Monakai Sound School
Interactive lessons in sound design, music theory, mixing, and electronic music production. Start free — upgrade when you are ready.
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Course Lessons
01 Sound Basics — Learn the fundamentals of sound: waveforms, frequency, EQ, notes, keys, and tone.
Learn the fundamentals of sound: waveforms, frequency, EQ, notes, keys, and tone.
Start Free Lesson02 Audio Equipment — Learn the common features found on every piece of audio gear.
Learn the common features found on every piece of audio gear.
Start Free Lesson03 Time And Rhythm — Learn beats, bars, measures, tempo, note durations, and time signatures.
Learn beats, bars, measures, tempo, note durations, and time signatures.
Start Free Lesson04 Math Of Music — Discover the math behind music: BPM, beat length, bar length, song sections.
Discover the math behind music: BPM, beat length, bar length, song sections.
View Lesson05 Song Sections And Hooks — Learn song sections, what a hook is, and how to apply hooks.
Learn song sections, what a hook is, and how to apply hooks.
View Lesson06 Notes Scales Keys — Learn notes, octaves, intervals, major and minor scales, and keys.
Learn notes, octaves, intervals, major and minor scales, and keys.
View Lesson07 Chords And Progressions — Learn triads, chord qualities, Roman numerals, and common chord progressions.
Learn triads, chord qualities, Roman numerals, and common chord progressions.
View Lesson08 Pop Music Theory — Apply music theory to pop: functional harmony, tension and release, melody, bass, and arrangement.
Apply music theory to pop: functional harmony, tension and release, melody, bass, and arrangement.
View Lesson09 Adsr Envelopes — Learn how ADSR envelopes shape every sound with the MONAKAI ENV-1 interactive synth.
Learn how ADSR envelopes shape every sound with the MONAKAI ENV-1 interactive synth.
View Lesson10 Space And Movement Effects — Explore reverb, echo, phaser, flanger, and chorus with interactive effects devices.
Explore reverb, echo, phaser, flanger, and chorus with interactive effects devices.
View Lesson11 Mixing Basics — Learn what every knob and fader does on a mixer channel strip.
Learn what every knob and fader does on a mixer channel strip.
View Lesson12 Electronic Genres — Learn electronic genre tempo ranges, drum patterns, swing, half-time, and drum machine basics.
Learn electronic genre tempo ranges, drum patterns, swing, half-time, and drum machine basics.
View Lesson13 Samplers — Learn what samplers do, how loops work, and how slicing changes music.
Learn what samplers do, how loops work, and how slicing changes music.
View Lesson14 Breakbeats — Learn breakbeat history, chopping, time-stretching, and groove.
Learn breakbeat history, chopping, time-stretching, and groove.
View Lesson15 Mpc — Learn the layout of an MPC-style pad controller and practice finger drumming.
Learn the layout of an MPC-style pad controller and practice finger drumming.
View Lesson16 Fx Rack — Understand how to build an FX rack and route effects in parallel and series.
Understand how to build an FX rack and route effects in parallel and series.
View Lesson17 Analog Digital — Understand the differences between analog and digital audio, plus when to use each.
Understand the differences between analog and digital audio, plus when to use each.
View Lesson18 Timing Effects — Build tension and release with rises, stutters, and swells.
Build tension and release with rises, stutters, and swells.
View Lesson19 Signal Processing — Understand input and output gain, gain staging, headroom, and why signal level matters before and after processing.
Understand input and output gain, gain staging, headroom, and why signal level matters before and after processing.
View Lesson20 Distortion — Explore overdrive, saturation, fuzz, bit-crushing, and intentional harmonic distortion.
Explore overdrive, saturation, fuzz, bit-crushing, and intentional harmonic distortion.
View Lesson21 Volume Vs Gain — Understand the difference between volume and gain, and when to use each.
Understand the difference between volume and gain, and when to use each.
View Lesson22 Synthesizers — Learn how a Moog-style subtractive synthesizer works by exploring oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, and signal routing.
Learn how a Moog-style subtractive synthesizer works by exploring oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, and signal routing.
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