Friedemann Findeisen – Geek-Free Music Production

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Friedemann Findeisen is a music profiler, songwriter/producer and teacher.

After spending some time at International Music College Freiburg, Friedemann realized that he had made a mistake studying jazz guitar. For two years he had spent every day trying to improve his playing technique – with no success. Rehearsing scales was not his thing. Instead, under the radar of his teachers, Friedemann wrote songs.

When he barely made his final guitar exam and his composition teacher (and creative director of the school) Bernhard G. Hoffmann heard his songs and told him “There is nothing more I can teach you”, Friedemann quit the program and moved to the Netherlands. Here, he studied MediaMusic and his songwriting exploded.

In the following four years, Friedemann played in front of over a 100,000 people with his band, conducted his music in front of a live orchestra, was featured on prime time television, won two composition awards, had his music going to Cannes Film Festival and worked for some of the biggest names in the industry. He has received recommendations from songwriters Erwin Steijlen (Pink, Shakira) and René Merkelbach (Within Temptation), orchestrator Conrad Pope (The Hobbit, Harry Potter) and composer Jeff Rona (Traffic, God Of War III).

At 28, he now has written a best-selling book, has over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and does music profiling for some of the biggest producers in the country.

Course Curriculum

Part I: Introduction

• 00 – Trailer (2:36)
• 01 – Introduction (1:16)

Part II: Buying Gear

• 02 – Buying Stuff (2:11)
• 03 – What You Will Need (3:33)
• Nerd Facts: Dynamic vs Condenser Mics
• Nerd Facts: Open vs. Closed Headphones
• 04 – What You Want (6:11)
• 05 – What You Wish For (3:15)
• PDF Download: Cheap, good equipment
• PDF Download: Wishlist for the future
• 06 – What You Don’t Need (2:16)
• NEW Review: Splice (A Subscription Model for Samples?)

Part III: Getting ed with Logic Pro X

• 07 – Installing (2:35)
• PDF Download: Shortcuts
• 08 – The AMP System (8:44)
• 09 – The Arrangement Window (23:46)
• 10 – Audio Editor, Apple Loops, Inspector, Library (17:21)
• 11 – The AMP System Revisited (5:07)
• 12 – EXERCISE Your First Production (9:43)
• How much do you remember?

Part IV: Tools & Working With Audio

• 13 – Marquee Tool (5:46)
• 14 – Tools, Fades, etc. (7:34)
• 15 – Crossfades Revisited (4:25)
• 16 – The Tool Menu (1:56)
• 17 – EXERCISE Editing & Looping (3:20)
• 18 – EXERCISE Editing II (1:32)
• NoteDownload Exercise Editing & Looping
• How much do you remember?

Part V: Midi

• 19 – The Piano Roll (Movement) (1:15)
• 20 – Piano Roll Features (12:41)
• 21 – Sustain Pedal (5:04)
• 22 – Piano Roll Tools (2:04)
• How much do you remember?

Part VI: Further Steps

• 23 – Setting Up A Template (25:44)
• 24 – EXERCISE Dear Alibi (3:45)
• DOWNLOAD “Dear Alibi” Logic Session OR if you don’t have Logic:DOWNLOAD “Dear Alibi” Audio Files
• NEW: The 5 Mixing Mindsets (10:50)

Part VII: Understanding Sound & The EQ

• 25 – Why Music Sounds The Way It Does (17:42)
• 26 – The Overtone Series on Guitar (12:08)
• 27 – 6 Frequency Bands You Need To Know (14:41)
• 28 – EQ Parameters explained (21:53)
• 29 – Corrective EQ (25:09)
• 30 – Creative EQ (18:17)
• 31 – EQ Summary + Notes (10:47)
• How much do you remember?

Part VIII: Compression & Routing

• 31 – Compressor Overview (7:24)
• 32 – Treshold, Ratio, Gain, Compression Pros & Cons (12:00)
• 33 – Attack & Release (15:06)
• 34 – Compressing a Kick (7:25)
• 35 – Compressing Bass (6:24)
• 36 – Compressing Vocals (22:11)
• 37 – EQ & Compression on Drums (30:01)
• 38 – Signal Flow, Aux Tracks & Busses (30:05)
• 39 – Taking the Bus (13:38)
• How much do you remember?

Part IX: Flexing, Mixing & Reverb

• Flexing Vocals (20:02)
• Flexing & Mixing a Track (36:01)
• Automation (15:55)
• Automating Sends (5:51)
• Mapping (8:07)
• Picking A Reverb Type (2:48)
• Setting The Reverb (6:17)
• 7 Mixing Formulas (27:26)

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