Watch the course overview for more details, and to listen to the MASSIVE difference between the starting mix and what you will end up with.
Everything you need (Cubase projects, MIDI, presets, and audio) is provided in the workfiles, so please download them when you start the course.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE WORKFILES ATTACHED TO LESSON 03 (RESOURSES)
This is an in depth course that will take you step by step through the process of transforming a beginner level track. As you progress through the course you will learn everything from how to build on existing ideas, and create new elements for the mix, improve the song structure, how to develop those ideas, how to make your music more emotive (you don’t need to play an instrument or have any prior music theory knowledge), all the way through to arranging, mixing and mastering.
Here are more details on what you will get out of the course.
Module 1 – Creating More Emotion
After a quick intro to make sure everyone is on the same page, you’ll jump right into changing the piano, using an incredible free instrument and programming a more emotive performance.
We’ll expand the arrangement to make a proper radio edit, discussing the theory of how to keep listeners engaged with your music, by using various techniques, like teasing the chorus and creating tension & release for maximum impact. You’ll also be using more advanced, and effective filtering automation to help create contrast between the sections of the track.
Module 2 – Additional Elements
Building on our basic arrangement, you’ll learn to layer some of the existing elements with other synth or organic instruments to subtly enhance them, making them fuller and more lush. You’ll also add additional music parts based on the original chord progression, to add variation and excitement to the mix.
