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BUILD A SIGNED, BBC RADIO PLAYED PROGRESSIVE HOUSE TRACK FROM START TO FINISH
Basement Fever was released on Blackwaxx Records and played on BBC Radio. Now you can watch every step of how it was made, from a completely blank project to the final master, and build it yourself right alongside. 24 lessons. 3+ hours. Any DAW. All workfiles included. Every plugin used is free. This is the real process behind a real release, with AI working as your creative partner, and it will change the way you make music.
You want to see exactly how a signed, radio-played track is made, with nothing skipped
Your tracks never quite sound like the ones you hear on the radio and you want to know why
You want to make vocal tracks but don't have a singer or songwriter on hand
You want to use AI to make better music, not to replace your own creativity
You know your DAW basics and you're ready to take your productions to a professional level
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BORN TO PRODUCE
AI Assisted Vocal Progressive House Music Production Tutorial
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24 Lessons
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COURSE SUMMARY
Basement Fever - Vocal Progressive House Tutorial is a 24-lesson, 3+ hour video course from Born To Produce where you build a complete, professionally released vocal progressive house track from start to finish. The track, Basement Fever by Dirty Inc (the alias of Born To Produce founder Jon Merritt), was released on Blackwaxx Records and played on BBC Radio. You'll learn the vocal-first workflow that uses AI tools like Suno as a creative partner to write lyrics, concept the vocal and lock in the song idea before the track is built, then follow every production step: bassline and lead melody writing in E flat minor, growl bass and sidechaining, layered lead sound design with distortion and saturation, sampling key-matched drums from AI generations, lead accompaniment and pads, section-by-section arrangement with SFX, vocal production with doubles and backing vocals, mixdown, and mastering. Every instrument is built with the free Vital synth, and every plugin used is free. All workfiles included, including MIDI, audio, AI vocals, Vital presets and the MP3 master. Works with any DAW. Requires basic DAW knowledge. Created by Born To Produce, with 10+ years of teaching experience and over 15,000 students.
What if you could watch a signed, radio-played track get built from the very first note, and learn every decision behind it??
Watch The Course Overview
See exactly what you'll build, how AI fits into a real professional workflow, and why seeing a released track come together from start to finish will make every track you make from now on better.
COURSE CURRICULUM
6 MODULES. ONE SIGNED TRACK. EVERY SINGLE STEP.
Most tutorials show you a technique here and a trick there, then leave you to work out how it all fits together. This course is different. You follow the exact process that took Basement Fever from an empty project to a Blackwaxx Records release and BBC Radio play, with every workfile provided so your track lines up with Jon's at every stage. By the end, you'll have a finished, mastered track and a professional workflow you can take into every production.
01
THE FOUNDATION
Musical Structure, Melody Writing & The Vocal-First Workflow
Start with a blank project and build the musical backbone of the track, a bassline melody in E flat minor that everything else grows from. You'll learn Jon's simple process for writing melodies within a scale, then discover what he calls the most important lesson in the course: why building a full instrumental before the vocal leads to making every track twice, and how getting the song concept and vocal sorted first makes your tracks better written, better arranged and better mixed.
02
A KILLER VOCAL
Audio Seeds, AI Lyric Writing & Concepting With Suno
This is where AI becomes your creative partner. Learn how to create an audio seed that keeps every AI generation in the right key, at the right tempo and in time with your project. You'll develop full lyrics from a single hook line using free AI tools, then use Suno to concept vocal styles and ideas until you find a performance that fits your vision. Finally, you'll extract the vocal and line it up perfectly in your DAW. You don't even need a Suno account to follow along, because every AI part is included in the workfiles.
03
BASS & LEADS
Growl Bass, Sidechaining, Layered Leads, Distortion & Saturation
Turn the melody into a gritty, bouncy growl bass with the included Vital preset, and learn why sidechaining is so important for a kick and bass that work together. Then build a big, fat lead from three layered Vital sounds and process it with split-band distortion and saturation. Along the way you'll learn one of the most valuable lessons in production: choosing the right patterns and giving each element rhythmic space is a huge part of the mix, and it's what makes elements sound bigger.
04
DRUMS THAT HIT
Key-Matched AI Kicks, Sampling One Shots & Drum Processing
Discover why Jon now samples almost all of his kick drums from AI generations. Because the audio seed tells the AI the key of the track, the kicks come out tuned to your project, preventing one of the biggest mixing mistakes there is. You'll learn how to extract and clean up one shots like claps, bring in a top loop for movement, and add drum reverb and processing that gives the groove its energy.
05
GLUE & ATMOSPHERE
Lead Accompaniment, House Stabs & The Pulse Pad
Great tracks have parts you barely notice until they're gone. Learn how a simple single-note accompaniment, using the BTP House Stabs preset by Demis Hellen, ties the bass and lead together and lifts the energy of the chorus without cluttering the mix. Then add a pulsing pad that fills out the track and gives it depth and atmosphere.
06
ARRANGEMENT
Section By Section, SFX, Tension & Release
Shape the track into a journey, working through the intro, verses, pre choruses, choruses and outro one section at a time, just as Jon did when he made it. You'll add the risers, crashes, impacts and SFX that glue everything together, automate delay and reverb throws, and use filter automation to build tension and release it for maximum impact.
