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How to Run Backing Tracks in Ableton Live
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How to Run Backing Tracks in Ableton Live

Learn How to Implement Tracks in Your Live Performances with Owl City Drummer: "Goose"
Created byGoose The Drummer
Last updated 12/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Necessary gear to run tracks
  • Where to obtain tracks and stems
  • How to warp and modify tracks
  • How to incorporate midi controllers (keyboards/sample pads) into live performances
  • How to optimize preparation time with templates
  • How to build/save templates
  • How to launch and trigger audio
  • How to create custom guides
  • How to create custom click tracks
  • Tips/tricks/recommendations from Owl City's drummer with real experience in the field

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Course content

4 sections • 8 lectures • 1h 25m total length

  • Welcome1:30

    You don’t need to know a single thing about Ableton to complete this. This course will cover how to create a custom template that is tailored to your needs, how to put that template to use, and multiple different ways to get creative with it. By the end, you will know how to utilize click/cues/tracks wherever you need.     

  • Necessary Gear9:15

    In this video, you will learn what necessary gear is needed to run tracks for different situations and my personal recommendations.

    Time Stamps:

    0:21 – Comparison of Ableton Versions ***UPDATE*** Ableton keeps updating what is included, check https://www.ableton.com/en/live/compare-editions/ to check what is currently included with each version*** It's likely that Intro may now be the best option if you're looking to run tracks and NOT produce music as well.

    2:04 – Gear Needed to Run Click and Tracks in a Venue

    2:38 – Option 1 – Outputting Out of Your Laptop

    4:09 – Option 1 Pros and Cons

    4:13 – Option 2 – Outputting Out of Your Audio Interface

    6:04 – Option 2 Pros and Cons

    6:06 – Industry Standard – Provide Instrument Up to the DI Box

    7:51 – Audio Interfaces

  • Ableton Introduction and Preferences13:13

    In this video, you'll get a brief overview and setup of Ableton and my recommendations on how to set up preferences. Fortunately, you only need to do this once :)

    Time Stamps:

    0:29 – Opening Ableton

    1:25 – Ableton Authorization

    1:56 – Info View

    3:00 – Session View

    3:22 – Terminology

    4:21 – Session View Functionality

    5:03 – Setting Up Preferences

    12:54 – Preferences Summary

Requirements

  • Willingness to learn!

Description

If you feel undervalued as a musician, producer, or creative...you're in the right place. Learn step by step how to bring excellence to your performances with backing tracks via Ableton Live 10 from Owl City's internationally touring drummer, Matt "Goose" Gusmer. Over 15+ years of real field experience learning the hard way have been refined into a one-stop video course. The course covers Ableton basics, necessary gear, how to build a template (downloads included with vocal cues) tailored to students' needed, how to warp and modify tracks, creative uses for live performances, and innovative ways to launch and trigger tracks and samples via Ableton.

Goose has delivered 10+ clinics on How to Run Backing Tracks in Ableton Live and has been a growing need for musicians, bands, churches, and solo artists the past few years.

Students are guaranteed to be able to run tracks after completion of this course. Students will also be equipped with a facebook support group full of tutorials, Goose himself to answer questions, and the other students to help answer any questions for technical support needed. We want you to be satisfied, so all eligible courses purchased on Udemy can be refunded within 30 days. For whatever reason, if you are unhappy with a course, you can request a refund, provided the request meets the guidelines in the Udemy refund policy. There's no risk. Only skills to gain. Don't put it off any longer. Sign up now!

Who this course is for:

  • Ambitious drummers looking to step up their skills and begin to be paid to perform
  • Producers looking to set up tracks for a band
  • Worship leaders wanting to improve their band's sound and transitions
  • Churches wanting to equip their creative team with skills that can bring greater excellence to their music
  • Music directors needed to prepare click, count ins, and/or tracks for their band

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