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Augmenting Ableton Live: The ultimate guide to using external devices

Name: Augmenting Ableton Live: The ultimate guide to using external devices
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Duration3h 29m

Modules24

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (3h 29m)

- 01. Let's get set-up (Akai MPD 32 & Push 2)
  Free lesson
  3:21
- 02. Augmenting Drumazon VST with hardware controllers
  23:07
- 03. Recording and playing Drumazon patterns with an external instrument
  10:36
- 04. Saving, naming & recalling your setup
  Free lesson
  4:35
- 01. What you'll learn in this chapter
  1:53
- 02. How to output Drumazon sounds to individual tracks
  16:58
- 03. How to apply effects to drum groups
  5:08
- 04. How to map software effects to an external controller
  12:44
- 05. Let's save this setup & test it out!
  9:21
- 01. What you'll learn in this chapter
  1:18
- 02. Let's get set-up (MicroKorg and Novation Launch Control)
  7:47
- 03. MIDI CC messages & mapping Novation LC to MicroKorg parameters
  18:19
- 04. Demo of the setup so far
  1:47
- 05. Adding tactile effects with the Kaoss Pad 3
  11:50
- 06. Finalizing the Kaoss setup
  7:02
- 07. Recap of what we've learned
  4:23
- 08. Exploring the setup
  3:54
- 01. Roland TR-09 unboxing and set-up in Ableton Live
  10:21
- 02. How to control the TR-09 with Ableton Live & Push 2
  4:47
- 03. How to map TR-09 effects to an external controller
  14:05
- 04. How to map TR-09 sounds to external Alesis drum pads
  7:55
- 01. Dreadbox Hades unboxing and set-up in Ableton Live
  9:44
- 02. How to trigger Hades sounds & FX with a Yamaha keytar
  7:24
- 03. Controlling extra FX with a Microsoft Kinect & body movement
  10:57

About this course

Ableton Certified Trainer Mark Burnett has been working with Ableton products for the past 14 years. He's also an artist on Funk'n Deep Records (Soundcloud, Resident Advisor), whose tracks are appearing in the world's biggest festivals and largest podcasts from the industry's heavy-hitters such as Carl Cox & Richie Hawtin.

In this course, Mark will teach you ways to use software and hardware together to create new instruments and to augment the way in which you use them.

By the end of this course, you'll feel comfortable expanding Ableton Live with hardware, unlocking hidden capabilities of your hardware using Ableton Live. You'll learn some great skills that you can incorporate into live sets or more creative studio work.

In detail, Mark looks at different setups:

ways to augment hardware: taking hardware instruments and effects processors such as TR-09, MikroKorg, Dreadbox Hades, Kaoss Pad 3 and adding extra features to them using midi controllers
ways of augmenting software: taking software instruments such as D16 Group's Drumazon VST and unlocking extra facilities and control using hardware
new & creative ways of using these hybrid hardware/software instruments, including a crazy setup with a Microsoft Kinect to track movement, an old Yamaha Keytar (!) and a mono synth.

Mark uses a range of devices in this course, from the latest mono synths and drum machine offerings to old beat-up gear that can be reused in new & creative ways.

Roland TR-09
Dreadbox Hades
Korg MicroKorg
Novation Launch Control XL
Korg Kaoss Pad 3
AKAI MPD 32
Alesis Control Pad
Yamaha Keytar

During this course we'll be using the Push 2 and a number of Max For Live devices. There is no pre-required knowledge of any of these to get started and you'll definitely finish the course with a good working knowledge of both.

Who it's for

Ableton users ready to bring hardware into their workflow
Producers returning to gear sitting unused in the studio
Live performers wanting more hands-on control on stage

What you'll learn

Map hardware controllers to software synths and effects
Route drum machine sounds to individual tracks for processing
Build a hybrid setup you can save and recall

What you'll need

Ableton Live and at least one MIDI controller
Working knowledge of Ableton's session and arrangement views
A few minutes most days to experiment and refine

Meet the Guru

Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett is an Ableton Certified Trainer who has worked with Ableton products for over 14 years. As a producer and DJ on Funk'n Deep Records, his tracks have featured at major festivals and in sets and podcasts from artists including Carl Cox and Richie Hawtin, and he has played to crowds of thousands. He also runs large-scale events such as Workhouse Project, and studied at Imperial College London. His course covers using Ableton Live to build live performances, and it suits electronic producers and performers who want to take a show out of the studio and onto the stage.

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