Master Ableton Live! Navigate, record audio and MIDI, understand signal flow. Enroll now for a solid foundation in this Ableton Live course.
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Jason Allen is a PhD in music, and was recently named one of the semi-finalists for the Grammy Foundations "Music Educator" award.
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Who this course is for:
- Beginners: If you don’t know much about music production, this is the best class to start with.
- Intermediate: If you’ve dabbled with Ableton Live, but are missing the foundational knowledge of the program, start here.
- Advanced: People using Ableton Live on a daily basis will benefit from the workflow tips, vocabulary, and techniques in this course.
What you’ll learn:Â
- Navigate 100% of Ableton Live
- Work in the Session View and Arrangement View of Ableton Live
- Record Audio, Midi, and Understand Live’s Signal Flow
Requirements:Â
- Access to Ableton Live will be required. Using the trial version (free for 30 days) would be a great way to start.
A new version of this course, Ultimate Ableton Live 10, is also available on SkillSuccess.
For years, I’ve been teaching Ableton Live in the college classroom. As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn’t be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I’ve used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.
This is Part 1: The Interface.
I will be making 6 (six!) complete classes in order to bring you the most comprehensive manual on Ableton Live production techniques ever created. Each class has Sets, sessions, and experiments for you to try on your own and follow along with
J. Anthony Allen is an Ableton Certified Trainer, and has a PhD in Music Composition and Master of Electronic Sounds. His music has been heard internationally in film, radio, video games, and industrial sound, as well as the concert hall and theater.
He is currently an adjunct professor of composition at the University of St. Thomas, Macphail Academy of Music, and the CEO of Slam Academy in Minneapolis.
Praise for other classes by J. Anthony Allen:
“Dr Allen does it again with his music theory for electronic musicians series. This course really opened up everything I learned from the 1st section and now I understand more about the composition side of things for music. I highly highly recommend this course to anyone!!! Really opened my eyes to many things I wasn’t aware of.”
“The Best Teacher ever, who makes you understand the ins & outs of Music Theory by all mean without giving what you don’t want to know.”
“I have never had any formal training in music at all. Trying to learn all the notes and how everything translated was a serious challenge. After going thru this class, Dr. J has totally brought down the barriers. The content was very useful and was easy to grasp for me.”
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned the basics of using the Ableton Live software.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - The Live Interface | |||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| The 2 Views Of Ableton Live: Session And Arrangement | 00:00:00 | ||
| What Is Arrangement View? | 00:00:00 | ||
| What Is Session View? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - Navigating Live | |||
| Navigating Live: Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| Info View: The Best Place To Start | 00:00:00 | ||
| Help View: The Second Place To Go | 00:00:00 | ||
| Navigation In Live | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Main Sequencer Window: Arrangement View | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Clip Slot Grid: Session View | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Clip View Window | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Recording In Live | |||
| Adding Content: Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Preferences: Getting Setup Correctly | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Browser: Finding What You Need | 00:00:00 | ||
| Live’s Signal Flow | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recording Audio In Live | 00:00:00 | ||
| “Record To Arrange” Recording A Performance | 00:00:00 | ||
| Session Deconstruction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Editing In Live | |||
| Editing In Live: Overview | 00:00:00 | ||
| Timeline Functions And Looping | 00:00:00 | ||
| MIDI Editing And Quantizing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Automation In Live | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Groove Pool | 00:00:00 | ||
| Session Deconstruction No. 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Wrap Up! | |||
| Wrap Up: What Now? | 00:00:00 | ||
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Really great pacing and pitched at the perfect level for me to not get bored but not be overwhelmed. For once I feel Ableton was demystified and the groundwork to using this interface was made practically understandable.
I wish I had taken this years ago. A fundamental breakdown of the need-to-know of Ableton. Great professor. Great class. 5 stars earned.
I have seen some YouTube videos prior to this course. This course is so much clearer and more thorough and gave me a much better understanding of and comfort level with ableton live.
Learned more in 3 minutes than a decade of playing with Live. Great course.
Great class. I enjoyed the instructors style and I found a handful of very helpful nuggets that I’ve overlooked in the past. I appreciate the way the instructor broke things down and made it very easy to understand and follow along. I’d recommend this class to anyone who wants to get started with Ableton Live.