Release Year: 2016
Producer: Lynda.com
Producer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Ableton-Live-tutorials/Prolific-Music-Producers-Workflow-Finishing-Tracks/437174-2.html
Author: Evan Sutton
Duration: 03:04:04
Type of Material Handout: Video Lesson
Language: English
Description: Many of us have rough recordings or skeletons of song ideas just sitting on our hard drives, waiting to be worked on… This course offers strategies for completing these tracks and releasing them. Based on Evan Sutton’s own workflow, it will help you become a more productive, prolific producer.
So many of us have rough recordings or bare bones song ideas just sitting on our hard drives, waiting to be finished… This course provides strategies for completing those tracks and releasing them to the world. It’s based on industry pro Evan Sutton’s own workflow for being a more productive, prolific music producer.
Evan starts with the music production tools that can make it easier to see a song through to completion, such as templates, presets, and foolproof hardware setups. Next, he gets into the heavy lifting, mixing both songwriting and production techniques with tips for dealing with the psychological factors that may trip you up when completing a song. He wraps up the course with techniques that help to clear the final steps of song completion, including building transitions, adding ear candy, mixing strategies for increased efficiency, and simple mastering techniques, whether you choose to master your tracks yourself or hire a professional.
Content :
Introduction 1m 20s
Welcome 49s
What should you know before watching this course 20s
Using the exercise files 11s
1. Planning Your Track 50m 49s
The problem-solving mindset 1m 46s
Why use templates? 6m 24s
Working with instrument and routing presets as part of your templates 8m 56s
Prepping to record vocalists 9m 52s
Prepping to record musicians 7m 35s
Template examples in Logic 6m 24s
Template examples in Pro Tools 7m 27s
Template examples in Live 2m 25s
2. Production Heavy Lifting 1h 24m
Getting basic musical ideas down 8m 47s
Working with simple variation: How much is too much? 9m 12s
Learning to trust your production process 4m 59s
Making musical decisions that serve the song 7m 28s
Basic mix considerations while composing, and using channel strip presets in Logic 10m 54s
Channel strip preset examples in Pro Tools 2m 26s
Channel strip preset examples in Ableton Live 2m 21s
Creating simple sections and structural considerations 6m 24s
Planning structure and using markers and reference tracks 13m 36s
Building a bridge or middle eight section 11m 27s
A simple approach to creating intros and outros 6m 44s
3. Taking Your Track to the Next Level 46m 52s
Building better transitions 12m 16s
FX, ear candy, and automation 11m 53s
Knowing when your track is finished 3m 53 seconds
Philosophical mix strategies (the journey) 10 minutes 15 seconds
To self-master or not to self-master 8 minutes 35 seconds
Conclusion 35 seconds
Next steps 35 seconds
Example files: present
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 15.000 fps, ~309 kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, 321 kbps, 2 channels
