Learn Music Production Essentials (Udemy.com)
Learn how to Record, Edit, Mix and Master your Tracks into a Professional Music Production
Created by: Gary Hiebner
Last updated June 2020
What you will learn
- You will learn the fundamentals of music production
- How to record and edit your audio tracks
- How to record and edit your MIDI tracks
- Adding Effects and Mixing your songs
- Mastering and Finalizing your songs
How it compares
Against the other 241 rated Udemy courses in Music Production on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 42% of them
- Reviews334#97 of 242 by number of reviews
- Length7.9 hourslonger than 76% of them
- Last updatedJune 2020earlier than 74% of them
Course Description
With all the music software choices out there, its very easy to get a bit overwhelmed with what to choose and how to use it. Well, the good news is that all the Digital Audio Workstations (DAW)out there on the market do the same thing. They allow you to record your musical ideas in, and then edit and mix them to get your songs sounding great!
We want to help minimize this learning curve and show you how to get your musical ideas into your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), and then how to use the tools in the software to edit, mix and master your music
You will gain from 30 Years of Experience
The two instructors of this course (Gary Hiebner andMikael Baggstrm)will share from the experience and knowledge they gained from all their years composing and producing music, which in total is well over 30 years.
And together they have created thisEssentialsGuide on how you can improve your Music Productions.
You will learn the following:
Recording and Editing your AudioRecording and Editing your MIDIHow to use effects to improve your music productionsLearning to mix your songs like a Pro!
How to master and finalize your songs so that they compare to other commercial releases
What You'll Get From ThisCourse:
Step-by step instructions on how to get started with your DAW, and how to get your audio and MIDI ideas into the computerEasy to follow instructions that can be carried across to whatever DAW you are working inTips &Tricks from an experience composer and sound designerSuitable for beginners and pros alike
Course Goals:
At the end of this course youll be able to find your way around your DAW, and know how torecord to youraudio and MIDItracks. Plus, you'll know how to add and edit effects to help improve your mix and mastering of your songs. We have also added in a bonus section on how to even build up your own DAW template so that you can get into your music productions even faster!
Who this course is for:
This course is aimed at beginner to intermediate music makes are artists that want to learn how to record, edit and mix their own songsMusic Makers and Artists with basic music production skills that want to improve themMusic Composers, Producers, Beatmakers, Songwriters and anyone making music
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
334 Reviews
Gary Hiebner
Who Am I
I'm a sound designer and music composer from South Africa, and my passions are music making, and teach others how to make music.
My Experience
I've been working in new media such as music and sound for TVand online games for the last 15 years.In these years I'veworked through a multitude of different audio software, and through this found a passion for teaching how to use the different type of audio software that is available on the market.
What I Teach
I'm a firm believer that audio software has its place in the creative field and using them as tools you can get different results which you might not have ever imagined. I wishto show you how to get the most out of these audio applications so that you can produce and expand on your musical ideas.
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Reviews
By Akshay Sett on 11/25/2020
Gary Hiebner and Mikael Baggstrm are really great instructors. The session actually helped me to refresh my skills as entering back into the industry after 13years. So with a lot of changes in the Music Scenario, this course has given me a kickstart to be on time. Thanks for the wonderful course.
By Marco Albuquerque on 11/14/2020
Um grande curso, de A a Z e que cobre todas as reas chave de Produo e Edio de adio. bom mesmo para quem se encontra num nvel intermdio, no meu caso, assiti apenas o que me fazia mais falta aprender.
By Gorden James on 10/20/2020
great course. learned a lot.
highly recommend
By S Ram on 10/17/2020
What an amazing course! I enjoyed every section/chapter of this. It took me from beginner level (from putting the hardware together) to getting familiar and navigating my way around in any software (DAW). It taught me all the basics of setting up, the technical terms, working with the interface, adding various tracks, editing and polishing tracks such as MIDI line, bass line etc. Both Instructors are extremely knowledgeable and have made it very interesting and engaging. I learnt immensely from the course. I particularly liked how both instructors sum up the concepts at the end of the course. With just this one video, I am able to understand how to go about making my own guitar/vocal covers as a hobby. Of the many Udemy beginner courses available on working with DAWs, this is among the best ones there.
By Raymond Westmoreland on 9/1/2020
Great lessons for beginners, I've also learned a few tips that I didn't know about midi and different functions I don't normally use in my DAW that I will try out.
By Sankalp Anant Hongal on 8/23/2020
i am learning new things
By Guven Oguz on 8/6/2020
Great summary for a beginner on recording, editing, adding FX, DAW templates, mixing and mastering. All of these titles are clearly endless oceans, but you should start from somewhere. Mike's collaborations and his own courses are great starting points.
Cheers,
Guven
By Nigel Chandrika on 7/18/2020
I believe I know a good amount of this information already however there are a few key things so far that I had not known.
By Matthew Thorne on 7/16/2020
Brilliant course, well presented and thought out. Personally I had next to no knowledge of music production and this course was perfect. My only issue was that during the mastering comparisons of the audio I couldn't fully hear the differences in the audio but I think that is down to my hardware. Thanks chaps!
By Sarun on 6/11/2020
Clear
By Cengic Adis on 5/24/2020
This is worst course i ever take, his voice is so iritant
By Akash Roy on 5/21/2020
Excellent. Completed the whole thing. Now I have to get the work started. Thank you Udemy. Thank you instructors! Much love from India.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100











