Online Courses on Music Production
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Our online Virtual Classrooms offer a unique approach to learning music production online.
Learn to Produce Music using Ableton Live at DJP Media. Choose from one of our courses and be taught by an Ableton Certified Trainer.
Our courses are approved and moderated by Ableton and come bundled with the latest version of Ableton Live™
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DJP Media Overview
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Ableton Live Crash Course
In these sessions you will learn the fundamentals of music production with Ableton Live in a class of 10 other students.
- Prerequisites: Applicants must own laptop/desktop and headphones, have a basic understanding of Apple/Microsoft operating systems and have access to high speed internet.
- Grade/Level: Basic and Intermediate
- Objective: Understanding Ableton Live and how to start composing original music.
- Duration: 1 Month, 8 Classes
- Fees: INR 10,000/-
- Maximum 10 students per batch
Modules
- Introduction to Digital Music
- Introduction To DAWs
- Configuring your workspace/Studio
- Digital Audio Fundamentals
- Understanding Signal Routing
- What Is MIDI
- Arrangement & Session Layout
- Preferences and setting up your session
- Clip creation and Clip Editing
- Clip View & Device View
- Browser Window
- Mixer Section
- Arrangement Automation
- Navigation Shortcuts & Zooming
- Recording Audio & MIDI
- Monitoring Options
- Quantization Settings
- Grouping Tracks
- Follow, Punch in/out, Automation Arm, Overdub
- Edit Menu
- Other Clip View Functions – MIDI note Quantizing, Warp Marker Quantizing, clip automation etc.
- File Management: Collect all and save, Save a Copy, Saving Midi data, Saving instrument and effect presets
- What is Music Composition
- Traditional Music Composition Vs. Digital Music Composition
- Basic music theory with learningmusic.ableton.com
- Breaking down Song Structure (Melody, Harmony and Rhythm)
- Introduction to Digital Instruments
- What is mixing and its importance
- Understanding Balance, Headroom and Dynamic Range
- Understanding Bussing and Grouping
- What are signal Processors/Audio Effects
- Dynamic Effects
- Time Based Effects
- Modulation Effects
- What are MIDI effects
- Effects in series Vs. Parallel
- Techniques and Good Practices
Mentorship Program
In these private sessions go in depth with an Ableton Certified Trainer and learn the ins and outs of music production.
- Prerequisites: Applicants must own laptop/desktop and headphones, have a basic understanding of Apple/Microsoft operating systems and have access to high speed internet.
- Grade/Level: Advanced
- Objective: Understanding Ableton Live in-depth and be able to successfully Produce and Perform music using Live 10.
- Duration: 2 Months, 16 Classes
- Fees: INR 25,000/-
- Private classes
Modules
- Introduction to Digital Music
- Introduction To DAWs
- Configuring your workspace/Studio
- Digital Audio Fundamentals
- Understanding Signal Routing
- What Is MIDI
- Arrangement & Session Layout
- Preferences and setting up your session
- Clip creation and Clip Editing
- Clip View & Device View
- Browser Window
- Mixer Section
- Arrangement Automation
- Navigation Shortcuts & Zooming
- Recording Audio & MIDI
- Monitoring Options
- Quantization Settings
- Grouping Tracks
- Follow, Punch in/out, Automation Arm, Overdub
- Edit Menu
- Other Clip View Functions – MIDI note Quantizing, Warp Marker Quantizing, clip automation etc.
- File Management: Collect all and save, Save a Copy, Saving Midi data, Saving instrument and effect presets
- What is Music Composition
- Traditional Music Composition Vs. Digital Music Composition
- Basic music theory with learningmusic.ableton.com
- Breaking down Song Structure (Melody, Harmony and Rhythm)
- Introduction to Digital Instruments
- What is mixing and its importance
- Understanding Balance, Headroom and Dynamic Range
- Understanding Bussing and Grouping
- What are signal Processors/Audio Effects
- Dynamic Effects
- Time Based Effects
- Modulation Effects
- What are MIDI effects
- Effects in series Vs. Parallel
- Techniques and Good Practices
- Resampling
- Record, Warp, Launch Preferences
- Session Clip Automation Clip Launch settings
- Introduction to Ableton’s Audio Effects
- Introduction to Ableton’s midi effects
- Audio Effects Rack
- Instrument Rack
- MIDI Rack
- Groove Pool
- Musical Applications of Side Chaining Processors
- Freeze & Flatten
- Creating your own Instrument Rack, MIDI Effect Rack, Audio Effects Rack
- Loading and managing packs
- What are VST’s and how to manage/Install them
- Understanding and using MIDI controllers
- History Of synthesis and its role in modern electronic music production
- Understanding Fundamental & Harmonic frequencies
- Breaking down simple and complex Wave Types – Sine, Saw-tooth, Square, Triangle, Noise
- Additive and Subtractive Synthesis
- Using Envelopes – ADSR
- Modulators
- MIDI Protocol
- FM Synthesis – Modulator & Carrier
- AM Synthesis
- Wavetable Synthesis
- History of sampling
- The role of sampling in modern electronic music production
- Sampling techniques and good practices
- Understanding your hardware and the tools available
- Intro and overview of simpler
- Intro and overview of sampler
- Building custom samples and instrument racks
- Intro and overview of Operator
- Intro and overview of Analogue
- Intro and overview of Wavetable
- Building Custom Sounds and instrument racks
- Incorporating samples and synthesis into your workflow
Advanced Courses
Mastering Engineer Hozaifa Sayed, Teaches You Best Practices Of Creative Mixing And How To Approach Mastering.
Learn To Record Everyday Sounds Around You And Convert Them Into Unique Instruments
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meet the trainer
Dawn John Philip
Dawn is a musician, music producer and founder of DJP Media. He has over 15 years of experience as a studio producer, advertising consultant and live sound engineer.
Dawn is an Ableton certified trainer. You may view Dawn’s profile on Ableton Website
expertise
music producer
stage performer
sound engineer
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