Basics of Songwriting TUTORiAL

P2P | Dec 14 2017 | 704 MB

Learn to things you need to know, to write the music you need to write This course covers some of the basic ideas in song-writing. Ever listened to a song you love and thought, how did they do it? This course offers some interesting ways to understand how lyrics and music are put together to write songs. Since the dawn of civilization, people have been using songs to communicate with each other, express ideas, and allow them to express their thoughts and feelings. The song is the simplest way in which ideas can be spread with music. There are no methods of creating art that are more wide-spread and accessible than the song. In this course, we look at how songs are put together. You will understand the important things to look for when listening to a song, and you will also know how to create your own songs based on these same ideas. You will begin by looking at lyrics. How are they put together, do they rhyme, and do the words have any implicit musical qualities? You will analyse two songs from different genres and times and see how various tricks are used to understand the song. From here, we can write a new song based on the same ideas.

Basics of Compression TUTORiAL

P2P | 08 DECEMBER 2015 | 286.83 MB

Using a compressor and understanding compression is one of the hardest things for entry audio engineers to grasp. With so many different compressors and compressors types its not hard to see why people struggle with compression. Compression is critical to getting good mixes in music today, and without a proper knowledge of compressors and how to use them your mixes can easily turn thin and lifeless. Compressors can add color to tracks, crush drums, smooth out vocals, and add weight to a bass. Compressors can add to an track, or it can take away. For example, with a compressor you add punch to a kick drum, you can take the punch away. It all depends on how you use it. And there are many, many ways to use a compressor. Using compression properly will help improve your mixes by keeping dynamics controlled.

Sound & Audio Basics TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | June 13 2014 | 243 MB

Covers sound measurements and demystifies the terminology and acronyms you see in plug-in graphs and mixers, like Hz, kHz, dB and dBfs, that help us find just the right settings for particular tasks. There’s even a section on how our human hearing works. This is the basis for understanding the psychoacoustic perceptions that underpin many classic studio techniques and effects. Then there’s a very brief but serious look at hearing protection which is a very important but often overlooked topic.

Berklee Pro Tools Basics TUTORiAL

ilfsn | 10.06.2017 | 1.06 GB

Video + PDF Guide and Exercise

Producing music is an incredibly creative process, and knowing the tools of the trade is essential in order to transmit the musical ideas in your head into the DAW in a creative and uninhibited way. Whether you have used a computer to create music before, or you have been curious about production for years, this 4-week course will give you an introductory look into the world of Avid Pro Tools and Pro Tools First.

Electronic Pop Music: The Structural Basics

ilfsn | 30.05.2017 | 366 MB

Duration: 19 Minutes

It’s fun to listen to, and even more fun to make! Let’s take a little time and look at some of the techniques, tools, and concepts I use to produce danceable, emotive pop songs. We’ll be examining different ways to start a song, covering the basics of synthesizers, using dynamics to build, and more!

The Basics of Pro Songwriting TUTORiAL

P2P | 26.05.2017 | 391 MB

Learn from a Grammy-Winning Songwriter, all the basics that you need to know for creating a hit song. We cover fundamentals like melody, lyrics, arrangement, chords, and more.

The Basics of Music Producing TUTORiAL

P2P | 26.05.2017 | 627 MB

Duration: 32 Minutes

This class provides a birds-eye-view of the basic formula the pros use for producing hit records. It doesn’t take as much as you might think to get going. Find out more.