The Ultimate Ableton Beginners Course

20 videos to learn Ableton Live 12 with 2 sample packs included.

Created byCamiel Daamen

Last updated 6/2025

English

What you'll learn

How to make music with Ableton Live 12
How to make loops
How to create a basic arrangement
EQ, Filters, Reverb,Delay, Side-Chain Compression, VSTs, Automation

Course content

1 section • 21 lectures • 4h 0m total length

Introduction2:42
The Ableton Interface14:03
Your First Beat8:45
Your First Beat Part 28:26
Making a Breakbeat & Using Beat Divisions6:45
Adding Bass7:53
Adding Pads6:54
Adding Chords7:19
Arranging The Loop9:44
Using Audio Loops10:03
How To Record MIDI8:31
How To Record Audio5:15
Transposing Samples and Loops10:12
Arranging & Automation14:51
Using Auto Filter8:39
Using EQ Eight8:21
Reverb & Delay7:50
Side Chain Compression4:23
Using VSTs6:55
Outroduction1:48
FULL Production Workflow1:21:33

Requirements

Affinity with computers helps a lot to learn the program
Prior playing of an instrument helps too

Description

This course is created by Ableton Certified Trainer Camiel Daamen and will be your introduction to start making music with Ableton Live 12.

The course contains:

20 videos
2 Sample packs

00. Introduction
01. The Ableton Interface
02. Your First Beat
03. Your First Beat Part 2
04. Making a Breakbeat & Using Beat Divisions
05. Adding Bass
06. Adding Pads
07. Adding Chords
08. Arranging The Loop
09. Using Audio Loops
10. How to Record MIDI
11. How to Record Audio
12. Transposing Samples & Loops
13. Arranging & Automation
14. Using Auto Filter
15. Using EQ Eight
16. Reverb & Delay
17. Side Chain Compression
18. Using VSTs
19. Outroduction
20. Full Production Workflow

By the end of this full course, you will be able to create a basic arrangement in Ableton using all the necessary tools that are used in music making. You will have a good basis to be able to make music with Ableton and work from there to becoming a more advanced student. After this you can follow my intermediate course which I teach in live classes online.

For other courses and private mentorship please contact me and I will be happy to do a free intake with you. You can visit my website for more information about who I am and what I do with the Lessons in Live platform. There is also an online producer community on Patreon which you can join if you'd like to become part of a producer community.

Enjoy learning Ableton!

Who this course is for:

Beginning music producers that want to make music with Ableton