Courses
Courses and schools worth knowing about, for when you want more than free videos. The free ones come first.
Free to start
| Learning MusicAbleton | Beats, notes, chords, basslines and song structure, played right in your browser, with a lesson on house beats. You don't need Live for it.Interactive lessons in your browser | FreeStarter |
| Learning SynthsAbleton | Learn how a synth works by playing one: oscillators, filters, envelopes and LFOs. A quick way to understand what a bass preset is actually doing.Interactive lessons in your browser | FreeStarter |
| Easy Guide to Ableton Livepointblank Music School | Over 30 short videos from pointblank's lecturers that take you through Live from scratch. You need a free account and a copy of Live (the free trial works).30+ self-paced videos | Free (sign-up needed)Starter |
Don't forget my Learn from others page: hand-picked YouTube tutorials for house, all free, just less structured than a paid course.
Memberships with feedback
| SYNTHOJosh Baker's school, with tutors like Sidney Charles, Kolter, Jamback and Litmus | Built around house, tech house and UK garage, with step-by-step beginner courses (Ableton, drums, chords, sampling) and artist lessons once you're past the basics.Video courses, a monthly track review, weekly live feedback, DiscordFree tutorials on YouTube ↗ | £9.99 for a 7-day trial, then £69.99/mo (or £399.99/yr)Starter + Next step |
| Constant StudioBurnski (Constant Sound, INSTINCT) | Underground house from the Constant Sound camp, aimed at finishing tracks and getting them label-ready. Mentorship with Burnski is extra.Hundreds of video tutorials, track feedback from Burnski, A&R insight from labels | £49/mo, or £229/yr (limited-time price)Next step |
| Studio OrbitKepler (released on Fuse, Up The Stuss and Constant Sound), plus 25+ guest producers | Underground house, minimal, rominimal, UK garage and electro. Kepler is a qualified teacher, and there's a separate intro course if you've never opened a DAW.400+ tutorials and track breakdowns, Discord, app. VIP adds feedback on 2 tracks a monthFree tutorials on YouTube ↗ | £45/mo, VIP £55/mo. Intro course £150 one-offStarter + Next step |
| SM StudioSample Market, with tutors like East End Dubs, Sidney Charles, Cristi Cons and Christopher Ledger | Courses and track breakdowns from the minimal and tech house scene, plus exclusive packs. Sample Market says it suits beginners through to advanced.Courses, track breakdowns, 3 exclusive downloads a month, Discord | £29.99/moStarter + Next step |
| Dilby on PatreonDilby | Minimal and tech house breakdowns, with the project files behind his YouTube tutorials. A cheap way to open up a real session and see how it's built.Project files, track feedback livestreams, Discord. Higher tiers add 1-to-1 timeFree tutorials on YouTube ↗ | $6.50/mo; 1-to-1 tiers from $31/moNext step |
Single courses you keep
| Toolroom Academy on-demandToolroom artists like Ben Remember, Martin Ikin and D. Ramirez | House and tech house straight from the label. Most track-from-scratch courses are £39.99, and Ben Remember's Foundation courses are £149.99 each. Its 12-week Production Certificate adds live lessons and weekly A&R feedback, with the price given on enquiry.Video courses you keep, mostly track-from-scratchFree tutorials on YouTube ↗ | From £29.99 per courseNext step |
| Minimal Tech House with P-LASKP-LASK, Ableton Certified Trainer (Sonic Academy) | A full minimal tech house track built in Live, which Sonic Academy pitches at beginner and intermediate level.4-hour video course in Ableton Live | £34.95 to keep, or in Sonic Academy's £9.99/mo planStarter + Next step |
| Complete Classic House Start to Finish AcademyProduction Music Live (PML), with Yannek Maunz and two other tutors | Classic and Ibiza-style house from first loop to finished track. PML labels it intermediate, and you get the project files to pull apart.6-part video course, 80+ sessions, 14 Ableton project files, samplesFree downloads (email sign-up) ↗ | €97 on sale (normally €194)Next step |
| Tech/Minimal House CourseThe Producer School | A modern house track built step by step: drums, bass, melodies, mixing and mastering. Heads up: it's made in FL Studio 24, not Ableton.3-hour start-to-finish video course with the project fileFree project files ↗ | €39.99Starter |
Last checked 19 Oct 2026. Prices are as shown on each school's own page, in its own currency, and sales change them often. Starter means you're new to it; Next step means you've finished a few loops and want to get better. Know a good course? Suggest it.
Before you pay
- Start with the free ones. If you can't finish a loop yet, a paid course won't fix that on its own.
- With a membership, the track feedback is the part you can't get for free. If you won't send tracks in, a single course is cheaper.
- Check the DAW. Most of these teach in Ableton Live, but The Producer School's course here is in FL Studio.
- Cancel before a trial renews if it isn't for you.