Ableton Live: Producing Electronic Music

Learn professional techniques for producing and mixing electronic music with Ableton Live and Ableton Push 2.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• Configuring preferences
• Quick review of Ableton Live basics
• Working with Ableton Live's browser
• The foundation of a track: Electronic music production concepts
• Session view and Arrangement view
• Exporting and saving your project

2. Working with Audio and MIDI Clips

• Editing audio and MIDI clips
• Warping basics
• Sends and returns
• Insert effects
• Capture recording
• Editing multiple MIDI clips
• Working with groups

3. Drum Programming

• Quick history of traditional drum machines
• Programming drums with Ableton Live's drum racks
• Programming drums, slicing an audio sample, and slicing to MIDI
• Creating custom drum racks for your samples
• Using the drum buss

4. Creating Wobble Bass Lines with Analog and Operator

• Creating wobble bass lines with Analog
• Creating call and response bass lines
• Creating wobble bass lines with Operator

5. Creating Lead and Pads with Instrument Racks

• Programming leads with instrument racks
• Programming pads and mapping macros
• Chord shapes with Ableton Push

6. Advanced MIDI Production Techniques

• Slice to MIDI
• Harmony to MIDI
• Melody to MIDI
• Drums to MIDI

7. Wavetable Synthesis

• Using wavetables
• Creating a lead sound with wavetables
• Creating a bass sound with wavetables

8. Working with Sampler and Simpler—Creative Sampling

• Creative vocal sampling
• Using Push 2 with Ableton Live Sampler
• Using MIDI effects

9. Ableton Push 2 for Music Production

• Tips and tricks for using Push 2 during the production process
• Tips and tricks for using Push 2 during the mixing process

10. Arranging Your Track & Working with Automation

• Electronic music arrangement basics
• Working with automation

11. Electronic Music Mixing Basics

• Working with EQ and compression
• Setting up sidechain compression
• Building effects racks

12. Working with Link, Synthesizers, and MIDI Controllers

• Working with Ableton Link and iOS devices
• MIDI mapping parameters with your controller
• Using Ableton Live with an analog synth

Conclusion

• Next steps and further training