Deep and Soulful House Course - Logic

Overview

With Louie Vega and Jimpster checking out tracks from this course, this is a fantastic opportunity to get your stuff heard in the right places - after polishing your technique! Developed with TLC by Point Blank's own Danny J Lewis, you will learn how to make Deep and Soulful House tracks to rival the pro's. If you are a fan of producers across this genre from Kerri Chandler and Masters at Work to the deeper sounds of Charles Webster and Jimpster then this course will reveal production techniques and secrets to help you achieve your own credible and authentic sound. Using Logic Pro, you will create your own drum kits, synth sounds, basslines, riffs and chords. How to 'finish' a track. Upload your music each week for DVR™- expert analysis and video feedback on your work from pro producer Alex Phountzi (Bugz In The Attic). To check out a review of this course by Defected Records CLICK HERE.

 

Includes a minimum of 240 mins video / 4 x DVR (1-2-1 video feedback)/ 4 hours live masterclasses /1 year access / over 80 pages of course notes / 24/7 access to forum / exclusive audio resources to download. Optional: sign your track to Point Blank Music distributed by iTunes, beatport, Juno Download and Amazon.

 

Preview

 

Content

Week 1: Origins, Legends and Beatmaking

  • The History; influences, major players

  • Classic Drum Machines and their sound
  • Sampling and editing drum sounds.
  • Selecting Drum Samples to emulate famous producers

  • Programming and Quantize
  • Creating Groove Quantize Templates
  • Programming beats and fills

Week 3: Chords, Basslines and Riffs

  • Classic Deep House chord structures
  • Creating Deep/Soulful House Chords
  • Bassline Analysis: Deep House basslines

  • Creating Basslines

  • Riff Analysis
  • Creating riffs for Deep & Soulful House track

Week 2: Percussion and the Sounds 

  • Using 'real' and programmed percussion
  • Creating 'futuristic' percussion sounds
  • Sound Design - Creating analogue percussion
  • Creating classic keys; Electric Piano and Organ

  • Bass; electric/acoustic. EXS24 library solutions
  • Creating bass, lead and stab sounds

  • Creating Synth FX using the ES1/ES2
  • Learn to create noise sweeps / washes

Week 4: Vocals, Structure and Mixdown

  • Classic Deep House arrangement techniques

  • Vocal Compression techniques
  • Layering Backing Vocals
  • Vocal EQ and FX tricks
  • Essential Mixing & Compression techniques
  • "NYC" Style Compression
  • Effects & Automation
  • Final Mixdown

 

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Reviews

Neal Armstrong
Course rating: 10/10

I thought course was superb! I loved every minute of it. My skills have drastically improved and I feel I'm starting to settle into a workflow and sound that fits me, thanks to what I've learned at Point Blank. Alex was awesome, the amount of advice he is willing to share is beyond helpful. Every little question that was limiting me was answered promptly and professionally. The videos with Danny were equally amazing, it was such an eye-opener to be able to watch people, like Danny and Alex, who have been at this for a while teach you whats up. Bravo Point Blank, bravo! :D


Gavin Paisley
Course rating: 10/10

lads i mega-mailed luke with a extensive feedback report as i'd never be able to get it all in here but in short, it's kickstarted my music making, given me exactly the tools i wanted and needed to make house music, it's the best music course i've ever taken, i'll be recommending it to musicians and producers everywhere, and i'll be back myself as soon as possible to take the next one cheers, thanks! G


David Smith
Course rating: 8/10

I learnt some very valuable lessons in music making and I feel prepared to confidently finish tracks now. My tutor provided fair and useful feedback and he took a real interest in the type of track I was trying to write.


Julian Moore
Course rating: 10/10

The course was superb, both in terms of the notes and excellent videos and in terms of the in-depth analysis and feedback that Alex gave throughout. It was superb to have someone teaching with his kind of experience, but also with an interest in what we were producing. Both he and Danny explained the concepts very clearly and catered for all levels. Overall, I've learnt way more than I thought I would and it's given me the taste to learn a lot more and to practice what I've learnt over the last month. This has been a brilliant month and I'll be recommending it to anyone I speak to! Thanks. Julian Moore


maher guindy
Course rating: 10/10

a great course, videos were detailed and covered all aspects of house music.. on top of that, Alex is a GREAT tutor who will assist you in any way possible.. (he helped me in sound design, gave me music business advice, and even hooked me up with labels!)


Abdullah Benabdallah
Course rating: 10/10

The course is really excellent. I've learned a lot not only about deep house but also a bunch of tricks and workflow methods in logic. Alex is not only a great producer but also a great tutor with an excellent music taste. I I also enjoyed the weekly online discussion. Big thumbs up!!!

 Program details

Weeks: 16

Price:
£1,190.00

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Weeks: 4

 Available Dates
25th June 2012
20th August 2012
15th October 2012

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