Ableton Live 10 Explained

Ableton Live 10 Certified instructor Scottie Dugan brings you awesome videos designed for beginner to intermediate Ableton Live 10 users. Learn to get going with Live 10, understand its main features and functions, as well as get more advanced topics and creative ideas. If you’re new to Live 10, this is the series to watch!

• Getting Started (04:03) - First, learn to install and activate your software. You'll also see how to download and install packs, which are additional content made for Ableton Live.

• Audio & MIDI Setup (09:37) - See how to make sure you have your settings correct and MIDI controllers ready to make music.

• Starting a New Project (03:43) - Explore Ableton Live's file structure and discover how Live organizes files.

• The Browser (12:41) - The built-in browser makes Live a dream. Learn how to preview audio, in-time, before adding it to your set. Also watch how to navigate sounds, instruments, and devices.

• Tracks (04:16) - Our musical ideas live on tracks. In this video, go over how to use and organize them.

• Routing & Monitoring (09:37) - Next, you need to learn how to hear what you're doing, both when you play back your ideas and when you want to record them. This video shows you how.

• Intro to Clips (05:26) - Learn all about Clips, which are the basic building blocks where you store and launch your musical phrases and ideas.

• Session & Arrangement View (11:13) - Live has two main views, which is very different from most DAWs. Learn the differences between them and how both views interact.

• The Mixer (04:51) - The mixer section is where you begin to blend your tracks and ideas together. Watch how Ableton Live implements this workflow and gives you a fully functional mixing environment.

• Intro to Devices (07:53) - Next, take a look at "Devices" and their workflow, which are Ableton's version of plug-ins and signal flow.

• The Views (05:21) - Now let's go over all the different views within Ableton Live. You'll be moving these around a lot, so pay attention to these awesome shortcuts!

• The Basic Components (06:28) - Every DAW needs controls to allow us to use it. Let's now take a look at the standard and unique control options Ableton Live has to offer.

• Recording MIDI (10:14) - Now that you know how to operate the software, let's begin recording your MIDI ideas.

• Converting Audio to MIDI (02:57) - This is a great feature which allows you to take previously recorded ideas and make them your own, by utilizing the endless options of MIDI.

• Recording Audio (04:04) - Grab your microphone, keyboard, or favorite record. In this video you'll learn how to capture audio signal.

• Key & MIDI Map Mode (07:05) - Discover how easy it is to "touch" the software. You'll never want to touch a mouse again after this video.

• Intro to Session Automation (04:34) - In this video learn how to capture parameter changes, simply and creatively.

• Editing MIDI Clips (07:35) - Next, learn how to edit and fine tune your MIDI ideas and performances.

• Editing Audio Clips (02:09) - There are also many unique ways to manipulate audio clips. Scottie pulls back the curtain and reveals all.

• Warping (10:56) - Now, let's take an in-depth look at what Ableton Live is known for. Stretching audio in real-time.

• Editing Clip Automation (07:22) - In this video, dive into automation editing, which allows you to perfect and execute your parameter movements with precision.

• Intro to Grooves (10:52) - Learn how to add feel and swing to clips which gives them an amazing, groovy, human feel and locks them all together.

• Freezing & Resampling (06:29) - This workflow is simply brilliant. It makes life much easier when dealing with large sets or sharing sets.

• Recording into Arrangement View (06:29) - In this video you'll learn how to capture a Session View performance for further editing.

• Editing in Arrangement View (06:28) - Explore how you can begin the process of perfecting your song's arrangement, with some phenomenal work flow.

• Automation Editing in Arrangement View (05:42) - Next, learn how to further refine your production using Automation Mode.

• Exporting & Managing Sets (04:49) - Now that your song is done, see how to get it out of Live and out into the world.

• Performing in Session View (05:55) - Finally, take a look at bringing your ideas back into Session View, which is the perfect place to perform your songs live.

10.1 Update

• Device Updates (07:16) - In this video, we take a look at some new devices as well as improved device features in Live 10.1.

• Automation & Modulation (07:53) - There are some great new features that make working with automation and modulation ever easier, faster, and less confusing. Here's everything you need to know.

• Workflow (05:17) - Finally, let's take a look at workflow improvements that will speed you up and keep you in the flow.