As way of organizing some resources for a beatmaking class I’m teaching I came up with the following categories: Technical Knowledge (organized by DAW), Musical Understandings, and Creative Techniques.
This post is a work in progress, so check for more updates and revisions as I do more research.
Technical Knowledge
Ableton
- General
- Beatmaking techniques
- Sampling
- Sample Morphing
- Simpler modes
- How to Warp Like a Pro (understanding Ableton’s algorithms)
- Sound Design
- Push
- FX
- Mixing and Mastering
Garageband
- General
- Beatmaking techniques
- Sampling
- Sound Design
- FX
- Mixing and Mastering
iMaschine 2
- General
- Beatmaking techniques
- Sampling
- FX
- Mixing
Michael Ferraro 