Ableton Live for Beginners

Become a Music Producer Today with The Complete Beginners Course!

4.65 (124 reviews)
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6 hours
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Jan 2022
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$64.99
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What you will learn

Navigating Ableton Live's user interface

Using Samples, Clips, Packs, and Instruments

Audio vs. MIDI

Recording, programming, and editing MIDI

Recording & editing audio

MIDI & audio envelope editing

Warp modes & editing warp markers

Audio & MIDI effects

Mixing & Mastering

Gain staging, dynamic processing, and loudness

EQ, compression, stereo imaging, and automation

Description

You can be a music producer. All you need is someone to show you the fundamentals of the software. Someone to point out how to add sounds, move audio regions, cut and paste sections, edit midi notes...the basic things that many teachers take for granted. Wouldn't it be nice if you had an expert in your studio with you showing you how to make a song? That's exactly why I created this course. 

Hey there, I'm Dylan. I'm a music producer and songwriter in Los Angeles, CA. I want to help you get started making music right now. You don't need to know every little detail in Ableton's very powerful music production software–you just need to know enough of the basics to get familiar with making music using Ableton. That's what I'm here to do.

I created this course because of a feeling...

You probably know the feeling. It's the feeling you get when you start something new. It's unexplored territory. It's exciting but frightening. It's promising but humbling. I love that feeling! But it can be overwhelming to start something new. That's why I created this course. I want to teach you the essential foundations of music production in Ableton Live so that you can be encouraged and have fun making music.

Using 89 video lectures (that's almost 6 hours of content) I will teach you everything you need to know about Ableton Live. I will walk you through all aspects of the software, carefully explaining each knob, slider, and button.

Whether you've just unboxed the software or you've spent some time with it, I believe your productions will be greatly improved by this thorough and fun course on Ableton Live.

By the end of this course you will be able to produce, arrange, mix, and master your own music using Ableton Live.

Don't miss out on all the extra resources too including articles that helped me learn, free plugins, my own custom racks and presets, and more.

I learned a lot making this beast and I am confident that you will learn a lot as well! Please consider signing up for the course--we would love to have you join us!

Content

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?: The User Interface

INTRO
INFO VIEW
USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW
SESSION VIEW VS. ARRANGEMENT VIEW
KEY COMMANDS
CREATING TEMPLATES
MOVING AROUND
A FEW MORE PREFERENCES
COLLECTIONS
USER LIBRARY
BONUS: Computer MIDI Keyboard

MAKING NOISE: Production

IMPORTING CLIPS AND SAMPLES (Part 1)
IMPORTING CLIPS AND SAMPLES (Part 2)
BONUS: Drum Rack
AUDIO VS. MIDI
ABLETON PACKS
BUILDING A SONG WITH PACKS
BUILDING A SONG WITH PACKS (Extra)
INTRODUCTION TO MIDI
MIDI - NOTES
MIDI - TIME
MIDI - VELOCITY
CREATING MIDI CLIPS
RECORDING MIDI
MIDI QUANTIZATION
MIDI - CLIP VIEW
MIDI ENVELOPES
BONUS: Programming MIDI Drums
INTRODUCTION TO AUDIO
AUDIO VS. MIDI: The Main Difference
AUDIO - CLIP VIEW
AUDIO - START, END, & LOOP
WARPING
WARP MODES
WARP MODES - DEEPER
EDITING AUDIO REGIONS
FADES
RECORDING AUDIO
AUDIO - TIMING
AUDIO - ENVELOPES
BONUS: Even More Audio Editing Fun
HALFTIME SHOW
CATEGORIES
BONUS: Recording Multiple Takes with Loop
AUDIO EFFECTS OVERVIEW
DEVICE GENERAL PARAMETERS
MIDI EFFECTS
PLACES & SEARCH

MAKE THE NOISE SOUND BETTER: Mixing

INTRODUCTION TO MIXING
AVOIDING CLIPPING
INTRODUCTION TO EQUALIZATION
USING THE EQ8
BONUS: Splice.com
COMPRESSION
REVERB
DELAY
RETURN TRACKS
BONUS: Groove & Swing
ORGANIZING TRACKS
EXPORTING TRACKS AS STEMS
IMPORTING STEMS
CREATING LOCATORS
MIXING PHILOSOPHY
ARRANGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND REMOVING SILENCE
GAIN STAGING
GETTING A STATIC MIX
PANNING
BONUS: Audio Effect Rack
EQUALIZATION TO BLEND FREQUENCIES
USING A REFERENCE TRACK
COMPRESSION TO BALANCE DYNAMICS
GETTING A DYNAMIC MIX
PARALLEL COMPRESSION
SIDECHAIN COMPRESSION
AUTOMATION
AUTOMATION - DETAILS
CREATING AUTOMATION ENVELOPES
EXPORTING MIX FOR MASTERING

SHOWING YOUR FRIENDS: Mastering

WHAT IS MASTERING?
LUFS METERING
LIMITER
MID-SIDE EQ
SUBTRACTIVE EQ
GLUE COMPRESSOR
MULTIBAND COMPRESSOR
ADDITIVE EQ
BONUS: Mastering Extra Credit
EXPORTING THE MASTER

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Reviews

Dylan
November 6, 2023
This course is an absolute MUST HAVE for anyone new to Ableton! Just completing the first half of the course will have you ready to start producing your own songs, as the focus is on how the software works and not how to create any specific genre of music. This means you can go whichever direction you want with your tunes with a proper understanding of where things are and how they work within the DAW. I've recommended this to everyone I know that wants to better understand Ableton - it's been an invaluable tool for me!
Jose
May 10, 2023
First time I sat thru a whole course (not my first one) and got a true understanding of Ableton (Not overwhelming) and how it works, Now I feel like I can learn more complex lessons with this DAW. Thanks!
Jerry
March 10, 2023
When I started this course I literally knew nothing about Ableton. If I'm being completely honest I didn't even know that it was a thing. When I ordered my APC mini mk2 it came with access to Ableton live Lite and I knew that if i was going to be successful with my dreams of producing music then i really need to learn about this impressive program. Now that I'm half way thru I've already began on a few new beats and I've recorded quite a few MIDI samples.
Andrew
February 24, 2023
so far as a beginner im picking up stuff but would like to know how to record external instruments like guitar
Ralph
February 3, 2023
Great course, after finishing I'm still using this course while working with Ableton to learn and improve the tracks I'm making.
Sanith
November 23, 2022
This was a very good beginner friendly course by Dylan. Everything is explained in an easy to understand manner and is really helpful for someone who wants to start with Ableton. Highly recommended course.
Andy
July 18, 2022
This is a great course, the instructor explains everything in a clear & detailed way, at a pace that was perfect for me he also has a good sense of humor, I highly recommend indeed.
Harry
May 24, 2022
Very detailed and I love the random memes you added - literally laugh out loud and I swear it helps me remember stuff better having the added humour!
Ben
March 2, 2022
I have some basic familiarity with Ableton but wanted to really understand it and use it properly. Dylan has a good manner of teaching and I enjoy the lessons as well as the out-of-scope-for-this-course content on his YouTube channel. I recommend Dylan's course if you want to learn about Ableton.
Leonard
August 22, 2021
Amazing courses from Dylan. I’m an audio engineering student. Dylan’s course lectures are similar to how my college professors teach. Buy all of his courses, good stuff.

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