Summary
Ableton Live is increasingly popular with DJs and music producers including the likes of Sasha, Daft Punk, Coldcut and Richie Hawtin. Point Blank electronic music production school's Ableton Training Course provides the perfect platform for DJs who are looking to make the move into music production and offers producers a unique creative approach to music production. It's perfect for beginners but takes you way beyond that level by the end. You will learn how to create and mix your own tracks utilising audio, MIDI and effects. This course is taught by a certified Ableton training instructor with tons of innovative and up-to-the-minute live and studio experience of Ableton Live to pass on. See 'Tutor profile' below.
Introduction - System requirements & soundcards for Ableton
- The interface: session & arrangement views
- Working with clips and scenes
- Working with loops
Making Beats with Ableton Live - MIDI editing and recording in Ableton Live
- MIDI recording, editing and overdubbing
- Making beats using “Drum Rack”
- Building custom drum kits, Groove function
Music Theory
- Using MIDI effects: arpeggiator, chords
- What's a scale? Scale construction
- What's a chord? Chord construction & inversion
- Introduction to the Ableton Library
Synthesizers - Sound synthesis theory
- Creating Bassline and leads with “Analog”
- Intro to FM synthesizer: “Operator”
- Designing your own drums
Audio Recording
- Recording vocals and "live instruments"
- Microphone use, techniques and positioning
- Recording levels and monitoring
- Cropping and consolidating audio parts
Manipulating Audio - Warping your audio files
- Clip options
- Clip envelopes
- Audio editing
| Sampling - Sampling sources and the law
- Basic sampling techniques with “Simpler”
- Multi sampling with “Sampler'
- Slicing breaks
Audio Effects and Controllers - MIDI Controllers: overview and mapping
- Ableton’s audio effects: an overview
- Third party plug-ins
- Vocoder, Beat Repeat, Auto Filter
Arranging Your Track - Recording your arrangement “live”
- Editing your track in the Arrangement view
- Using automation
- Musical structures
Mixing - Acoustic theory, balancing levels and panning
- Using EQ: cutting and boosting frequencies
- Frequency ranges for instruments and sounds
- Exporting your “Stems”
Mixdown and Final Test - 1-2-1 session with your tutor
- Finalise your mix
- Mix down the elements of your track, burn to CD
- Students take final test and submit assignment
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Course Details
Available Dates
Weekly Timetable
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