BeforeDariya
Raw vocals.
Untuned vocals, before vocal mixing.
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ONLINE COURSEMusic
Music
Production
Course
Learn music production, sound design, mixing and mastering, from real artists, for the next generation.
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OUR APPROACHCreate
Create
Learn
Progress
A structured, modern path from idea to finished track.
SAME PASSION HIGHER SKILLS
01
Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation.
02
Sound Design
Find your sound.
03
Mixing & Mastering
Make it sound pro.
04
Real-World Skills
Turn ideas into releases.
THE COURSEEverything
Everything
you need to
make real music.
In-depth modules, hands-on projects, and guidance from industry professionals.
Explore the Course23Modules
STRUCTURED LEARNING
93Video lessons
IN-DEPTH VIDEO TRAINING
Live + RecordedSessions
LEARN ANYWHERE
Mixing, Mastering& More
COMPLETE PRODUCER SKILLS
VOCAL TUNING & MIXINGHear the vocal
Hear the vocal
transformation.
Compare raw and processed vocals across three songs. Learn vocal tuning and mixing to bring pitch, tone and balance together, so the voice sits naturally with the music.
Best heard with headphonesDariya
AfterDariya
Tuned & mixed.
Pitch-corrected vocals, shaped and balanced with the music.
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Palley
BeforePalley
Raw vocals.
The original vocals, before vocal mixing.
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AfterPalley
Polished vocals.
Vocals after processing and mixing with the music.
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YOUHURTSOFINE
BeforeYOUHURTSOFINE
Raw vocals.
The original vocals, before vocal mixing.
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AfterYOUHURTSOFINE
Polished vocals.
Vocals after processing and mixing with the music.
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Inside the vocal session.
Vocal tuning and compression, up close.
Learn to tune vocals, shape their tone and balance them with the music.
See what you’ll learn
MENTORSHIPLearn from
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF CREATORS
Learn from
real producers.
Direct guidance. Real feedback. A creative community.
THE ROADMAP · 16 WEEKS
Enroll for ₹7,000Your learning roadmap.
32 topics across 16 weeks. The course library contains 23 modules with 93 video lessons, 2 PDFs and 1 assignment. Each roadmap topic brings together related lessons; it is not a single video.
01MONTH 1: LOGIC PRO X FOUNDATIONS
4 weeks · 8 topics
MONTH 1: LOGIC PRO X FOUNDATIONS
4 weeks · 8 topics
Week 12 topics
Getting Started & Logic Setup
Topic 1: Getting Started with Logic Pro X
- Logic Pro X interface & project overview
- Adding synthesizers & MIDI instruments
- Recording live audio & guitar tracks
- Drum track programming & project bouncing
Topic 2: Configuring Logic Pro X
- Setting up the sound library & audio buffer
- Control Bar & LCD Display customization
- Track creation types & signal routing
- Key commands, templates & custom screensets
Week 22 topics
Apple Loops & Software Instruments
Topic 3: Apple Loops Workflow
- Navigating & filtering Apple Loops library
- Matching tempo, key & groove feel
- Building loop-based musical foundations
- Arranging loops into verse, chorus & drop sections
Topic 4: Software Instruments & Synths
- Software instrument channel strip overview
- Inspector parameters & MIDI quantizing
- Logic Drummer tracks & groove customization
- ES2 synthesizer sound design basics
Week 32 topics
Step Sequencer & Sampler
Topic 5: Step Sequencer Beat Design
- Step Sequencer layout & pattern design
- Programming drum beats & velocity steps
- Note repeat, chance & probability parameters
