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Learning Songwriting: Ableton Live

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Audio Engineering Courses Music Production Courses Ableton Live Courses Songwriting Courses Audio Effects Courses Vocal Recording Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to use tried-and-true workflows for Ableton Live 11 alongside its new production tools to create music of all kinds.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Learn the essentials of Ableton Live 11
  • How to use the exercise files
1. Getting Started
  • Connecting your system
  • Audio I/O setup
  • MIDI controller setup
  • Optimizing performance
  • The Ableton Live user interface
2. The Browser
  • Browser categories
  • Browser places
  • Searching and auditioning
  • Customizing the browser
  • Working with Live Sets
3. Working in Arrangement View
  • Track controls
  • Zooming and selecting
  • Controlling playback
  • Loading and saving presets
  • Preparing to record MIDI
  • Recording MIDI in Arrangement View
  • Punch record MIDI
  • Computer keyboard as a MIDI controller
4. Working in Session View
  • Session View overview
  • Clips and playback
  • Scenes and playback
  • Recording MIDI in Session View
  • Click and Pencil MIDI entry
  • Step entry
5. Working with MIDI
  • MIDI Editor
  • Grid config
  • Editing rhythm and quantizing
  • Groove quantization
  • Editing pitch and duration
  • Editing velocity and chance
  • Editing expression
  • Session View: Copy and paste
  • Arrangement View: Copy and paste
6. Working with Audio
  • Preparing to record audio
  • Record and punch record audio
  • Clip editing
  • Fades
  • Take comping
  • Linked track editing
  • Warping audio, part 1
  • Warping audio, part 2
  • Quantizing audio
7. Working with Arrangements
  • CPU management, track freeze
  • Locators
  • Section editing in Arrangement View
  • Section editing in Session View
  • Moving from Session to Arrangement View
  • Moving from Arrangement to Session View
8. Working with Plug-Ins
  • Plug-in basics, part 1
  • Plug-in basics, part 2
  • Instrument plug-ins
  • Audio plug-ins
  • MIDI plug-ins
9. Working with Racks
  • Effects racks, part 1
  • Effects racks, part 2
  • Instrument racks
  • Drum racks
  • Zone editors
  • Rack macros
10. Live Mixer
  • Mixer setup
  • Sends and returns
  • Drum rack sends and returns
  • Group tracks
11. Mapping
  • Key mapping
  • MIDI mapping
  • Instant mapping
12. Automation
  • Graphic automation
  • Editing automation
  • Clip automation, part 1
  • Clip automation, part 2
  • Real-time automation
13. File Management
  • Managing files
  • Arrangement View audio export
  • Session View audio export
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Yeuda Ben-Atar

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