– Music Terminologies
– Production Terminologies
– Audio Production
– MIDI Production
– Tools for Music Production

– Scales, Harmony, Chords,
– Octaves, Time Signature
– Tone Frequencies

– Proper mic technique for different recordings
– Gain Staging
– Recording Vocal Audio in DAW
– Recording Instrumental Audio in DAW

– Audio Comping
– Noise Reduction
– Pitch Correction & Tuning
– Breath Removal

– VST Instruments
– MIDI Controller Keyboards
– Sample Libraries
– Quantized Recording
– Layered Recording

– Indian Song Structure: Mukhada, Antara, Sanchari, Aabhoga
– Western Song Structures: Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus

– Musical Pieces: Prelude, Interlude
– Arrangement Structuring
– Layered Arrangement Processes

– Beat Time Signatures
– Bollywood Style Beats
– Western Beats
– Indian Dholak Tabla Beats
– Creating ‘Mass’ Beats

– Key Instruments
– Stringed Instruments
– Percussive Melody Instruments
– Melody Layering
– Counter Melody

– When to use Parametric and Graphic EQ
– EQ Filters – High Pass, Band Pass, Low Pass
– EQ Curves – Bell, Shelf, Cut
– Resonance removal
– Mud removal
– Clarity, Air, Bass

– Dynamic Range
– How compression affects perceived audio quality
– Fundamentals – Knee, Attack, Gain, Release
– Over Compression vs Distortion

– Understanding Ambience
– Exploring 3rd dimension using Reverb
– Types of Reverb – Hall, Plate, Chamber, Convolution etc
– Some Free Reverb Plugins
– Parallel Reverb vs Dry Wet

– Delay vs Reverb
– Quantized Delay
– Ping Pong, Slapback Delay

– Hall, Plate, Chamber Reverb
– Free Reverb and Delay Plugins

– How automation helps in production and mixing
– Volume and Pan Automation
– Creative automation curve for Reverb and Delay

– Double Tracking 
– Artificial Double Tracking
– Artificial Harmonies
– Manual Delays and Echos
– Manual Reverb tracks

– Mixing Fundamentals
– Volume Balancing 
– Frequency Balancing
– Mixing in Mono
– Mixing Drums, Bass
– Vocal Mix
– Bus Grouping for submixes

– Master Bus processing in
– Multi Band Compression for Mastering
– Limiters vs Compressors
– Ozone 11