Course Description

EVERY. MAJOR. GENRE. USES. EXTENSIVE. PROGRAMMING.

Unless you're recording to vinyl in a cave, or only producing Bluegrass, every genre from Rock, to Pop, Hip Hop to Country, and of course the MASSIVE subgenres of EDM, utilizes Programming.

Whether you're Thickening Drums, Augmenting with Loops, Building New Soundscapes with Synths, Layers with Strings & Pads, or Stacking HUGE Guitars with Grinding Sawtooth Leads.... an ADVANCED Programming Skillset is ESSENTIAL for the Modern Producer.

One of the main things keeping your tracks from sounding pro, is a pro level ability to add ANY part through MIDI programming...and YOU'RE about to change that, with the Master Music Programming Bundle. 

Drums. Bass. Guitars. - 3 Key Elements of almost Any song.

Fundamentals. Advanced. Mastery. - 3 Skill levels to take you from a total novice, to a programming master that can expertly create realistic tracks. 

9 Massive Sections with over 10 hours of content to jumpstart your skills.

If you're struggling to use the tools you have available to their fullest potential to create killer drum parts, this series is for you. We start from the beginning and walk you all the way the master level of creating realistic rock, country, pop, and hip-hop drums to get the sounds of the pros.

In Drum Programming Fundamentals through Mastery you'll advance your skills from:

  • how to use the tools already in your DAW to get realistic drum sounds.
  • the basics of recording MIDI through your MIDI controller.
  • the best techniques for staying organized when programming MIDI parts.
  • the key elements of each genre and how to create killer drum parts.

all the way up to:

  • injecting realistic "feel" to your performances.
  • Advanced printing and sampling techniques.
  • perfecting your parts for ALL genres.

In Bass Programming Fundamentals through Mastery you'll advance your skills from:

  • the basics of working with the tools already in your DAW to create great bass parts.
  • how to figure out the best part and notes for your production and genre.
  • the basics of MIDI programming so that you can move around your DAW effeciently.
  • the perfect way to print your bass parts to audio.

all the way up to:

  • injecting realistic "feel" to your performances.
  • Advanced layering and humanizing techniques.
  • perfecting your parts for ALL genres.

In Guitar Amp Modeling Fundamentals through Mastery you'll advance your skills from:

  • the basics of guitar amp modeling and how to use it for realistic guitar tones.
  • how to record your guitar parts for the best results using amp models.
  • use the tools already in your DAW to get the perfect sounds.
  • the key elements of the ones behind each genre and how to achieve it.

all the way up to:

  • injecting realistic "feel" to your amp sounds.
  • Advanced effects and amp modeling techniques.
  • perfecting your tones and sonic palette for ALL genres.

Join the Master Music Programming course and be creating better, more musical tracks in no time.

Producer/Engineer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Instructor

Dean Palya Jr

A multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter on Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass, Organ, Violin, Saxaphone and Vocals, Dean is one of the most versatile music creators working today. In addition to tracking and mixing demos and masters for a range of Nashville artists, he has produced 7 full length records of his own songs in genres as diverse as rock, pop, classical and hip hop. His ability to capture the essence of a song and portray it through the production give his recordings a sincere touch.Dean works hard to understand what an artist is trying to achieve with a project and provides the music to perfectly support and capture the emotion, feel, and sound best suited for the project. Whether it’s an intimate piano ballad, a mellow alternative track, or a high-energy dance pop tune, Dean has the tools to bring it to life.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Programming Drums Fundamentals

  • 2

    Programming Bass Fundamentals

  • 3

    Guitar Amp Models Fundamentals

  • 4

    Programming Drums Advanced

    • Creating More Realistic Rock Drums

    • Humanizing Your Rock Drums

    • Advanced Printing Techniques

    • Getting More Realistic Country Drums

    • Creating Parts that Fit

    • Better Hip-Hop Parts

    • Wrapping Up Your Drum Parts
  • 5

    Programming Bass Advanced

    • Getting Started with Country Bass

    • Writing Better Bass Parts

    • Working with Rock Bass

    • Improving Your Rock Bass Parts

    • Working with Pop Bass

    • Creating a Workflow

    • Improving Your Hip-Hop Bass

    • Finalizing Your Bass Part
  • 6

    Guitar Amp Models Advanced

    • Improving Your Country Guitar Sounds

    • Using Guitar Rig Pro for Country Tones

    • Using Guitar Rig Pro for Rock Tones

    • Getting Great Rhythm Guitars

    • Perfect Pop Guitars with Guitar Rig Pro
  • 7

    Programming Drums Mastery

    • Adding Feel to Rock Drums

    • Learning Your Library

    • Perfecting Your Country Drums

    • Advanced Printing Techniques with Your Libraries

    • Great Pop Drum Tracks

    • Creating Your Own Samples

    • Perfecting Your Hip-Hop Drums
  • 8

    Programming Bass Mastery

    • Perfecting Your Country Bass

    • Perfecting Your Rock Bass

    • Humanizing Your Rock Performance

    • Perfecting Your Pop Bass

    • Advanced Bass Layering

    • Perfecting Your Hip-Hop Bass Parts
  • 9

    Guitar Amp Models Mastery

    • Perfecting Your Country Guitars

    • Perfecting Your Rock Guitar Tones

    • Realistic Effects with GTR3

    • Perfecting Your Pop Guitars

    • Finalizing Your Amp Models