Music production courses by
Engineer Records

Your art is personal. So is our approach. Individual lessons only ->
Mixing & Mastering
Frequency, amplitude, timbre, ADSR, phase. Analog vs. Digital. Sample rate and bit depth.
Record, mix and master your music with confidence: from physics of sound to practical EQ, dynamics and mix depth techniques. *All of our sessions will be recorded on video and held in the DAW of your choice: Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Cubase, Bitwig or Reaper.
Physics of sound
Dynamics
Compression, expansion and limiting. Shaping the dynamics of a song. Side-chaining techniques.
Buss processing
Routing, aux and send effects.
Tone shaping and dynamic control techniques.
Recording
Mic choice and placement, gain staging and signal flow.
Frequencies
EQ frequency charts, filters and types. Harmonics, overtones and timbre. Masking and conflicts.
Psychoacoustics
Reverbs: algorithmic vs convolution, ER & LR, types and applications. Delay techniques.
Width
Mastering
Mono vs Stereo, Mid/Side processing and panning. Stereo delay and phase correlation.
Working with references and visual analysers. Achieving target loudness.
Pick and choose any number of topics and combine
them together to create a customized course.

Price: from £35 per lesson
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Music Production
DAW interface, home studio set up. Where and what sounds, instruments and plugins to get.
Produce your first track or level up your skills of drum programming, music theory, arranging and beatmaking. *All of our sessions will be recorded on video and held in the DAW of your choice: Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Cubase, Bitwig or Reaper.
Internet of things
Rhythm & groove
Musical meter, rhythmic grid, bars & beats. Drum sequencing and beatmaking.
MIDI
Getting along with your MIDI editor. Piano-roll functions, automation, input methods.
Music theory
Notes, intervals, melodies and chords. Understanding basic principles of harmony.
Audio
Mic setup, gain-staging, recording to click or track. Audio clean up and common issues.
Arranging
Bass, melody, harmony, rhythm & texture. Generating ideas. Structure and form.
Mixing & Mastering
Sound design
Frequency, amplitude and timbre. Simple and effective techniques for clean mixes and loud masters.
Synthesis and sampling. Waveforms, oscillators, modulators and effects
Pick and choose any number of topics and combine
them together to create a customized course.

Price: from £35 per lesson
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Live Shows

Specifics of live performances and electronic music shows. Ableton Live interface and settings.
Everything you need to play a show on a big stage: music hardware, signal flow, MIDI CV, sync, routing and more. If you are just starting out we will help you choose appropriate gear during our free 30-minute consultation.
Getting started
Session view
Preparing your show. Arranging instruments and transitions. Making edits and variations.
Analogue
Hardware types and functions. External instruments and effects. Choosing the best gear for the job.
Practical exercises
Training your DJ skills to perfection with our carefully crafted routines.
Connection
Routing and signal flow. Types of connections. Sync and latency. Power management.
Mix In Key
Understanding notes, keys and moods. Specifics of harmonic arranging and mixing.
Artist career
Sync
Unspoken rules and common practices of the industry. Self-promotion, musical management, bookings and tours.
Ableton link, multi-track recording, jamming with other musicians.
Pick and choose any number of topics and combine
them together to create a customized course.

Price: from £35 per lesson
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Sound Design
Frequency, amplitude, phase,
ADSR. Psychoacoustic concepts.
Create sounds you hear in your head via synthesis, re-sampling and advanced sound design techniques. *All of our sessions will be recorded on video and held in the DAW of your choice: Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Cubase, Bitwig or Reaper.
Physics of sound
Classic synthesis
Subtractive, additive and FM techniques. Filters, modulators, LFOs, envelopes.
Audio effects
Add color, punch, depth and width to your sounds. Signal chains and multi-band fx.
Re-sampling
Warp, twist and mangle audio. Layering, creative effects and sound design.
Oscillators
Waveforms, harmonics & overtones. Mono and polyphonic sound. Unison, pitch, detune.
Modern synthesis
Wavetable, granular and physical modelling synthesis. Modulation matrix and post-processing.
Modular synthesis
Foley
Build a synthesizer from scratch. Hardware vs software. Embracing randomness and chance.
Field recording, editing and audio restoration. Sample management and library curation.
Pick and choose any number of topics and combine
them together to create a customized course.

Price: from £35 per lesson
Book your intro lesson
Fill in a short form, so we can offer you a tailor-made course designed specifically around your favorite genres of music, preferred topics and DAW.
Completely free of charge

Meet your instructors:

Founder of the Personal Sensei project and the Engineer electronic music label. Credits include hundreds of vinyl and digital releases, performances in more than 100 cities around the globe, as well as production and promo work for the Kazantip and the Epizode music festivals. Likes his modular synthesizer and daylight parties with Romanian djs.
House music, Minimal (Ableton Live)
Professional sound engineer, co-founder of the boutique sound design studio Binary Sound. Produces trailers and cinematic music for the leading Hollywood music labels: Really Slow Motion and BMG. Likes everything «Star Wars» and working on the SSL mixing desks.
Cinematic, Hip-Hop (Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, Cubase, Logic Pro X)
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Engineer Records Studio
North London
Kensington bridge, 15A
2nd floor

Phone: +44 20 7123 4567

Please, make sure to make an appointment prior to your visit.