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MAKE BEATS LIKE MARTIN GARRIX - Electronic Music For Beginners - Music Production Masterclass

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Overview

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Electronic Dance music is dominating festivals everywhere, and in my new class, you'll learn how to build EDM beats of your own. From drums and basslines to mixing and melodies, this class provides the structure for professional sounding and head knocking worthy tracks.

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You'll learn: 

How to easily warp, chop, and manipulate audio samples

The key elements that go into an EDM track

My three big takeaways it took me years to learn

How to mix and master a EDM tracks with mostly stock plug-ins

Mixing secrets that are unique to dance beats

How to get a radio-ready sound without wasting money on expensive gear

How to design drums to KNOCK in the car and on headphones

How to make better decisions in terms of sample choice and sound design

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For the course project I’ve provided the song files so that by the end of the class you'll have your own fully mixed track you can show your friends (or your mom...she’ll be proud).  

This course is for beginners and intermediate students, but I recommend that you have a basic understanding of music production (and your DAW) to fully utilize the lessons I teach here. 

I’ll be using Ableton Live but you can do these same techniques in any DAW. 

You ready? Get the course project files and let’s make some beats.

P.S. Looking for some digital music production basics? Check out these other music classes I teach on Skillshare.

Syllabus

  • Welcome To Class!
  • Course Overview
  • Course Project
  • What Is EDM?
  • Melody Overview
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Melodies
  • Drums Overview
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Drums
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Drums Cont.
  • Vocal Textures
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Vocal Textures
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Vocal Textures Cont.
  • Percussion
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Percussion
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Bass
  • Mixing & Mastering EDM
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Mixing & Mastering
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Finishing Touches
  • Arranging The Beat
  • Walkthrough #1 EDM Arranging Your Beat
  • Tying It Together
  • Conclusion
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Melody
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Melody Continued
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Vocal Textures
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Drums
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Bass
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Counter Melody
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Mixing & Mastering
  • Bonus Walkthrough #1: Arrangement
  • Walkthrough #3: VOCALS
  • Walkthrough #3: 808s
  • Walkthrough #3: DRUMS
  • Walkthrough #3: VOCAL TEXTURES
  • Walkthrough #3: MIXING & MASTERING
  • 3Walkthrough #3: ARRANGEMENT

Taught by

Kia Orion

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