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Here's a ton of information/resources that have helped me learn how to produce music :) The "Ableton" & "More Complex Sound Design" playlists are playlists I made out of videos that have helped me a LOT Enjoy!! twitter.com/ohthatcalebguy

PRODUCTION PLAYLISTS

SOUND DESIGN PLAYLISTS

PRODUCTION TIPS

MUSIC THEORY

FREQUENCY CHARTS

TECHNICAL GUIDES

ACAPELLA RESOURCES

SOUND DESIGN TUTORIALS

FREE PRODUCTION RESOURCES:

FREE SAMPLES/PLUGINS/PRESETS/WAVETABLES

Here's a little scale/chord "cheat sheet" I made to be able to make scales and chords/progressions on the fly! *root = root note, the note the scale/chord is based off of... ie: C scale or C chord root note would be C *st = semitones from the root note... ie: "+ 2st" on a C scale would be D, since it is 2 semitones above the root note C

SCALE FORMULAS

  • Major Scale:
  1. First note = Root*
  2. Next note = Root + 2st*
  3. Next note = Root + 4st
  4. Next note = Root + 5st
  5. Next note = Root + 7st
  6. Next note = Root + 9st
  7. Last note = Root + 11st
  8. Last note = Root + 12st
  • Minor Scale
  1. First note = Root Note
  2. Next note = Root + 2st
  3. Next note = Root + 3st
  4. Next note = Root + 5st
  5. Next note = Root + 7st
  6. Next note = Root + 8st
  7. Next note = Root + 10st
  8. Last note = Root + 12st

CHORD FORMULAS

  • Major Chord: (root, 4st, 7st)
  • Minor Chord: (root, 3st, 7st)
  • Diminished Chord: (root, 3st, 6st)

Then we can take the information from the Scale and Chord formula sections above and make...

MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES AND CHORDS FORMULAS

  • Major Scale + Chords:
    1. Take the 1st note from the Major Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    2. Take the 2nd note from the Major Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    3. Take the 3rd note from the Major Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    4. Take the 4th note from the Major Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    5. Take the 5th note from the Major Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    6. Take the 6th note from the Major Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    7. Take the 7th note from the Major Scale, then make a Diminished Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    8. Take the 8th note from the Major Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
  • Minor Scale + Chords:
    1. Take the 1st note from the Minor Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    2. Take the 2nd note from the Minor Scale, then make a Diminished Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    3. Take the 3rd note from the Minor Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    4. Take the 4th note from the Minor Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    5. Take the 5th note from the Minor Scale, then make a Minor Chord (root, 3st, 7st)
    6. Take the 6th note from the Minor Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    7. Take the 7th note from the Minor Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)
    8. Take the 8th note from the Minor Scale, then make a Major Chord (root, 4st, 7st)

Here are examples of the 3 types of chords CHORD EXAMPLES

  • C Major Chord Because it's a major chord, it would follow the major chord formula above (root, 4st, 7st)
    1. root = C, the root note
    2. 4st = E, the root note + 4 semitones
    3. 7st = G, the root note + 7 semitones
  • C Minor Chord Because it's a minor chord, it would follow the minor chord formula above (root, 3st, 7st)
    1. root = C, the root note
    2. 3st = D#/Eb, the root note + 3 semitones
    3. 7st = G, the root note + 7 semitones
  • C Diminished Chord Because it's a diminished chord, it would follow the diminished chord formula above (root, 3st, 6st)
    1. root = C, the root note
    2. 3st = D#/Eb, the root note + 3 semitones
    3. 6st = F#/Gb, the root note + 6 semitones
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