Free Learning Resource List

[frasor]

What free resources are out there? Could be useful for some to compile a list.
In no particular order…

• Ableton has a very good ebook available for download; Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers.
  In .pdf, .mobi, and .epub format.

• YouTube is obviously a good resource but there is a lot out there to get lost in!

  • “Seed to Stage” has some good videos.
  • Mercurial Tones (techno tutorials)
  • Audi0Pilz bad gear series
  • You Suck at Producing good tutorials

• Vital is a really good free synth.

• Ableton offer some decent tutorials. Their learning music website is basic but a good place to start.

• SoundGym some free but looks to be mostly paid.

• Syntorial game like synth learning (demo is free).

• reddit

  • SynthRecipes
  • ableton
  • musicproduction

• User Manuals for the DAW:

  • Ableton
  • Logic

Not free but affordable and recommended:

• Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers: J. Anthony Allen. This was my top book which helped me understand music theory in relation to the DAW and electronic music production. Strongly recommend this one.

That’s a start… must be a lot more out there too! anyone got anything?

[fab]

Learn Music Production Online for Free | SoundGym School has some free stuff, interesting way they structure it too! Could be worth adding.

[DooM69]

Mercurial Tones on YouTube has some decent tutorials. https://www.youtube.com/@Alice-Efe

[sasha]

not a learning resource but if we’re talking youtube, bad gear series is great: https://www.youtube.com/@AudioPilz

[djkhalidsmells]

Yo I got most my tips from reddit /ableton /musicproduction. then it’s youtube. deadmau5 has a few tuts, few other EDM artists too; learn from the best…

[sasha]

SynthRecipes on reddit is interesting - people asking how particular sounds are made.

[sasha]

Syntorial is like a synth video game that trains you to program patches!

[DooM69]

"“You suck at producing” is actually my top youtuber so far! Good tips and some humour too.
https://www.youtube.com/user/underbe11y

5 Habits I Had To UNLEARN To Become A Better Music Producer

[frasor]

Alright! Some good suggestions thanks all! I’ll add these but keep them coming.

[rob0]

I really like this channel too, the lessons are quite short and he’s a bit deadpan, good info!

[rob0]

Here’s one: Lots of info in the manuals!!

Welcome to Live — Ableton Reference Manual Version 12 | Ableton

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/logicpro/welcome/mac/

logic-pro-mac-user-guide.pdf

[frasor]

Bad Gear is great IMO… A lot of the gear is not that bad but it’s an interesting one if u into production gear. many memes…

Ones of the teenage engineering stuff I liked - some of that stuff is odd thing to spend your money on…

Bad Gear - TE Choir

[frasor]

Adding the manuals to the top post, good shout. Obvious one to overlook!