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Breakthrough Sound Design
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Turn ideas in your head into real sounds, develop your signature style, and skyrocket the quality of your music.
117+ HD Video Lessons
Stream anytime, anywhere. 20+ hours of tutorials.
Follow in Any DAW
Taught in Ableton Live, but can be applied anywhere.
100+ Page Guidebook
Great for quickly referencing techniques while producing.
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Is this you?
Do any of these sound familiar?
You spend hours scrolling presets, hunting for the "perfect" sound, but nothing ever quite fits the track in your head.
You listen to your favorite artists and wonder, "How did they even make that?" while your own tracks sound thin, amateur, or "stock."
You’ve watched countless YouTube tutorials on "how to sound like Skrillex," but the moment you open a synth yourself, you forget everything and feel stuck.
You rely on "happy accidents" to make sounds. If you accidentally make something cool, you have no idea how to recreate it or fit it into a different key.
Looking at a synth like Serum feels overwhelming. All those knobs, wavetables, and modulation matrices look more like rocket science than music.
You desperately want a unique "signature sound" that fans recognize instantly, but you don't know how to develop it.
If any of these resonate with you, then Breakthrough Sound Design is for you.
What you'll learn inside the course
Learn everything from basic synthesis to advanced sound design techniques. Here's a sneak peak of what you'll discover in Breakthrough Sound Design 👇
CORE FUNDAMENTALS
Subtractive Synthesis
The foundation of 90% of the synths you will ever use. Learn to sculpt raw waveforms into polished sounds by carving away frequencies. Master this, and you can pick up any synthesizer and know exactly how to use it.
CORE FUNDAMENTALS
Envelopes, ADSR, and LFOs
Static sounds are boring. Learn how to shape the volume and character of your sound over time using envelopes, and use LFOs to inject rhythm and movement so your patches breathe and evolve.
CORE FUNDAMENTALS
Core Sounds: Leads, Bass, Arps, Pads, Plucks and more.
Follow along as we design the essential "food groups" of electronic music from scratch, giving you a go-to library of sounds you built yourself.
Effects & processing
Creative EQ
Move beyond basic mixing. Learn to use EQ as a creative sculpting tool—creating vowel sounds, fixing harsh resonances, and completely transforming the character of a sound using filters and bells.
effects & processing
Advanced Reverb & Delay
Turn simple dry signals into massive, atmospheric worlds. We show you how to use spatial effects not just to "place" a sound, but to turn short plucks into washing, ethereal pads and textures.
effects & processing
Distortion, Saturation & Waveshaping
This is how you get "that" aggressive sound. Learn to add warmth, grit, and harmonics to your bass and leads. We demystify the difference between soft clipping, hard clipping, and foldback distortion.
SAMPLING & RESAMPLING
The Art of Sample Selection
Great sound design starts before you touch a knob. Learn how to identify and select the perfect source samples that blend seamlessly together, saving you hours of frustration during the mixing stage.
SAMPLING & RESAMPLING
Sample-Based Synthesis
Blur the line between acoustic and electronic. Learn to turn any audio recording—from vocal chops to foley hits—into lush, playable instruments that sound completely organic and unique to you.
LAYERING
The Smart Approach to Layering
Stop stacking random presets and creating mud. Master the art of "Frequency Slotting" and learn exactly how to layer different textures to create a massive, wall-of-sound result that stays clean and punchy.
INTEGRATED SOUND DESIGN
Replicating Sounds in Your Head
The holy grail of production. We teach you a systematic workflow to analyze the sound you hear in your imagination and translate it onto the grid, finally closing the gap between your taste and your technical ability.
ADVANCED SOUND DESIGN
FM Synthesis
Demystify Frequency Modulation to create the metallic basses, aggressive growls, and glass-like bells that standard subtractive synthesis simply can't produce.
ADVANCED SOUND DESIGN
Granular Synthesis
Enter the microscopic world of sound. Learn to tear audio apart into tiny "grains" and reconstruct them into glitchy, sci-fi textures and evolving cloudscapes perfect for modern electronic music.
Plus much more!
(View full curriculum below for all the details)
The Full Curriculum
Want all the details? Here's the full breakdown.
