Lessons at the NUS Electronic Music Lab are open to students of NUS (National University of Singapore). All sessions are on Saturday afternoons 12 - 2 pm at NUS UTown unless otherwise stated. Email electronicmusiclab@gmail.com for more info
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NUS Week |
Date |
Lesson |
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1 |
16 Aug 2025 |
Open Class |
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2 |
23 Aug 2025 |
Orientation 1.Setup
hardware/software 2.Demo
performance types 3. Present
schedule 4. Assign
mentors |
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3 |
30 Aug 2025 |
Beats, melodies,
layers 1.How songs
consist of beats, melodies, layers 3.Programming
melodies and layers in Session View 4.Basic music
theory for starting electronic music: bars, beats, semiquavers, scales,
transposition |
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4 |
6 Sep 2025 |
Loops and
Clips 1.Difference
between MIDI and Audio clips 2.Launching Beat
loops and music loops in Session View 3.Clip editing |
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5 |
13 Sep 2025 |
Arranging
the Song 1.Turning
beats, melodies, loops into a song 2.Structures:
Song – verse, chorus, bridge; Dance – build, drop, break |
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6 |
20 Sep 2025 |
Sampling 1.Why sample?
Originality 2.Basic editing
in Simpler 3.Loading
samples into Drum Rack |
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Recess Week |
27 Sep 2025 |
Checkpoint
with Mentors 1.Check on
progress 2.Refine pieces
for PLUG IN |
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7 |
4 Oct 2025 |
Mid-terms week,
no intensive training |
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8 |
11 Oct 2025 |
Audio
effects 1.How effects
set mood 3.Simple
automation |
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9 |
18 Oct 2025 |
No Session |
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10 |
25 Oct 2025 |
Audio
Recording 1.Recording
guitar (line) 2.Recording
kalimba (mic) 3.Recording
vocal (mic) |
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11 |
Fri 31 Oct 2025 Sat 1 Nov 2025 |
EML 40 Show (by Seniors) Preparation
for Plug In (for new members) |
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12 |
8 Nov 2025 |
PLUG IN
SHOWCASE Internal
showcase by new members of the music that they have created |
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13 |
10- 14 Nov 2025 |
Very near
exams, no lessons or events |
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Reading Week II
and Exams |
15 Nov – 6 Dec
2025 |
(no activities
during this period) |
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Vacation |
7 Dec 2025 – 11
Jan 2026 |
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Semester 2 |
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1 |
17 Jan 2026 |
Live sound
reinforcement 1.How to set up
live PA system for electronic music 2.Sound mixing
and balancing 3.Troubleshooting
live PA problems |
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2 |
24 Jan 2026 |
Mixing and
Mastering 1.Techniques of
balancing 2.EQ in mixing 3.Basic
‘mastering’ and online tools |
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3 |
31 Jan 2026 |
Further
Music Theory 1.Chord
progressions 2.Scales and
modes 3.Using Circle
of Fifths to match loops |
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4 |
7 Feb 2026 |
Sound design
with Synths 1.Why design?
Originality 2.How to
customize instrument sounds – ADSR Envelope, Filter, Waveform |
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1 Feb – 13
April 2025 |
NUS Arts
Festival season |
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5 |
9 – 13 Feb 2026 |
Rehearsals |
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6 |
16 – 20 Feb
2026 |
Rehearsals |
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Recess Week |
21 Feb – 1 Mar
2026 |
NAF Show |
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7 |
2 – 7 Mar 2026 |
Mid-terms week,
avoid scheduling intensive training |
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8 |
14 Mar 2026 |
Further
Audio Effects 1.Send and
Return channels 2.Introduction
to Grain Delay, Saturator, Phaser Flanger, Auto Shift |
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9 |
21 Mar 2026 |
Hari Raya Puasa |
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10 |
28 Mar 2026 |
Further
Sampling with Field Recordings 1.Field
recording 2.Audio effects
and sampling |
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11 |
30 Mar – 3 Apr
2026 |
Well-Being
weekend: 2- 5 April 2026
no rehearsals or training |
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12 |
11 Apr 2026 |
Music
business, copyright 1.Introduction
to business models and contracts 2.Copyright and
how it applies to electronic music |
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13 |
13 – 17 Apr
2026 |
Very near
exams, no training or events |
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Reading Week II
and Exams |
18 Apr – 9 May
2026 |
(no activities
during this period) |
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Vacation |
10 May – 2 Aug
2026 |
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