Music production & DJ academy in Malad East, Mumbai. Since May 2012.

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The three people who run Audioqube. Hover to brake the deck, tap a face for the full story.

Since May 2012

14years since Audioqube opened its doors in Mumbai

We opened in May 2012 to build the best place in India to learn music. Courses that are fun and challenging in equal measure. Teaching that values your self-expression as much as your skill. And methods that are anything but traditional, with practical experience at the centre of every course.

The vision

Lead private post-secondary education in creative media technology.

The mission

Specialist vocational and higher-education courses that inspire and develop every graduate.
Practical experience first, shaped by what students and the industry actually need.
The latest knowledge and outstanding facilities, in every student's hands.
A professional community in creative media, networked worldwide.

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Three courses, all hands on, all in the studio. Every one has practice time built in outside class.

A student in AKG headphones producing on a keyboard controller in an Audioqube production room

Music Production

From an empty session to a mixed and mastered track. You learn on your production software (DAW) of choice, with a month of music theory on keyboard built in.

Duration: 3 months per DAW
Classes: Twice a week
Includes: 1 month of music theory on keyboard
Format: 10 modules, two running each week

Plus as much practice time as you can handle outside the two lecture days.

What you'll cover

Music theoryKeys and their names, scales, chords, bass, chord progressions.
Audio theoryHow sound works: frequency, perception, modulation, conversion.
Beat makingDrums for different genres, loops, chopping and slicing samples, drum programming and processing.
Sampling & recordingModify a sample or loop to fit your own production.
Song arrangementStructure a song with a proper intro, verse, bridge and chorus.
Music businessMusic and copyright law, protecting your original work, promoting it to a mass audience.
SynthesisBuild sounds from scratch with plugins, and bend a preset into the sound you want.
MIDIMIDI technology, connecting MIDI devices, recording MIDI instruments.
Mixing & masteringEQ and process sounds into a balanced mix, then master it for release on different mediums.

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DJ class at Audioqube: Pioneer decks and mixer between two KRK monitors, blue light under the desk

DJ

Beatmatching, CD mixing, digital DJing with Traktor and an introduction to scratching. Taught by professional DJs on top-of-the-range Pioneer and Native Instruments gear. All music styles welcome.

Complete DJ Course Certificate, in two formats. Slide the crossfader.

A B

Side A CDJ course

Duration: 2 months
Classes: 2 days a week
Practice: Free practice time

Side B Digital DJing

Duration: 1 month
Classes: 2 days a week
Practice: Free practice time

CDJ course syllabus

Introduction to DJingHistory, genres, beats and bars, Rekordbox and file management.
- How it all started: the history of DJing
- Course overview
- Discussion and understanding of genres in music
- Understanding beats and bar patterns
- Introduction to Pioneer Rekordbox and file management
Equipment set-upPioneer CDJs and mixer, functions, connections, fade mixing, cue points.
- Introduction to Pioneer CDJs and mixer
- Equipment and mixer functions and connections
- Fade mixing: basic transitions using the volume faders
- Cueing techniques and setting a cue point on Pioneer CDJs
Basic beatmatchingBPM, phrasing, pitching and bending, synchronising beats.
- Detecting BPM and tempo using Pioneer mixers and BPM counters
- The structure of dance music: beats, bars and phrasing
- Beatmatching different tracks (pitching and bending)
- Practising phrase alignment and synchronising beats for mixes
Looping & hot cuesLoops on CDJs, quantised loops, hot cues on the XDJ-1000MK2, build-ups.
- Creating and adjusting loops using Pioneer CDJs
- Beatmatching with quantised loops
- Creating and triggering hot cue points on the XDJ-1000MK2
- Using any CDJ to create a hot cue for repeated triggering
- Using loops to create build-up effects to hype the crowd
Harmonic mixingDetect the key of your tracks for clean harmonic mixes.
- Analyse and detect the key of tracks for perfect harmonic mixes
Music formats & sound qualityPreparing music in Rekordbox and importing without losing quality.
- Using Pioneer's Rekordbox software to prepare your music
- Importing music without losing sound quality
PerformanceMic technique, planning and playing a set, recording and uploading your mix.
- Mic'ing techniques
- Plan and perform a DJ set using the latest equipment
- Digital DJ tips
- Record, edit and upload your mix online
Beatmatching & creative mixingEQ blending, crossfader chops, structuring and recording a mix.
- Using EQ controls for blend mixing
- Crossfader technique: chopping up beats and vocals
- Structuring a mix
- Synchronising tracks with BPM counters, the trade secrets of pro DJs
- Creating and recording a mix set
- Introduction to MixMeister Fusion
- Connecting equipment for external recording
- Tag creation using loops and samples
- Recording your own demo mix in Rekordbox
- Basic recording and editing techniques
Effects sessionDelay, echo, roll and filter, and genre transitions using effects.
- Creating a delay effect with two identical tracks
- Using the mixer's delay and echo effects to enhance your mixes
- Using the roll and filter effects
- Transitions between different genres using effects
Promotion & industry know-howYour DJ profile, online presence, brand and logo, getting gig-ready.
- Tips and advice on promoting yourself
- Writing a DJ profile
- Creating an online presence
- Building your DJ brand and creating a DJ logo
- Preparing for professional gigs

