Drum Programming Masterclass, Part 3: Advanced Programming

Опубликовано: 17 Март 2026
на канале: Doctor J Teaches Music
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This is a class designed for music producers who are ready to get serious about drum programming.

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The art of programming drums on a MIDI grid, in drum machines, or with audio files can be tricky to master but when you finish this class, your tracks will have the extra energy that comes from professional drum tracks.

Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated Udemy instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.

100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor.

I'll be using Ableton Live and some Logic in this course, but it will be easy to following along on whatever program you are most comfortable with. We will start the class off with an explanation of working with samplers and working on the MIDI grid. Then we will learn to adapt that pattern to work for a number of different styles, including Drum and Bass, Trap, and Dubstep.

DRUM PROGRAMMING MASTERCLASS, PART 3: ADVANCED DRUM PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES is a comprehensive class - that means there are three (3!) different classes that together make the complete sequence. This is Part 3.

Also in the class, we will be doing a number of analysis projects. That just means we will load up some tracks, and re-construct the beat in the track. Doing this will help us to see how those beats are built and guide us in making our own beats. And as a special bonus, I'm going to give you a LOT of MIDI files in this class of all the beats we've made. Throughout the class, I'll be giving you whole sessions you can download and use in your own tracks.

Topics include:

Tools of the trade

Finding the beat in a track

Matching swing settings (or not)

Using multiple beats on the same track

Programming Hip Hop Beats

Transitions and the Beat

"The Breath"

Transition Examples

Fills

Sidechaining (side-chain)

Programming Footwork beats

Syncopation

Pitch and Drums

Tuning Kick samples

Melodic Percussion

Mixing drums

Frequency space and drums

Programming Funk

Programming Glitch

Using Glitch plugins

FREE plugins for advanced techniques

... And much more!!!

Analysis Tracks:

Snoop Dogg: Nothing But a G Thang

Eminem: Lose Yourself

Dessa: Skeleton Key

Boylen: High Life

DJ Slugo: 114799

The Meters: Cissy Strut

James Brown: Cold Sweat

Prince: Sexy MF

The Winstons: Amen Brother

You will not have another opportunity to learn Beat Programming in a more comprehensive way than this. Start here.

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