The Shelf

• book P1
  Making Music — Dennis DeSantis ↗

  The spine of Phase 1. Read the Problems of Progressing and Problems of Finishing sections first — 2–3 chapters per study session, each applied to the live track that week.

• site P1 P2
  Ableton Learning Music ↗

  Interactive beats-to-songs fundamentals in the browser — fastest way to internalize a concept before touching hardware.

• site P3
  Ableton Learning Synths ↗

  Playable synthesis basics — the warm-up lap before Syntorial.

• course P2 · paid
  Hooktheory: Theory for Producers I–II ↗

  The structured Phase 2 course — teaches with synth examples and piano-roll-style notation that maps directly to how you already think.

• site P2
  Open Music Theory (OMT2) ↗

  The free reference you consult, not read linearly.

• channel P2
  12tone ↗

  For when you want the why behind something — song-by-song analysis of records you already love.

• channel P2
  Adam Neely ↗

  The other why channel — theory, rhythm, and why-music-works essays for the Phase 2 study sessions.

• app P2
  Functional Ear Trainer ↗

  Five minutes on warm-up days when intervals are the bottleneck in transcription.

• course P3 · paid
  Syntorial ↗

  The gamified course that trains you to hear synthesis parameters — subtractive-focused, transfers everywhere. Pairs with the Befaco fortnight.

• channel P3
  Loopop ↗

  Per-machine deep dives — the Digitone and Hydrasynth fortnights lean on these.

• channel P3
  Cuckoo ↗

  The other per-machine channel — joyful Elektron workflow when the gear starts feeling like a spreadsheet.

• channel P3
  Mylar Melodies ↗

  Modular thinking for the Befaco fortnight — patch philosophy over module shopping.

• channel P3
  DivKid ↗

  The other modular channel — modulation and texture ideas for the 7U.

• channel P3
  Mr. Bill ↗

  Ableton-native IDM workflow — resampling, arrangement-as-sound-design, no mystique.

• channel P3
  Dan Worrall ↗

  The FabFilter videos are the best free mixing education that exists. The Phase 3 mixing sequence runs through this channel.

• book P3 · paid
  Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio — Mike Senior ↗

  The mixing book. Caveat the room: HS8s + sub untreated means verifying low end on headphones and the car.

• site P3
  Cambridge-MT Multitrack Library ↗

  Free practice stems from real sessions (companion to Mixing Secrets) — extra reps beyond the plan when you want them.

• channel P3
  Virtual Riot tutorials ↗

  The resample workflow tutorials — weeks 21–22, the Skrillex itch scratched properly.