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LinkedIn Learning

A Prolific Music Producer's Workflow for Finishing Tracks

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Discover how to turn song ideas and rough recordings into complete, polished tracks, with music producer Evan Sutton's patented music production workflow.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
1. Planning Your Track
  • The problem-solving mindset
  • Why use templates?
  • Working with instrument and routing presets as part of your templates
  • Prepping to record vocalists
  • Prepping to record musicians
  • Template examples in Logic
  • Template examples in Pro Tools
  • Template examples in Live
2. Production Heavy Lifting
  • Getting basic musical ideas down
  • Working with simple variation: How much is too much?
  • Learning to trust your production process
  • Making musical decisions that serve the song
  • Basic mix considerations while composing, and using channel strip presets in Logic
  • Channel strip preset examples in Pro Tools
  • Channel strip preset examples in Ableton Live
  • Creating simple sections and structural considerations
  • Planning structure and using markers and reference tracks
  • Building a bridge or middle eight section
  • A simple approach to creating intros and outros
3. Taking Your Track to the Next Level
  • Building better transitions
  • FX, ear candy, and automation
  • Knowing when your track is finished
  • Philosophical mix strategies (the journey)
  • To self master or not to self master
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Evan Sutton

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