Ultimate Ableton Live 11, Part 1: The Interface & The Basics

This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star rating.

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Welcome to ULTIMATE ABLETON LIVE 11, PART 1: The Interface & The Basics!

In this course, we will use the real-world experiences of the award-winning instructor and university music production professor Dr. Jason Allen. But don't be worried - Dr. Allen is best known around campus for keeping things simple, accessible, useful, and fun.

Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. 

He is also an ABLETON LIVE CERTIFIED TRAINER.

In this class, we are going to learn Ableton Live 11, and every aspect of the program. We will focus on how to do everything possible in Ableton Live, and you will finish this course as an expert in Ableton Live 11. Whether you have experience in music production already or not, this is the ultimate class to learn how to use the Ableton Live 11 software for any genre of music.

ULTIMATE ABLETON LIVE 11, PART 1 is everything you need to start making great tracks!

This is a really deep class - tons of content, tricks, and tips. Throughout the different "parts" of this class (there are six total) I'll go through literally everything I know about Ableton Live 11, and everything it took for me to become a Certified Trainer. I'll share some of my own tracks, and give you some full sessions from my library to play around with and get you started.

In this part of the class, we are going to cover how to use the Live 11 software interface and some basic production techniques. Including: 

• Navigating the 2 Views of Ableton Live

• Arrangement View

• Session View

• What's New in Live 11

• Info View, Help View, and "Learning how to Learn" Ableton Live

• Using the Clip Slot Grid

• Live's Signal Flow

• Recording Audio

• Recording MIDI

• Recording to the Arrangement

• Editing Audio and MIDI

• Automation

• The Groove Pool

• Full Track Deconstructions

• And Much, Much, More!

I will be making 6 (six!) complete "parts" in order to bring you the most comprehensive manual on Ableton Live production techniques ever created. Each class has Sets, sessions, and experiments for you to try on your own and follow along with.

You will not have another opportunity to learn Ableton Live in a more comprehensive way than this.

The course is a roadmap to MAKING STUNNING TRACKS with Ableton Live 11.

• Introduction
• Tools You Will Need for This Class
• The Two Views
• Arrangement View
• Session View
• New In Live 11
• Navigation Overview
• Info View
• Help View
• Zooming And Scrolling
• The Main Sequencer Area
• The Clip Slot Grid
• The Clip View Window
• Creating Clips
• Using The Browser
• Collections
• Sounds
• Drums
• Instruments
• Audio Effects
• MIDI Effects
• Max For Live
• Plugins
• Clips
• Samples
• Grooves
• Templates
• Places
• Packs
• Adding Content
• The Preferences
• Signal Flow
• Recording Audio
• MIDI Editing
• Take Lanes
• Comping
• Session Deconstruction
• Editing Overview
• TimeLine Functions
• Looping
• MIDI Editing
• Quantizing
• MPE Settings
• Automation
• The Groove Pool
• Session Deconstruction No. 2
• What Next?
• Bonus Lecture