A curated Library of Music Production Tutorials on Youtube
Effects
Dynamics & Gain:
beginners guide to compression(series)how to hear drum compressionhearing attack and releaseusing clippers to get loudnessoverview of sidechain methods ~maximum accuracy in sidechainingsidechain compression, when and howdynamics and physical integritylimiter lookaheadTransfer Functions Deep Dive ~
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Saturation, Distortion & Waveshaping:
how distortion works:saturation for peak control & harmonics ~sseb in-depth saturation/distortion
tutorial 1sseb in-depth saturation/distortion
tutorial 2sseb in-depth saturation/distortion
tutorial 3
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Filters & EQ:
beginners guide to eq(series)eq, why bother?eq ear trainingeq to shape distortionlinear phase vs minimum phasewhy most eqs shift phasewhat is phase and when does it matterEQ crampingEQ deep dive ~
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Reverbs, Delay & Space:
how to shape a reverb ~advanced reverb explanationdifferent ways to use reverb in mixinghaas delayspanning above/below the head using psychoacousticsdifferent panning & widening methods ~delay beyond echo & reverb
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Creative FX:
thinking out the box with fx
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General Mixing:
The art of mixing (Dave Gibson)four traits of a good mix:ear training for mixing ~basic routing terminology ~phase in mixing ~bus processing & mix glue ~
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General Mastering:
loudness and what LUFs are exactly ~the three main goals of masteringspotify tech specs:an alternative to masteringmatt davis mastering masterclassmatt davis workshop
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Composition
Melody:
5 step melody checklistEthiopian Pentatonic Scales
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Harmony:
chord progressions & harmony(series)___
Counterpoint:
Counterpoint for arrangementApplied Species Counterpoint(series)Imitative Counterpoint(series)Schenkerian Analysis (Series)Bachs Puzzle Canons___
Arrangement:
arranging your musicarrangement of a hyperglitch ep(series)tracey brakes - my twee monsters project breakdowns
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Ear Training:
intro to ear trainingthe major scale
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Microtonality:
primer on microtonal stuffintro to microtonal in electronic music
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Sound Design:
Synthesis Methods:
subtractive synthesisadditive synthesisfm synthesisfm synthesis in depth(series)granular synthesismodal synthesis with eqsphysical modelling basicsphysical modelling techniques ~concatenative synthesiswavetable masterclassrecreating all basic waveforms with FMFM RatiosWaveguide Synthesis___
Bass:
better substurning anything into a bassa comprehensive guide to neuro bassneuro bass explained~___
Melodic & Pads:
Pad and Drone Design___
Drums:
basic kicks and snaresreplacing drum transientslayeringfm rimshots---
Glitch:
creating glitchy variations of a motifmechancial percussive glitchesaliasing sound design___
Non-Musical Sounds & SFX:
sound design ecosystemssynthesizing insect sounds17 ways to make risersUI Sound Generation
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General Advice:
Modern FX based Sound DesignElements of Realismtechnical fundamentals of soundlearn to hear overtonesfundamentals of sound
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Technical Info:
Digital Audio:
how computers store sounddigital audio fundamentals(series)applied dsp(series)the fourier transform explainedNyquist-Shannon TheoremAliasingPitch Shifter DesignHilbert Transforms
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Analog Audio:
The mechanism behind speakers & headphonesDIY Analog Signal Processing TutorialsDIY Analog Clipper---
Psychoacoustics:
Psychoacoustics for Music Producers (series) ~Upwards Spread of MaskingWhat is Dissonance?Auditory MaskingTUM Psycoacoustics Series___
Monitoring & Metering:
an intro to analyzers ~noisia on how to use spectrograms(series)checking sub levels with a spectrum analyzersetting up an analyzerword of caution abt waveforms___
Curiosities:
understanding filter dsp with stock delayrotating sound in a spectrogrammaking waveforms look like imagesevery sound is made from sinesfilter artefact deep diveUltrasonics
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Software Specific:
DAWs:
getting faster at abletonguide to ableton shortcutsableton file organisation101 bitwig tips ~the grid & why its tbeguide to the grid ~phase & maths in bitwigs gridbitwig routing ~setting up a listen bus in bitwig
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Synths:
vital, the movie50 vital tricksvital hidden tricks
phase plant in depth50 phaseplant tricks___
Written Resources
sheet music & theory:
a fuckload of sheet music, mostly classicalaural sonology___
Manuals:
BitwigAbletonfabfilterkiloheartsnewfangled elevatespotify for artists___
Cheers
that's it, my vain attempt to bypass the youtube algorithm
there is no correct order to watch all these in, you will need to decide for yourself when each bit of knowledge becomes usefulfor transparency's sake i'll mark my own tutorials with a ~I aim to maintain this list and keep adding/removing things as i see fit.
I hope it is of some use to you.I'll leave you with a link to my discord and to my personal website:discordwebsite~