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Not available for purchase in India
This four-session course explores a practical approach to composing and producing music with Native Instruments Kontakt. We will cover the most important technical and aesthetic aspects of creating music with the industry-standard Kontakt sampler. Weekly assignments will give you practical experience in putting these technical skills in a musical context. Topics include Kontakt library, signal flow, layering, working with drums, building custom sampled instruments, file management, modulation, audio FX, automation, and DAW integration. At the end of this course, you will have created four original compositions with Kontakt, in addition to numerous custom sampled instruments.
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Below you will find an overview of the Learning Outcomes you will achieve as you complete this course.
Composing numerous musical pieces with a focus on bold and dramatic use of sound to create a dynamic musical journey for the audience.
Understanding and application of the advanced concepts of sampling, some of which is unique to the Kontakt sampler including: signal flow, audio effects, secondary modulation, time stretching, multisampling, and scripting custom interfaces.
Understanding and applications of the fundamental concepts and techniques that apply to all samplers including: samples, zones, groups, modulation, and audio FX.
Loudon Stearns is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, a course author and instructor at Berklee Online, and an active media-artist. Within the Contemporary Writing and Production department at Berklee College of Music he prepares students to work as independent composers and producers in a technology-laden music industry. Online, he focuses on the latest electronic music styles and music-technology innovations, showing students how to analyze contemporary styles and use the latest music technology in their own works. An innovator in both education and art, Loudon received an award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) for "Excellence in Teaching" and received the "Excellence in Media Art" award from the Emerson College Visual and Media Art department.
Equipment: Computer, a DAW, which must be able to host Kontakt as a plugin (AAX, AU, VST), and a MIDI keyboard which will need to work with the DAW to control Kontakt. A simple keyboard with Modwheel and Pitchbend.
Software: Kontakt (recent version). Please refer to course resources for more information.
Pre-Requisite Knowledge: Basic DAW production skills are recommended: Recording audio and MIDI, editing Audio and MIDI, automation of volume and FX parameters, exporting audio.
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