First Song with Ableton Live
Ableton Live includes everything you need to take your creative spark and turn it into a shareable masterpiece. In this video tutorial series, dance music hitmeister Timothy Allan takes you from start-up to wrap-up!
Videos
• Intro (01:18) - Timothy goes through how the course will be delivered
• Importing Audio (03:34) - In this video you’ll see where the browser is, and how to import your own audio files and sample CDs.
• Warping & Looping (07:04) - Timothy explains what warping is, as well as how to use clip looping to create a four on the floor kick.
• Simpler Intro (04:07) - It’s easy to get a sample into Simpler, Live’s ‘basic’ sampler.
• Drum Racks Pt. 1 (07:06) - Timothy demonstrates the Drum Rack included in Live, as well as the insert effects that create the main Lead’s top end.
• Drum Racks Pt. 2 (09:34) - Drum Racks can be extremely flexible when it comes to applying FX to individual sounds and more.
• Bass Synth (07:14) - Create a great sounding bass patch using Lives FM synth, Operator.
• Sidechaining (03:34) - In this video, you’ll learn how to sidechain in Live.
• Session & Arrangement (05:15) - Timothy clears up the often confusing relationship between Session and Arrangement views in Live.
• Clip View Buttons (03:56) - In this video, Timothy demonstrates some of the cool MIDI editing features in the Clip View area.
• Clip Recording (04:26) - Learn to record and subsequently fix up a MIDI clip.
• Vocal Snippets (09:09) - Timothy goes through some vocal samples, warping and adjusting start points and effects to fit into the track.
• Instrument Rack Pt. 1 (04:16) - Learn about the concept of Instrument racks as Timothy layers some synths overtop of the bass synth.
• Instrument Rack Pt. 2 (03:53) - Timothy shows you how to process each instrument chain separately in your Instrument Rack.
• Simpler Slicing (05:29) - Watch as Timothy uses the powerful new slicing features in Simpler to slice and dice a vocal in a matter of seconds.
• Multi Macro Mapping (04:52) - In this video Timothy maps multiple controls to a macro knob.
• Rough Arrange (07:52) - There are a few ways that you can record and arrange your material in Live.
• Arrange View Recording (03:56) - It’s easy record directly into Arrangement view.
• Vocal Effects (05:28) - Timothy spices up the stuttery vocals using some stereo tricks, a Redux, and Frequency Shifter.
• Splitting & Joining (06:31) - In this video you’ll learn how to reverse audio files and how to create fills and variations with splitting and consolidating.
• Exporting Options (03:33) - Timothy demonstrates the process of exporting your masterpiece into a format that everyone can enjoy!