Course Offered / Music Production Courses/DMP with Ableton & Reason
What is Digital Music Production?
Digital music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Today electronic music includes many varieties and ranges from experimental art music to popular forms such as electronic dance music.
DMP with Ableton & Reason
Making music should be as easy as powering up a computer, loading up a powerful piece of music software, and getting down to business. And it is. Reason version 4 is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason.
Course Contents (Ableton) :
Introduction
System requirements & soundcards for Ableton Live
The Ableton interface: Session & Arrangement views
Working with clips and scenes
Loading files from the browser
Audio in Ableton Live
The "elastic audio" concept
Warping audio clips
Warping entire tracks and creating loops
Playback algorithms and clip envelopes
Making Beats with Ableton Live
MIDI recording in Ableton Live
Making beats using Impulse instrument
Making beats using Drum Racks
Adding groove and swing to your rhythm track
MIDI instruments
MIDI controllers and setting them up (MIDI mapping)
Creating bass and lead sounds with VSTi
Using MIDI effects -arpeggiator, chord, midi cascade
MIDI recording, editing and overdubbing
Arranging your track
Manipulating clips in Session view
Structuring your track in the Arrangement view
Using automation and controllers
Consolidating audio. Using freeze/ flatten tracks
Launch options: Using legato and follow action functions
Remix & Mashup techniques
Sampling law and copyright
Sourcing accapellas and samples
Cleaning and editing samples
Warping accapellas
Routing & Rewire
Advanced MIDI Routing
Advanced audio routing
Multitrack recording
Utilising Rewire with Reason
Mixing your Track
Setting up your mix environment
Balancing and panning your sounds
Guide to frequency ranges
Utilising EQ to create separation in the mix
Creative use of effects (delay, reverb, distortion etc.)
