Office Hours
Weekly. Ask questions, get help, and connect. Included with residency.
Drop in with questions, get real-time help from an instructor, or just connect with other residents. Office Hours are your open door to the Beat Kitchen community.
Upcoming Sessions
- Mar 08 1pm (PT) | 4pm (ET) | 9pm (UK) Cinnamontal
- Mar 09 9am (PT) | 12pm (ET) | 5pm (UK) Cinnamontal
- Mar 10 10am (PT) | 1pm (ET) | 6pm (UK) Jam Phelps
- Mar 11 8pm (PT) | 11pm (ET) | 4am (UK) Jon Mattox
- Mar 12 2pm (PT) | 5pm (ET) | 10pm (UK) Scott Hampton
- Mar 12 5pm (PT) | 8pm (ET) | 1am (UK) Kallie
Recent Sessions
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Bouncing stems in pro tools stems vs track outs Bouncing a track in pro tools Mastering compressor basics signal flow in pro tools
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We listened to a couple tracks in progress and talked about vocal production. Best order of plugins and why. Simplifying vocal processing and getting better results. Controlling reverb tone. De-essing for reducing different sounds in vocals. We also did and overall mix critique and feedback listen for a different track in progress.
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We talked about the process of taking an idea from our head, into creation. More specifically, how we are in our heads but it's important to know when to let go of this notion that everything happens in a silo. Also, Alee shared that she will be doing a cover of Bad Guy (Billie Eilish) and we talked about ways to approach that as well. We talked as a group about deciding what to practice and produce first.
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We explored songwriting and harmonic concepts, including tension, chord progressions, and how to approach self-accompaniment on piano. Worked through questions about music production in FL Studio and practical next steps for skill development. Also touched on how studying artists like Nina Simone can inform arrangement and accompaniment thinking.
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We explored how to build emotional tension in songwriting without relying on additional chords, lyrics, or volume, covering the full range of musical tools available — melody, rhythm, arrangement, orchestration, and performance. We also dug into synthesis options beyond subtractive synthesis, including wavetable and FM, and spent time on meter and feel, particularly triple and compound meters like 6/8 and how changing meter can completely transform a piece. The session was wide-ranging and idea-focused, drawing on examples from Depeche Mode, Lana Del Rey, Eminem, and "Fly Me to the Moon."
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