Course Overview
About the Instructor
How this Course Works
Why You Might Want to Follow My Blog
Music Theory in the DAW
Chord Sweeteners
Delayed Onset Melodies and Downbeat Avoidance
Deep Melos | a chord progression strategy
Separated & Sequentialized Density | an orchestration strategy
Composing Generated Pitch Patterns with Ghost Note Harmonies
Compositional Techniques
Pumping the Mix at Kick Transition Points
Evolving Drones as Song Structural Mix Glue
Using Filters for Compositional Variation
Noise Gating Instrument Layers for Rhythmic Effects
When Synthesizers Scream Sing
Auditory Streaming Effects in Synthesizer Patch Design
Mixing and Mastering
Spectrum Analyzer Slopes in Audio Mixing
Breaking the Rules with Room Acoustics
Mixing vs Mastering
Audio Plugin Management
Muscle and Subtlety | varieties of parametric equalizers in your mix
Knobs, Curves and Spectra | Notes on EQs and UI
A Genre-Neutral Mix Template
Smashing Glue Compressors on the Drum Bus
Strategies for Producing No Budget Music Videos
Music Videos Don't Have to Cost Anything
Strategy #1: Use Free Stock Footage (w/ filters and motion graphics)
Example of Strategy #1 | Braver in Cabo
Strategy #2: Free Dancer + Found Footage + Bespoke Visual Effects
Example of Strategy #2 | Run N N2u
Strategy #3: Free GIFs
Example of Strategy #3 | Shuffle on Shuffle
Strategy #4: Vector Graphics + Through Narrative
Example of Strategy #4 | El Robot Solista
Strategy #5: Pure Abstraction
Example of Strategy #5 | Cosmic Ray Juice
Strategy #6: Data Mosh a Photograph
Example of Strategy #6 | Minimal Psy Glitch Walking Bass
Strategy #7: Chroma Key + Cool Background + Music Reactivity
Example of Strategy #7 | Ukiyo
Strategy #8: Just the Album Cover & Example
Strategy #9: Video Synthesis
Example of Strategy #9 | What It Takes
Strategy #10: Game Engines
Visual Effects Bootcamp
Making Vertical Videos for Social Media in Davinci Resolve
Using Audacity for Video Glitch Effects
Beat Reactive Visual Effects in FL Studio with ZGameEditor Visualizer
Double Exposure Effects in Davinci Resolve à la True Detective Opening Titles
Mirror Effects in Davinci Resolve à la Dark Opening Titles
Video Synthesis and Recording with Lumen and Syphon
How to Get 100 Free OpenFX Video Filters
Interactive and Generative Video | How Do You Make Money With It?
Intro to Max Programming | MIDI
Max Programming: a little background
Some Max Learning Resources
Should you work through these Max modules in the order presented?
If You're Brand New to Max Programming....
Max Compressed Text
Locked and Unlocked Patcher Windows
Getting Help with Max Objects
Troubleshooting in Max
A Random Road Trip Through Max Objects #1
A Random Road Trip Through Max Objects #2
Programming Improvising Drum Sequencers in the Max Environment
Harnessing Randomness in Drum Sequencing
Roll Your Own Cthulhu: programming a chordal sequencer in the Max environment
Phenomenology in the Design of Melody Generating Algorithms
Intro to Max Programming | video
Vizzie and Jitter
Vizzie #1 | Getting Started
Vizzie #2 | Standalone Apps
Vizzie #3 | Custom GUI
Vizzie #4 | Effects Tour
Vizzie #5 | Generators
Vizzie #6 | + BEAP
Vizzie #7 | Max Abstractions & Matrix Routing
Vizzie UI Case Study
Jitter # 1 | Frame Locations
Jitter #2 | Basic Lines, Shapes, Typography & Picts
Jitter #3 | Feedback
Jitter #4 | Prepending Effects Attributes
Jitter #5 | FX @ ttributes
Jitter #6 | Computer Vision with cv.jit Part 1
Jitter #7 | Computer Vision with cv.jit Part 2
Intro to Max Programming | audio
Music Reactive Case Study
Vizzie #1 | Getting Started
Aesthetics
Dry-Fi (or, Your Song Needs More Fog Horn Synth)
Digital Audio Workstations are Upside Down | How a UI Error Hides in Plain Sight
Can You Ever Have Too Much Reverse Cymbal with Reverb?
Try a Probabilistic Snare in Your Rhythm Section
Visual Music and Audiovisual Aesthetics
Audiovisual Aesthetics | A View from 10,000 Feet (or so) Part 1
Audiovisual Aesthetics | A View from 10,000 Feet (or so) Part 2
Aesthetics of Audiovisual Signal Processing
Interviews
Interview with Steve Duda of Xfer Records
Interview with Melda Production
Interview with Graham Yeadon of GVST Plugins
Interview with Sinevibes founder Artemiy Pavlov
Altered States of Consciousness in Electronic Music and Audio-Visual Media