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Ableton Live 11 For Beginners | How to Make Your First Track

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This complete course on Ableton Live 11 will teach you everything you need to navigate the software like a pro and create your first track completely from scratch! You'll learn all the basics of Ableton Live and electronic music production in this course, as well as plenty of tips and tricks that you can use while producing to make your songs stand out. In the course, you'll learn how to create a drum beat, lay down a bass line, create chords and melodies, add FX, and more!

This course is designed for:

-Beginners that have little to no experience in Ableton or music theory.

-Anyone that wants to learn how to create professional EDM, House, and Hip Hop tracks from scratch.

-Anyone that wants to become a professional music artist or producer.

-Anyone that wants to make music as part of their career.

Here's some of what you will learn:

-How to navigate between Session View and Arrangement View

-How to navigate Ableton's interface like a pro.

-What is Midi vs Audio?

-How to create a drum beat using Ableton's built in drum rack.

-How to create a bass line.

-How to create chords for more emotion in your tracks.

-How to add FX and ambience to your tracks.

-How to Sidechain

-How to bounce your tracks to MP3 and WAV files for sharing your music.

-Tips, tricks, and much more!

Syllabus

  • Ableton Live 11 For Beginners | What You Will Learn
  • Session View vs Arrangement View
  • Ableton Live 11 | Walkthrough of the Interface
  • How to Count Bars
  • MIDI Vs Audio
  • What is MIDI? (How to Create a Midi Clip)
  • What is Audio? (How to Create an Audio Clip)
  • Let's Make a Track
  • Create a Drum Rack
  • Create a Bass Line
  • How to Use Automation
  • Create Chords For Emotion
  • Create a Lead Melody
  • Add FX and Ambience
  • Create an Intro, Verse, & Buildup
  • Create Build Up Drums
  • What is Sidechaining and How to Do It
  • How to Bounce Your Track to MP3 & WAV Files
  • Final Words

Taught by

Dale McManus

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