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Welcome to the Ultimate Ableton Live 12 Masterclass Edition: Part 5 - Producing with Audio and MIDI Effects

Hi – I’m Jason, Ableton Certified Trainer and tenured university professor with a Ph.D. in Music. I have over 75 courses with a rating of 4.5 and higher. Tens of thousands of students have taken my Ableton Live 9, 10, and 11 classes, and they average over 4.7 in student ratings.

I'm here to guide you through the intricacies of Ableton Live. Whether you're a beginning music maker, aspiring producer, or a seasoned professional looking to up your game, this course is the perfect starting point.

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Why Ultimate Ableton Live 12?

Comprehensive Learning: Master every aspect of Ableton Live 12, finishing as an expert in the software.
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Workflow Techniques: Unlock my top production workflow techniques to streamline your creative process.
Direct Access to the Instructor: Enjoy direct access to me for any questions or clarifications within 24 hours.

Course Highlights:

Learn to produce amazing music with my systematic approach.
Why is everyone using Live?: Learn the unique features that make it such a popular music production tool.
Every single audio & MIDI effect analyzed and explained in detail.
How to take an overwhelming list of effects and turn it into something we can all understand:
- Thinking in terms of modulation, dynamics, time, and frequency.
A deeper understanding of how Ableton's "Racks" fit in their philosophy of Instruments and Effects.

Not only do I cover every effect Ableton has, I explain them in the context of making actual music.

Why learn from me?

Apart from being an Ableton Certified Trainer, I’m also a tenured university professor with a Ph.D. in Music Composition, AND a dedicated professional music producer. I've had a few tracks on the charts in the last few years, and a long series of awards for my teaching. My passion for teaching and staying at the forefront of music production techniques brings a unique perspective to this Ableton Live 12, and everything I teach.

Don't miss this opportunity to master Ableton Live in the most comprehensive way possible. Let's embark on this journey together.

See you in Lesson 1.

All the best, Jason (but call me Jay...)

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Learning objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to produce music with ableton live 12 and be on their way to being a professional musician.
Work in the session view and arrangement view of ableton live 12
Record audio, midi, and understand live's signal flow
Navigate 100% of ableton live 12
Produce music using ableton live 12
Students will understand the two views in live.
The fundamentals to recording in live 12
All possible ways of editing in live
The 10 fundamentals to audio recording
The 6 fundamentals to midi recording
The essential tools for warping
Editing and producing in arrangement view
Session view editing and producing
Making beats
The 7 (and more!) methods to making beats in ableton live 12
Producing with synths in ableton live 12
The ableton live 12 instruments
All audio and midi effects
Side-chaining
Working with live’s instruments
Sound design basics
Synthesis elements
The ableton live instruments

Live’s analog instrument
Operator
Drift
Meld
Collision
Tension
Electric
Impulse
The wavetable synth
Drum synth (ds)
Drum rack
The ableton live samplers
Max for live instruments
Drive (frequency effects)
Eq & filters (frequency effects)
Pitch and modulation (frequency)
Dynamics (dynamic effects)
Time and space (time)
Performance (time)
Audio effects rack
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At the end of this course, students will be able to produce music with ableton live 12 and be on their way to being a professional musician.
Work in the session view and arrangement view of ableton live 12
Record audio, midi, and understand live's signal flow
Navigate 100% of ableton live 12
Produce music using ableton live 12
Students will understand the two views in live.
The fundamentals to recording in live 12
All possible ways of editing in live
The 10 fundamentals to audio recording
The 6 fundamentals to midi recording
The essential tools for warping
Editing and producing in arrangement view
Session view editing and producing
Making beats
The 7 (and more!) methods to making beats in ableton live 12
Producing with synths in ableton live 12
The ableton live 12 instruments
All audio and midi effects
Side-chaining
Working with live’s instruments
Sound design basics
Synthesis elements
The ableton live instruments
Live’s analog instrument
Operator
Drift
Meld
Collision
Tension
Electric
Impulse
The wavetable synth
Drum synth (ds)
Drum rack
The ableton live samplers
Max for live instruments
Drive (frequency effects)
Eq & filters (frequency effects)
Pitch and modulation (frequency)
Dynamics (dynamic effects)
Time and space (time)
Performance (time)
Audio effects rack
Show more
Show less

Syllabus

Welcome to Producing with Effects in Live 12!

Introduction

The 4 Areas of This class

Let's start with MIDI Effects!

What are Midi Effects?

