Welcome to Riddim Builder: Reggae

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Appreciate how song form influences creative flow in the production process.
• Understand when/how to use live instruments sampled/modeled instruments or a Hybrid approach in the production of Reggae tracks.
• Create an instrumental using one of three Reggae subgenres.

Lastly, you’ll be able to see my approach to Reggae production and post-production.

Here are a few things that you’ll need to successfully complete this course:

• A computer; laptop or desktop, windows or mac.
• A DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) of your choice.
• An Audio Interface.
• A microphone (XLR or USB).
• Headphones or Studio Monitors.
• A midi keyboard.

Do note that it’s important for you to have a working knowledge of major scales as well as major and minor chords. In addition to that, you’ll need to know how to get around your DAW.

With that said, let’s begin.