Introduction to Ableton Live

Course 1 - Get to know the interface and create your first project

• U1

  Introduction

  • Introduction
• U2

  Overview and basic settings of session view and arrangement view, and sound and language settings.

  • Overview and basic settings of session view and arrangement view, and sound and language settings.
• U3

  Session view: audio channels, MIDI, returns and master

  • Session view: audio channels, MIDI, returns and master
• U4

  The Explorer

  • The Explorer
• U5

  Customizing the screen

  • Customizing the screen
• U6

  Metric and speed. Use and configuration of the metronome; speed and compass of the project, global quantization of launch and Link mode

  • Metric and speed. Use and configuration of the metronome, speed and compass of the project, global quantization of launch and Link mode
• U7

  Transport bar and other items that appear on the screen

  • Transport bar and other items that appear on the screen
• U8

  Practice: creating your first project

  • Practice: creating your first project

Course 2 - Audio Clips and Effects

• U1

  Introduction

  • Introduction
• U2

  Audio preferences

  • Audio preferences
• U3

  Clip and Sample tabs of the audio clip

  • Clip and Sample tabs of the audio clip
  • Clip and Sample tabs of audio clip II
• U4

  Sample Editor and Audio Warp

  • Sample editor and audio warp
• U5

  Envelope tab: automation within the Clip window | Tools and resources

  • Envelope tab: automation within the Clip window | Tools and resources
• U6

  External audio recording and monitoring

  • External audio recording and monitoring
• U7

  Audio Effects

  • Audio Effects
• U8

  Introduction to scenes: creating variations

  • Introduction to scenes: creating variations
• U9

  Practice: Create your first project from audio clips

  • Practice: create your first project from audio clips
  • Practice: Create your first project from audio clips II

Course 3 - Instruments, Effects, and MIDI Clips

• U1

  Introduction

  • Introduction
• U2

  MIDI instruments and effects

  • MIDI instruments and effects
• U3

  Overview of a MIDI clip

  • Overview of a MIDI clip
• U4

  Piano roll

  • Piano roll
• U5

  MIDI recording with QWERTY keyboard and external MIDI keyboard

  • MIDI recording with QWERTY keyboard and external MIDI keyboard
• U6

  Quantization

  • Quantization
• U7

  Practice: create your project from MIDI clips

  • Practice: create your project from MIDI clips

Course 4 - Preparing and Recording the Session

• U1

  Introduction

  • Introduction
• U2

  Selecting ideas and creating scenes

  • Selecting ideas and creating scenes
• U3

  Shipping and returns

  • Shipping and returns
• U4

  Controlling Ableton Live with QWERTY keyboard

  • Controlling Ableton Live with QWERTY keyboard
• U5

  Controlling Ableton Live with external devices: advanced configuration of Midi controllers

  • Controlling Ableton Live with external devices: advanced MIDI controller settings
• U6

  Launch tab

  • Launch tab
• U7

  Track delays and crossfader section

  • Track delays and crossfader section
• U8

  Launching, Recording and saving our session correctly

  • Launching, recording and saving our session correctly
• U9

  Practice: Create and record a session

  • Practice: create and record a session

Course 5 - Arrangement view: configuration, editing, recording and render

• U1

  Introduction

  • Introduction
• U2

  Navigating the Arrangement View

  • Navigating the Arrangement View
• U3

  Editing in Array View

  • Editing in Array View
• U4

  Record new tracks, record automation and puncture on the fly

  • Record new tracks, record automation and puncture on the fly
• U5

  Audio Export

  • Audio export
• U6

  Practice: editing the arrangement and exporting audio

  • Practice: editing the arrangement and exporting audio 1
  • Practice: editing the arrangement and exporting audio 2