ABLETON LIVE COURSE BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

  TABLE OF CONTENTS ANTIFONA MUSIC ACADEMY 2014 ©

ABLETON LIVE COURSE BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Lesson 1: Getting Started with Ableton Live • An Overview of Ableton Live • Basic Components of the Desktop Studio • Troubleshooting • Live's User Interface • An Introduction to the Arrangement View • The Aesthetics of Music Production • Music Production Analysis • Additional Resources

Lesson 2: Exploring the Session View • An Introduction to the Session View • Launching Individual Clips in the Session View • Launching Clips from Tracks and Rows • Key and MIDI Map Mode

Lesson 3: Song Production: Part 1 (Introduction and A Section) • Developing a Song Production (First Steps) • Adding Clips (Creating an Intro Scene) • Audio Clip Properties • Adding and Modifying Clips (Creating a Second Scene) • Clip Launch Programming  

  Lesson 4: Song Production: Part 2 (B Section, Variation, and End) • New Song Sections • Creating the Breakdown Section • Variation of A • The Ending • Clip Envelopes • Creative Clip Envelope Editing

Lesson 5: Song Production: Part 3 (Adding Effects) • Effect Processing in Live • Setting Up Effects • Determining Where Effects Are Needed • Effects as Inserts • Effects on Return Tracks • Audio Effect Racks • Creative Possibilities Using Built-in Effects

Lesson 6: Song Production Part 4: The Arrangement View • Session View Recording to the Arrangement View • Using Locators • Editing in the Arrangement View

Lesson 7: Song Production-Part 5 (Creating A Vocal Track And Mixdown) • Adding a Vocal Sample • Mix Automation • Rendering the Live Demo 2 Song Mix • MP3 File Format

 

  Lesson 8: Creating an Original Live Production: Part 1 (Establishing Style) • The Production Process: Establishing Style • Designing Parts • Working with MIDI • Live's Software Instruments • Making Beats • Drum Racks • Slicing • REX Files • File Management

Lesson 9: Creating an Original Live Production: Part 2 (Developing the Groove) • Instrument Racks • Creating a Groove • Developing a Song Section • Using the Session View to Develop a Song Section • Building a Scratch Vocal • Higher Fidelity Audio

Lesson 10: Creating an Original Live Production: Part 3 (Expanding the Sound Palette/Perfecting Musical Parts • Expanding the Sound Palette • Designing Sounds for the Blue Nova Trip Hop Production • Sound Sources • Submixes • Finalizing Musical Elements • Sound Design Programming Techniques  

 

Lesson 11: Creating An Original Live Production-Part 4 (Song Arrangement and Mix) • Song Form • Developing The Arrangement • Refining the Arrangement • The Aesthetics of Mixing • Mixing the "Blue Nova" Production

Requirements: Software • PC Web Browser: Chrome, • Mac Web Browser:Chrome • Flash Player: current version • QuickTime: current version • Adobe Reader: current version • Ableton Suite Hardware Requirements: PC Users • Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. • Multicore Processor • 2 GB RAM • 3 GB free disk space. • Recommended, MIDI keyboard controller with knobs/faders and/or pads • Recommended, quality headphones and/or speaker system Hardware Requirements: Mac Users • Mac OS X 10.5 or higher • Multicore Processor • 2 GB RAM  

  • 3 GB free disk space. • Recommended, MIDI keyboard controller with knobs/faders and/or pads • Recommended, quality headphones and/or speaker system