Beginners Guide to Mastering with Ableton Live

FANTASTiC | 24 August 2018 | 178 MB

A mastering video tutorial series designed for the beginner, covering the important topics needed to master your music in Ableton Live! Learn the basic principles and terminologies, as well as specific steps to take to get great sounding master files that you can publish to the world. Adam welcomes you and then goes over what mastering actually is, followed by quite possibly the most important aspect of mastering, limiting. You’ll then see how to properly set your limiter and how loud you should actually make it. Throughout the rest of the series you’ll explore topics such as setting sub bass and kick drum levels, using EQ to tonally balance your master mix, and why you should do mastering as a separate step. You’ll also learn about export options & file types, headroom for MP3 conversion, and what Metadata is and how to use it. Rounding it all out, Adam then goes into topics such as DC Offset, when it is OK and not OK to go “into the red” in your level meters, how to Look at Mastering Chains / Racks and much more.

Ableton Music Theory Major & Minor Scale

FANTASTiC | 22 August 2018 | 722 MB

Since this curriculum is intended to help electronic musicians who use Ableton and Push 2, most of the demonstrations and walkthroughs are presented directly in Ableton and/or on Push 2. This means that learning music theory like major or minor scales and chords is different. In this short course, you’ll learn the concepts in a way that makes more sense with Ableton and Push 2. There are definitely useful aspects of traditional music theory which is why *some* lessons ALSO demonstrate triads, intervals and scales on a traditional keyboard (Novation LaunchKey 49), so you’ll see how music theory is based on piano. Scales, triads and intervals are the alphabet of the musical language and its hard to do much without them. You’ll find this course is packed with condensed lessons that explain everything you need to know about building and playing scales and chords on Ableton and Push 2.

Ableton: Music Theory Terms & Concepts

FANTASTiC | 22 August 2018 | 496 MB

Developing confidence with music theory (and using it in your electronic music) starts with a firm grasp of the fundamentals. You’ll quickly learn about pitch, sharps and flats, the chromatic scale, accidentals, intervals and more. If you don’t know what those are, you’re making electronic music harder than it needs to be. Every time you want to learn something in music theory, you’ll encounter these terms and concepts. If you’re not comfortable with these terms and concepts then you’ll be at a disadvantage in learning quickly. Learning music theory is fun! But, not if it doesn’t make sense. Do yourself a favor and sit down with this quick course and familiarize yourself with these terms and concepts. You’ll be glad you did! Music theory is a wide, wonderful world and you’ll need to know the language if you want to succeed.

Creating a Multisampled Instrument

FANTASTiC | 23 July 2018 | 109 MB

with Ableton Sampler

Making your own custom instruments adds an extra layer of originality and uniqueness to your productions and lets your creative voice project more clearly throughout your tracks. Using Ableton’s Sampler device and it’s powerful synthesis capabilities you can build your own instruments using sounds sourced from a variety of locations, acoustic, synthetic and found sounds. Master Ableton Sampler & Create Instruments That Give Voice To Your Unique Sound

How To Use Ableton Live 10 TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | July 23 2018 | 1.51 GB

Beginner Level 2

Over the next 19 videos, we welcome back Ableton certified trainer, as he takes you to the next level on this masterclass journey. If you are a complete beginner or even a seasoned pro, this course has something for everyone. How To Use Ableton 10 Level 2, continues on from where Level 1 finished off. It is quite literary NEXT LEVEL! With loads of useful knowledge for producers starting out, we begin by checking out insert vs send/return FX including reverb and delay, take a closer look frequency removal, compression and sidechain compression before layering synths and stereo widening. Checks out some more automation techniques before finishing off with a simple master of the track so that all the elements fit together perfectly.

Ableton Workflow: Simple Recording/Mixing

FANTASTiC | 04 July 2018 | 671 MB

This short course demonstrates the process of recording a complete track using Push 2. The track is very simple, but it is useful for students who what to develop a workflow on Push that incorporates the technology while producing a piece of music that is actually using music theory principles.

Ableton Skitter & Step v1.2

Team DECiBEL | 03 Jul 2018 | 518.3 MB

Skitter and Step inhabits the space where growling basses, rinsing pads and jarring melodies collide with jagged, broken percussion. The cavernous spaces, dubby basses and tight drums are ready for production but were designed for deep sound manipulation. Developed by Ableton in collaboration with sound designers including Ian McDonnell, Dean Rodell and Dara Smith, this curated collection puts everything you need to create tracks in one place. Drum Racks are packed with precise low end, snares and stabs, letting you craft tracks laced with shifting rhythms, pinpoint melodies and eerie sound effects without interruption to your creativity. A wide selection of Instrument Racks delivers basses, leads and textures that evoke a range of moods. Also included are over 120 audio loops and MIDI clips ranging from screaming leads, deep ambiences, and barking basses to chopped drum breaks and full beats carefully selected to spark your imagination, kickstart your tracks and add life and detail to your production.