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Ableton Course

Author : Sam McGuire

6.43hrs (100 Lessons) 2015-07-02

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Ableton Live is the most exciting audio workstation on the market and is the popular choice for both studio and live performance. If you are a first time user coming from other production tools then this is the course that you need to help you navigate the unique workflow and expansive set of audio features. Author Sam McGuire demonstrates how to use this software in a variety of situations using provided media work files which includes a full song that you can arrange as you follow along. This course is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn how to use Ableton Live to create hit records.

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Course: Ableton
Author: Sam McGuire
SKU: 34840
ISBN: 978-1-61866-047-3
Work Files: No
Captions: No
Subject: Audio
The first 3 chapters of courses are available to play for FREE (first chapter only for QuickStart! and MasterClass! courses). Just click on the movie link to play a lesson.

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Course outline

Introduction

Introduction to Ableton (01:52)

Installation and Versions (04:45)

Getting Started

Your First Live Set (04:16)

File Management (05:20)

Views

Arrangement View (03:43)

Session View (04:13)

Scenes (04:09)

Basic Project Elements

Clips (05:09)

Launch Controls (05:18)

Arranging Clips (04:20)

Project Setup

Tempo and Time Signature (04:39)

Browser (03:59)

Audio Interface (04:44)

MIDI Interface (03:33)

MIDI

Overview of MIDI (05:20)

Recording MIDI (04:30)

Importing MIDI (04:03)

Editing MIDI

MIDI Data (04:45)

Advanced MIDI (04:32)

Quantization (03:36)

Exporting MIDI

MIDI Files (03:39)

Other Apps (04:25)

Live MIDI in OS X (04:30)

Audio

Overview of Digital Audio (07:26)

Recording Audio (03:32)

Importing Audio Loops (03:56)

Editing Audio

Basic Audio Editing Tools (04:46)

Tempo Based Editing (04:51)

Warping (07:17)

Exporting Audio

Exporting Audio Files (02:56)

Working with Other Apps (03:02)

Archiving Audio Files (04:51)

Automation

Automation Explanation (03:11)

Recording Automation (05:31)

Drawing Automation (04:56)

Fades (03:17)

Control Surfaces

Push (03:10)

AKAI (03:38)

iPad (03:29)

Audio Effects

Equalization (06:46)

Compression (06:39)

Distortion (04:31)

Reverb (06:00)

Panning (03:11)

Granular (03:21)

Looper (03:16)

Delay (04:00)

Vocoder (04:20)

Utility (02:26)

MIDI Effects

MIDI Effect Rack (04:11)

Chord (02:15)

Arpeggiator (02:21)

Note Length (02:55)

Pitch (02:51)

Random (02:50)

Scale (02:56)

Velocity (03:04)

Instruments

Instrument Rack (02:47)

Analog (03:22)

Collision (05:54)

Electric (03:33)

External (02:29)

Impulse (05:48)

Drums (03:10)

Operator (06:11)

Sampler (03:25)

Simpler (03:40)

Tension (04:51)

Packs

Example 1 (03:31)

Example 2 (03:08)

Example 3 (03:27)

Example 4 (03:34)

Mixer

I-O (04:49)

Sends and Returns (05:17)

Mixer Section (03:29)

Groups (02:54)

Delay and Crossfade (04:07)

Linear Project Example

Through Arranging (04:10)

Traditional Arrangement Practice (03:40)

Mixing (03:46)

Exporting (04:18)

Using Track and Clip Stacks

Collecting Elements (06:18)

Creating Elements (05:07)

Performing an Arrangement (04:32)

Adaptability (02:40)

Live Performance

Preparing Elements (04:06)

Latency Issues (03:37)

Streamlining Elements (02:58)

Controllerism (03:07)

Advanced Ableton Topics

Audio to MIDI (05:03)

Working with Video (02:27)

Key Mapping (03:38)

Max for Live

Overview (04:29)

Integration (04:10)

Advanced Programming (02:30)

Final Exports

Mastering (05:26)

Exports (03:24)

Final Formats (05:50)

Conclusion

Course Wrap Up (03:06)

Credits

About the Author (02:24)