Ableton Live I: The First Steps of Digital Music Production

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Prerequisites:

You'll want to have solid computer fundamentals, such as easily navigating files and folders on your drives, and know your way around the settings for your OS.

If you are totally new to music production, you should also check out this interactive site on Ableton.com - learningmusic.ableton.com/

Take 3 audio clips and warp them so that they play at the same speed. This project is perfect for learning how to create a steady tempo in music you create, produce, or remix.

☛ Grab Brian's free PDF guide on pertinent changes in Live 11 here.

Ableton Live is uniquely powerful audio software, equally strong in helping you create, produce, and perform music. Now you can learn your way around Ableton Live with audio engineer, musician, and producer Brian Jackson’s straightforward, 65-minute introduction. Brian quickly familiarizes you with the interface, settings, and browsers; demonstrates the difference between audio clips, tracks, and scenes; and culminates with a 15-minute fascinating introduction to warping—matching the tempos of different audio tracks. Whether you’re a producer, musician, sound designer, or just interested in working with audio, this is a perfect way to get started with the software everyone’s been talking about.

Ready to learn more? Check out all 4 classes in Brian's series:

Ableton Live I: The First Steps of Digital Music Production

Ableton Live II: MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

Ableton Live III: Shape Your Own Audio & Beats

Ableton Live IV: Finishing a Track

• Trailer
• Why Live?
• Finding Your Way Around
• Essential Preferences
• Saving Your Work
• Organizing Clips on Tracks and Scenes
• Clip Launch and Quantize
• Clip View 101
• Live Browser 101
• Search and User Folders
• Browsers and Tracks
• What is Warping?
• Warp Modes
• Warp Markers