How to create a killer live set using Ableton Live & external instruments
CourseMusic ProductionContemporaryIntermediate
Part ofMusic Production

How to create a killer live set using Ableton Live & external instruments

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Duration2h 16m
Modules16
LevelIntermediate
LanguageEnglish

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About this course

Ableton Certified Trainer Mark Burnett has been working with Ableton products for the past 14 years. He's also a label owner at 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.

Mark will take you on a detailed tour of the hardware and software setup he uses in his live shows.

Whether you're new to Ableton or have experience using the software and want inspiration on how to plan and execute a live set using Ableton Live and external instruments, this course is for you!

By the end of this course, you'll feel comfortable creating & delivering a killer set in front of an audience!

In detail, Mark covers:

  • Understanding cabling and routing of signals
  • Setting Ableton Live preferences (Audio, MIDI sync etc.)
  • Setting up external instruments in Ableton Live
  • Mapping MIDI and external instruments
  • Setting up a microphone track
  • Setting up thru tracks and loopers
  • Using extra effects to add complexity to your set
  • Live set flow, examples, ideas and inspiration (using Mark's live show as an example)

Featured gear and software:

  • Ableton Push
  • Vestax VCM 600
  • Roland TR505 Drum Machine (12 bit PCM based drum machine)
  • Korg Volca Beats (Analog kick drum circuit)
  • Elektron Analog Rytm
  • Nord Rack digital synthesizer
  • Sound card
  • USB hub
  • Emagic MT4 (midi breakout box)

Who it's for

  • Producers ready to take their tracks to the stage
  • Ableton users curious about adding hardware to sets
  • Returning performers rethinking how their live show flows

What you'll learn

  • Route audio and MIDI between Ableton and hardware
  • Map controllers so you can perform hands on
  • Build a set that flows from start to finish

What you'll need

  • Ableton Live and a working knowledge of it
  • At least one external instrument or controller
  • A few focused sessions most weeks to practise

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Mark

Thanks. Nice course! Like it a lot! Nice setting and very easy and clear teaching! Hope you make more in this genre!!??

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898orion

Thanks just what I needed straight to the point, best explanation

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Marko

Very good and simple introduction to external device in Ableton.

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Rick

That's about as thorough an informative as it gets. Thank you!!

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Sherman C.

This is probably the best example of the most clear, concise, well laid out instructional video I've ever seen on any subject ever. So well done. The different camera angles, the way he speaks, just perfect. Thank you so much!

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TheCHEESE333

Excellent instruction, keep it up!

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Meet the Guru

Mark Burnett

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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