The Art Of Music Editing – Film Editing Pro
Learn the Art of Music Editing
A Step-By-Step Training Course for Filmmakers, Editors and Online Content Creators
“Aside from storytelling itself, music editing is the #1 most powerful skill any editor can master. It will dramatically improve every single project you ever touch.”
What is The Art of Music Editing?
Music Can Make or Break Your Cut
Take full advantage of the power of music
Simply dropping a cue under your footage isn’t enough – learn how to properly analyze, deconstruct and custom edit your music to perfectly accent every moment
Use these skills on every type of project
- Films, documentaries & shorts
- Ads & promos
- Online content
- Literally anything else that contains music!
70+ 1080p HD Tutorials with Over 14 Hours of Training
- 1080p HD Practice Footage
- 4 hands-on music editing workshops
- 50+ Homework Assignments
- Premium Music & Sound Libraries
Real Hollywood Instructors
Get a unique opportunity to learn exactly how a professional editor works
Decades of Combined Experience
Get access to cutting-edge training from some of the best editors working in the entertainment industry right now.
We’ve taken years of combined editing experience and compiled the best secrets, editing strategies, techniques, workflows and shortcuts.
Our contributing editors have worked for:
THESE MAJOR STUDIOS
& THESE MAJOR FILMS
Check out these exciting features…
70+ Detailed Tutorials in 1080p Video
Over 14 hours of lessons with step-by-step creative music editing training
Professionally Shot HD Footage to Practice Scoring
Develop your skills and build your reel by utilizing high-quality film footage
Training From Real Hollywood Editors
Learn the techniques real Hollywood editors are using on the job every day
Multiple Workshops & Homework Assignments
Follow along as we go through the process of scoring a short film from beginning to end
750+ Element Music Library
Create polished music edits and score along with us using a massive library of cues and sounds
30-Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not completely satisfied with your training we’ll refund your purchase
Professionally-shot HD Practice Footage
Work with the best possible footage to get an authentic experience
No matter how good of an editor you might be, having better quality footage to work with will ALWAYS improve your final product.
Since our goal is to take your editing skills as far as possible, we are providing you with only the best quality source footage to edit.
Additional PRO Practice Footage
Download a second short film and cut together a new score with music stems
With The Art of Music Editing PRO, you get an extra 12 lesson workshop with over 3 hours of teaching guiding you through the versatile technique of cutting with music stems.
To complete this project, we’ve provided you with the HD footage from a second short film to score.
Download the footage fast from our ultra high-speed Amazon S3 server.
High-Quality Music & Sound Library
Work with professional quality audio to create the perfect mix
You’ll get access to a library of over 500 music cues from our partners at Alibi Music Library and Position Music – two leading music production companies in the entertainment industry.
Using this huge library of cues, you’ll learn to create professional mixes and discover industry secrets that will change the way you work with audio forever.
Additional PRO Music Stems Library
Over 250+ pieces of instrumental stems to use in your second film scoring workshop
Quick Reference Guides & Homework Assignments
Support for moving through each lesson and workshop
We’ve distilled the skills and techniques you’ll learn in each lesson with our pack of printable PDF Quick Reference Guides.
Additionally, we’ve provided detailed breakdowns for each workshop so you can follow along as much or as little as you want.
Edit in your own software package to practice the skills you’re learning. This course is NOT software-specific.
Use what you learn with any editing software
Step-by-Step Training
Lessons are designed to teach you music editing skills you can use on any project
MODULE 1 | WELCOME
Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Music Editing
An overview of the course and a bit of information about what you’re going to learn
Length 1:13
Lesson 2: How This Course is Organized
A review of the course structure with the various types of lessons, live editing practice and more
Length 1:40
MODULE 2 | MUSIC THEORY FOR EDITORS
Lesson 3: The 4 Main Functions of Music in Film
An in-depth examination of when, where and how music is used in various types of film
Length 18:19
Lesson 4: Musical Styles, Genres & Meaning
Discover the many musical genres you’ll be working with and the characteristics of each
Length 14:05
Lesson 5: Creating Emotional Tones & States
Explore the dramatic impact music can have on your viewer’s emotions
Length 23:43
MODULE 3 | MUSIC EDITING FUNDAMENTALS
Lesson 6: How to Find the Right Music
Learn how to conduct quicker and more effective music searches
Length 20:11
Lesson 7: How to Analyze & Prep a Music Cue
The step-by-step process of breaking down a music cue and prepare it for editing
Length 14:30
Lesson 8: How to Correctly Use Crossfades
How to correctly and creatively use crossfades in your music
Length 12:33
Lesson 9: How to Place & Join Music Edits
Learn the rules for making good music edits and how to fix common problems with bad ones
Length 14:00
MODULE 4 | KEY MUSIC EDITING TECHNIQUES
Lesson 10: Spotting for Editors: Where Does the Music Go?
