Berklee
Electronic Music Production Specialization
Berklee

Electronic Music Production Specialization

Create Musical Compositions With Your Computer. Learn the tools and techniques to create professional sounding music.

Erin Barra
Rishabh Rajan
Loudon Stearns

Instructors: Erin Barra

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(550 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • The nature of sound and how natural sound is transformed into an electronic signal that we can record

  • How to record, edit, and mix live instruments and MIDI in Ableton Live

  • How to create custom sounds using a synthesizer and how to integrate those custom sounds for your musical compositions

  • How to record, edit, mix, and add effects to vocal tracks for your electronic music productions

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Discuss the nature of sound, how it travels, and its properties

  • Set up your Digital Audio Workstation, record audio, and utilize basic audio editing techniques such as trimming, fades, and merging

  • Define the different categories of effects: Dynamic Effects, Delay Effects, and Filter Effects and use them effectively in a recording project

  • Discuss the role filters play in music synthesis and define how they effect the input signal

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performing Arts
Category: Musical Composition
Category: Music
Category: Media Production
Category: File Management
Category: Editing
Introduction to Ableton Live

Introduction to Ableton Live

Course 213 hours

What you'll learn

  • Navigate Ableton Live

  • Program MIDI drums and instruments

  • Record and edit audio, including working with preexisting audio loops

  • Create a piece of music using MIDI and audio within Ableton Live

Skills you'll gain

Category: Musical Composition
Category: Music
Category: Automation
Category: Instrumental Music
Category: File Management
Category: Creativity
Category: Music Performance
Category: Software Installation
Category: Music Theory
Category: Editing

What you'll learn

  • Create custom synthesizer patches

  • Incorporate your custom patches into your electronic music

  • Improve your music through editing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Musical Composition
Category: Music
Category: Peer Review
Category: System Requirements
Category: File Management
Category: Media Production
Category: Design Software
Category: Patch Management
Category: Creativity
Category: Electronic Media

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performing Arts
Category: Musical Composition
Category: Music
Category: Instrumental Music
Category: Music Performance
Category: Electronic Media
Category: Music Theory

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Berklee
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