In the Producer I course the focus is on starting to produce your own music. Techniques such as music composition, equalization, sound design, compression, mastering will give you the knowledge that top artists use and with them achieve such good results in their productions.

You may even produce something, but the goal here is to speed up your music production, to know exactly the techniques and concepts behind the great music productions. Knowing from the very beginning how a song is produced, from songwriting, lyrics creation, harmonic mixing, mastering, will allow you to start and finish a song with unparalleled ease.

In the Producer II the focus is to improve your music. Techniques like gain staging, parallel processing, sound layering, advanced composition, advanced mastering, you’ll give you the knowledge that top artists use and with them achieve such good results in their productions.

Without this course you are only halfway there, this is the launching pad for almost secret techniques that will be like the icing on the cake of your productions.

At ProDJ Lisbon, we add many hours of practicing in a professional studio with flexible online scheduling that you can use to practice and record alone or with friends.

The course includes theoretical and practical methods that will help you to clarify all important aspects, and there is also the possibility of career development guidance after completing the course.

Master Producer

Classroom lessons*: 140h
Studio: 40h (access: up to 3 months after completion of the course)
LAB: 20h (access: during the course)
Textbooks (lifetime access)

* possibility of online version

1. PRODUCER I
2. PRODUCER II

1. PRODUCER I

Introduction to Music Production

• Introduction to DAW

• Audio editing

• MIDI manipulation

• Constructing beats

• Samples library

• Apple Loops

• MIDI effects

Introduction to Musical Composition

• Constructing and Analysing Scales

• Tones and half tones

• Degrees on the scale

• Chords and chord progression

• Combining MIDI effects

• Constructing Harmonies

• Drops e Melodies Composition

• Keyboard techniques.

Digital and Analog Synths

• Generating Tones

• Types and Shapes of Oscillators

• Envelope Manipulation

• Types and Characteristics of Filters

• Presets Creation

• Varied music styles

• Layering e Multi-Instruments.

Introduction to sound Engineering

• Compression and compressor types

• Bit rate e Bit Depth

• Flex time and Time Stretch technologies

• Studio Table Logic

• Mixing

• Dynamic and Relative EQ

• Frequency Spectrum

Production techniques development

• Sampling

• Sample manipulation

• Introduction to Mastering

• Audio Effects Types e Characteristics

• Mixing Balancing and Correcting

• Send and Bus Channels

• Musical Structure

2. PRODUCER II

Advanced Music Production Processes

• Sound engineer concept

• Critical listening

• Music referencing

• Advanced EQ

• Dynamic EQ

• Parametric EQ

• Audio compression

• Multiband compression

• Analog compression

• Signal Routing

• Audio Groups and Subgroups

• Distortion

• Saturation

• Stereo spectrum

The Art of Mixing

• General notions of sound engineering

• Types and brands of microphones

• Preamplifiers

• Acoustic equipment

• Microphone placement

• Vocal Techniques

• Vocal Treatment

• Volume riding

• Volume automation

Sound Design and Creativity

• Drums sound design

• Layers sound design

• FM Synthesis

• Advanced musical composition

Mixing e Mastering

• Levels and frequencies balancing

• Saturation and types of saturation

• Harmonic distortion

• Sidechain compression

• Parallel Signals and Bus

• Mixing Environment treatment

• Limiters and Dithering

• Mastering Fundamentals

• Sound spectrum references and analysis

• Creating dimensions

• Analog vs digital equipment

• Music Business Notions and Planning;

• Career guidance