Music School

What is an All-Access Pass?

Our new all-access pass gives you unlimited access to all of 30+ recorded interactive courses, ear training games, podcasts and sample banks on our website by paying a monthly fee or an annual subscription fee. Our courses cover various topics on music production of varied genres be it Bollywood and western dance music along with mixing and mastering, audio engineering, music business, social media and marketing. In short, it is a one-stop shop of music education.

What is the difference between monthly & annual plan?

Our low monthly or annual plan gives you full access to the library. If you choose the annual plan, you pay for 10 months and get 2 months free. If you choose the monthly plan, you pay every month.

Can I upgrade from monthly to annual plan?

Yes! If you choose to upgrade from monthly to annual plan, your annual plan starts once the current monthly billing cycle ends.

How do I access the library after buying the pass?

Once you buy the all-access pass, you can log in using your username and password by clicking on the members area. After logging in, you will see all the available courses, games and podcasts.

What happens once I cancel my pass?

If you cancel your subscription, you will lose your unlimited access to the recorded courses, games, sample banks, templates and podcasts. You are however, free to use the samples and templates, which you have downloaded during your active membership.

Do you offer a refund?

We offer a free preview to a lot of our lessons across different courses to give you an idea about the courses we offer, before you buy the subscription. We do not offer a refund since the subscription also offer free premium quality sample banks and templates.

Do you offer a free trial period?

Once you register with your account on our website, you will have access to the free preview lessons across different courses to get an idea about the courses we offer.

Can I download or share content with others?

Sharing content or your account details with others is strictly prohibited and illegal. We only offer single-user access.

What is the difference between All Access Pass and Live classes?

All Access Pass gives you full access to our library of recorded courses, interactive games and royalty free samples. Live classes offers online virtual training conducted Live over Zoom for 3 months covering various aspects of music production to mixing and mastering.

What is the difference between All Access Pass and In the Studio sessions?

All Access Pass gives you full access to our library of recorded courses, interactive games and royalty free samples. In the studio course offers offline sessions or in person sessions conducted at our studio in Mumbai covering 500+ training hrs over one year.

How frequently are the courses updated?

New modules or lessons are added every few weeks. Nee courses are added every few months.

Can I buy more coins?

We provide users with 100 coins at the start of every month which can be used to buy royalty free audio samples. At present, we do not offer an option to buy or add more coins.

What happens if I enroll in the live class after buying the All Access pass subscription?

If you enroll in the Live class with an active monthly or annual All Access Pass subscription, the free annual subscription to All Access Pass which is included in the Live Class starts once the active subscription ends.

What is a live class?

Live classes are conducted over Zoom, which offer more than 100+ hrs of training in Ableton Live covering various aspects of music production, track arrangement, sound designing, mixing and mastering. Live classes also include a free one year all-access subscription to our recorded courses. Click here to know more about the Live Classes.

How are Live classes conducted?

Live classes are conducted on Zoom, a cloud based video solution software. Live classes cater to students across the country and furthermore, different countries.

How many students are there in one Live class?

Live classes do not have a maximum cap on the number of students per batch.

How do I confirm my seat or enrol in the Live class?

In order to confirm your seat, a non refundable advance payment of 50% is payable via bank transfer. The student receives a confirmation email about the course enrolment as soon as we successfully receive the transfer. The pending 50% fee is payable within 1month of the course commencement. Students can also choose to pay online on our website via Razorpay through easy EMI facilities.

What happens if I fail to clear the pending fees?

In case of some students failing to clear the pending fees, their access to all the course benefits is revoked and they will not be allowed to attend the remaining sessions. Furthermore, their access to the recorded live sessions and all access pass along with other benefits is revoked too.

Do you offer EMI and instalments?

Yes. If you wish to pay via bank transfer, we offer 2 instalments. If you wish to avail of the EMI facility, you can pay online on our website through Razorpay.

Which DAW is used for in the Live Class?

Live classes are conducted using the latest Ableton Live Suite version.

What necessary things are required to take the Live Class?

Students are requested to have a laptop/desktop with an active internet connection, a studio quality headphone, Zoom video solution software and Ableton live Suite installed.

What happens if I miss a session?

In case you miss a session, you can go through the recorded live session video which is made available to the students in the membership area on our website on the same day of the live session.

Do you offer demo sessions for Live class?

We do not offer demo sessions. We suggest students to get in touch with our Online course Alumni or go through testimonials on our website, talk to our representative in case of any doubts and to get an idea about the quality of education we provide, before enrolment.

Are there any pre requisites to join the Live classes?

Students are requested to have a laptop/desktop with an active internet connection, a studio quality headphone, Zoom video solution software and Ableton live Suite installed.

What are In the Studio courses?

We offer two “In the Studio” or offline Music Production courses namely Music Production PLUS (six months) and Music Production GOLD (12 months), which are conducted at our academy in Mumbai. Both the courses include Ableton Live Suite EDU license, Free All Access Pass (1 year)and other benefits. Complete details about the course modules and benefits are listed on the respective course pages.

What is the difference between PLUS and GOLD?

The Music Production PLUS course is for six months, and offers complete training in Ableton Live and covers various concepts related to Music Production, Mixing and Mastering. The Music Production GOLD course is for 12 months which offers everything in PLUS and covers additional modules on Audio Enginnering, Music Business, Social Media, Hardware training, Video & Post Production Djing etc. Please check the individual course pages and Pricing Plan page for complete details on the modules and benefits that come with both the courses.

Where is the Academy located?

Lost Stories Academy is located in Chembur, Mumbai where offline or “In the Studio” courses are conducted.

How many students are there in one batch?

