COURSE CURRICULUM

  • 1

    Welcome to Building Your Beats!

    • Welcome to Building Your Beats!

    • Join our Discord!

  • 2

    Week 1 - Rhythm Nation

    • Week 1 Zoom Link

    • Week 1 Notes - Rhythm Nation

    • Week 1 Class Recording

    • Let's Learn Some Theory

    • MIDI instruments - How to Sequence and Edit MIDI

    • Ways to Program Drums - Using Drum Racks and How to Customize Them

    • Ways to Program Drums - Playing It in

    • Ways to Program Drums - Programming Drums with Audio Clips

    • Workflow for Creating Drum Clips in Session View

    • Ableton Live Vocab

    • Lesson 1 Quiz

    • Week 1 Assignment

  • 3

    Week 2 - Quantize and Humanize

    • Week 2 Zoom Link

    • Week 2 Notes - Quantize and Humanize

    • Week 2 Class Recording

    • Editing MIDI and audio clips

    • Quantizing

    • Humanizing your Drums

    • Layering Sounds

    • Lesson 2 Quiz

    • Week 2 Assignment
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    Week 3 - Adding Flavor with Effects

    • Week 3 Zoom Link

    • Week 3 Notes

    • Week 3 Class Recording

    • Adding Audio Effects

    • Additional Effects

    • Lesson 3 Quiz

    • Week 3 Assignment

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    Week 4 - Creativity with Audio & Finding Your Groove

    • Week 4 Zoom Link

    • Week 4 Notes

    • Week 4 Class Recording

    • Using Simpler

    • Extracting Chains from Drum Racks

    • Lesson 4 Quiz

    • Week 4 Assignment