepts, so whatever I do, you will be able to do it in your own software.
Genre:
I'm best known for working with electronic music, but I've designed this course to be as inclusive as possible when it comes to genre. We will talk about techniques for all genres, sounds, and styles. All genres are welcome here!
Topics Covered:
The Essentials of Digital Audio
Equipment: Mac or PC?
Laptop or Desktop?
Speakers or Headphones?
All about Microphones
What software should you get?
How all DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) Software works
Building tracks using the grid
How to read an audio waveform
Programming drums and making beats
Using audio samples for producing music
Sample Rate and Bit Rate
Using MIDI
MIDI Guitars and other Instruments
MIDI Effects
Automation
Working with Loops
Finding Loops (for free!)
Synthesis
Sound Design
Synthesis types (analog, modular synthesis, physical modeling, Serum, and more)
Using Samplers
Building Tracks from Scratch
And much, much more!
If you are ready to start making professional-sounding tracks, this is the class that will start you on that journey. Get started today.
Dr. Allen is a university music professor and is a top-rated Udemy instructor - with over 100 courses and over 350,000 students.
In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.
** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough music production course available ANYWHERE - or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **
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Who this course is for:
- Beginner students looking to explore audio production.
- Experienced producers looking to create a solid "foundation" of tools.
- Anyone curious about how music production works!
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** J. is the #1 best selling music teacher on Udemy. He is the author of the #1 best selling music theory course on Udemy, "Music Theory Comprehensive" (12 parts), and Music Theory for Electronic Musicians (3 parts), which have been purchased by more than 70,000 students in 11 languages in 196 countries.**
** He is a PhD in music, and a best selling music producer. He brings this authenticity to all of his Udemy courses. **
Jason Allen (better known as J. Anthony Allen) has worn the hats of composer, producer, songwriter, engineer, sound designer, DJ, remix artist, multi-media artist, performer, inventor, and entrepreneur. Allen is a versatile creator whose diverse project experience ranges from works written for the Minnesota Orchestra to pieces developed for film, TV, and radio. An innovator in the field of electronic performance, Allen performs on a set of “glove” controllers, which he has designed, built, and programmed by himself. When he’s not working as a solo artist, Allen is a serial collaborator. His primary collaborative vehicle is the group Ballet Mech, for which Allen is one of three producers.
J. Anthony Allen teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, where he runs the Music, Media, and Management program. He is also an Ableton Live Certified Trainer, co-founder, owner and CEO of Slam Academy, a multimedia educational space in downtown Minneapolis, the CTO of Ion Concert Media, and sole owner and producer of music education courses under the umbrella of Punkademic Courses. Recently, Allen founded Hackademica – an innovative net-label for new music.
J. has a PhD in music composition, 2 Master’s degrees in music composition and electronic music, and a bachelors degree in guitar performance. Through his academic travels, Dr. Allen has received numerous awards along the way.
If you run into him on the street, he prefers to be addressed as J. (as in, Jay.)