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Piano & Keys

Music theory you can see. On a keyboard, intervals and chord shapes sit right in front of you, which makes piano the clearest way into how music works, and a skill that makes you more versatile at everything else.

Course: Piano & Keyboard (piano and synths)
Duration: 1 month
Classes: 2 days a week
Format: 16 modules, two running each week

Practice as much as you like outside the two lecture days.

Syllabus

Introduction to soundMusic versus noise, pitch, note names, intensity, tone quality, synthesis.
- Music versus noise
- Pitch (frequency)
- Learning note names
- Intensity (amplitude)
- Tone quality (waveform)
- Synthesis
ScalesTypes of scales, how they differ, playing them, intervals, exotic scales.
- Types of scales
- Differences between scales
- Playing different scales
- Understanding intervals
- Exotic scales
Cycle of fifthsSharp keys, flat keys, closing the cycle, minor keys.
- Sharp keys
- Flat keys
- Closing the cycle
- The cycle of fifths and minor keys
NotationNote names, finding C, the musical alphabet, the black keys.
- Learning the note names
- Locating the note C
- The musical alphabet
- Names of the black keys
- Why note names matter
Chords & inversionsHarmony, inversions, voicing, seventh chords, modulation.
- Harmony
- Inverted chords
- Octave doubling
- Spacing
- Seventh chords and the dominant seventh
- Modulation using seventh chords
- Seventh-chord harmony
Complex harmonyNinths, elevenths and thirteenths.
- Ninth chords
- Chords of the eleventh
- Chords of the thirteenth
ArpeggiationArpeggios, non-chord tones, steps in an arpeggio.
- Arpeggios
- Arpeggiation and non-chord tones
- Steps in an arpeggio
Practical skillsFinger technique, scales, chords, writing melodies.
- Finger techniques
- Scale playing
- Chord playing
- Creating melodies
IntonationJust and Pythagorean intonation, Balinese, Arabian and Hindustani scales.
- History of intonation
- Just intonation
- Pythagorean intonation
- Problems with alternative tunings
- Tuning Balinese scales
- Tuning Arabian and Hindustani scales
- Tuning overtone melodies
CompositionOriginal pieces, deriving chords, house melodies, every melodic part of a song.
- Creating original compositions
- Deriving chords
- Creating house melodies
- Creating all the melodic elements of a song

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Seven daysa week.

The studios are yours seven days a week for the length of your course. Walk in, take the tour, and talk to a course advisor on the way.

Main ReceptionWhere every visit starts.

Two black doors labelled The Production Qube and The DJ Qube, each with a glowing blue cube sign — Production & DJ QubeTwo doors. Pick one, or both.

Production class: a desk with a monitor, keyboard controller, studio speakers and a synthesizer in a blue-lit treated room — Production ClassMonitors, keys and synths at the desk.

Close-up of a Moog synthesizer's controls and keys under blue light — The MoogAnalogue synthesis, hands on.

DJ Class 1: decks and mixer centred between two studio monitors against black acoustic panels — DJ Class 1Pro decks, studio monitors, treated walls.

DJ Class 2: a Pioneer DJ setup between two KRK monitors with blue underglow — DJ Class 2The second booth, same standard.

Black and white photo of a faculty member guiding a student on a DJ mixer — In sessionPractice time is built into every course.

The signal chain.

What sits between walking in and walking out with your own sound.

You
Bring your taste. All music styles are welcome here.
The gear
The latest gear and instruments, including top-of-the-range Pioneer and Native Instruments equipment.
The faculty
Qualified sound engineers run the studios, and professional DJs teach the decks.
The access
The studios are open to you seven days a week for the length of your course.
The guests
Regular workshops and lectures by prominent artists and some of India's finest DJs.
Your sound
Practical from the first class, with self-expression valued as much as expertise.