- Creating syncopated grooves & polyrhythms
Topic 6: Sampler & Custom Instruments
- Quick Sampler & Multi-Sampler architecture
- Loading external samples & setting loop points
- Zone editor & keyboard pitch mapping
- Building custom playable sampler instruments
Week 42 topics
Automation & Audio Manipulation
Topic 7: Automation & Movement
- Read, Touch & Latch automation modes
- Volume & stereo pan automation curves
- Automating plugin parameters & filter sweeps
- Creating arrangement energy builds & drops
Topic 8: Flex Time, Flex Pitch & Assignment
- Flex Pitch vocal correction & melody tuning
- Flex Time groove alignment & transient editing
- Audio stretching & timing quantization
- Assignment: Build Your Own Sampler-Based Track
02MONTH 2: AUDIO PROCESSING & MIXING ESSENTIALS
4 weeks · 8 topics
MONTH 2: AUDIO PROCESSING & MIXING ESSENTIALS
4 weeks · 8 topics
Week 52 topics
Essential Mixing Tools & Routing
Topic 9: Mixer Setup, EQ & Panning
- Mixer window architecture & signal flow
- Gain staging fundamentals & meter calibration
- Channel EQ tone shaping & corrective filtering
- Stereo panning & instrument spatial placement
Topic 10: Compression & De-essing Basics
- Compressor core controls: Threshold & Ratio
- Taming dynamic peaks & leveling performances
- De-esser setup to eliminate harsh vocal sibilance
- A/B comparisons & gain matching
Week 62 topics
Space, Depth & Parallel Processing
Topic 11: AUX Sends & Track Routing
- Creating bus sends & auxiliary return tracks
- Parallel processing workflows for drums & vocals
- Submix grouping for organized session control
- Effective CPU management with shared aux effects
Topic 12: Space Designer & ChromaVerb
- Space Designer convolution reverb & impulse responses
- ChromaVerb algorithmic room & hall environments
- Pre-delay, decay time & high-frequency damping
- Creating 3D front-to-back spatial depth
Week 72 topics
Creative Modulation & Vintage EQs
Topic 13: Modulation & Creative Effects
- Tempo-synced Echo & stereo tape delay
- Chorus, Flanger & Tremolo modulation textures
- Phat FX multi-band saturation & distortion
- Step FX rhythmic gating & filter sequencing
Topic 14: Vintage EQ Flavors
- Vintage Console EQ (British console character)
- Vintage Graphic EQ (American proportional Q)
- Vintage Tube EQ (Pultec low-end boost & attenuate trick)
- Adding analog warmth & musical harmonics
Week 82 topics
Precision Gain Staging & Compression
Topic 15: Gain Staging & Vocal EQ
- Pre-mix gain staging & reference headroom
- Carving vocal pocket with precision EQ moves
- Managing low-end muddiness & mid-range harshness
- Real-world session EQ walkthroughs
Topic 16: Advanced Compression Controls
- Attack & Release timing for punch vs smoothness
- Hard knee vs soft knee compression curves
- Drum bus compression for cohesive glue
- Circuit model characteristics: Opto, FET & VCA
03MONTH 3: MUSIC THEORY, CHORDS & HARMONY
4 weeks · 8 topics
MONTH 3: MUSIC THEORY, CHORDS & HARMONY
4 weeks · 8 topics
Week 92 topics
Music Theory Fundamentals & Intervals
Topic 17: Understanding the Keyboard
- Keyboard layout & piano roll navigation
- Whole steps, half steps & semitones
- Octaves, note pitches & accidentals
- Visualizing notes & root pitches quickly
Topic 18: Musical Intervals & Ear Training
- Major & minor 2nds, 3rds, 6ths & 7ths
- Perfect 4ths, 5ths & octaves
- Dissonance vs consonance in modern production
- Applying intervals to melody writing
Week 102 topics
Scales & Melodic Construction
Topic 19: Building Major & Minor Scales
- The Major scale formula (W-W-H-W-W-W-H)
- Natural minor, harmonic minor & melodic minor scales
- Relative major & minor scale relationships
- Selecting musical keys for commercial productions
