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This is a class designed for music producers who are ready to get serious about drum programming. The art of programming drums on a MIDI grid, in drum machines, or with audio files can be tricky to master but when you finish this class, your tracks will have the extra energy that comes from professional drum tracks.
I'll be using Ableton Live and some Logic in this course, but it will be easy to following along on whatever program you are most comfortable with. We will start the class off with explanation of working with samplers, and working on the MIDI grid. Then we will learn to adapt that pattern to work for a number of different styles, including Drum and Bass, Trap, and Dubstep.
DRUM PROGRAMMING MASTERCLASS, PART 2: SAMPLERS & SEQUENCING is a comprehensive class - that means there are three (3!) different classes that together make the complete sequence. This is Part 2.
Also in the class we will be doing a number of analysis projects. That just means we will load up some tracks, and re-construct the beat in the track. Doing this will help us to see how those beats are built, and guide us in making our own beats.
Topics include:
Tools of the trade
Where to find good, free, samples (My favorite sites!)
Tools of the trade
Why work with samplers?
How samplers work
The classic hardware samplers: The Roland 808
Note On, Note Off Issues
Velocity
Drum and Bass patterns
"Playing It In"
Quantization Settings
Controllers
Recording Controllers
Using Ableton's Groove Settings
Dubstep Patterns
Using Effects in a Drum Pattern
Filtering
Delay Effects
Reversed Sounds
Pitch Shifting
Elements of Trap
Programming Trap Beats
Dynamic Effects
Ghost Notes
Noise Risers
Humanism
... And much more!!!
Analysis Tracks:
John B: Up All Night
Sub Focus: X-Ray
Konflict: The Beckoning
Skrillex: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Flux Pavillion: I Can't Stop
Gent and Jawns: Turn Up
Bro Safari: The Drop
You will not have another opportunity to learn Beat Programming in a more comprehensive way that this. Start here.
The course is a roadmap to MAKING STUNNING TRACKS with better drums.
All the tools you need to produce great drum tracks are included in this course and the entire course is based on real-life experiences - not just academic theory.
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