
Production Techniques & Strategies: Getting Unstuck
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0:47
Introduction
Adam welcomes you to the course and discusses what he will be covering.
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1:40
How to Extend a Melody
This is explores the fundamental concept/technique behind extending a melody - taking a 2/4/8 bar loop, and making it 4/8/16 bars long.
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3:38
How to Extend a Chord Progression
Learn how to extend a chord progression by re-voicing the chords. A super powerful concept/technique.
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2:38
Treat the Arrangement as a Workspace
A big trick to starting tracks is to treat the arrangement as a workspace, NOT as a place to perfectly sequence a single track.
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2:20
Subtract Only
Explore this simple, but powerful idea. I also show why the rhythm in an idea might not be flowing correctly.
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4:12
Do the Opposite
Another simple, yet super powerful concept. I give lots of examples to illustrate the idea. I also explain why this is so creatively useful as each workflow tends towards certain types of ideas/patterns.
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2:17
Change Colors
It may sound trivial, but this is super effective in getting you unstuck. I explain how to do this, why it works, as well as a bonus idea to take this one step further.
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4:18
Bounce to Audio
In this video, Adam shows various ways to do it, as well as WHY this works as one of the most tried and tested ways to get unstuck.
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4:32
How to Focus on Songwriting
Learn how to stop yourself getting distracted by sound design/mixing details. I explain the theory, and also show some practical applications using plug-ins.
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5:05
Reduce Choice
Don't be victim to choice paralysis, remove the choice of either sound design, melody, or rhythm. I demonstrate two ways to outsource the rhythm.
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3:56
Creating Drop Synth Variations
Adam demonstrates the standard way to create variations of drop leads, including workflow and organization tips like color coding and shortcuts.
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3:38
Trick to Reset Your Ears
Discover this interesting trick to help reset your ears if you've worked on your track so long you can't hear it objectively anymore, and also some considerations for what types of tracks this works well on, and not-so-well with.
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2:59
The "Search" Trick
This is one of my favorite ways to choose the next sample to use, moving you forward with your project.
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2:34
What to Do If You Aren't Feeling Creative
This will save you time for when you ARE feeling more creative.
Product Overview
Adam Pollard aka Multiplier, presents a helpful video tutorial series about ways to get unstuck when feeling stagnated or lost when producing your music. Get a ton of helpful ideas that will get you back on track in no time!
Adam welcomes you then starts with inspiring ideas on how to extend a melody, develop a chord progression, treat your arrangement as a workspace, and using subtraction techniques to add more to your tracks.
Moving on you’ll learn production techniques such as “Doing the Opposite” to come up with interesting new elements, changing colors to spark different emotions and creativity, bouncing to audio to get you unstuck, and how to focus on songwriting instead of getting distracted by sound design or mixing details.
Wrapping it up Adam gives more great ideas such as ways to beneficially reduce choice for a more focused approach, ways to create variations of drop leads, including workflow and organization tips like color coding and shortcuts, ways to help reset your ears if you’ve worked on your track for too long, ideas for searching for the perfect samples to use in your songs, and what to do if you just aren’t feeling creative.
See the individual tutorial descriptions for more info. If you’re the creative type and or produce music, this video tutorial series will help you overcome the age old problem of getting stuck creatively… Watch “Production Techniques & Strategies: Getting Unstuck” today.
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Reviews
Submitted 8 months ago
Useful Ideas for Getting Unstuck.
Multiplier provides a grab bag of ideas to help creators get unstuck. This course is probably the most helpful for new artists, but if one video topic catches their attention, I bet there will be other ideas and concepts on other videos that they will want to keep handy in their just-in-case file.
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Submitted 8 months ago
Great stuff
Great set of videos. Love your energy and enthusiasm. Inspired by Brian Eno's cards perhaps? Thanks
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Submitted 8 months ago
Great ideas!
Multiplier always has some interesting ideas when it comes to production that I either haven't thought of or didn't think of it in a specific way. Great ideas throughout.
I am a: Professional, Producer
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 8 months ago
Multi fresh and clean
Interesting and well done as always.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Ableton Live, Cubase
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 11 months ago
Good Info
Very useful information
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Like a Smack in the Head! Good stuff.
Like a Smack in the Head. Good Stuff.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Nah
Hard to watch. One of my least favorite so far. Mostly recycled old concepts, delivered with over the top zeal.
I am a: Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Mixcraft
Response from Customer Service:
I'm sorry you didn't find any techniques that you were not familiar with. For those with experience, these concepts will seem commonplace but will be valuable information to those new or inexperienced.
Hopefully these will confirm what you've known for some time and for those new to being stuck, they will become the old standby that you rely on time and time again.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Very creative steps to help the music composition process
Awesome insight into the “Workflow” a few simple alternative tips can refocus a song or direction. Very cool!
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 8 months ago
Useful Ideas for Getting Unstuck.
Multiplier provides a grab bag of ideas to help creators get unstuck. This course is probably the most helpful for new artists, but if one video topic catches their attention, I bet there will be other ideas and concepts on other videos that they will want to keep handy in their just-in-case file.
Submitted 8 months ago
Great stuff
Great set of videos. Love your energy and enthusiasm. Inspired by Brian Eno's cards perhaps? Thanks
Submitted 8 months ago
Great ideas!
Multiplier always has some interesting ideas when it comes to production that I either haven't thought of or didn't think of it in a specific way. Great ideas throughout.
I am a: Professional, Producer
Submitted 8 months ago
Multi fresh and clean
Interesting and well done as always.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Ableton Live, Cubase
Submitted 11 months ago
Good Info
Very useful information
Submitted 2 years ago
Like a Smack in the Head! Good stuff.
Like a Smack in the Head. Good Stuff.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound for Film/TV, Logic Pro
Submitted 2 years ago
Nah
Hard to watch. One of my least favorite so far. Mostly recycled old concepts, delivered with over the top zeal.
I am a: Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Mixcraft
Response from Customer Service:
I'm sorry you didn't find any techniques that you were not familiar with. For those with experience, these concepts will seem commonplace but will be valuable information to those new or inexperienced.
Hopefully these will confirm what you've known for some time and for those new to being stuck, they will become the old standby that you rely on time and time again.
Submitted 2 years ago
Very creative steps to help the music composition process
Awesome insight into the “Workflow” a few simple alternative tips can refocus a song or direction. Very cool!