Fast Songwriting In Ableton Live

When you are working on a song it’s easy to get lost in the details of production and lose sight of what you are really trying to do: make better music. Ableton Live can help – Ableton’s flexible workflow lets you focus on what really matters.

Isaac Cotec is an Ableton Certified Trainer and in Fast Songwriting In Ableton Live he’ll teach you how to setup Live so the technical side of your songwriting process is simple and straightforward.

You’ll get tips on organizing your sample library, presets, and other assets so you can stay in the flow once the creative process starts. Then you’ll work through every step of songwriting process. To start off, Isaac will share tips on:

• Picking a concept, genre, and bpm
• Building out the melodic and rhythmic seeds
• Quickly writing the foundation of the track

He’ll also help develop your work after you’ve laid a foundation. You’ll get insights on using:

• Core elements: intro, verse, chorus, bridge, break, pre-chorus
• Melodic devices: call and response, passing notes, ground bass
• Rhythmic devices: syncopation, polyrhythm, etc

For those times when inspiration isn’t coming, Isaac will share the strategies he uses to overcome writer’s block and help you know when a song is done. You’ll know exactly what it takes to set up an optimal workspace in Ableton and how to write a song while taking full advantage of it’s functions and features.

• Clearing the Path
• Building a Track From The Ground Up
• Developing The Composition
• Advanced Toolsets and Tricks
• Creating a Template in Ableton Live
• Making Presets in Ableton Live
• Using a Beat Library For Songwriting
• Starting a Track: Sketches in Ableton
• Writing in Key Tricks for Sketches
• Parts of a Composition
• Composition Exercise
• Melodic Devices in Songwriting
• Rhythmic Devices in Songwriting
• Expanding the Sketch
• File Management in Ableton Live
• Using Generative Music in Songwriting
• Breaking Through Writer's Block
• Production Stages Review and Q & A