Music Production with BandLab (Free): Beats, Recording & Mixing
Make your first original track on phone or laptop — beats, chords, vocals, mixing and export with free BandLab
Ghosla Academy · Music Team
BandLab is a free, cloud-based music studio that runs in a web browser and as a mobile app. In this course you will use it to go from an empty project to a finished, exported track: drums, bass, chords, melody, vocals, arrangement, mixing and a final master. You will also learn the core production ideas that work in every DAW — tempo, key, MIDI vs audio, quantising, gain staging and basic effects — so your skills transfer when you move to other software. We finish with copyright basics for India, so you share only what you have the right to share. Sirf phone aur earphones se apna pehla original track banao.
What you will be able to do
- Set up a free BandLab account and navigate the Studio / Mix Editor on phone or browser
- Program drum patterns on a 16-step grid and set tempo and key
- Create chords and bass lines with virtual instruments and MIDI editing
- Record vocals or instruments at home with a phone and earphones
- Arrange a song structure and mix with volume, panning, EQ, compression and reverb
- Export your track and publish it legally, respecting copyright
What you build
- Build an 8-bar beat loop with drums, bass and chords
- Produce, mix and export a 60–90 second original track
What you need to start
- A smartphone (Android or iPhone) or a laptop with a browser and internet
- Wired earphones or headphones
- No music theory or software experience needed
Curriculum · 5 sections, 16 lectures
Getting Started with BandLab4 lectures
- What a DAW Is and Why BandLabFree preview8 min
- Tour of the Mix Editor: Tracks, Timeline and TempoFree preview12 min
- Audio vs MIDI and Other Core Production Terms10 min
- Section 1 Quiz: BandLab Basics6 min
Making Beats3 lectures
- Drum Patterns on a 16-Step Grid14 min
- Project: 8-Bar Beat Loop18 min
- Section 2 Quiz: Beats6 min
Melody, Chords and Recording3 lectures
- Chords, Bass and Melody with the Piano Roll14 min
- Recording Vocals and Instruments at Home10 min
- Section 3 Quiz: MIDI and Recording6 min
Arrangement and Mixing3 lectures
- Arranging a Song Structure12 min
- Mixing Basics: Volume, Pan, EQ, Compression and Reverb15 min
- Section 4 Quiz: Arrangement and Mixing6 min
Finishing, Exporting and Sharing3 lectures
- Mastering, Export and Copyright in India10 min
- Project: Produce and Export an Original Track20 min
- Section 5 Quiz: Finishing and Sharing6 min
Who this is for
- Students who want to make their own beats and songs without buying software
- Singers and rappers who want to record and produce their own tracks
- Content creators who need original background music for reels and videos