Topic 20: Scale Degrees & Melodic Writing
- Tonic, dominant & leading tone functions
- Writing catchy top-line hook melodies in key
- Rhythmic variations & phrasing in melodies
- Music Theory Reference Guide & scale charts
Week 112 topics
Chord Foundations & Inversions
Topic 21: Major & Minor Triads
- Building major & minor triads from root notes
- Diatonic chords inside major & minor scales
- Roman numeral analysis & chord numbers (I, IV, V, vi)
- Writing emotional, commercial chord progressions
Topic 22: Chord Inversions & Voicings
- Root position, 1st inversion & 2nd inversion chords
- Smooth basslines & chord transitions
- Close vs open chord voicings on the piano roll
- Distributing chord tones across synth & acoustic layers
Week 122 topics
Seventh Chords, Voice Leading & Extensions
Topic 23: Seventh, Sus & Extended Chords
- Major 7th, Minor 7th & Dominant 7th chords
- Sus2 & Sus4 chords for suspended harmonic tension
- Add9, 11th & 13th extensions for lush modern pop
- Chords & Harmony Cheat Sheet study
Topic 24: Voice Leading & Harmonic Movement
- Principles of smooth voice leading between chords
- Creating tension, suspense & resolving cadences
- Harmonic function & movement across song sections
- Mid-Program Production Review & Assignment
04MONTH 4: MIXING & MASTERING
4 weeks · 8 topics
MONTH 4: MIXING & MASTERING
4 weeks · 8 topics
Week 132 topics
Mix Preparation, Balance & Low-End
Topic 25: Session Prep & Static Balance
- Session cleanup, track grouping & bus routing
- Fader-only static balancing & listening levels
- Mono check for phase coherence & masking
- Stereo panning & spatial field definition
Topic 26: Kick, Bass & Low-End Integration
- Frequency slotting: separating kick & 808/sub-bass
- Sidechain compression & dynamic EQ carving
- Low-end mono summing below 100 Hz
- Bass harmonic saturation for translation on all speakers
Week 142 topics
Vocal Mixing & Mix Bus Polish
Topic 27: Lead & Background Vocal Mixing
- Vocal chain: corrective EQ, compression & de-essing
- Tonal polish, high-end sheen & saturation
- Stereo imaging, doubles, ad-libs & harmony stacks
- Automation: vocal fader rides & delay throws
Topic 28: Mix Bus Processing & Polish
- Mix bus EQ for overall tonal balance & air
- Glue compression: gentle VCA & analog bus dynamics
- Stereo widening & depth verification
- A/B referencing against commercial releases
Week 152 topics
Mastering Fundamentals & Chain Setup
Topic 29: Mastering Principles & Loudness
- Differences between mixing and mastering mindsets
- Understanding LUFS, true peak (dBTP) & dynamic range
- Pre-master export requirements & headroom calibration
- Frequency spectrum analysis & reference curves
Topic 30: Building the Logic Pro Master Chain
- Linear phase EQ for surgical adjustments
- Multi-band dynamics & compression with Multipressor
- Mid/Side processing & low-end mono imaging
- Tape saturation & analog warmth emulators
Week 162 topics
Limiting & Commercial Distribution
Topic 31: Brickwall Limiting & Final Loudness
- Adaptive Limiter settings & true peak ceiling
- Maximizing commercial loudness without distortion
- Soft clipping vs brickwall limiter behavior
- Dithering & noise shaping for final export
Topic 32: Platform Delivery & Final Release
- Streaming specs: Spotify, Apple Music & YouTube
- Exporting 24-bit/48kHz WAV, instrumental & radio edits
- Embedding metadata, ISRC codes & artwork
- Final project evaluation, feedback & next steps
INSIDE THE WORKReal project breakdowns
Real project breakdowns
and brand studies.
See the decisions behind the finished frame, from cue sheets and sound design to the mix moves that make a brand piece feel alive.
BRAND STUDY / MARVEL × LENSKART
Inside one real campaign session.