Learn where to add music, where to let your footage play dry and how to figure out the right style and tempo
Length 16:14
Lesson 11: Accenting Dramatic Moments with Music
How to manipulate your music to accent the right part of the cut with the right part of the music
Length 14:21
Lesson 12: Cutting Loops & Repeating Elements
The focus of this lesson is how to seamlessly lengthen your cue in order to fit your scene
Length 10:03
Lesson 13: Adding Variety to Your Music
Now that you’ve mastered loops, we’ll teach you the best ways to keep them from feeling too repetitive
Length 19:20
Lesson 14: The Importance of Tones & Drones
Explore how to use these versatile musical elements where understated ambience is needed
Length 11:16
Lesson 15: How to Use Tones & Drones With Music
Learn the best ways to weave drones & music together to flow seamlessly through your cut
Length 10:55
Lesson 16: How to Start & Stop Music with Ringouts & Reverses
Master these two powerful & fun editing techniques to gain complete control over your music
Length 15:23
MODULE 5 | TECHNIQUES FOR MIXING & LEVEL SHAPING
Lesson 17: Music Mixing & Level Guidelines
Study the general best practices & guidelines to begin your mastery of mixing audio
Length 5:05
Lesson 18: Mixing with Keyframes & Rubber Banding
How to use keyframes to gain extremely granular control over your music levels
Length 14:03
Lesson 19: Mixing with Edits & Crossfades
Learn about the pro’s and con’s of using this approach, known for it’s speed and versatility
Length 12:42
Lesson 20: Mixing with Live Automation Recording
Discover the basic techniques and principles of this method rooted in live mixing with faders
Length 6:55
Lesson 21: Mixing with Auto Ducking
Watch our breakdown of this method which attempts to create a much faster mix…but there’s a catch
Length 8:40
Lesson 22: Mixing with EQ & Notching
Learn an advanced technique for adding EQ to your music to create the best possible mix
Length 10:43
MODULE 6 | EDIT LAB: CUT YOUR MUSIC TO FIT ANY SPACE
Lesson 23: Introduction & Project Overview
This hands-on workshop will teach you one of the most useful music editing skills you could ever learn
Length 2:38
Lesson 24: Cutting the 2:00 Version – Part 1
Use all the techniques you’ve learned in this course to shorten a cue from 3:11 to 2:00
Length 13:40
Lesson 25: Cutting the 2:00 Version – Part 2
Take a break and come right back, it’s time to finish up that 2:00 cut!
Length 15:12
Lesson 26: Cutting the 1:00 Version
Learn how to remove 50% of a cue while still maintaining a natural-sounding intro, build and climax
Length 7:36
Lesson 27: Cutting the 1:00 Version – Part 2
Let’s keep going! Now we’ll wrap up the 1:00 version of our cut
Length 10:35
Lesson 28: Cutting the :30 Version – Part 1
How to trim this music to 30 seconds using your entire editing toolkit — this is where things get interesting
Length 12:37
Lesson 29: Cutting the :30 Version – Part 2
Grab another cup of coffee…we’ll tackle the rest of this :30 cut together
Length 19:15
Lesson 30: Cutting the :15 Version – Part 1
15 seconds is pretty short — learn how to get in and out of a cue in a fast and elegant way
Length 8:27
Lesson 31: Cutting the :15 Version – Part 2
You’re not done yet – walk through the end of this :15 cut-down with us
Length 9:49
Lesson 32: Cutting the :05 Version
Learn the impossible, cutting a 3:11 cue to only 5 seconds…perfect for online ads and short promos
Length 6:55
MODULE 7 | THE MUSIC EDITING WORKSHOP
Lesson 33: Project Overview
An overview of this editing workshop and the project we’ll be cutting
Length 14:45
Lesson 34: Setting Up the Project
Follow along as we set up the project and get our materials imported
Length 3:18
Lesson 35: Creating Your Music Roadmap
Create a music roadmap for the footage with macro and micro spotting techniques
Length 15:08
Lesson 36: Gathering & Organizing Your Music
Let’s find, gather and organize the music we need based on our spotting process
Length 12:54
Lesson 37: Laying Out A Rough Music Pass – Part 1
It’s time to edit! Watch as we paint with music to see how things flow
Length 9:20
Lesson 38: Laying Out a Rough Music Pass – Part 2
Work together with us to finish up this part of the scene
Length 11:36
Lesson 39: Going Beyond the Rough Cut
Now that we’ve got a strong foundation, we’ll be walking you through our next steps…
Length 4:33
Lesson 40: Scoring the Intro Sequence
Edit along as we fine-tune the intro of this short sequence
Length 21:36
Lesson 41: Scoring the City Sequence
Watch our process as we continue working with music in the city sequence
Length 3:27
Lesson 42: Scoring the Bar Scene – Part 1
Learn how to mix score and source music to ebb and flow in a cut
Length 10:38
Lesson 43: Scoring the Bar Scene – Part 2
This isn’t the final mix, but we’ll work on fine-tuning that source cue to match the atmosphere
Length 19:37
Lesson 44: Scoring the Apartment Scene – Part 1
Watch us try out a bunch of cool tricks to create a unique music bed
Length 15:28
Lesson 45: Scoring the Apartment Scene – Part 2
Find out how we shift and manipulate our cues to make a musical theme
Length 13:53
Lesson 46: Scoring the Finale
Let’s dive in and see how we can craft the perfect musical climax
Length 15:33
Lesson 47: Creating the Final Mix
Mix your work with us as we polish this music bed to perfec
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