In the past, Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) were programs used only by audio engineers with a highly specific knowledge base, on machines inaccessible to most people. But over the past 10-15 years, DAWs and the act of recording music have evolved from being a luxury of the few to being available to the masses. Ableton Live is one such application. Used by an extremely broad range of music creators, Ableton Live not only facilitates the work of engineers, producers, and writers in professional, home, and mobile studio settings, but it is also a powerful platform for musicians on stage, in the DJ booth, and elsewhere.
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About this Course
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Navigate Ableton Live
Program MIDI drums and instruments
Record and edit audio, including working with preexisting audio loops
Create a piece of music using MIDI and audio within Ableton Live
Skills you will gain
- Audio Recording
- Music Making
- File Management
- Ableton
- MIDI programming
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to Introduction to Ableton Live
Getting Our Hands Dirty
Polishing the Sound
The Endless Possibilities
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- 5 stars82.77%
- 4 stars14.25%
- 3 stars2.12%
- 2 stars0.37%
- 1 star0.46%
TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO ABLETON LIVE
An excellent introduction to an extremely powerful Digital Audio Workstation - one which I had used for a few months but still learned a great deal from the course.
Highly recommended. :)
Fun and interesting course. I learned a lot, despite already being a Live user. Reviewing the assignments of other course-takers widened my horizons and helped me gain valuable insights.
I absolutely loved this course. Very incredible work done by Erin, and I learned a ton more about Ableton Live than I knew before, and it has really improved my music making skills.
I'm now taking this course a second time because it is so absolutely helpful and has really given me a free and friendly place to learn how to use Ableton and get started on music production!
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