About the Course

Make your own music - from scratch! The Music Production course takes students through the fundamentals of recording, editing, mixing, and mastering tracks on GarageBand. The course offers a hands-on learning experience; at the end of 12 weeks, students will be able to create a complete track from the ground up.

About the Instructor

Mahesh Raghvan

Mahesh Raghvan is a Carnatic fusion artist, producer, and one of India's most popular YouTubers. In his course, he breaks down music production, and helps learners set up, record, edit, and produce music with GarageBand.

Who can take this course?

Anyone interested in production, and musicians who want to create their own recordings.

What you'll learn

Mahesh Raghvan - Music Production with GarageBand

  • Introduction (Video) Preview
  • Welcome (PDF)
  • Metronome, Tambura, and Tuner - User Guide (PDF)
  • Recommended Equipment (Video)
  • Basic Musical Aspects (Video)
  • Introduction to Sound (PDF)
  • Basic Music Aspects (PDF)
  • What is GarageBand? (Video)
  • GarageBand Interface (Video)
  • GarageBand Basics (Video)
  • Quiz Time (Activity)
  • Setting Up for Recording (Video)
  • Recording Audio (Video)
  • Editing Audio (Video)
  • Editing Out Noise (Video)
  • GarageBand on the iPad - The Basics (Video)
  • GarageBand on the iPad - Saving and Exporting (Video)
  • Music Arrangement (Video)
  • Song Structure (Video)
  • Parts of a Song (PDF)
  • Quiz Time (Activity)
  • Importing Audio (Video)
  • Using Loops - I (Video)
  • Using Loops - II (Video)
  • Solo and Mute (Video)
  • Software Instruments (Video)
  • Recording MIDI (Video)
  • Editing MIDI (Video)
  • Software Instruments on the iPad (Video)
  • Software Instruments and Drummer Track - iPad (Video)
  • Drummer Track - Mac (Video)
  • Programming Drums on the Mac (Video)
  • Programming Drums on the iPad (Video)
  • Quiz Time (Activity)
  • Guitar and Chords (Video)
  • Chord (Activity)
  • Chord Progression (Activity)
  • Software Instruments on the iPad - I (Video)
  • Software Instruments on the iPad - II (Video)
  • Software Instruments on the iPad - III (Video)
  • Adding Other Instruments (Video)
  • Logic Remote (Video)
  • Exercise (Video)
  • Vande Meenakshi (Audio)
  • Sequence of Programming (Activity)
  • Introduction to Mixing (Video)
  • Bringing Your Recorded Tracks to Life (PDF)
  • Volume and Pan (Video)
  • Panning (PDF)
  • Pitch Correction (Video)
  • Using Equalizers - Part 1 (Video)
  • Understanding Frequency and Amplitude (PDF)
  • Using Equalizers - Part 2 (Video)
  • The Instrument Frequency Chart (PDF)
  • Using Effects - I (Video)
  • Sound Effect Guide (Activity)
  • Using Effects - II (Video)
  • Understanding Effects at a High Level (PDF)
  • Quiz Time (Activity)
  • Automation (Video)
  • Sharing and Exporting (Video)
  • Mixing on the iPad (Video)
  • Taking Things Up a Notch (Video)
  • Conclusion (Video)
  • Thank You (PDF)

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