Is there a one-to-one version?

Yes. The Music Producer Foundations course can be taught one-to-one, in person in Houston or online, built around your own projects - ask admissions about private instruction.

How long is it, and what does it cost?

The Music Producer Foundations course runs 84 hours. Tuition at Garnish Houston: 84 Hours - In-Person: $3199 - Registration Fee: $200.

Students who already know their DAW, or have taken one of our DAW classes, and want to produce professional-sounding songs in their genre.

Can I take it online?

Yes. The Music Producer Foundations course runs in person at Garnish Houston and live online in the same sessions, using our music collaboration software, Muse - you join whichever suits you.

What do I leave with?

Your own completed project, produced through a mix of hard work, timely mentoring and hands-on learning.

How big are the classes?

Never more than ten - like-minded students and our roster of instructors, to share, challenge and inspire you.

Music Producer Foundations Program

Name: Music Producer Foundations
Price: 3199 USD

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Course — Houston

At a glance

Duration

84 hours

Format

In-person in Houston or Live Online

You leave with

Your own completed project, produced to a professional standard in your genre

Who it's for

Students who already know their DAW, or have taken one of our DAW classes

Never more than ten

Timely mentoring, hands-on work, and a class that pushes you

→Speaker design for studio monitors
→How to handle your home studio acoustics
→Stereo, mono, stereo & 5.1 surround sound software
→The delicate art of panning and balance
→Specialist EQ tutoring to help your production

→Why is compression so important and how does it work
→Getting to grips with parameters
→Circuitry within compression & other digital emulations
→Parallel processing dos and don’ts
→De-essing and gating techniques
→Achieve amazing clarity in your mix with dynamic controllers

→Learn about different types of delay and reverb
→An in-depth look at all parameters
→Spatialization with convolution delays and reverbs
→Harmonizers, pitch shifters, flangers, phasers and creative FX
→How FX can transform your tracks and really bring them to life

→The perfect use of samples and filtering
→Envelopers, vocoder, autopanning, ring modulators, bit crushing and distortion
→Everything about vocals including comping, tuning and preparing
→Learn how to separate BVs and lead vocals
→Learn professional techniques for automating levels (rides)

→Great tips on filters for FX, punch, ducking and side chaining dynamic controllers
→The best ways to use delay and reverb
→How to turn subtle sounds into monsters
→Interesting electronic mixing techniques which apply to all music
→Learn to improve and analyze every element of the mix
→Electronic listening critique (bring in your music)

→A/B’ing & how to get the best from your separation and EQ
→Leveling, phasers, EQ & brick wall limiting
→The ‘dos and don’ts’ of using mastering software & plugins
→Learn about the best metering tools and their application
→Live music listening critique (bring in your music)

→Oscillators, filters & LFOs
→Wave manipulation
→Envelopes and using them creatively
→How to make huge pads, basses and even drums using subtractive synthesis
→Advanced subtractive techniques

→Synth side-chaining
→Wavetable synthesis – Internal routing, layering & tuning oscillators and making authentic sounds
→Envelope automation
→The wonderful world of wobbles and LFO. Worth knowing for all styles!

→Arpeggiation, randomness and control technique
→Granular synthesis and wave shaping
→How to get messed up, but usable sounds on brilliant freeware granular synthesizers available
→Arranging tips #1

→Attaining club level sub-bass frequencies in the mix
→Advanced arpeggiating
→Getting to grips with frequency modulation synthesis
→Genre production differences
→Components of a drop – How to ‘hit people on the head’ in all styles
→Arranging tips #2

→Advanced arpeggiating
→Resampling
→All about Kontakt and what sets it apart from other software samplers
→Remixing and vocal tips
→Business tips and Q&A

→Guidance on uploading, releasing your music on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple, etc.)
→Overview of music publishing and collection of royalties (performance and mechanical)
→In depth dive into the world of the Do-It-Yourself Artist (DIY)

84 Hours | In-Person: $3199 | Registration Fee: $200

Houston is one of the newest campuses in the Garnish network, and the Music Producer Foundations here runs the way it does everywhere we teach: small groups, working producers as instructors, and a live-online option for anyone who cannot make it to the studio, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.

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