Weekend Fastrack DJ Scratch Course - Mix Masters DJ School

Course Description

This is essentialy the exact same course as the Fastrack Ableton Course , however the entire course is carried out as an intesive weekend course over the Saturday and Sunday. The same great material is covered so read on for the complete course description and outline.

"Don't forget that by enrolling in this course you are automatically eligable for a huge discount on Ableton Software. We can even organise to have your heavily discounted copy of Ableton Live 7 to you before you start your course!"

The Fastrack Ableton Live course provides students with the practical skills and techniques necessary to produce, record and remix their own music using Ableton Live7. The course is design for the quick learning of not only the software’s features and capabilities but also a general understanding of home studio basics and the music production process. All classes are hands-on and students apply their newly learned skills to the creation and production of their own songs during class time. By the end of the course students will mastered the essential features of Live, have a solid understanding of the music production process and be able to produced their own music using software, hardware, audio and midi.

This course is ideal for DJ’s and individuals wanting to use Ableton Live and learn about music production, multi track recording and remixing.

Course Outline

The Modern Home Studio
Music Production Fundamentals
General Ableton Navigation And Set Up
Creating An Ideal Session Template
Working In Session View
Working In Arrange View
Working With Loops And Audio Samples
Choosing Your Samples
Editing Your Samples
Sample Warping
Sketching Out Your Ideas
Song Structure According To Genre
Arrangement Editing
Arrangement Automation
MIDI And Key Mapping
MIDI And Virtual Instruments
Using MIDI In Live
Creating Drum Parts
Creating Bass Lines And Melodies
Using External Synths
Recording Audio Into Live
Adding Effects
Effects Automations
Send And Return Routing
The Mixdown Process

Features

2 instructors per class
Limit of 6 students per class
Top of the Line Professional Studio equipment
Each student has their own Production workstation through out the entire course, including
20" iMac, Live 7, multiple plug ins, midi controller keyboard, external synth and studio monitors.
Complete hands-on learning through out the entire course
Personal one on one instructing for each course module
Large Projector Screen display for all instructors practical demonstrations
Produce and Mix down of two complete songs during class time
Weekend intensive classes
8 hrs total contact time

Attendance

This is 2 day intensive weekend course.
Students are required to attend on the Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 pm to 5:30pm.

Course Fee

$390

Can’t make the dates for our next course? Then be sure to check out the dates for the next round of courses. New courses start about every 4 weeks. Also check out our Holiday courses which coincide with the standard school holiday breaks.

For more information, please contact us in Sydney on (02) 9564 1791, Melbourne on (03) 9421 2941or

e-mail us at info@mixmastersdjschool.com