After years of hard work, Lizzo and her team felt that the second album was finally complete. But something kept producers Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin in the studio working on a promising idea for one more single. The bet paid off, leading to the creation of the album's Grammy-winning song, "About Damn Time”.

Part 1
16 min
A&R process, musical conception, writing chords, demo process

Ableton Live is a powerful DAW, but did you know it's also a live looping powerhouse? It IS, and you can learn all about it with Rishabh Rajan this 20 tutorial course!

Pioneering musicians such as Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew were among the first to embrace the art of live looping. If you're eager to delve into this world of layering audio, whether in a studio setting or during your live performances, look no further. This course by trainer and musician Rishabh Rajan reveals all the essential techniques you need to know for crafting perfect musical loops!

One of the leading world class guitarists, Marco Sfogli, makes his monstrous Masterclass debut in style with decades of knowledge and chops distilled into one killer release. A never seen before chance to get into the mind of a truly gifted artist. Sponsored by Elixir Strings.

If you're having trouble getting your vocals to sit right in the mix or sound right in general, Nectar 4 is for you. And in this Nectar 4 video course, production expert Eli Krantzberg will teach you everything you need to know to start achieving pro results with it in no time at all. You'll learn about all the modules included with the suite, including what they can do, how they do it, and how to tweak the parameters to achieve the effect you want. Whether it's some subtle EQ, fully tuned and hyper-compressed, or anything in between, it's all here. These videos are designed for new Nectar 4 users.

After a quick tour to familiarize you with the interface layout and basic capabilities of Nectar 4, Eli begins with the Auto Level mini module, where you'll learn how to auto-adjust the micro dynamics of a vocal so that you have an even signal that's ready for further processing.

If you're looking for ways to improve your productions and mixes overall, we have just the thing. In this production and mixing course, veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran will show you many ways to do just that without having to buy any new software. In fact, all the plugins Thomas uses in this course are completely free. You'll learn tips on building and using virtual instruments in effective ways, processing them with various effects, adding air to your mix with harmonic exciters, and much more. These production and mixing videos are designed for those with a basic understanding of producing and mixing a track.

Thomas kicks off the course by discussing the use of LABS by Spitfire Audio, a collection of 100% free virtual instruments for all genres and applications.

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE on Nail The Mix!
Get your hands on this insane masterpiece of symphonic death metal!

Mixing Engineer: Stefano Morabito
Performing Artist: Fleshgod Apocalypse
Song Title: The Violation
Album: Agony
Session Files: The multi-tracks are 44.1 kHz, 24 bit WAV files.

About This Class
You will learn to mix and master EDM like a pro with just using stock plug-ins in this course. It will walk you through handling an entire mix and master from start to finish. From session planning, to mixing the individual channels, mixing the groups to automation and mastering. It's here to enable you to mix and master EDM with stock plug-ins like a pro!

Keep in mind that if you're new to mixing & mastering EDM it's best to go and watch 'Fundamentals of EDM Mixing & Mastering' first that's available here for you on the Skillshare channel.

Explore a new musical universe with Alan Meyerson, as he takes you inside the award-winning soundtrack to Dune.

Part 1

Playback formats, rough mix comparison, overall approach

Auto-Tune has long been an industry standard for tuning and processing vocals, but Auto-Tune Unlimited takes this to a new level. Join Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner for a detailed look at this flagship plug-in suite from Antares that includes everything and the kitchen sink when it comes to vocals. From basic tuning duties to other effects like compression and EQ to mic modeling, timbre shifting, and much more, this collection handles all of your vocal duties and then some. In this Auto-Tune Unlimited video course, Gary will walk you through all the components, features, and parameters of this collection, so you'll be ready to handle any vocal processing duties you encounter. This Auto-Tune Unlimited video tutorial series is designed for new Auto-Tune Unlimited users.

Gary begins with a brief introduction to the Auto-Tune universe, explaining what it is and what it can do (along with a quick demonstration), just to be sure everyone will be on the same page as we proceed through the course.

Join production guru Larry Holcombe for an in-depth look at Serato Sample 2.0, the new version of Serato's powerful sampling tool that's custom-built for making beats quickly and easily. Along with the new stems feature, which makes for painless isolating of instruments or vocals from your source, you'll learn about all the other components, including the Beatgrid, cues, sample-loading, and more. These Serato Sample videos are for new Serato Sample 2.0 users.

Larry begins by outlining the plug-in's interface so you can quickly familiarize yourself with the location of all the important elements of Sample 2.0.