Course Overview: Ableton Live Fundamentals | Berklee Online

Ableton Live is a unique and fun environment to explore sound, composition, and performance.

This course is for:
Novices that want to learn to make music
Experienced producers wanting to learn Ableton Live
DJs wanting to expand into music production
Performers wanting to add digital tools into their performance

Ableton Live Fundamentals is an optimum point of entry if you’re looking to learn this fascinating program, which will open up new possibilities and change the way you think about making music. Ableton Live is not only an ideal tool for recording, but it can also be used for composing, arranging, mixing, and especially performing. This course will touch upon all of these fundamentals, also covering aspects of production, synthesis, sampling, effects processing, and workflow inside of this unique software.

Every week you’ll receive both technical and musical guidance which will allow you to create your own original productions inside of Ableton Live. You’ll engage in hands-on experimentation, always making music throughout the 12 weeks of this course. All types of creation and styles are supported.

Upon completion of Ableton Live Fundamentals you will have composed and produced five original pieces of work and you’ll feel confident and empowered to challenge yourself even further inside of Ableton Live.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to:
Program drums in Ableton Live
Compose in Ableton Live using MIDI sequencing and MIDI editing
Create an arrangement using mappings, groupings, and tracks
Export your arrangements
Set up inputs and outputs
Record audio
Convert audio to MIDI
Use the Simpler instrument
Use automation
Consolidate clips
Build sounds using Racks
Convert MIDI to audio
Freeze tracks
Mix your projects using dimension
Perform gain staging
Use Audio and MIDI effects to enhance your project
Remix songs
Manage your computer’s CPU usage
Troubleshoot computer and session issues
Prepare your session for live performance
Record your live performance

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