Production and Arrangement with Ableton Live 8
AL201
This course is the ideal continuation of Ableton Live 100 and it covers a more in-depth use of effects, instruments, mixer and automation for music production.
Turning a fresh idea that was put together in a few minutes in to a polished track takes a lot more knowledge than just balancing the levels, and Ableton's Live compatibility with third-party plugins and ability to work both as a Rewire host and slave make it all possible.
Course Outline
Day 1
- Warping recap - Advanced warping technique - Warping samples with out transients - Changing the rhythm - Grooves
- Launch modes - Legato - Follow action - Sample offset
- Routing - Recording instruments to audio - Grouping tracks. Recording group output as audio - Layering / grouping MIDI instruments. Pre+Post FX. 3rd party FX routing. Parallel compression.
- Side-chains - Pumping bass - Rhythms to pads, synths, reverb FX etc - Creating big buildups / breakdowns - Gating
- Rewire - Playing Reason instruments in Live, controlling them, recording them
Day 2
- Audio FX Rack - Chains and selection. Macros - Creating complicated FX textures and performance setups
- Instrument Racks - Creating and controlling multi layered / mapped instruments
- Drum Rack as "Rack" - Triggering layered samples - Triggering synth - Sendand returns within Drum Rack
- Extract chains - Slicing drum loops to MIDI (presets)
- Sampler - quick demonstration and practice
- MIDI FX and MIDI FX Racks - Tools for melodic composition
- Using Locators
- Mastering - Limiting / Multi Band compression - Utility plug-in
- Advanced controllers (Novation Launchpad, Akai APC40, etc)
Course details
| Course code | AL201 |
|---|---|
| Length | 2 days INTENSIVE |
| Schedule | Saturday & Sunday 11:00 to 18:00 |
| Entry Requirements | AL101 or entry exam (call for info) |
| Course fee | £379 |
Admissions
Due to the small size of our classes we recommend booking as early as possible.
Apply online, call +44 (0)20 7720 6183 or email info@londonschoolofsound.co.uk
Additional Resources
Next available dates
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Ableton Resources
Follow the links from the main Ableton Live Certified Courses page to get free plugins, sounds, suggested reading, tutorials, and much more.
About the Trainer
'Jakeone' is one half of Toob (their 2008 LP "Push Me Pull You" was described by Bleep.com as "the best leftfield pop album of the year").
Jake's new solo outing is a lo-fi, live take on techno, taking in influences fom across the electronic spectrum.
His live set involves manipulating chopped-up loops of his and others' tracks alongside a drum machine, bass synth, FX and the odd twisted vocal snippet. Recent gigs, including Edinburgh, Glasgow and London's new high-profile electronic night Balance, have been met with a rapturous response.
He has also just turned in belting remixes for Bomb the Bass (with whom he collaborated on 2008's Future Chaos LP) and Process label-mate Mark O Sullivan. Both out this winter.
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