Psytrance Music Production
Duration: 24 Classes (48 Hours)
This course introduces the basics of Ableton while maintaining the objective of focussing on the Psytrance genre and to be able to navigate through the software with ease and to be able to finish your original track. Learn the fundamentals of psytrance song writing using industry standard VSTS and plugins.
Principles of Sound
- Fundamentals of Sound
- Understanding Frequencies
- Sample Rate
- Bit-depth
- Quality of Sound & its Formats – WAV, AIFF, MP3
Introduction to Ableton Live
- Understanding the Interface
- Live Preferences
- The Browser Menu – Standard Options, Packs, External Folders
- Transport Controls, Overdub, Session Record, Capture
- Key & MIDI Mapping
- The Mixer – Volume, Pan, Solo, Record Arm
- Input/Output routing
- Session & Arrangement Layout
- Sends & Returns
Music Theory & MIDI Programming
- Understanding MIDI – Grid Analysis, Velocity & Quantize Settings
- Analyzing Rhythmic patterns, Bars & Beats
- Time Signatures & Grooves
- Drum Programming – Drum Rack & Impulse
- Understanding Scales & Chords
- Concepts of Chord Progressions
- Ableton MIDI effect – Scale & Chord programming
- MIDI effects – Arpeggiator, Note Length, Velocity, Pitch & Random
Using the Piano Roll – Editing & Quantizing MIDI - Multi-clip Editing
- Audio Programming, Recording, Warping & Sampling Theory
Use of Loops & Samples
- Audio Recording
- Recording using Resampling & Routing Techniques
- Sampling Theory
- Slice Audio to MIDI modes
- Sampling with the Simpler
- Sampling with the Sampler
Ableton Effects
- Introduction to Ableton Effects
- Time Based Effects – Reverb, Delay & Echo
- Modulation Effects – Chorus & Flanger
- Tone Shaping Effects – Saturators, Overdrive, Amp & Pedal
- Understanding EQ & its Types
- Understanding Compression, Gate & Side-chains
Basics of Sound Design
- Synthesis Theory – Types of Synthesis, Envelopes, LFO Modulation, Filters
- Synthesis with native plugins
- Synthesis with external Vsti/Audio Units
Sequencing & Songwriting
- Analyzing Song Structures
- Arrangement & Story
- Transitions & Articulations
- Glitches, FX & Drops
- Understanding Automation
- Creation & Use of Risers, Booms, Impacts & SFX.
Finalize your Track
- Balance the mix using the right levels
- Balance of FX in the mix
- Understanding Gain Staging
- Basic Mastering
- Exporting the complete track
Final Assessment
- Final Assessment
Equipment List
- Native Instruments Maschine
- Roland Tr-8
- Korg Volca Bass
- Korg Volca Keys
- Ableton Push 2
- AKAI APC40 Mk2
- Moog Sub-37
- Behringer ADA8200
- ADAT
- UAD Apollo Twin X
- Roli Seaboard Rise
- M-Audio Axiom 49
- Novation Launchkey 49
- Focals Alpha 80 Monitors
- Yamaha HS 5 Monitors
- Fluid FC10S
- Rode K2 Tube Microphone
- Shure SM7B
- Shure SM-57
- AKG – P120
- Neumann NDH20
- Audio Technica ATH M20x
— Our story
We started with a single mission Help spreading your sound
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