Ableton Live 11 Essential Training: The Basics

Course details

Do you work in audio recording, loop-based songwriting, or synth and sound design? Are you looking for a kickstart to learn to work effectively with Ableton Live? In this course, music professor Rick Schmunk walks you through all the essentials of using Ableton Live 11. Rick shows you how to set up your system and use the Ableton Live user interface. He explains how to work with the browser, the Arrangement view, and the Session view. After going over how to use the MIDI Editor, how to record and edit audio, and how to work with arrangements, Rick covers plug-ins, effects racks, the live mixer, and mapping. Then he demonstrates how to make your life easier by automating graphics, editing, and clips, including real-time automation. Rick concludes with some practical advice on managing your files.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learn the essentials of Ableton Live 11
02 - How to use the exercise files

1. Getting Started

03 - Connecting your system
04 - Audio I O setup
05 - MIDI controller setup
06 - Optimizing performance
07 - The Ableton Live user interface

2. The Browser

08 - Browser categories
09 - Browser places
10 - Searching and auditioning
11 - Customizing the browser
12 - Working with Live Sets

3. Working in Arrangement View

13 - Track controls
14 - Zooming and selecting
15 - Controlling playback
16 - Loading and saving presets
17 - Preparing to record MIDI
18 - Recording MIDI in Arrangement View
19 - Punch record MIDI
20 - Computer keyboard as a MIDI controller

4. Working in Session View

21 - Session View overview
22 - Clips and playback
23 - Scenes and playback
24 - Recording MIDI in Session View
25 - Click and Pencil MIDI entry
26 - Step entry

5. Working with MIDI

27 - MIDI Editor
28 - Grid config
29 - Editing rhythm and quantizing
30 - Groove quantization
31 - Editing pitch and duration
32 - Editing velocity and chance
33 - Editing expression
34 - Session View - Copy and paste
35 - Arrangement View - Copy and paste

6. Working with Audio

36 - Preparing to record audio
37 - Record and punch record audio
38 - Clip editing
39 - Fades
40 - Take comping
41 - Linked track editing
42 - Warping audio, part 1
43 - Warping audio, part 2
44 - Quantizing audio

7. Working with Arrangements

45 - CPU management, track freeze
46 - Locators
47 - Section editing in Arrangement View
48 - Section editing in Session View
49 - Moving from Session to Arrangement View
50 - Moving from Arrangement to Session View

8. Working with Plug-Ins

51 - Plug-in basics, part 1
52 - Plug-in basics, part 2
53 - Instrument plug-ins
54 - Audio plug-ins
55 - MIDI plug-ins

9. Working with Racks

56 - Effects racks, part 1
57 - Effects racks, part 2
58 - Instrument racks
59 - Drum racks
60 - Zone editors
61 - Rack macros

10. Live Mixer

62 - Mixer setup
63 - Sends and returns
64 - Drum rack sends and returns
65 - Group tracks

11. Mapping

66 - Key mapping
67 - MIDI mapping
68 - Instant mapping

12. Automation

69 - Graphic automation
70 - Editing automation
71 - Clip automation, part 1
72 - Clip automation, part 2
73 - Real-time automation

13. File Management

74 - Managing files
75 - Arrangement View audio export
76 - Session View audio export

Conclusion

77 - Next steps