Music Production Fundamentals: Make Beats Like The Weeknd
Learn the fundamentals of music production to make beats like the Weeknd
Ratings 5.00 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- How to easily warp, chop, and manipulate audio
- How to easily re-create your favorite Weeknd beats
- How to design drums for vintage dance vibes
- Sound design for retro synthesis
- How to mix and master a Weeknd type tracks with mostly stock plug-ins
- How to create melodies and recommended instruments to do so
- How to achieve the gritty analogue sound you want without wasting money on expensive gear
- How to make better decisions in terms of sample choice and sound design
Description
Want to learn how to make vibey beats like The Weeknd?
In this course I'll teach you the fundamentals of music production to make your own vibey beats.
Are you curious how he's able to achieve that 80s retro sound?
Do you wish you could make your own beats to sing, rap, or chill to?
Now you can.
The Weeknd beats seem simple on the surface there’s more to them than you'd expect.
How do you get your drums to bounce?
How do you achieve that gritty, dusty, analogue sound?
Where do you find the right chords for this genre?
It took me hundreds of beats to finally figure out what was missing in my production.
I tried to learn on my own through random youtube tutorials and blogs I read online.
I spun my wheels for years.
And after teaching hundreds of students I know now why.
The answer is simple:
We think because the information is out there we can do it ourselves.
But with the internet sending us new tutorials every other day it leaves us feeling even more confused than when we started.
How do you apply sidechain compression?
What plug-ins are best for beats like the Weeknd?
There's no clear cut path.
It took me years of trial-and-error, wasting time trying to learn concepts I thought I needed only to end up months later in the same spot.
So what’s the alternative?
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After being frustrated with how confusing my own journey was learning music production I decided to do something about it...
I created Beat School, an online academy that teaches the foundational elements of music production in a simple and effective way.
This course on lofi music production is one of the beginner programs designed to help students gain an understanding of beat making with a step-by-step approach.
Who Should Attend!
- Inspired music makers new to production