In the studio classes have a limit of 6 students per batch.

How do I confirm my seat or enrol in the course?

In order to confirm your seat, a non-refundable advance payment of 100% is payable via secured online payment gateway on our website or 50% through cheque/bank transfer. The student receives a confirmation email about the course enrolment as soon as we successfully receive the transfer. The student is then added to a whatsapp group where further details about the batch commencement is communicated. In case of cheque/bank transfer, the pending 50% fee for Music Production PLUS course is payable within three months of the course commencement. The pending 50% fee for Music Production GOLD course is payable within six months of the course commencement.

What happens if I fail to clear the pending fees?

In case of some students failing to clear the pending fees, their access to all the course benefits is revoked. Furthermore, they will not be allowed to attend the remaining sessions.

What necessary things are required to take this course properly?

Students are requested to carry their laptop to take important notes during the sessions and a studio quality headphone to practise exercises related to music production. Students can take advantage of in-person feedback (unlimited) from our experienced faculty whenever they have new demos ready.

Do you offer EMI or instalments?

Students can avail EMI or Pay Later options on our online payment gateways (Razorpay or PayTM) as per the payment gateways’ Terms & Conditions.In case, if students wish to pay via cheque/bank transfer, we offer two instalments. A non-refundable advance payment of 50% is payable via bank transfer in order to confirm your seat. The student receives a confirmation email about the course enrolment as soon as we successfully receive the transfer.

Do you offer demo sessions for In the Studio course?

We do not offer demo sessions. We suggest students to get in touch with our PLUS or GOLD course Alumni or go through testimonials on our website, talk to our representative in case of any doubts and to get an idea about the quality of education we provide, before enrolment.

What happens if I miss a session?

In case you miss a session, we try to accommodate you in the next batch for the topic you have missed, subject to seat availability in that batch.

Which DAW is used for in the studio sessions?

In the studio sessions are conducted using the latest Ableton Live Suite version.

Are there any pre-requisites to join this course?

Students should have a laptop and a studio quality headphone in order to make the most out of this course. Knowing how to play an instrument also helps in understanding music theory better but it is not a pre-requisite as we teach music theory from scratch in the studio.

I don’t know how to play any instrument. I don’t know music theory. Can I join live class or In the Studio course?

Although knowing how to play an instrument can really help to understand music theory and write better music composition, it is not mandatory or a pre requisite to join our courses as we cover music theory in detail.

I am new to music. Which course should I join?

I have been producing music for a while. Which course is for me?

If you’re new to music, you can start with our online Live class which covers music production, mixing and mastering in detail over 3 months with 140+ training hrs. If you wish to learn more, you can upgrade to In the Studio or the GOLD course which offers 500+ training hrs over a year covering Music production, Mixing and mastering, Audio Engineering, Music Business and Social Media from scratch, by paying the difference in the fee. Whether you are new to the music industry or a seasoned Artist, our courses will help you in understanding various concepts related to music industry in great detail.

I want to learn just one module from the course. Is it possible?

At this time, we do not offer individual modules as standalone courses at our studio in Mumbai. Please go through Live classes (online courses) for short term course or library courses (All access pass) for more details.

Do you offer any discount?

We do not offer discounts. Instead, the fee for In the Studio course includes Ableton Live Suite license, All access pass, demo pitch, promo assets and a photoshoot, which costs about INR 1,35,000/- FOR FREE.

Our Live classes also come with its own set of benefits provided to the students at no extra cost.

I don’t want the benefits. Can I get a discount instead?

At this time, we do not offer discounts. The benefits included in the course for free cannot be traded in return for a discount or transferred to someone else.

Is the course fee inclusive of taxes?

Yes, all our courses are inclusive of 18% GST.

Can I claim GST input credit?

Yes. In order to claim GST input credit, please provide your GST number along with the invoice details to our representative at the time of enrolment.

Do you offer guaranteed placements after the course completion?

Placements are not guaranteed. We try our best to connect our GOLD course students with the industry professionals who could provide them with work based on the quality of work submitted to and the opportunities present with them.

What kind of support do you offer to the students after the course is completed?

We offer continued support to all our students after they have successfully completed the course. We provide them with timely feedback on demos, any opportunities related to music production work, demo submissions, discounts on plugins, networking opportunities etc.

Do you provide a certificate after the course completion?

We provide a course completion certificate after the students have successfully completed the course.

Are you affiliated with any college or university?

We are a private institution, we are not affiliated with any other education body.

Will we require our own equipment? What equipment are we taught on?
You do not require your own equipment for the course. The course will be taught on the Pioneer CDJ-2000 NXS2 and DJM-900 NXS2 console at the Academy, which will be made available for you through the duration of the course

Will we be taught on software such as Traktor, Serato, etc?
The course will cover mixing on only the CDJs. However, the course includes a detailed insight into Rekordbox Music Management, and how to better manage and arrange your music using Rekordbox

Is the course certified?
Upon course completion, every student will receive a certificate stating he/she has completed the course from the Lost Stories Academy in Mumbai

How many students are accepted into one batch?
There will be a maximum of 6 students in each batch

Are students allowed to practice before/after sessions, and do they have access to the equipment apart from the training hours?
In addition to the training hours, students will be given specific practice & recording sessions. Subject to availability of the console, students can schedule practice hours at the Academy

Post course completion, does Lost Stories Academy provide placements?
The Lost Stories Academy will not provide guaranteed placements to students upon completion of the course. That being said, we do provide our DJ course students with regular performance opportunities from time to time. A large number of our past DJ students have gotten opportunities to perform at various Clubs & Festivals through a network of promoters we are in touch with. This, however, is subject to your performance through the duration of the course.