07
VOCALS + MIX & MASTER
Vocal Doubles, Mixdown & The Final Master
Make the vocal sound like a record. Learn how to generate vocal doubles and left and right takes, pan and group them, and use compression for a consistent, polished performance. Then add the final tweaks and move into the mixdown, getting the foundational elements balanced first before building the rest of the mix around them. Finish by mastering the track and exporting the final version, the same track that was released and played on BBC Radio.
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
BY THE END, You WILL HAVE:
A Finished, Professionally Released Track
Build Basement Fever step by step, the same track that was signed to Blackwaxx Records and played on BBC Radio, with every workfile included so your version lines up with the original.
A Vocal-First Workflow That Makes Better Tracks
The process that stops you making every track twice. Get the song idea and vocal locked in first, then build a track that fits it perfectly from the ground up.
Practical AI Production Skills
Audio seeds, AI lyric writing, vocal concepting, vocal doubles and key-matched drums. How to use AI as a creative partner while you stay in full control.
Vital Presets & Sound Design Skills
The growl bass, three lead layers, BTP House Stabs and Pulse Pad presets used in the track, plus the layering and saturation techniques to make your own sounds bigger.
A Professional Mixing Mindset
Learn why great mixes start with the parts you choose and the space you give them, then how to balance, process and master a track to a release-ready standard.
Skills That Work in Any DAW
Everything applies to Cubase, FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro or any other DAW, and every plugin used is free, so there's nothing extra to buy.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
FIRST 3 LESSONS ARE COMPLETELY FREE
Watch the sample lessons at no cost. When you see how quickly everything clicks, coming back for the full course will be the easiest decision you've ever made.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
TAUGHT BY SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS
Jon has been making music for over 25 years and teaching for the last 15. His approach was born out of frustration with dry, button-by-button tutorials that left beginners confused and without practical skills. He has come to grips with genres from Hard House to Downtempo, and has tried almost every angle on modern production techniques — so when he teaches you something, it has been tried, tested, and refined. Born To Produce is a Steinberg Certified Training Centre, and their Level 3 teaching method means you learn everything in the context of making real music.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COURSE
Is this a real released track?
Yes. Basement Fever was produced by Jon Merritt under his Dirty Inc alias, released on Blackwaxx Records and played on BBC Radio. This course shows you every step of how that exact track was made, from a blank project to the final master.
Which DAW does this course use?
This course works with any DAW - Cubase, FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro, or anything else. The production techniques and AI workflow are universal, so whatever software you use to make music, everything you learn applies directly.
Is this suitable for complete beginners?
This course requires you to know your way around your DAW of choice. It's not designed for someone who has never opened music software before. If you've completed one of our beginner DAW courses or have equivalent experience, you're ready. The focus is on professional production techniques and AI integration, not DAW basics.
Do I need to buy any plugins or synths?
No. Every instrument in the track is made with Vital, a powerful synth that is completely free, and every plugin used in the course is free too. Install guides are included in the workfiles, so there's nothing extra to buy.
Do I need a Suno account or any AI tools?
No. Every part created with AI, including the vocals, vocal doubles and drums, is included in the workfiles, so you can follow along without any AI subscriptions. Jon shows you the full process so you can use it in your own tracks whenever you're ready, and Suno has a free tier if you'd like to try it.
Is this just an AI course, or does it teach real production skills too?
Both, and the production skills come first. This is a complete progressive house production course covering melody writing, bass and lead sound design, drums, arrangement, vocal production, mixing and mastering. AI is used as a creative partner at key moments, to concept the vocal, develop lyrics and create key-matched drums, not to generate the track for you.
What workfiles are included?
Everything used to make the track: all MIDI files, all audio (including the kick, AI vocals and doubles, top loop and SFX), the Vital presets for the growl bass, lead layers, BTP House Stabs and Pulse Pad, plugin install guides, and the MP3 master of the finished track. The audio is supplied at 96kHz/24-bit, so if your project uses different settings, simply convert the files as you import them.
Is this only useful for progressive house producers?
While the track you build is vocal progressive house, the vocal-first workflow, melody writing, sound design, arrangement and mixing skills apply to any style of electronic music. The AI techniques are completely genre-agnostic and can be used in any production.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. We're confident this course will make you a better producer. If it doesn't help you make better music, just contact us via the support page and we'll give you your money back.
How long do I have access to the course?
Lifetime access. Once you purchase, the course is yours forever. You can revisit any lesson at any time. If you ever need to re-download the tutorial zip just reach out to us via the support page and we'll send you a fresh download link.
What do I get when I purchase the course?
Instant access via a downloadable zip to all 24 lessons (3+ hours) plus all workfiles (MIDI, audio, AI vocals, Vital presets, install guides and the MP3 master) so you can follow along building the actual track. You also get access to the Born To Produce students Facebook group, and full email support from the Born To Produce team (less than 24 hour response time) if you get stuck at any point.
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Join thousands of other producers who are already using AI to enhance their music production. 5-star rated tutors. Any DAW. A complete vocal progressive house track, built with the creative power of AI.
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WHAT'S NEXT?
Complete Your Journey
Once you've finished this course, these are the natural next steps - all built on what you learned here.