If you know any free and good resources (free books, websites, youtube videos) about music theory (especially those pointed toward producers) share them here!
I found that free handbook about music theory: http://www.pogostick.org/users/twogenwook/MusicTheory_TLDR_Version1.pdf
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There was 1 I found before online but it got taken down because of copyright. I do know a book about sound design if anyone wants a pdf.
This handbook seems promising.
"Music Matters" (classical music oriented, very good foundation): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yI8P7Zi3yYTsypera-IQg
"Jeff Schneider" (jazz oriented, great for chords and harmony): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKJ7NEE5S76QYK696nXDfg
"Berklee Online" (all aspects of music production, search for "music theory" within the channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/BerkleeMusic
"Rick Beato" (advanced theory, great deconstructions of popular songs): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJquYOG5EL82sKTfH9aMA9Q
"creativeguitarstudio" (focused on guitar, but great and simple explanations of theory concepts): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vw9BHKDZhpke_mnJD4UqQ
"Music Theory" on Wikipedia (that's the whole thing, with links to in-depth articles to each concept): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory
"Coursera" (free online education, they have several courses for music production): https://es.coursera.org/learn/edinburgh-music-theory
"Musictheory.net" (simple and clear explanations of fundamental concepts): https://www.musictheory.net/lessons
"Makeuseof" (page listing several free online resources. Good lectures on YouTube): https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/learn-music-theory-free-7-fantastic-online-courses/
If you're serious about learning music theory and can invest a little money, I recommend the books of ABRSM for music theory: http://shop.abrsm.org/shop/syllabus/syllabus?boardid=12406&grade=1&syllabusid=83
Oh shit. That's a lot.
yes
You don't really need the synths they use in there. The ideas and rules are useful anywhere.
@sirsplashy I thought that this question was about music theory, not synth sound design?
Yeah but the guy below I believed replied yes to my comment that I have a book on sound design so I just gave him a link. That's the reason why I didn't just put the link in my original comment.