BeginnerProduction18 min
Beat-making 01
Lay your first drum pattern from scratch — kick, snare, hi-hats. Understand grid timing, swing, and how groove shapes a track's identity.
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Short-form, to-the-point video lessons covering every corner of music creation. Work at your own pace, in any order.
12 lessons
BeginnerSongwriting24 min
Topline & Melody
Turn a chord loop into a memorable topline. We explore melodic contour, phrase rhythm, and the relationship between vocal phrasing and instrumentation.
IntermediateMixing & Mastering31 min
Mixing Fundamentals
Gain, EQ, compression — the three pillars of a clean mix. Learn to carve space for each element and build depth without cluttering the stereo field.
BeginnerBusiness22 min
Publishing Your First Release
From final WAV to streaming — cover art specs, metadata, ISRC codes, distributor choice, and what happens when your track goes live.
IntermediateSongwriting28 min
Harmonic Tension & Resolution
Why some chord progressions create longing and others feel stable. Discover borrowed chords, secondary dominants, and modal colour.
IntermediateSound Design38 min
Synthesis Deep Dive
Oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs — the building blocks of any synthesiser. Design your own leads, pads, and bass patches from init.
IntermediateMixing & Mastering20 min
Sidechain & Groove
How sidechain compression pumps energy into electronic tracks. Apply it to kick-bass, pad-ducking, and creative rhythmic pumping effects.
AdvancedMixing & Mastering26 min
Mastering for Streaming
LUFS targets, true-peak limiting, reference tracks, and why different platforms normalise audio differently. Get your masters sounding competitive.
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IntermediateBusiness19 min
Sync Licensing Basics
How music gets placed in film, TV, ads, and games. Rights clearance, micro-licensing platforms, catalogue metadata, and how to pitch.
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IntermediateProduction33 min
Vocal Production & Tuning
Record, pitch-correct, layer, and texture vocals to sit in the mix. Artistic tuning vs surgical correction — knowing when to apply each.
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BeginnerProduction25 min
Sample Flipping 101
Chop, pitch, time-stretch, and rebuild a loop into something unrecognisable. Understand clearance basics and when you need to clear vs. replay.
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AdvancedSound Design45 min
Advanced Modular Sound Design
Generative sequences, evolving textures, and complex modulation chains. Explored through both hardware and software modular environments.
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Learning paths
Structured sequences of lessons that take you from zero to skilled in a specific discipline.
Beginner
Complete Producer
From first loop to finished, mixed track — the full production workflow
Beat-makingArrangementSynthesisMixing
8Lessons
3h 20minTotal
Beginner
Modern Songwriter
Melody, harmony, topline craft, and structure for the digital era
MelodyChordsLyricsTopline
6Lessons
2h 10minTotal
Intermediate
Mix Engineer
EQ, compression, stereo imaging, and streaming-ready mastering
MixingMasteringReferenceLUFS
5Lessons
2h 35minTotal
Beginner
Music Business 101
Release strategy, licensing, publishing, and building a catalogue
DistributionPublishingSyncMetadata
4Lessons
1h 26minTotal
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