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The Essentials of Beat-Making
Getting Started
Welcome & Orientation
IMPORTANT: How to Use This Course (2:51)
Downloading Ableton Demo (2:58)
Optional: Recommended Equipment
Intro to Beats
What are beats? What aren't? (Think analytically) (3:01)
Arrangements, Elements of Beats, & Drops (Assignment) (5:24)
Your First Drum Beat
Example of Great Drum Beat: Grindin'
How to Create a Drum Rack (2:42)
Choosing Your Drum Sounds (3:38)
Metronome, Tempo, and BPM (2:12)
Using the Piano Roll to Program Drums (4:28)
Changing Your Drum Sounds Later (2:53)
Extending and Varying the Pattern (1:52)
Midi Melodies, Chords, and Instruments (3:26)
Benefits of Session View Approach (1:30)
Working With Audio
MIDI vs Audio (3:02)
How to Record Audio (0:57)
Intro to sampling (2:10)
The two main types of sampling (2:24)
Sample Example #1 (0:14)
Sample Example #2 (0:29)
Sample Example #3 (0:32)
Loop-Based Sampling & Warp Modes (7:36)
Slice-Based Sampling (5:40)
Slicing in drum rack (2:51)
Record your own drums (2:12)
Fades (2:23)
Reverse. (2:39)
Double-Time & Half-Time (1:07)
Changing the Pitch of a Sample (2:59)
Effects, Automation, Mixing
Basic Mixing & Panning (10:39)
Grouping Tracks (2:51)
Reverb (4:28)
Delay (2:13)
EQ (7:55)
Filters (2:18)
Compression (4:16)
PRO TIP: Side-Chaining (4:30)
Set Phasers to Stun (1:31)
Distortion (2:06)
Automating Effects (& the Drake "Underwater" Effect) (10:22)
Finale
Mastering (5:47)
Exporting Songs (3:01)
[Putting it All Together] Making an Entire Beat From Scratch (57:27)
Advanced Topics and Resources for Further Study
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Slicing in drum rack
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