20+ Hours Video
7 In-Depth Modules
Structured Learning
Sound Design & Synthesis: An Overview
Module 1
1
Sound Design in Electronic Music
07:09
2
Why Sound Design Does (and Doesn't) Matter
03:54
3
MIDI
04:49
4
Anatomy of Sound
07:08
5
Digital vs. Analog Synthesis
05:42
6
Sound Design Workflow
08:15
Basic Synthesis
Module 2
1
Intro to Synthesis
06:26
2
Subtractive Synthesis
05:15
3
Oscillators & Basic Waveforms
14:44
4
Filters
12:01
5
Amp
03:12
6
Bringing It Together #1
04:47
7
Envelopes & ADSR
08:07
8
LFOs
09:24
9
Modulation Destinations
06:21
10
Macros
03:53
11
Voicing & Expression Control
08:56
12
Bringing It Together #2
07:17
13
Routing
05:23
14
Wavetable Synthesis
04:36
15
Bringing It Together #3
07:22
16
Examples #1 (Lead, Bass, Arp)
31:22
17
Examples #2 (Pads, Keys, Chords)
19:12
18
Examples #3 (FX & Percussion)
14:03
Effects & Processing
Module 3
1
Introduction
01:18
2
Creative EQ
15:56
3
Advanced Filtering
19:13
4
Reverb & Delay
18:23
5
Flanger, Phaser & Chorus
11:32
6
Bringing It Together #1
08:25
7
Distortion, Saturation & Waveshaping
14:09
8
Compression
10:14
9
Sidechain & Pumping
15:03
10
Other Creative FX
24:32
11
Signal Chain
12:44
12
Bringing It Together #2
11:07
13
Examples #1 (Lead, Bass, Arp)
20:28
14
Examples #2 (Pads, Keys, Chords)
18:12
15
Examples #3 (FX & Percussion)
17:23
Sampling & Resampling
Module 4
1
Introduction & The Power Of Samples
10:45
2
The Art Of Sample Selection
08:51
3
Samplers & Sample-based Synthesis
08:49
4
Serum's Noise Oscillator: A Deeper Dive
09:19
5
Working In Audio
06:06
6
Start/End Times & Looping
09:33
7
Transposition, Time-stretching & Warping
12:30
8
Bringing It Together #1
15:45
9
Resampling
10:14
10
Basic Recording
05:28
11
Multisamplers: A Primer
06:38
12
Bringing It Together #2
06:00
13
Examples #1 (Lead, Bass, Arp)
20:16
14
Examples #2 (Pad, Keys, Chords)
13:34
15
Examples #3 (FX & Percussion)
05:30
Layering
Module 5
1
A Primer on Layering
04:25
2
The Smart Approach to Layering
15:26
3
Layering For Tonality
10:10
4
Layering For Texture
07:44
5
Layering For Stereo Width/Thickness (Fullness)
10:27
6
Avoid These Things When Layering
13:11
7
Layering vs Arranging
02:26
8
Examples #1 (Lead, Bass, Arp)
24:24
9
Examples #2 (Pad, Keys, Chords)
15:08
10
Examples #3 (FX & Percussion)
05:40
Integrated Sound Design
Module 6
1
Introduction
01:36
2
Why Notes & Composition Matters
22:35
3
Frequency Spectrum & The Harmonic Series
10:03
4
Stereo Image in Sound Design
25:04
5
Why Volume & Filtering Matters More Than You Think
09:17
6
Phase Alignment, Polarity & DC Offset
09:36
7
Separating Out Sound Design
23:20
8
A Secret Trick for Replicating The Sounds In Your Head
13:54
9
Achieving Coherence In Sound Design
11:11
10
Rapid Sound Design Sessions
12:54
Advanced Synthesis
Module 7
1
Introduction
02:21
2
FM Synthesis
21:24
3
Additive Synthesis & Serum's Wavetable Editor
29:07
4
Advanced Modulation in Serum's Matrix
18:05
5
Granular Synthesis
07:56
6
Physical Modelling
13:46
7
Effects As Instruments
19:39
8
Non-Realtime Processing Tools
13:03
9
Experimental Sound Design
12:11
10
A Few More Creative FX Types
16:13
+ 9 Genre-Specific Breakdowns
Learn how to synthesize and design sounds for specific genres
33 min
Hybrid Trap/Dubstep
31 min
Future Bass
27 min
Future House/Bass House
25 min
Techno & Tech House
29 min
Drum & Bass
22 min
Progressive House/Trance
28 min
Chill/Indie
32 min
Hip Hop
19 min
Electronic Pop
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And an extra bonus course
To further help you develop your sound design skills
Bass & Intelligent Sounds Masterclass
$67 Value
INCLUDED FREE
Taught by professional DnB producer HumaNature, this 2.5h masterclass will teach you the fundamentals of advanced bass design.
- The fundamentals of advanced bass design
- Bass design workflow: developing a robust, consistent creative workflow for high quality bass sound design.
