
COMPLETE PRODUCER COURSE MONTH 1

Class 1 : Orientation with Raghav Sachar
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Introduction to Music Production and Sound Engineering
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Studio Tour/ Hardware/ Outboard gear/ Dub room essential
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What are snakes?
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Understanding patch bay
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Overview of Logic Pro Arrange Window
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Different areas where Mixing Engineers and Music Producers can Grow and Earn Money
Class 2 : Creating Personalised Templates (Production)
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Creating Project
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Creating Audio Tracks
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What are Software instruments?
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Customisation of Toolbar(Key Signature/Time Signature/Tempo/Time duration etc.)
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Overview of general, recording, advanced preferences
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Understanding different sample rates and bit rates
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What is sample rate conversion ?
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Understanding buffer size and latency
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Saving your template
Class 3 : Musicality-1 (Instrument)
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Using MIDI Keyboard
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Basics of Music
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Major and Minor scales
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Majors and Minors chords
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Keyboard Expression(Velocity, Aftertouch, Pitch bend, Vibrato
Class 4 : Microphones and Miking Techniques (Engineering)
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Types of microphones
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Difference between dynamic and condenser microphones
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What are polar patterns on condenser microphones
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Using different polar patterns for different results
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What is a Pop Filter?
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Miking Vocals
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Miking Different Instruments (saxophone, guitar)
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Multiple Mic Capture
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Mic Isolation(Noise Gate)
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Difference between solid state and tube mic and their combination with pre amps
Class 5 : Basic Recording(Arrange Window) (Production)
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Inputs and Outputs
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Enabling Record
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Recording in Mono and Stereo
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Recording Singular and Multiple Audio Tracks
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Recording Software Instruments
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Metronome Settings
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Recording with Pre-roll
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Recording Punch
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What is Quantise?
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Setting preferred Quantise
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What is bounce?
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Overview of bounce window
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Saving Project
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Loading Saved and Auto-Saved Project
Class 6 : Basic Editing (Arrange Window) (Production)
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Understanding basic editing tools and creating shortcuts
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Using zoom tool effectively
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Vertical and Horizontal Zoom Shortcuts
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Duplicating Tracks
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What is region ?
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Copy/Paste region
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Loop region
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Move region
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Undo/Redo
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Trimming Audio
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Accessing Scissor Tool via shortcut
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Accessing Glue Tool via shortcut
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Accessing Fade Tool via shortcut
Class 7 : Grooves and Time Signature (Instrument)
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What is Time Signature?
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Half Time and Double Time Grooves
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Different Rhythm Styles
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Break Beat
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Basic Grooves(Rock, Funk, etc)
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2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8 and 7/8 Grooves
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Adding multiple Time Signatures in a Project
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Adding multiple key signatures in a project
Class 8 : Basic Programming using Apple Loops (Production)
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Introduction to Apple loops
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Using pre recorded grooves from Apple loops
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Searching for the right loops (bass, keyboard)
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Basic Groove Creation
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Mixing 4-5 Groove elements to make a Big Groove Ensemble
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Editing the waveform for apple loops
Class 9 : Equalisation(Engineering)
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Understanding Basic Frequency Ranges - Subs,Low Mids, High Mids, Highs
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What are Filters?
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Understanding and Usage of High pass and Low pass Filters
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What is Notch?
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Accentuating Frequencies(Wide Notch, Narrow Notch)
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Identifying Frequency Range by ear (Broadly, Narrowly, Precisely)
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Using preset EQ’s
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Using frequency analyser
Class 10 : Working with MIDI and Piano Roll (Instrument)
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Recording MIDI
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Editing MIDI in Piano Roll
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Transposition
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Usage of MIDI learn
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Overdubbing MIDI
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Using Pencil Tool to enter MIDI
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Using sustain pedal
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Recording 3-4 software instruments
Class 11 : Understanding Mixer Window (Engineering)
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Volume Control
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What is Pan?
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Overview of busses
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What are sends and returns?
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Assigning Inputs and Outputs
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Selecting Multiple Tracks
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Solos and Mutes
Class 12 : Coherence - Raghav Sachar
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Creating a groove
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Equalising the groove
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Recording Software instrument
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Editing in piano roll
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Recording vocals on a condenser microphone
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Editing vocals in arrange window
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Basic mixing in mixer window