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How to Use Reference Tracks Properly
Reference tracks aren’t there to make you copy — they’re there to help you make better decisions. In this course, you’ll learn how to use references to move faster, stay objective, and remove guesswork from both your arrangement and your mix.
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Understanding Sample Clearance
In this lesson, Denney breaks down the often-confusing world of sample clearance and explains exactly what producers need to know before releasing music that contains sampled material. You’ll learn the difference between master and publishing rights, how sample clearance works in practice, and why clearing a sample can sometimes become a lengthy
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How To Approach Record Labels
In this video, Denney shares a practical guide to getting your music signed by record labels. You’ll learn how to know when a track is truly finished, why mastering matters before sending demos, how to build an A, B and C list of target labels, and the best ways to submit music through direct contacts,…
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Understanding EQ – 5 Types & When to Use Them
Why do some EQs feel transparent while others seem to instantly make things sound better? In this lesson, D. Ramirez breaks down the different approaches to EQ and explains why choosing the right tool matters just as much as the settings themselves. This isn’t about endless plugin collecting or technical overwhelm — it’s about understanding…
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Go To Synths For House Music
In this course, I break down 8 of my go-to synths for house music production and show you what each one does best. I cover everything from deep house chords and rolling basslines to acid sequences, melodic textures and modern tech house sounds, helping you find the right synth for your style and workflow.
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How to Finish More Music
A workflow-focused course built around momentum, speed, and creative restrictions. In this course, D. Ramirez shows you how to stop overthinking, make faster decisions, and get from a blank project to a full arrangement as quickly as possible using limitations, reference tracks, and instinctive creativity.
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Creating Vocals With Suno AI
In this course, I’ll show you how I use Suno and OpenAI’s ChatGPT as creative tools inside my music production workflow. I cover generating AI vocals, writing lyrics, exporting stems, and using AI to enhance your own ideas while still staying creatively in control.
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How To Properly Warp Vocals in Ableton Live
Warping vocals in Ableton Live is often done incorrectly, which is why so many tracks end up sounding either robotic or out of time. In this lesson, Dean breaks down a simple, effective approach to warping that keeps vocals sounding natural and sitting properly in the mix. The focus is on getting the fundamentals right…
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Creating Movement With Call & Response
In this course, I show you how to create more groove, movement and character in your tracks using call and response. I break down how to apply this simple but powerful technique across drums, bass and synths, helping you build parts that interact naturally and make your productions feel more dynamic.
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Limitation Series, Part Two – Build a Track Using Limitation (No-Friction Workflow)
In the previous lesson, we explored how friction — specifically too many decisions — is one of the main reasons producers struggle to finish music. In this chapter, we take that idea out of theory and into practice. Instead of explaining the process step by step, this is about showing what happens when you remove…
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Building Drums With Roland Cloud’s 909, 808, 707, 727 & 606
In this course, I show you how to build powerful house and tech house drum grooves using Roland Cloud’s classic drum machines. I break down each unit, demonstrate workflow techniques, and show you how to quickly create, edit, and layer patterns to form the backbone of a professional track.
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Limitation Series, Part One – Why You’re Not Finishing Music
Most producers assume that not finishing music is a skill issue — that they need better sounds, more knowledge, or more advanced techniques. But in reality, the problem is often much simpler… and much harder to see.
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Making An Anjunadeep Style Track Part 3
In this course, I walk you through arranging a full Anjunadeep-style track from loop to club-ready structure. I focus on flow, energy, and progression using automation, filtering, and effects to create movement, build tension, and deliver a polished, dynamic arrangement.
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Using Hardware Sequencers With Ableton
Programming melodies in Ableton can often feel mechanical and predictable. In this video I explore a different approach using the OXI One MkII hardware sequencer to generate melodic ideas quickly and build a track in real time inside Ableton Live. The OXI is sequencing both Ableton instruments and my Vermona synth to demonstrate how easily…
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Getting Creative With Guitar Pedals
I’ve been running more of my productions out of Ableton and through guitar pedals lately. Not because plugins aren’t good — but because I’m craving tactile control, friction and a bit of unpredictability again. Turning real knobs. Making decisions in the moment. Committing to sounds instead of endlessly refining them. In this video I show…
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Making An Anjunadeep Style Track Part 2
In part two of this Anjunadeep-style production series, the focus shifts to building clean, punchy drums that support the melodic elements of the track. The video demonstrates selecting and tuning kick one-shots, layering claps and snares, creating movement with shakers and synth-based percussion, and using effects such as reverb, delay, flanging a
How to Create Six Essential Bass-lines for House and Tech House
Today we’re looking at six essential bassline types you can use in house and tech house. These are…
Making A Last Night On Earth Style Track Part 2
In this course, I guide you through arranging a Last Night on Earth–style track from start to finish.…
Mixing Series E.P.4 Drums, Top Down Approach (4 of 4 Mini Series) Individual Drum Control, Clipping & Limiting
Now that we’ve shaped the overall tone and energy of the drums using a top-down approach, Part 4…
Making A Last Night On Earth Style Track
Learn my full workflow for building a Last Night On Earth–style track, focusing on melodic writing, sound selection,…
Mixing series E.P.3 – Drums, Top-Down Approach (3 of 4 Mini Series) Compression & Additive EQ
In this module, you’ll deepen your skills as you explore how compression, parallel compression, and additive EQ shape…
Using Captain Chords To Write Chords And Melodies
This course shows how I use Captain Chords to quickly create chords, melodies, and musical ideas without relying…
Mixing Series E.P.3 – Drums, Top-Down Approach (2 of 4 Mini Series) – Saturation & EQ
This is Part 2 of 4 of our Mini Series, and in this one we’re focusing on two…
Making a Hot Creations Style Track Part 2
In this follow on course, I guide you step-by-step through creating a Hot Creations–style house track from start…