- Advanced processing and experimentation techniques
Includes the following modules:
Bass Design Essentials
1
Introduction & Overview
00:59
2
Bass Design Workflow
10:03
3
Making A Growl Bass with Operator
05:53
4
Making A Growl Bass with Sytrus
07:51
5
Making A Growl Bass with Serum
07:59
6
OTT & Applying It To Basses
05:44
7
Bass Resampling & Layering
11:04
8
Sub Processing
15:06
9
Mono Compatibility & Stereo Width
06:54
10
Mid Processing
04:28
Genre-Specific Bass Design
1
Bass House
07:13
2
Hybrid Trap
05:08
3
Dubstep
03:45
4
Riddim
03:48
5
Neurofunk
25:27
Advanced Bass Design
1
Advanced Serum Tips & Tricks
09:04
2
Bass Wavetable Creation in Serum
06:43
3
Using Noise as a Modulator in Serum
08:58
4
Reverb Automations in Bass House
01:34
5
Using Trash 2 Distortion for Dubstep Bass Processing
02:52
6
Using a Gate to Create Neuro Basses
07:26
7
Using Reverb to make a Hybrid Trap Lead
03:24
8
Using Flangers & Phasers to Create Riddim Bass
03:52
9
Creating Your Signature Post-Processing Chain (Custom Bass Rack)
08:01
10
Conclusion
01:33
What do I need?
All you need is a copy of ANY popular DAW and XFER Records Serum.
Requirement 1
Choose Your DAW
Ableton Live
FL Studio
Logic Pro
Requirement 2
Required Synth
Xfer Serum
The industry standard wavetable synthesizer.
Breakthrough Sound Design is taught using Xfer Serum 1. We are working on updating this course for Serum 2. In the meantime, you will be able to follow along with Serum 2 just fine with some minor adjustments.
If you end up finding it too tricky, just email us and we'll refund you.
Meet Your Expert Instructor
Aden Russell
Hey, I’m Aden. I have over 12 years of music production experience, and head up the blog and video content here at EDMProd.
Outside of that, I produce liquid drum & bass under the alias Artsea, and have also produced many other genres over the years, such as lofi hip-hop, deep house and more.
I’ve been teaching music production for many years, and am excited to show you what you’ll be learning inside Breakthrough Sound Design.
Who is this course for?
Breakthrough Sound Design is for you if:
- You hear incredible sounds in your head, but when you try to recreate them, you end up frustrated and settling for something "close enough."
- You have gigabytes of Splice samples and Serum packs, but you don't know how to tweak them to fit your track, or how to build them from scratch.
- You are tired of sounding like everyone else and want to build a sonic identity that listeners instantly recognize as yours.
- Move past "trial and error" knob-twisting and understand exactly why a sound behaves the way it does.
This is NOT for you if:
- If you just downloaded your DAW yesterday and are still figuring out how to play a clip or navigate the interface, this is not for you yet. We recommend starting with EDM Foundations first.
- You're looking for a magic bullet and don't want to put in the time to learn the principles.
- If you can already reverse-engineer any preset you hear and fully understand FM, wavetable, and subtractive synthesis, you might find the early modules too fundamental.
Ready to get started?
Enroll in Breakthrough Sound Design today or dive into our All-Access Bundle
Breakthrough Sound Design
Master sound design for electronic music
$197
One-time payment
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7 comprehensive training modules
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9 genre-specific breakdowns
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100+ page guidebook
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Bonus Bass & Intelligent Sounds course
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Lifetime access & all future updates
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The 30-Day 'Better Producer' GuaranteeWe are so confident that this course will transform your music production skills that we're willing to take all the risk.
Join the course today. Watch the lessons, do some exercises, apply the techniques to your own music. If you don't feel like you've learned more in 4 weeks than you have in the last year, simply email us for a full refund. No questions asked.
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Founder, EDMProd
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the course.
Does it matter which DAW I use?
Nope! Although Breakthrough Sound Design is taught in Ableton Live, you can use practically any DAW and still follow along just fine.
You will need Xfer Serum to get the most out of the course.
Is this course taught live?
No. The course consists of pre-recorded videos. These can be streamed inside the course platform.
What genre of electronic music is this for?
This course is designed for ANY genre of electronic music.
This includes (but isn’t limited to): trap, dubstep, future bass, house, tech house, techno, trance, melodic house/techno, drum & bass, garage, indie, chill, pop, hip-hop and more.
How do I get access/what happens when I sign up?
This course is completely online-based.
As soon as you make your payment, you’ll be instantly enrolled in the course platform and you can start the course straight away.
Isn't everything on YouTube already?
This is a fully comprehensive course that teaches you sound design from the foundations up – step-by-step. It’s also delivered by a pro in the industry, not just anybody.
You won’t find anything this comprehensive just lying around on YouTube.
And while you might find a few tips or tricks that we use throughout this course in a tutorials, it won’t provide you with the full picture that makes a great sound designer and producer.
Still have questions?
We're happy to help. Email us at support@edmprod.com and we'll get back to you ASAP.