Advanced music production course

Upon completion of the Advanced Course you’ll have an in-depth understanding of sound design and mixing, song structure and writing, and you’ll be on your way to professional sounding mixes.

You’ll have louder, cleaner, stronger mixes, full of new sounds and layers to your songwriting arsenal.

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Course module breakdown

Here's What You'll Learn

Module 1.0

Bring your tracks to the next level

  • Learn how to maintain a consistent energy and vibe throughout your songs
  • Advanced techniques and tips to keep listeners engaged and interested in your music
  • Understand how to use both automation and modulation to bring your tracks to life

Module 2.0

Advanced Sound Design

  • Learn insider techniques to increase your overall sound design quality
  • Learn how to use field recordings, samples, vocals and other forms of audio to create unique sounds, textures, and pads
  • Understand how to push sound design past synthesis and samples for endless creative possibilities

Module 3.0

Advanced Mixing Techniques

  • In-depth understanding of how to mix your tracks at a professional level
  • Learn how to use busses, sends and returns, and parallel processing
  • Learn various types of compression for different applications and improve mix quality
  • Understand how to work with vocals in a mix

Module 4.0

Increase the clarity & overall loudness of your track

  • How to get the most headroom out of your tracks without compromising quality or dynamics for the best sounding mixes and masters
  • Learn how to clean up your tracks for quality, balance, and stereo width
  • How to read/monitor different audio analyzers, signals, and parameters to maximize the quality of your mixes

Is the Advanced Course Right For Me?

You have been producing for a little while but:

  • You are feeling stuck or unable to make your songs feel as professional as you want

  • Your mixes are feeling flat, quiet, muddy, or you just aren’t happy with them

  • You’re relying on presets and/or having a hard time creating your own sounds

  • You are struggling with arrangement and maintaining a style in songwriting

  • You’re ready to get signed to bigger labels, make money, and start playing gigs’ 

If you find yourself in this category, then the Advanced Course is for you!

Unlike some other courses, this course is heavily focused on education and information. 

The course has more focus on teaching the pillars and valuable knowledge of successful writing and mixing. 

Once you’ve completed this course you will have what it takes to write music that will compete with professional-level mixes, masters, and songwriting.

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Advanced Course
$ 279
  • 7+ hours of content
  • Lifetime access to the course
  • Free Updates
  • Access to Facebook Community
  • Producer Goal Setting PDF
  • 100% Money Back Guarantee
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Advanced Course
$ 327
  • 10+ hours of content
  • Lifetime access to the course
  • Free Updates
  • Importance of Drums masterclass
  • Marketing for Producers course
  • Access to Facebook Community
  • 2x Sample pack downloads
  • 2x Feedback sessions via email
  • 1x 60 min 1-on-1 private session
  • Producer Goal Setting PDF
  • 100% Money Back Guarantee
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Advanced Course
$ 799
  • 10+ hours of content
  • Lifetime access to the course
  • Free Updates
  • Importance of Drums masterclass
  • Marketing for Producers Course
  • Access to Facebook Community
  • 2x Sample pack downloads
  • 6 Months of email feedback
  • 4x 60 min 1-on-1 private sessions
  • 1 Track mixed by Dowden
  • 1 Track mastered by Dowden
  • $1250+ total value
  • 100% Money Back Guarantee
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Full Course Breakdown

Module 1.0 - Bringing Your Tracks to the Next Level
  • Introduction
  • Setting up & Maintaining Consistent Energy
  • What is the Difference Between Automation and Modulation (and how to use both)
  • How to Increase Humanization and Add an Organic Feel to your Tracks
  • How to Keep Listeners Subconsciously Engaged
  • The Importance of Sound Arrangement
  • Mapping Macro Controls for Full Control
  • How to Stay Motivated as a Producer
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Module 2.0: Advanced Sound Design
  • Understanding Different Types of Synthesis (FM, Additive, Subtractive)
  • Using LFOs and Envelopes to Shape your Sounds to be More Professional
  • Reverse Engineering Sounds to Learn how they Work
  • Advanced Layering
  • Focusing on Processing Kick Drums
  • How to Always Write in Key Using MIDI Effects
  • Sound Design Processing with Effects Chains
  • Creating Textures, Pads, and Transitions with Samples & Vocals
Module 3.0: Advanced Mixing Techniques
  • Understanding the 3D Mixing Concept
  • Using Proper Gain Staging
  • Mixing Bass – Dealing with Multiple Octaves
  • Volume Leveling Concept
  • How to Use Pink Noise to Mix Tracks Efficiently
  • Using Noise Gates to Clean Up Your Mixes and Sounds
  • Advanced Panning Techniques
  • Using Multiband Compression
  • Using Mix Busses Efficiently
  • Using Sends and Returns Efficiently
  • Addressing and Eliminating Phase Cancellation Issues
  • Using Spectrum Analyzers to Balance your Mix
  • Using Glue Compression
  • Using Upwards Compression
  • Using Upwards and Downwards Expansion
  • Vocal Processing Techniques
Module 4.0: Increasing Overall Clarity and Loudness of your Tracks
  • Advanced Sidechain Processing
  • Cleaning Up Reverb and Delay Processing
  • Mid/Side Equalization
  • Using Loudness Meters to Increase Mix Loudness
  • Using Saturation for Warmth and Shine
  • Maxing your Loudness with Healthy Clipping and Limiters
  • Using Saturation to Increase Perceived Volume
  • How to Reduce Headroom to Push your Tracks Louder
  • Headroom Mixing & Guidelines Template
  • Balancing your Mix Against Professional Tracks