Digital Music Production With Ableton
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Course Overview
SCIM’s Premium digital production course material has been quality assured by Ableton , Berlin, The world’s leading DAW for electronic music production. In this flagship 6 month program, you will learn every facet of music composition, Production, editing, recording, sound design, arrangement, and post-production.
Key Outcomes
On completion of the Digital Music production with Ableton course, graduates will have the necessary knowledge and practical skills required to:
- Use basic and advanced music composition techniques to compose any style of music.
- Developed knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles and concepts related to drum programming, groove & timing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of music theory and fundamental ability to play scales, chords, riffs, and phrases.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of Ableton program functionality, including warping, editing, recording, and processing audio and generating and editing MIDI.
- Apply sound design techniques to design a wide array of original sounds for all styles of music.
- Have a world class understanding of synthesis from the ground up, including Oscillators, envelopes, VCAs, LFOs, Sequencers, and Modulation.
- Understand audio engineering fundamentals such gain structure, dynamics, mixing, mastering and other aspects of post production.
Career Oportunities
- Remixer, Producer, Live Artist
- Film Score Composer
- Sound and Music Design for Games, TV, Film, and Other Multimedia Applications.
- Producer / DJ
- Post Production and Mastering Engineer
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Lesson 1. Basic Concepts, Navigation in AbletonA brief introduction to the course and an overview of what to expect in your Ableton production journey.
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Study Guide Pages 1 to 11A downloadable study guide covering the first steps of setting up and navigating Ableton.
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Assignment: Ableton Setup and Navigation
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Drum programming - Basic concepts and history
Explore the foundational concepts of drum programming and its historical significance in music production.
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Drum Programming
Learn how to program basic drum patterns in Ableton, including tips for creating engaging rhythms.
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Drum programming assignment and review
A follow-along assignment where you’ll apply your drum programming knowledge and receive a review of your work.
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Intermediate and Advanced Drum & Rhythmic Processing
Dive into more advanced drum programming techniques to refine your grooves and rhythms.
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Assignment - Intermediate and Advanced Drum Assignment
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Lesson 1 - Music Theory Fundamentals
An introduction to basic music theory concepts relevant to MIDI programming and the piano roll.
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The Piano Roll - Basic concepts & implimintation
Learn how to use Ableton’s piano roll for MIDI programming, including note placement and editing.
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Piano Roll part 2 - Phasing
Explore the concept of phasing and how it applies to the piano roll in creating evolving patterns.
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Layering Instruments(Voicing)
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Sound Shaping and Synthesis - Introduction
An introduction to sound design concepts, focusing on shaping sounds using synthesis techniques.
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Sound Shaping - Envelopes (ADSR) and sine wave patches
Learn how to use envelopes and sine wave patches to shape sound in Ableton.
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Sound shaping - Practical exploration
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Practical exploration - Complex Sound shaping practical with DRIFT
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Optional Revision - Sound Design and Synthesis Basics reviewed from scratch
A review of basic sound design and synthesis principles for those needing extra practice.
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Assignment: 80's synth assignment
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Basic Theory - Insert and Send effect
Understand the difference between insert and send effects, and learn how to apply them in your mixes.
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Modern Effect Processing - Part 1
Learn modern effects processing techniques to enhance the quality and creativity of your productions.
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Follow Along and Interpret - Effects processing and Internal Routing.
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Effects Part 4 - Send effects and common configurations for basic processing
Explore common configurations for using send effects to improve your mixes.
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Follow Along or Build your own idea - Session view Arrangement techniques
Learn how to arrange your music in session view by following along or building your own project.
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Session based arrangement techniques
Explore advanced arrangement techniques in Ableton’s session view for dynamic live performances or studio productions.
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Follow Along and Build your first VCV Modular Circuit
Build your first modular circuit in VCV Rack by following along with this video tutorial.
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VCV - Advanced Techniques - Patch along and build your own idea
Apply advanced VCV Rack techniques and build your own modular patch to unlock new creative possibilities.
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Final Assignment for DMPA 1 - VCV Patching assignment - Creating 2 circuits:
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