Music Production & Industry Mastery — Full Course
Music Production & Industry Mastery — Full Course Music Production & Industry Mastery — Full Course Module 1: Foundations of Music Production 🎧 Lessons • DAWs: FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools (choose one) • Audio basics: frequencies, waveforms, decibels • MIDI, VST plugins, samples vs. recording • How to set up a home studio 🛠️ Exercises • Install a DAW and set up your first project • Learn hotkeys + navigation • Import a drum loop and build a simple 4-bar beat 📚 Resources • Free DAW trials (Ableton/FL Studio/Logic) • YouTube: In the Mix, Reid Stefan, Busy Works Beats • Book: Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior 🎯 Project: Recreate a simple beat from a favorite track using only stock sounds ⸻ Module 2: Music Theory for Producers 🎧 Lessons • Scales (major, minor, pentatonic) • Chord progressions used in modern music • Rhythms and time signatures • Song structures (verse, chorus, drop, bridge) 🛠️ Exercises • Build 5 chord progressions in your DAW • Write 3 simple melodies over different progressions • Re-arrange a popular track structure in MIDI 📚 Resources • Hooktheory (great for chord progressions) • “Music Theory for Computer Musicians” by Michael Hewitt • Free tool: ChordChord.com (https://chordchord.com) 🎯 Project: Compose a 2-minute instrumental track with clear sections ⸻ Module 3: Sound Design & Advanced Production 🎧 Lessons • Synthesis (subtractive, FM, wavetable) • Designing bass, pads, leads, and drums • Layering & stacking sounds • Automation & modulation tricks 🛠️ Exercises • Design 3 unique synth patches from scratch • Create a drum kit from samples you choose • Automate at least 3 effects (filter sweep, reverb, pitch) 📚 Resources • Synths: Serum, Vital (free), Massive • ADSR Courses (sound design focused) • YouTube: SeamlessR (for synthesis) 🎯 Project: Produce an original beat using only custom-designed sounds ⸻ Module 4: Recording & Vocal Production