Understanding the Basics of Electronic Music Production with Ableton Live
CourseMusic ProductionContemporaryBeginnerPart 1 of 3
Part ofMusic Production

Understanding the Basics of Electronic Music Production with Ableton Live

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Duration2h 16m
Modules20
LevelBeginner
LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (2h 16m)

About this course

We've teamed up with acclaimed Certified Ableton Trainer Isaac Cotec to create a 3-part Ableton course that walks you through the concepts you need to make electronic music. From navigating the software, laying out musical ideas on the timeline, and connecting MIDI instruments, to improvising, experimenting with musical ideas, and adding audio effects, this course shows you how to use Live in your own music.

Part 1 of the course focuses on the following skills:

  • Navigating Ableton Live, including Clips, Tracks, Session and Arrangement views
  • Understanding the browser, including managing files and Hot-Swap
  • Controlling Clips, including the Clip Box, Launch box, Sample box and Envelopes
  • Controlling Timing, including Warp and Warp Modes

The course is a mix of live video, featuring Isaac Cotec speaking to camera, and screen shots, so you can see exactly what he is doing at every point.

It also includes plenty of exercises and course downloads to practise with.

Make sure to check out our other electronic music production lessons for beginners and advanced players alike.

Who it's for

  • Total beginners opening Ableton Live for the first time
  • Self-taught producers filling gaps in their workflow
  • Curious musicians ready to make tracks on a laptop

What you'll learn

  • Move confidently between Session and Arrangement views
  • Organise your sounds and swap samples on the fly
  • Warp clips so loops sit in time

What you'll need

  • A copy of Ableton Live and a laptop
  • Headphones or speakers you already trust
  • A few minutes most days at the computer

Explore the series · Ableton Live · The Isaac Cotec Series

  1. Understanding the Basics of Electronic Music Production with Ableton Live
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    Understanding the Basics of Electronic Music Production with Ableton Live
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  2. Creating new parts in Ableton Live with MIDI and Audio
    02
    Creating new parts in Ableton Live with MIDI and Audio
  3. Building Tracks in Ableton Live
    03
    Building Tracks in Ableton Live

Meet the Guru

Isaac Cotec

Isaac Cotec

Isaac Cotec is, arguably, one of the best Ableton trainers in the world! While working on his own music, he began teaching recording techniques, sound design, and Ableton Live to private students, and since earning his certification as an official Ableton Certified Trainer he has helped thousands of producers step up their game and succeed as musicians.

Isaac started producing electronic music in 2005 with Psyche Sonics, an experimental group working with the science and research of binaural beats and altering consciousness through sound. After touring, he continued writing music under the alias Cotec and later emerged as the artist Subaqueous, blending his electronic past with both future and organic production techniques. To date, he has released 3 albums and 4 EPs.

Isaac is also the founder and manager of the record label Invibe Music, which represents some of the Pacific Northwest's best electronic music and specialises in midtempo dance music.

In his Ableton Live courses, Isaac shares the production, sound design and songwriting techniques he has spent years refining - the very skills he uses to turn a spark of an idea into a finished track.

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