4 hour pro class taking you through the full process. (Beginner & Intermediate). Starting with the basics & finishing with mixing + mastering a complete track. This is a very hands-on and deep class showing you how to produce a track from scratch - with tons of content, tricks, and tips on production, workflow, beat design, sound design, mixing and mastering. You’ll be getting the complete finished track as template session you can play around with. Additionally you’re getting a bunch of drum samples and MIDI files to work with. We are going to be covering how to produce using Ableton Live, starting from working with clips in the session view and going all the way up to some very advanced production techniques using the arrangement view.
What you'll learn in this course:
Learn how to produce a professional sounding track from scratch without getting stuck along the way
This course is for beginners.
We are using Ableton - only!
This course focusses on production. Our other course is focussing on chord progressions and harmony.
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Over 21 sessions and around 4 hours of content!
Produce and complete a professional sounding track using Ableton Live
Create unique sound designs using Ableton instruments
Use samples to edit, arrange, and create unique tracks and beats of your own.
How to achieve great soundscapes using audio effects
Hands on course showing you a producers workflow. Focus on sound design and technique
Kickstart your productions with our material - full template session and samples included in this course!
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What are the requirements?
We’re using Ableton Live 9 Suite only. If you don’t have a copy of Ableton Live 9 Suite, a great way to start would be using the trial version (free for 30 days). We won't be using any third party plugins in this course
If you've opened a DAW like Ableton, Logic or FL Studio before and know that hitting the space bar will start and stop the playback, that would be great.
Having spent a couple of minutes in Ableton to check out the basic interface
You want to know how to produce a professionally sounding track from the start to the fully mixed and mastered product.
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Is it for you?
You want to see the complete production process step by step
You want a comprehensive understanding of Ableton Live
You are interested in producing tracks, beats, sound designs, or any other music on your own in a professional way
You're looking to understand the deeper levels of Ableton Live
You like to see how to start from scratch going all the way to the finished, mixed & mastered product.
Course Topics:Creating beats
Basics of Ableton
How to make a song out of a loop
Creating fresh sound designs
Reversing Clips
Meter Changes
Using compressors
Creating custom effects
Working with vocal samples
How to EQ
Recording automations
Automating instruments, synths
Using synths
Working with one-shots
Using MIDI for beat production
Creating pad sounds
Working with automations
Adding harmony
Designing fat saw pads
Consolidating
Recording/Writing Drum grooves
Layering Synths
Audio effects
Automating effects
Basics of Arrangement
Side-Chaining
Vocal Chops
Send / return effects
Looping
Spread sound with chorus effects
Locators
Using Ableton pack sounds
Effecting Guitars
Creating pitch / tape Stop effects
Basics of Mixing
Basics of Mastering
Setting up a complete Mastering chain
Applying numerous mixing techniques
Layering sounds like audio engineers
EQ: adding space with mid / side eq
EQ: how to identify and cut resonances
Use Ableton built-in effects for mastering
and many more
Class Curriculum / Contents:I. Introduction
00 - Introduction and Prerequisites
II. Basic Beat
00 - Download Course Files
01 - Interface, Session vs Arrangement View, Loading MIDI and Audio, Basic Beat
02 - Using Instruments, Creating a Bass, Setting up a Sidechain
03 - Basic Bass Sound Design - Basic EQing
04 - Loading Ableton Packs - Adding a Guitar
III. Basic Sound Design
05 - Creating a Background Pad Sound with Operator
06 - Creating a Saw Lead Sound with Operator
(Free Preview) 07 - Creative Sound Design: Smooth Saw
08 - Building Custom Effects
IV. Adding More Song Parts
09 - Producing a Break
10 - Adding another Beat & Bass Pattern
11 - Adding Vocal Effects
12 - Adding Drum Effects
13 - Adding an "LFO" Pad
14 - Generating Intro Ideas
V. Arrangement
15 - Setting up a Basic Arrangement
16 - Arrangement Details - Adding Transitions
VI. Mixing
17 - Mixing Basics - Frequency Spectrum
18 - Mixing Instruments and Effects
VII. Mastering
19 - Mastering Basics and Chain Setup
20 - Mastering - Chain Finish and Balance
VIII. Finals
21 - Exporting the Track and Final Thoughts
Bonus Videos
Bonus: Making a Deep House Track from Start to Finish (62:14)
How to use Ableton Live 9.2 Simpler vs. Simpler in Live 9.5 (7:53)
What you're getting:20+ Studio sessions with Francois / Production Music Live
4h+ online video sessions with lifetime-access
MIDIs and Drum Samples
Bonus: Course Ableton Project File (using Ableton Live 9 SUITE)
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