Introduction To Electronic Music

Learn the basic skills, history, and tools of modern electronic music. All styles welcome!

What you'll learn

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of audio signal processing and recording.

You will learn how MIDI works, where it comes from, and how to use it to produce.

You will walk through the history of these tools in a light and fun way.

Requirements

No software is required for this class. No experience with electronic music, or music in general, is necessary.

Description

100% Answer Rate!  Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. This is a general course for people with little or no experience producing electronic music. This course will cover all general aspects of music-making (key, pitch, form, harmony), through basic audio concepts (waveforms, frequency spectrum, etc.) ending at basic concepts of synthesis and MIDI.  The class will be taught by J. Anthony Allen (Ph.D.), an instructor of music composition at Slam Academy, McNally Smith College of Music, and an Ableton Certified Trainer. All ages and skill levels are welcome.  My Promise to You:I am a full-time music producer, composer, and Educator. If you have any questions please post them in the class or send me a direct message. I will respond within 24 hours. And if you find this class isn't for you, I am more than happy for you to take advantage of the 30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.What makes me qualified to teach you?In addition to being a composer and educator,  I also have a Ph.D. in music, I am a university music professor, and have a long list of awards for teaching. But more importantly: I use this stuff every day. I write music professionally, I am an active guitarist, and I stay on top of all the latest production techniques, workflows, and styles. As you will see in this class, I just love this stuff. And I love teaching it.Let's get started! See you in lesson 1. All best, Jason (but call me Jay…)

Overview

Section 1: Digital Audio Production

Lecture 1 Overview & Philosophy

Lecture 2 Video 1: Orientation

Lecture 3 Video 1 Recap

Lecture 4 A Brief History of Recorded Audio

Lecture 5 Video 2: A Brief History of Recorded Audio

Lecture 6 Video Recap 2

Lecture 7 Hardware & Software

Lecture 8 Video 3: Hardware and Software

Lecture 9 Video 3 Recap

Section 2: All About MIDI

Lecture 10 MIDI Basics

Lecture 11 Video 4: MIDI Basics

Lecture 12 Video Recap 4

Lecture 13 Producing with MIDI

Lecture 14 Video 5: Producing with MIDI

Lecture 15 Video Recap 5

Section 3: Putting It All Together

Lecture 16 Working with Loops

Lecture 17 Video 6: Working with Loops

Lecture 18 Video Recap 6

Lecture 19 Reason, Rewire, & Exporting

Lecture 20 Video 7: Reason, Rewire, & Exporting

Lecture 21 Video Recap 7

Lecture 22 Synthesis

Lecture 23 Video 8: Synthesis

Lecture 24 Video Recap 8

Lecture 25 Closing Thoughts

Section 4: Bonus Videos

Lecture 26 Subtractive Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 1 (in Propellerhead's Reason)

Lecture 27 Subtractive Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 2 (Ableton Live)

Lecture 28 Using Audacity (Free software)

Lecture 29 Bonus Lecture: Discount Offers & Mailing List

Lecture 30 The Handout!

Everyone interested in getting started producing, mixing, or DJing. This is the place to start.