Follow the music changes, sound design, movement cues, arrangement, and mix decisions that move this project from brief to final.
Explore productionSPACE DRIVE / SELECTED WORKProduced, mixed
STUDIO REEL / 00:33Produced, mixed
and mastered.
SPACE DRIVE STUDIOS
A glimpse of the production, mixing and mastering work behind the studio.
THE WORK SPEAKSBrands we have
20 SELECTED PARTNERSBrands we have
worked with.
IN THE PRESS
Explore coverage of Aditya Vashisht’s production work, collaborations, and music with The Backyard Shrooms.
Read article (opens in a new tab)‘Channa Ve’ Singer Mansheel Gujral on Her New EP ‘Move’
Aditya Vashisht is credited among the producers behind Mansheel Gujral’s debut EP.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Seattle Musician Joe August Collabs With Aditya Vashisht On Groovy New Single ‘Next Year’
A feature on the collaboration between Joe August and Aditya Vashisht.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Backyard Shrooms Return with New Single ‘Pitstop’
Behind the single produced, mixed and mastered by Aditya Vashisht.
Read article (opens in a new tab)NEXA Music Playlist: Watch Playthrough Videos From the Top 24
The Backyard Shrooms perform “Solitary Mind” alongside the NEXA Music Top 24.
Read article (opens in a new tab)COVER STORY: A.R. Rahman, The Mentor
The NEXA Music group cover story, featuring A.R. Rahman and the Top 24 acts, including The Backyard Shrooms.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Meet Nexa Music Top 24 Artist: The Backyard Shrooms
Meet the band and bassist Aditya Vashisht as they join NEXA Music’s Top 24.
Read article (opens in a new tab)#JustAnnounced: Nexa Music’s Top 24 Winners
The announcement naming The Backyard Shrooms among NEXA Music’s selected artists.
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The Backyard Shrooms Release Debut EP ‘Solitary Mind’
Aditya discusses the debut EP, recorded at his home studio and mixed and mastered by him.
COMPLETE ENROLLMENTOne investment.
One investment.
Lifetime production mastery.
Get immediate, unrestricted access to the entire 16-week masterclass, stems, and direct mentorship feedback.
Complete Production Masterclass
16 Weeks · 23 Modules · 93 Video Lessons · Lifetime Access
₹7,000
One-Time Payment
23 course modules & 93 video lessons, plus 2 PDF resources and 1 assignment
Monthly 1:1 Project Reviews directly from Aditya Vashisht on your stems
Track submission for detailed feedback
Private Q&A for Lessons and Modules
Upcoming Chord Training Game Access
Official Academy Certificate upon project completion and approval
Join the Course · ₹7,000
Instant portal activation · 256-bit encrypted checkout · Full lifetime access
PRODUCER RESULTS
Real tracks. Real progress.
“Before this course, I had over 50 unfinished 8-bar loops. The workflow and arrangement modules completely changed how I produce. Within 6 weeks, I signed my first full track to an indie label.”
“YouTube is full of conflicting advice. Aditya teaches the exact WHY behind every compression and EQ move. My kicks and 808s finally hit with punch without distorting phone speakers.”
“Opening the actual Marvel × Lenskart commercial sessions was an eye-opener. The monthly 1:1 feedback with Aditya on my own stems gave me the confidence to pitch to real clients.”
CHORD TRAINING GAMEPut your chords
Put your chords
into play.
See the chord training game in action. A more hands-on way to practise, coming to the Complete Plan.
Game preview · Coming to the Complete Plan
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1-ON-1 · 4 MONTHSPRIVATE MENTORSHIP
4-Month 1-on-1 Music Production Mentorship
Private studio practice in production, mixing, sound design, and commercial campaigns. Work directly with Aditya Vashisht across weekly live sessions, stem teardowns, and finishing your original records.
Weekly 1:1 live sessions
Marvel & brand brief studies
Direct stem & mix reviews
Finish & master your records