Creative Composition & Production in Ableton Live
with John Watson
Intermediate
14 lessons (1h 38m)
Backing tracks included
Mobile, Tablet + Desktop
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- Creative composition & production in Ableton Live
- Getting started & gear setup
- Generating ideas with MIDI - intro to MIDI
- Recording a simple rhythm guide track
- Recording audio: setup & levels
- Recording audio
- Using an external instrument
- Creating the bassline
- Adding one more rhythm part
- Premixing & session view
- Song structure & arrange view
- Mixing EQ and compression
- Spatial effects
- Modulation effects
- BONUS: Creating a bassline with Doepfer Dark Energy II
Lesson plan (1h 38m)
John Watson has been a producer & DJ for over a decade, working with clients such as Channel 4, BBC, Sony, touring extensively and composing with Patrick Wolf, and releasing his own music under the 'Johnathan Krisp' moniker for labels like Cookshop Music. He also teaches music production at London's Point Blank music school.
In this course, you'll learn how to produce a track from beginning to end using Ableton Live & external instruments, watching John walk you through each step of the process, in detail:
- Setup
- Generating ideas in MIDI
- Recording audio and defining the structure of the track (session view, arrange view)
- Mixing - EQ & Compression
- Spatial & Modulation effects
John's gear includes:
- Korg Microkorg
- Doepfer Dark Energy synth II
- Korg Electribe
- Macbook pro with Ableton Live
- Stereo sound card with MIDI interface
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