Ableton Live 8 Essential Training | 1.31 GBAbleton Live 8 Essential Training with Rick Schmunk offers a comprehensive overview of Ableton's live audio and MIDI sequencing software and the techniques required to compose, record, and edit music, in real time, on stage, or in the studio. The course includes tutorials on compiling live sets from audio and MIDI clips, loops, or samples, applying MIDI effects, warping audio, and recording and producing songs in any number of contemporary styles. Exercise files are included with the course.
Include:
Introduction
1m 30s
Welcome
49s
Using the exercise files
41s
1. System Setup: Putting Together a Digital Audio Workstation
8m 43s
What is a digital audio workstation?
4m 13s
Choosing the right gear and setting up a system
4m 30s
2. Software Setup and Preferences
12m 59s
Setting up audio preferences
3m 54s
Setting up MIDI preferences
3m 31s
Optimizing performance
5m 34s
3. Session View
35m 42s
Understanding Session view
8m 7s
Working with Live browsers
5m 3s
Working with Live clips
7m 57s
Understanding clip properties
7m 52s
Working with Live scenes
6m 43s
4. File Management
28m 16s
Building Live Sets and projects
4m 25s
Learning Live file management
4m 2s
Exporting content from Live
7m 32s
Importing and exporting Live Packs
3m 17s
Searching for and auditioning clips
4m 58s
Setting up frequently accessed folders
4m 2s
5. Recording MIDI
23m 3s
Preparing to record MIDI
5m 51s
Recording and overdubbing MIDI
4m 32s
Working with alternate MIDI entry methods
6m 49s
Using multi-output virtual instruments
5m 51s
6. Editing MIDI
24m 26s
The MIDI Editor
4m 49s
Quantizing MIDI data
6m 6s
Advanced MIDI editing
6m 49s
Setting up groove in editing
6m 42s
7. Recording Audio
9m 18s
Preparing to record
5m 0s
Recording audio
4m 18s
8. Arrangement View
22m 37s
Understanding Arrangement view
3m 41s
Recording in Arrangement view
3m 51s
Recording from Session view to Arrangement view
5m 21s
Reworking clips
9m 44s
9. The Live Mixer
27m 57s
Understanding Live's mixer
12m 38s
Using sends and returns
3m 47s
Building headphone cues
3m 49s
Grouping tracks
7m 43s
10. Signal Processing
43m 14s
Working with effect devices
4m 56s
Understanding EQ and filters
7m 14s
Using compressors and dynamic processors
7m 28s
Building interesting effects with delay effect processing
8m 18s
Using reverb effectively
8m 22s
Setting up side chain effects easily
6m 56s
11. MIDI Effects
15m 37s
Creating rhythmic patterns with the Arpeggiator effect
8m 38s
Building background parts with the Chord and Scale effects
6m 59s
12. Automation/Envelopes
25m 24s
Building automation patterns
8m 44s
Editing existing automation information
5m 3s
Using fades to mask audio pops and clicks
4m 10s
Understanding the power of clip envelopes
7m 27s
13. Warping Audio
20m 17s
Understanding the basics of looping
6m 54s
Creating tracks that loop smoothly
7m 50s
Using warp features to quantize audio
5m 33s
14. Using Controllers
17m 47s
Using the computer keyboard to control Live
6m 39s
Mapping device controls to the MIDI keyboard
4m 36s
Using Live's instant mapping feature
6m 32s
15. Exporting Audio
10m 44s
Exporting audio
5m 37s
Freezing tracks
5m 7s
16. Virtual Instrument Overview
20m 45s
Building with the Impulse virtual instrument
11m 35s
Working with the Simpler virtual instrument
9m 10s
17. Racks
36m 22s
Overview of Live racks
10m 13s
Combining instruments and effects into a single device
8m 22s
Adding effects with Drum Rack
11m 28s
Assigning rack parameters to macros
6m 19s
18. Live and ReWire
13m 53s
Setting up ReWire with Pro Tools
7m 3s
Setting up ReWire with Logic
6m 50s
19. Using Ableton Live in Live Performance
33m 43s
Preparing audio clips with the Warp tool
14m 31s
Triggering clips using follow actions
8m 9s
Using Live as a sound source
11m 3s
20. Video
7m 21s
Working with video files
7m 21s
