EDM Production Techniques: Drums

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Digital Music Courses Music Production Courses Sound Design Courses Audio Mixing Courses Drum Programming Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to create super-pro drum sounds for electronic dance music (EDM) productions.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Drums

Choosing sounds for your kick
Shaping your kick
Choosing sounds for your snare
Shaping your snare
Programming in the Arrange page
Working with drum loops in Drum Rack
Working with drum loops in Battery
Bussing drums for group processing
Finding unique sources for drums
Adding a human feel and/or groove
Creating transitions with drum fills and tape stops
Creative drum FX and automation in Drum Rack and the Arrange page
Working with clip-based automation
Creating reversed sounds and effects
Creating time-expansion glitch effects
The differences between channel and buss effects
EDM drum-mixing techniques
Getting your drums to pop through the mix

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

J. Scott Giaquinta

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