Understanding Basic Musical Elements

P2P | 12 July 2025 | 3.26 GB

Discover the power of basic musical elements—notes, resolution, and modes—and learn how expert songwriters skillfully use these tools to craft great songs that captivate listeners. This course goes beyond theory, revealing how a deep understanding of these fundamentals unlocks the secrets behind memorable melodies, emotional expression, and the timeless appeal of pop music. You will explore the unique characteristics of each musical element, including how different modes create distinct moods, how unstable notes create tension that resolves satisfyingly, and how chromatic and other scales add color and complexity to your music. Through detailed analysis of popular songs, you’ll see how top songwriters apply these concepts to engage audiences and evoke powerful feelings. By mastering these core concepts, you’ll gain practical skills to write melodies and harmonies that flow naturally, balance tension and release, and connect emotionally with listeners. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, this course will empower you to create songs that resonate deeply and stand the test of time

Ableton Live 11 Fundamentals

FANTASTiC | 17 May 2023 | 497 MB

Class Overview: In this Ableton Live 11 course, you will learn how to efficiently navigate the user interface and discover the practical functionality of this powerful music production software. Gain valuable tips and shortcuts for efficient music production workflows, and develop a deep understanding of the full capabilities of Ableton Live 11. This course is designed to enhance your understanding of the program and teach you how to operate it with ease.

Understanding Distortion

HiDERA | 4 September 2022 | 1.3 GB

Understanding Distortion. Not just a tool to add grit and harshness to a sound, there are many uses for distortion for our sounds and mix. Over the course of these tutorials, we look at the different types of distortion, analysing how they affect our waveforms, and how best to apply this effect to our advantage. A super useful course that once you recognise and are aware of what is happening to your audio, you can make elements come forward in the mix and have a bigger and better impact on the listener. Check it out!

Understanding Modular Synthesis

FANTASTiC | 06 August 2022 | 1.09 GB

Understanding Modular Synthesis! Do not fear because this course, in conjunction with others on the site ( especially How To Use VCV Rack 2 ) will help you get to grips with this amazing and endless form of synthesis! So if you’re looking to get into the real hands-on, incredibly satisfying, and often expensive experience of modular hardware or just dipping your toe and looking to go down the semi-modular or virtual route, there really is no better time to give it a go – and who better to guide you through it than synth royalty!

Understanding Phase TUTORiAL

HiDERA | 14 June 2022 | 3.44 GB

Understanding Reverb

HiDERA | 26 November 2021 | 1.53 GB

This week we’re looking at one of the most common effects used in our tracks as we give you the definitive course on Reverb. Over these nine videos, we go right back to basics looking at what reverb actually is, the different types available, along with the common controls you’ll find and how they can affect the sound before Protoculture shows us some examples and best practices when using this vital effect. This course will give you the skills to fully understand what’s happening when you apply reverb to a track and why you should choose certain reverbs over another to help you get the best sound in your mix. Essential viewing so check it out!

Understanding Mixing Level 2

HiDERA | 9 May 2022 | 1.21 GB

This week we welcome back  for an in-depth look at one of the most important aspects when making music – Mixing. Following on from Phil’s brilliant Understanding Mixing Fundamentals course, Nate takes things a step further, looking at ways to help your workflow, the pitfalls that you need to watch out for when mixing a track and tips and tricks that’ll get you heading in the right direction when tackling your mixdown. Whether you’re just starting out or already releasing music, getting things right when mixing is vital and can literally make or break a track, so this is a must-watch for producers of all abilities out there! Get on it, level up and make those tracks shine above the rest!