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Soundtrack Kitchen

Soundtrack Kitchen

Film scores and game soundtracks

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Get the most out of your orchestral sounds. The fact is that the best orchestral production doesn’t start with great sounds. Great sounds won’t help poor programming. We are here to teach you the skills you need to make your brass sections splat, your percussion thunder, and your strings produce goosebumps.

Key Topics

Articulation
Arrangement
Sections
Mixing Considerations
Analysis

What Students Say

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Recently took a couple of classes - Effects, Synthesis and Mixing primer and the Beat Building Jam. Both classes were really good. Ended up learning a lot of basics of how sound design and shaping works in the first one and a bunch of

—Hardik

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Had an Awesome class about Music Theory! It was short but sweet! Being only a music enthusiast and curious on what the class has to offer, Nathan (Instructor) was able to explain it so well and had me captivated on what it is all about. Pretty sure I’ll be attending more classes and just expand my knowledge for sure! -Timothy

—Timmy

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Great teachers and instruction. I will definitely recommend and am really happy I took the time to attend a class-such valuable and easy to understand concepts and a few radical gems that will blow your mind!

—Valentina

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Took a lesson over music theory and learned a lot in a short amount of time! Amazing teacher and lots of great information!

—J4de

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Just finished a Workshop about music theory with Nathan, and all I can say is he really opened my eyes and mind about it and makes me want to know more. I will definitely be looking into some of the classes to further my education in this

—Mercedes

Course Level: Kitchens

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Recent Resident Gyms
- OFFICE HOURS: spoke about Egypt Their setup Live versus recording Getting better low end Saturation and dynamic eq tricks for better low end Microtiming in a mix Panning The beat challenge Guitars and basses Favorite plugins and tape emulations
- INSTRUMENT-GYM: Since it was just Varun we did discuss rhythms & stickings. We also did some one on one talking about and listening to his music 👍
- PRODUCTION-GYM: Scary Monsters by David Bowie, track breakdown
- OFFICE HOURS: Troubleshooting Discord w/Nathan 👍
- OFFICE HOURS: Listened to two songs ahead of him attending a songwriting retreat. We went over strategies to get the most out of collaborating with others. Examples are what to prepare for the session and what are the pros and cons of scripting parts vs allowing space for others to come up with ideas for your song.
- INSTRUMENT-GYM: Speed drills, hand warm ups, lead playing technique, hammer on pull offs, tapping, hand positioning, fingering, and the C Major Scale. (For guitar).
- OFFICE HOURS: I helped alee with drum ideas and we chatted about the importance of practice and not over thinking things, I got to know Space and their goals
- THEORY-GYM: Our House' —Madness A listen to a classic with some unusual chords, some cool guitar tones, and an unexpected key change. Is the mixolydian mode underrated?
- OFFICE HOURS: We talked about different ways of releasing songs, platforms, content, and Dewi helped Alee with a business idea for music.
Learn more about Residency
Upcoming Resident Events
- Office Hours: w/ Jam Phelps
  Feb. 08: 1pm (PT) | 4pm (ET) | 9pm (UK)
- Office Hours: w/ Kallie
  Feb. 08: 5pm (PT) | 8pm (ET) | 1am (UK)
- Weekly 'Beat' Review: w/ Nathan Rosenberg
  Feb. 09: 7am (PT) | 10am (ET) | 3pm (UK)
- Office Hours: w/ Jam Phelps
  Feb. 09: 9am (PT) | 12pm (ET) | 5pm (UK)
- Theory Gym: w/ Nathan Rosenberg
  Feb. 09: 9pm (PT) | 12am (ET) | 5am (UK)
- Production Gym: w/ Scott Hampton
  Feb. 10: 7am (PT) | 10am (ET) | 3pm (UK)
Learn more about Residency
Upcoming Courses
- Feb 28, 2026 Logic Pro 1-Day Intensive
- Mar 2, 2026 DAW Core Skills
- Apr 02, 2026 Comprehensive Program
- Apr 2, 2026 DAW Core Skills
- Apr 18, 2026 Harmony 1-Day Intensive
- Apr 22, 2026 Effects, Synth, & Mixing Primer
- May 7, 2026 Hardware & Recording Primer
- May 11, 2026 Vocal Kitchen
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