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A Mostly Thorough Guide to Learning Electronic Music Production

Red Means Recording

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Let's talk about learning music and music production.
Take lessons with me: https://rmr.media/education

Full List of Resources:

Genre
Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music: https://music.ishkur.com/
Whosampled.com: https://www.whosampled.com/
Beatport.com: https://www.beatport.com/

Synthesis
Syntorial: https://www.syntorial.com/
Learning Synthesis Ableton: https://learningsynths.ableton.com/
Perfect Circuit: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...

Music Theory
Andrew Huang - Learn Music Theory in a Half Hour: Learn music theory in half an hour.
Yale Music Theory Course: Yale Music Theory Course
Doctor B: Dr. B Music Theory

Audible Genius Building Blocks: https://www.audiblegenius.com/buildin...
Ableton Learning Music: https://learningmusic.ableton.com/
Music Theory Dot Net: https://www.musictheory.net/products/...
Yousician: https://yousician.com/

Drums
http://808.pixll.de/
https://drumbit.app/

Mixing

Dan Worrall: danworrall
Landr How to Mix: https://www.landr.com/how-to-mix
iZotope Learn Mixing: https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/audi...
Recording Engineer's Handbook: https://amzn.to/3ld1t6B

Listen and apply. As you learn new things, listen to music with those things in mind.

00:00 intro
01:24 genre
08:25 synthesis
12:30 music theory
21:29 mixing
26:17 wrap-up

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20 Comments

@ToyKeeper 4 years ago

Instead of "learn music in 30 minutes", it's "learn the table of contents for how to learn music, in 30 minutes".
Thanks for a welcome dose of realism. <3

@ImprovingAbility 4 years ago

As a long term follower I finally understand what you did. First you built your financial existence with the creation of music videos, and now you are finally free to focus on your true calling: teaching, which you do exceptionally well.

@KamilKraz 4 years ago

For all people that feel overwhelmed by amount of knowledge they need to get - “Slowly, is the fastest way to get you where you want to be”

Thank you for this video!

@radical_ans 4 years ago

Took me a good 2 minutes to figure out that your mic wasn't just levitating.

@michaeldrozdov7081 1 year ago

Man as someone with adhd and a really hard time creating learning structures for myself this video was nothing short of amazing. Thank you for this!

@kegstandjesus 4 years ago

I think the best part of this video is that it doesn't even mention a single technical thing about music production. Makes every second of this video that much more evergreen

@shmeatfleet5035 10 months ago

0:32 my brain is so cooked

@EduardoCheveau_1910 8 months ago

I know it's being 4 years but this video helped me, I was overwhelmed trying to find a path

@RonamusPrime 1 month ago

the ableton learning music page is so fun and simple. it slowly helps you build confidence

@synthmage00 4 years ago

When I first started taking my own music production more seriously, someone (I unfortunately can't remember who) recommended "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" to me, and it literally changed my life. It put words to things that I had already figured out on my own, explained tools I thought I understood but was using wrong, and taught me a ton about the tools I was scared to use early on because I thought they were "too advanced" for me.

I haven't read "The Recording Engineer's Handbook" yet, but I know Bobby Owsinski's writing is super approachable from reading his Mixing book, even as someone who generally doesn't learn well by reading.

@martintaylor9205 4 years ago

I’m 68 yrs young, just got in to Eurorack and don’t want to be negative but this Illusion of making Music Albums by thousands of Artistes which no one is purchasing because most of it sounds all the same, nothing new, I’m in🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧uk so may be different in USA but I be seen amazing music in my lifetime, many Genres , loved Hendrix who has never been surpassed, hope I’m wrong
Love your shows, so keep on keeping on👍🆒🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😇

@ryokokofficial 4 years ago

Jeremy coming with the fire. I took a few months of lessons with him and even took Huang's class and came out a techno god. So I can attest to all of this. The Ishkur link is also a profound resource. Also Roland has their new Boutique series out of cheap hardware copies of their classic instruments like the 808 and 303. The genre approach is so important. You find the exact thing you want to make and then break down where all the components in it came from. Its illuminating. Really amazing resources he is providing here.

@ZonymaUnltd. 4 years ago

That nose CHOMP “whahaaats goin on-Oww”
Hahahaha

@p13germain 2 years ago

Maybe the best video on the internet to give somebody like a roadmap where to begin and what the challenges are. Thanks for your video.

@argosfe7445 2 years ago

It's one of those times I don't know what I'm looking for exactly and then suddenly I magically stumble upon it.
Really great video, thanks.

@katlegotladi2116 4 years ago

With regards to music theory I think another great resource is the plugin Scaler 2. It lets you learn chords and scales while you make music. Preeeety noice.

@nilc 4 years ago

Thank you for calling guitar and piano "input devices", that made me smile

@yhn280 3 years ago

I've been an avid electronic music fan for the last 24 years. Started DJing about the same time and lived through the golden era of house/trance. I've always dreamed of learning to produce and release a track on a label. I've always doubted myself, knowing I have zero musical background, and thought this was just a pipe dream.

Thanks for all links and tips you've provided; I felt 10x more motivated and will finally give this a go! Looking forward to commenting again in a few years once I'm signed and tell you I've kicked this bucket list down the road :)

@Kalama_Llama_King_Kong 1 year ago

The cucumers falling into He-Man’s mouth!😂👏🏽

@johncaccioppo1142 4 years ago

I really appreciate the focus on genre here... it's not something I've seen universal agreement on, though. It seems like we don't need it to make or enjoy music but we definitely need it to be able to talk about it in it's evolution, to find it, to have a sense of what direction to go into and to develop the appreciation of music for the wider public.

As a musician, I definitely care about what has and hasn't been done before and where my target audience might be lurking and as a civic-minded person I feel like it gives the public taxonomical skills that our current political climate has sanitized out of our heads. It's not easy to sell propaganda when people understand history and know how to talk about it.