Ableton Live 12 Masterclass: Complete Music Production Guide

Do you want to Unleash Your Creativity, Learn Music Production, and Make Music?

Perfect! You’ve made it to the right course!

Music production software like Ableton Live might seem overwhelming. But after this masterclass, your musical ideas will flow seamlessly without any technical hurdles!

Make Your Own Music in  Ableton Live 11 and 12

This course teaches you how to master Ableton Live 11 and 12, a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for Mac and Windows.

ABLETON 12 UPDATE: Ableton 12 has just been released! Naturally we've updated this course to include all the latest updates in Ableton 12!

NOTE: This course is for Ableton Live 11 and 12 Suite. Some of the features discussed in this course will only be available for Ableton Live 11  and 12 Suite, but many of the features can still be used with all versions of Ableton Live 11  and 12 (Lite, Intro, and Standard).

You will also be able to follow along with the majority of this course if you are using previous versions of Ableton Live, such as Ableton Live 9 or 10.

By the end of this course, you’ll have mastery over Ableton’s layout, features, and functions so you can make your very own song from start to finish!

You’ll work right alongside me to learn these main steps:

1. Ableton's Fundamentals and Workflow 

To begin, we start with mastering the basics. How to navigate Ableton’s layout, and learn what all the buttons and tabs do. These essential techniques are a perfect starter for beginners and a great place for more advanced producers to learn how to optimize production workflow.

• Develop an in-depth understanding of Ableton’s immense interface (session and arrangement view)

• Deep dive into the system preferences to optimize and customize your production experience

• Master all the hotkeys to streamline your creativity

• Decode the secrets of audio, MIDI, Group, Sends, and Master tracks!

  
  

• Properly set up your sessions with gain staging, signal flow, and track routing!

2. Ableton’s Sounds, Synths, and Samples

Whatever your knowledge base, musical skill, or whichever version of Ableton Live you have, I've got you covered! In this chapter, I walk you through Ableton’s Most Powerful Sounds that professionals use in hit songs and how you can apply those techniques to your own projects. Get ready to:

• In-depth understanding of loops and Samples

• Make fire drumbeats with Ableton’s: Impulse, Drum Rack, and Drum Synth

• Understand the essential synths and samplers including Operator, Simpler, Sampler, Instrument Rack

• Learn how and when to use Ableton’s more niche synths including Analog, Collision, Electric, Tension, Wavetable

• Dive into Sound Design to create your own custom sounds!

3. How to Play, Program, and Edit MIDI notes

Now that we've explored Ableton’s synths and sounds it's time to learn how to edit the MIDI notes that play them! Here's where we really start to set your productions apart with next-level techniques! These hands-on lessons will give you the exact step-by-step process to move from intermediate to advanced-level Producing. Together we'll:

• Build a solid foundation by playing, programming, or recording Midi notes

• Tweak to perfection using Ableton’s Quantizing, Velocity, & Change features

• Make your music move with Ableton’s Groove pool

• Learn in-depth MIDI editing using Automation

• Do it how the pros do it with Plugins

• Get set up and jammin' with you're Midi Keyboard (optional)

• Get your beats crackin' with your Beat pad (optional)

4. All About Audio

From recording to sampling to editing, in this chapter, we’re going to cover all things audio! So you get all the tools, tips, and tricks under your belt to make the music in your head into reality!

• We’ll be covering Preparing your Room for Recording, Mic Placement, How to Connect an Audio Interface (optional)

• Customize the Metronome, Recording Workflow, and Speaker Setup

• Learn Audio Editing, Warping, Resampling

• Effectively use Freezing and Flattening Tracks, Optimize your CPU

• We’ll dive deep into Audio Automation, Automation Layers, Fades, Sample Packs, and Organization

• And the "Dos" and "Don'ts" of the new Audio to Midi Feature

5. Audio / MIDI Effects, Sauce It Up! 

Now that you’re done cooking up the audio and MIDI tracks it’s time for some seasoning. This is where you take your tracks to the next level to get a pro-sounding mix

• We’ll explore the dynamic effects: Compressors, Multi-band Compressor, Limiters, and Side-chains

• Get technical with EQs, Filters, and Utilities

• Blast off into space with Reverbs, Delays, Modulators, and Resonance

• Dial in your sound with Drive, Distortion, Saturation, and Color

• Learn the world of midi effects Arpeggiators, Chords, Scales, and More

• Pull back the curtain on Autotune and Pitch Correction

6. Course Bonus and Progressing Beyond These Lessons 

You've made it! We worked together to grow from beginners (or where ever you came in) to advanced and confident Music producers. In this last step, we take a look back on the journey we're been through and how you can continue to progress beyond this course!

• Analyze and deconstruct different Songs & Song Structures

• Learn the basics of Mixing and Master

• Make your own Master Piece

• Synthesize, recap, and review all of the most important information learned in the course

• Integrate the tools and knowledge to continue improving after graduating from this course

• Accept my creative challenge to make your own music!

• Special student Bonuses for Completing the Course

  
  

My Biggest Goal for You:

The goal of this course is to give you all the knowledge and techniques that you need to enjoy and conquer Ableton Live and create music that you are truly proud of!

I Got Your Back!

If you have any questions about Ableton, Music, or Music Production just ask me! I’ll respond A.S.A.P.!

My Credentials

With millions of streams and views I’ve been producing music in Ableton for 13+ years, and I’d love to share all my knowledge with you!

Creating Incredible Music No Matter What:

Whether you're a singer, musician, Dj, music producer, or none of the above, the actionable takeaways from this course will take your skills to the next level regardless of prior experience!

You'll have lifetime access to:

• 158 Individual video lessons

• 14+ Hours of learning content

• 3 Skill levels from beginner, intermediate, advanced

• 9 Downloadable and editable project files

• 300 Gigabytes of streamable content

• Updates to all future course materials

• One-on-one with me in the Q&A section

   100 + pages of resources

What you'll learn in this course will make Ableton Live 12 your home! You’ll learn every nook and cranny, and these skills will translate into all other Digital Audio Workstations! Plus You’ll Learn Music Production, Mixing, and Mastering Along the Way!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY MUSICIAN, PRODUCER, COMPOSER, AND AUDIO ENGINEER BENZA MAMAN

If you’re ready to Create, Record, and Edit Your Own Music in Ableton Live 11, then this is the course for you!

If you want to Create, Record, and Edit Your Own Music in Ableton Live 11 then, this is the course for you.

I'll see you inside!

Benza