Electronic Music Masterclass

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Course Preparation

Welcome from Laura Dre!
Introduction: My Story and why you have the potential to enjoy the same success as me!
What you’ll get out of this course
Requirements for this course
Let’s talk about expectations!
Time management: How to create music on a busy schedule
Fill out this form before we start!

Module 2: The basics of your DAW

Adjusting your DAW environment
An introduction in the Logic Pro X environment
Environment setup: Adding keyboard shortcuts for faster editing
Testing the keyboard shortcuts
Test your learning

Module 3: First Practice Mix

Overview of first mix practice
Importing your first audio files into Logic
Solo / Mute functions
Your first audio edits: cutting, fades and trimming
Moving audio tracks
Quiz: Recap shortcuts
Your first basic mix
How to export audio
Submit your practice mix

Module 4: Audio & Data Management

Stay organised: Why it’s important to name the tracks
Renaming audio tracks
Colouring tracks
Grouping tracks
Sub-Folder Management

Module 5: Song Structure and Arrangement

The core formula a song is made of
Listening exercise: Analysing and breakdown of a song
Compare your notes with my notes
Task: Analyse and breakdown your favourite song
Determining the BPM (tempo) of the song
Setting up arrangement markers

Module 6: Drum Programming

Method 1: Creating a drum track from loops
How to copy / paste, extend loops, duplicate quickly
Connecting your midi keyboard and settings
Method 2: creating a drum track with midi programming
Changing the sound of snare, kick, cymbals etc.
Method 3: Creating a drum track using Logic Drummer
Advanced tweaks, percussion and rhythmic patterns
Task: Create a rhythmic groove
Submit your drum programming

Module 7: Adding Bass & Guitar

Method 1: Recording a real bass / guitar using the cycle function
Advanced tweaks: correct timing & applying crossfades
Method 2: program synth bass with midi
Adjusting the sound of the midi bass, rhythm & timing (quantisation)
Adjusting the key of the project
What you should do if you don’t know the song key
Task: Record guitar, bass or synth bass to the drum track you created in the previous module
Submit your mix

Module 8: Adding Synthesizers

Adding a synth pad with chord progression
Method 1: The manual way using your ears
Method 2: The automatic way
Adding synth melodies with midi take folder
Working with loops and building them into the arrangement
Layering synths
Task: add synths to your existing arrangement
Submit your mix

Module 10: Recording Vocals

Setting up your microphone and track channel
Recording basic vocal melodies and gain adjustment
Exercise: Vocal warm up
Recording the actual vocal with the lyrics you’ve written
Recording backing vocals
Recording harmonies or more voices
Task: Record your vocals to the existing arrangement
Submit your mix

Module 11: Mixing

Before The Mix: A Checklist!
How to use the equaliser (EQ)
How to use EQ on drums
How to use EQ on bass
How to use EQ on guitar
How to use EQ on synths
How to use EQ on vocals
How to now if your song is clipping
Level check
How to use a compressor
Setting up parallel compression
Creating a fat snare and kick
Adding reverb to your snare or kit
How to side-chain Kick and Bass
How to process vocals
Task: Apply all the mix techniques and export your song
How to use automation
Exporting your song
How to setup private listening sessions and get feedback
Submit your mix
Watch Laura Dre mix her song “New Beginning” from her new album! (unreleased)

Module 12: Mastering

Setting up a basic mastering session
Things to look out for before mastering
Mastering process
Master export
Submit your master

Course Benefits

Discover the benefits of signing up with Laura Dre’s Electronic Artist Masterclass.

Tailored for beginners & No music theory knowledge required
Artist guidance from start to finish with focused content
Easy step-by-step video instructions
Everything you need to know in one place
Assessments & 1x Song submission for constructive feedback
Lifetime access after payment
Certificate
Students can join Q&A group sessions hosted by Laura Dre
1x Initial project call to discuss your production goals
45 Minutes personal coaching sessions (flex)
30-day money-back guarantee

About the course

Electronic Artist Masterclass

91 Lessons

Price: 997€ – Plans available from 49€/m

Course start: 1st May, 2023
Genre: Synthpop / Electropop / Synthwave / Modern 80s / Alternative Pop & Rock, Retrowave
Level: Beginner

In this electronic artist masterclass we will focus on the production side of your music! This masterclass contains private coaching sessions, 1x final song mix submission, assessments to get the best out of this course!

Content Drip

To give you the best learning experience, the content of the course is dripped depending on your plan!
You can view this excel spreadsheet to see when content is released. Please note: Whilst this masterclass is still in BETA there may be delays (only applicable for clients on one-time payment).

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COURSES WILL START FROM MAY, 2023

I CREATED MUSIC THAT GENERATED +177K SPOTIFY, +170K YOUTUBE STREAMS IN 1 YEAR.

LEARN HOW YOU CAN DO IT TOO, STARTING FROM ZERO WITH NO AUDIENCE.

Have you ever wanted to know how to produce your own songs?

Well, lucky for you there is my Electronic Artist Masterclass! 🙂 I specialise in Electronic Music Production with heavy focus on the genre of Synthpop / Electropop / Synthwave / Modern 80s / Alternative Pop & Rock. In this course you will learn how to produce your own songs to a professional level.

No prior knowledge is required and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve never touched an instrument before or consider yourself a competent player. We’ll make it happen! All you need is a DAW (preferably Logic Pro X), a midi keyboard and off you go! 🙂

This tailored mix & master bundle course entails a one-on-one coaching session and clear step-by-step video guidance. This course is great for musicians who already have produced their own demos but like to turn them to radio worthy songs.

Please note: This course is a portion of my premium course “Music Artist Masterclass“.

Course Requirements

Requirements

Apple Mac with Logic Pro X (DAW)
Midi Keyboard

For recording vocals, bass or guitar:

Audio Interface (i.e. Focusrite, ID-14, Apollo Twin)
A cardioid condenser microphone (i.e. Audio Technica AT2020) with XLR connector to connect to interface

For users with a different DAW:

You can use a different DAW i.e. Studio One, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Reaper etc., they all have the same functionalities, however note that you will need to do your own research. Note for Garageband users: This course is not suitable for Garageband due to restricted functionalities. Please upgrade to Logic Pro X by purchasing it through the app store.

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Electronic Music Masterclass