World-class Electronic Sound Course

Electronic Sound Art

Bend electronic instruments to your will: Create your sound in any DAW, and learn the tricks of the trade from House, Techno, Tech-House to EDM and Bass.

Learn to step sequence from the pros
Master creative use of digital effects to create exciting transitions
Layer elements to create unique and massive drum sounds
Make sub-shattering bass parts

Overview
Gear
Advanced Synthesis
Drum and Groove
Drum Sounds
Compositional Tools
Mixing Considerations
Advanced Editing
Tweak It!

If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message or call (347) 746-4604 before booking.

18 Hours | In-Person: $599 + $200 ($100 early bird) Registration Fee | 33% off Live Online

Use the ‘CONNECT’ button below to request more info on our upcoming planned schedules for LA in PT and NYC in ET. One of our placement experts will follow up with information and find a time for an assessment call to get you in to the most suitable program we have for you.

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Back Up Your rekordbox Library, and Practise With One Hand

How to back up and restore a rekordbox library, keep it findable with My Tag and intelligent playlists, and the one-handed drills that fix your hand order.
Best Midi Controllers for Producers on the Move

The excuse of being ‘stuck in the studio’ can be a poor one. For electronic music producers and DJs, portability is key to a successful career. For example do you remember the dancefloor killer ‘Groovejet’ by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor? Well not only did it go to number one in 4 countries selling 600k in the UK alone, but also the track name comes from the fact the instrumental was made on a plane!
CDJ Firmware, rekordbox Updates and Beatmatching Without a Screen

Why a USB that worked last week won't load tonight, carrying CDJ firmware on your stick, saving My Settings, and the drill that makes the screen optional.
DIY Home Recording Studio Tips

As early as 2010, if you wanted to put together an album you were pretty much forced to shell out cash to a local recording studio. Or, even worse, you pretty much needed a record deal with a label of some sort.
DJ Etiquette, and Your First 40-Minute Set

How to play a recorded 40-minute set like a gig, and the etiquette that gets you booked again: arrive early, respect the slot, and hand over without dead air.
DJM Effects Explained: Colour FX, Beat FX and Slip Mode

Every colour FX and beat FX on a DJM-900NXS2, what each is for, the order of operations on the hardware, the dos and don'ts, and slip-mode tricks on the CDJ.
Getting Heard: Social Media, Mixes, Press Pictures and Gigs for DJs

Social media that doesn't eat your week, mixes people finish, networking that works, press pictures and a bio, and the one message that gets a warm-up slot.
Hot Cues, Memory Cues and Active Loops: A Clean Mix on CDJs

Set hot cues, memory cues and active loops in rekordbox, format a USB any CDJ reads, set trim by the meters, and when to use quantize and master tempo.
How a DJ Booth Is Wired, and How to Beatmatch by Ear

Wire CDJ-3000s and a DJM mixer with PRO DJ LINK, beatmatch with the screens covered, read phrases in the waveform, and know exactly where to mix in and out.
How to Record a DJ Mix, and Master It for Upload

Four ways to record a DJ mix, planning a set from rekordbox histories, how to review a mix, and mastering it to -10 LUFS for Mixcloud and SoundCloud.
How to Set Up rekordbox and Take Your First Mix to the CDJs

Where DJs buy music, setting up rekordbox, fixing beat grids, the Camelot wheel, exporting to USB, and every control on a CDJ-3000 and a DJM mixer.
Mixing Across Genres: Hard Cuts, Double Drops and Acapellas

How house, techno, drum & bass, hip-hop and disco each want to be mixed, plus clean hard cuts, swapping drops on the downbeat, and layering acapellas in key.
Music Video Ideas for Artists — That Aren’t Music Videos

Did you know that YouTube traffic makes up nearly a ⅕ of ALL internet traffic? Similarly, quite a bit of that is music consumption. It’s also common for labels to upload an audio tracks as video for YouTube,
Playing Out: Soundcheck, Reading the Crowd and Going Back-to-Back

What goes in the bag, matching the last DJ's levels, reading a room, the backup playlist, stage presence, and the rules for going back-to-back.
Ten Ways to Mix Across a Big Tempo Change

Ambient bridges, wide-tempo slowdowns, vinyl brakes, delay outs, spinbacks, washes, rolls and sync loops: ten ways to move between tempos without a train wreck.

Electronic Sound Art

Electronic Sound Art

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