Arpeggiator

CC Control

Chord

Envelope MIDI

Expression Control

Up next is filters and EQ - our frequency effects.

MIDI Effect Rack

MIDI Monitor

MPE Control

Note Echo

Note Length

Pitch

Random

Scale

Automating Scales

Shaper MIDI

Velocity

More Chord Changes

Session (Download)

New to the scene is the category of Modulators. Let's check them out.

What are these?

Envelop Follower

LFO

Shaper

Presets

Session

Ok, let's get to the fun stuff with audio effects!

Three Types: Dynamic, Time, Frequency

Let's start with distortion, or drive.

Amp

Cabinet

Drum Bus

Dynamic Tube

Erosion

Overdrive

Pedal

Redux

Saturator

Roar (Basics)

Roar (Modulation)

Vinyl Distortion

EQ Eight

EQ Three

Auto Filter

Channel EQ

Next we have more frequency effects - these ones focusing on pitch - like autotune.

Auto Pan

Chorus-Ensemble

Corpus

Shifter

Phaser-Flanger

Resonators

Spectral Resonator

Spectral Time

Vocoder

Next let's look at some effects that effect volume - dynamic effects.

How Compression Works

Using The Compressor

Side-Chaining With the Compressor

Gate

Glue Compressor

Limiter

Multiband Dynamics

It's time for time effects!

Using Time Effects (Bussing)

Putting Effects on Sends

Delay

Echo

Filter Delay

Grain Delay

Reverb

Hybrid Reverb

Let's look at some effects designed for DJing and Performance

Beat Repeat

Looper

The most powerful tool in Ableton Live is the audio effects rack. Hands down!

Audio Effect Rack

Chain Selector

Macros

Lastly, we have a handful of effects that are more like tools than anything else.

Align Delay

External Audio Effect

Spectrum

Tuner

Utility

Some last thoughts on the best practices with these effects.

Order of Operations

The Effect Chain

That's all for now! But I have a few extras to leave you with.

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Bonus Lecture

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Develops audio and MIDI effects and synthesis using Ableton Live 12, which is standard in the music industry

Taught by J. Anthony Allen, who is an Ableton Certified Trainer with a Ph.D. in Music

Examines all audio and MIDI effects and synthesis in Ableton Live 12, which is highly relevant to music production

Explores advanced techniques for producing with audio and MIDI effects in Ableton Live 12

Covers a comprehensive range of topics, from basic to advanced, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced producers

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Ultimate Ableton Live 12, Part 5: Producing with Effects with these activities:

Learn about the basics of producing with Ableton Live 12

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Reviewing the basics of producing with Ableton Live 12 will help to refresh foundational knowledge and clear any stumbling blocks you might encounter.

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Watch a video tutorial on the basics of Ableton Live 12.
Read the Ableton Live 12 user manual.
Practice using Ableton Live 12 to create a simple beat.

Watch tutorials on audio effects

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Watch tutorials on audio effects to learn how to use them effectively in your music productions.

Browse courses on Audio Effects

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Search for tutorials on audio effects
Watch the tutorials
Experiment with the different audio effects
Apply what you've learned to your own music productions

Practice using MIDI effects

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Practice using MIDI effects to enhance your music productions.

Browse courses on MIDI Effects

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Open Ableton Live 12
Create a new project
Add a MIDI track
Load a MIDI clip
Experiment with the different MIDI effects

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Practice using different Ableton Live 12 effects

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Practicing using different effects in Ableton Live 12 will help you to become more proficient in using the software.

Browse courses on Audio Effects

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Find a tutorial on how to use a specific Ableton Live 12 effect.
Practice using the effect on a variety of different audio and MIDI tracks.
Experiment with different settings to see how they affect the sound.

Create a track using audio and MIDI effects

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Create a track using audio and MIDI effects to demonstrate your understanding of how to use them.

Browse courses on Music Production

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Start a new project in Ableton Live 12
Add a MIDI track and a drum track
Use MIDI effects to create a melody and bassline
Use audio effects to add reverb, delay, and distortion to your instruments
Mix and master your track

Create a song using Ableton Live 12

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Creating a song using Ableton Live 12 will help you to apply the skills you have learned and to get a sense of how the software can be used to create complete tracks.

Browse courses on Music Production

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Start by creating a new project in Ableton Live 12.
Add some audio and MIDI tracks to your project.
Use Ableton Live 12's effects to process your tracks.
Arrange your tracks into a song.
Mix and master your song.

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