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Kontakt 7 has tons of creative features that most of us never use! This course will inspire you to dive deeper and explore all the sound design tools this powerful Native Instruments sampler has to offer. Have fun!

In this 5-day course, learn how to transform your songs into a live performance set using Ableton Live. Between arrangement and session view, and gear selection, there are undoubtedly many options when designing your live show. Lauren Kop, aka mini bear, will break down the advantages of both Session and Arrangement View, and based on the visualization of your set, will show you different ways in which you can design your live set templates. Topics discussed during this course, but are not limited to, include: instrument racks, FX and automation, looping, monitoring, and utilizing hardware and MIDI controllers.

Are you stuck? Not sure how to arrange your ideas into finished tracks? In this course, Sacha Robotti (Slothacid, Octopus, Dirtybird) shares his favorite techniques for turning loops into songs – a skill set he's developed over his 15 plus years as a professional music maker.

Learn to mix with confidence as BOT (Dirtybird, HotBoi, Main Course) guides you through his favorite (and sometimes unconventional) mixing techniques. In this 3-day livestream course, you'll cover fundamental ideas such as gainstaging and panning before diving into advanced concepts such as mid-side EQ, multiband compression, and distortion. Not only will you be able to ask questions and interact live during and after each day's lesson, BOT will be teaching these concepts using projects from the audience – so be sure to submit your track!

Learn how to make Chillwave in this 5-day course led by Manatee Commune (Grant Eadie). Explore the various production tools, topics, and techniques that go into his masterful arrangements of field recordings, textures from nature, rolling arpeggios, and surfy guitar licks. Break down the essential components of Chillwave and its subgenres (such as Synthwave, Vaporwave, Triphop, Ambient, and Glo-fi) through instrument choice, drum production, sampling, music theory, and synthesis.

Learn the fundamentals of synthesis and get comfortable creating and manipulating sound. In this live, online course, Lauren Kop, AKA mini bear, will dive into oscillators, filters, envelopes, modulation, effects, and more.

Learn the art of scoring to picture and using your music to enhance a story told on screen as media composer Matthew Wang (Centigrade, New Amsterdam, GLOW) walks you through his composition mindset. The course will discuss the technical aspects of setting up a composer template, writing efficiently, and delivering a professional final product. This course is intended for music makers who want to learn about how to create music visual media and is non-DAW Specific.

Learn the basics of music production and take an extended dive into making music with Ableton Live in this 3-day course. Join our resident Ableton expert Adam Johan (Joluca) for an extended dive into making music in Ableton Live.

Have you ever gotten your hands on an amazing track that you wanted to play, but it just didn't fit in your set? Perhaps it was too hard to mix in, had a weird intro, or just didn't compare sonically to the other tracks in your playlist? Well, this is where the ancient art of editing comes into play.

LAKIM has been consistently pushing forward electronic music for over a decade, with his involvement in the groundbreaking collective Soulection, performances alongside artists like Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and Lauryn Hill, and production credits for Cousin Stizz, Lil Baby, Kemba, and others. By fluidly blending the sounds of house and hip hop, he has proven himself one of the most versatile producers of the last decade. Now, LAKIM is giving you the chance to go into his studio and witness his creation process in real time. In this week-long IO Music Academy course, you'll hang out with Lakim as he walks you through how he builds a track from start to finish, covering everything from drum programming and working with samples to sequencing, mixing and more.

Learn how to build, synthesize, and sequence house chords in this free livestream course taught by house producer and jazz musician Nick Garcia. Over 3 lessons, you'll discover the secrets behind the classic stabs, and dreamy pads heard in your favorite tracks. After learning how to take your typical triads and transform them into saucy sevenths (or even nasty ninths!), you'll cover the signature synthesizers and instruments needed to achieve that classic sound. Finally, you'll learn how to process your sounds with creative effects to give them movement and life, covering everything from spacious pads to psychedelic stabs. Students will also receive a free pack of Ableton presets and devices, straight from Nick's library, for streamlining your house productions.

Want to get freaky with filters, cool with compression, and sassy with your saturation? In this 5 day course, take an expansive look on using effects to transform your tracks.

HVDES has been quickly making her name as one of the most exciting artists in EDM, fusing her aggressive and dark sound with striking musicality developed from years of classical training and study. HVDES now brings her unique and well-rounded perspective of production and artistry to IO Music Academy for a special five-day course that will tackle everything from arrangement, songwriting, and production techniques to networking and how to submit your tracks to labels. You'll gain the knowledge you need to not only create meaningful electronic music from a place of true inspiration, but how to approach artistry as both a creator and a businessperson. Sign up now and enter the void with HVDES.

New York talent Alan Nieves made his name in the notoriously competitive city's house and deep house scene, landing a coveted position as resident DJ at the legendary Output and releasing records on renowned labels like Elrow, Circus, Desert Hearts, and Rawthentic. Alan brings his deep knowledge of house music to IO Music Academy for a five day course that's all about making deep, groovy tech house. Alan walks you through how to sketch ideas, create and layer unique percussion, write infectious basslines, and mix and master your track in this style. In just one week, you'll learn what it takes to sign to the best deep and tech house labels in the world and how to craft tunes that will get their attention.

Join Low End Theory staple and Team Supreme co-founder Great Dane in this 5-day course focused on creativity and workflow. This course is designed for beginners & advanced producers to get better (and faster) at creating new ideas and finishing tracks. In Dane's eyes, one of the keys to success in making music is speed. Combined with good habits, a fast workflow will help you burn through your less good ideas and on to the awesome ones. Learn to hack your workflow to stay engaged and excited about your track long enough to finish it.