Whether you’re an absolute beginner who knows nothing about electronic music production or you’re an old skool producer who needs some new tricks up their sleeve, I can help you out on your journey.
I can accommodate to your needs and questions, that means we can work in a linear way or jump from topic to topic. While reading books is a great way to learn, you cannot get the feedback you need to improve, nor do you get the hands on approach that makes learning easier and solidifies the topic better.
I won’t waste your time with topics that do not deal with your style, everything you learn will be dedicated to the genres you are interested in. Do not worry about what DAW you use, the information you will learn can be used in ANY studio with ANY software or hardware and you will learn the differences between the two.
My rates are reasonably priced at $25 an hour. You can be in studio (must show vax card) or on zoom so I am flexible with out of town students.
If you set up 4+ hours a month I will throw in an extra 30 mins free per month for song feedback or however you want to use it.
Contact me at KineticDistortion@gmail.com
Music Theory
Piano – Basic fundamentals of the piano
Scales
Chords
Swing – Rhythm – Tempo – Time
Melody
Intervals
Beats-Bars
Arrangement
Learn the rules of arrangement (and how to break them)
Synth & Drum Design
Learn the fundamentals to make your own sounds in most VSTi
ADSR
Filters
LFOs
Osc
Poly vs Mono
Gates-Performers-Arps
Aftertouch – KeyFilter – Pressure – Velocity
Pitch
Automation
Sampling
& more!
Effects
EQ
Compression – Limiter
Reverb
Delay
Chorus
Flange
Phase
Saturaters
Glitch
Stereo Separation
Down Graders
Exciters
Gate
Effects vs Tools
and more!
Mixing
Grouping – Buss
Analyzers
EQ
Compression
Mono vs Spatial
Depth & Width
Genre Specific Mixing Guides
Ducking
Hierarchy of sounds
Sends
NY Compression
Parallel Effects
Mix Down Check List
Contrasts
Dithering
Bit Rate/Sample Rate
Gain Staging
and more!
Setting Up Your Studio
I can go to your house/apt. and give you insight into the best way to tackle problem areas with your home studio as well as set up your system to its optimal settings and make sure you’re getting the flattest & clearest signal to your ears with proper monitor placement, sound dampening/diffusion concepts, fixing noise problems, insight into proper equipment to replace your old gear to ensure the best signal output, monitors vs headphones, testing your songs on different equipment.
DJ – Controllerism – Live Set
Circle Of Fifths Mixing – Harmonic Mixing
Time Keeping – Beats/Bars
Slow vs Fast Transitions
Genre Flipping
Traktor programming
Setting Up A Live Performance – Sync Delay – Inputs – Outputs – Cue – Linear vs Improv
Effects
Gain Staging (volume vs gain)
Controlling Lights
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