Tag Archives: Ableton Live Tutorial

With early support from the Laidback Luke Forum, the Essential Music Guide will teach students of both beginner and intermediate levels the necessary steps towards producing electronic music in Ableton Live. With this course you will be able to create professionally sounding electronic music from start to finish. Have you recently made the switch to Ableton Live? Or… Read More »

The first batch of Intermediate courses cover all of the MIDI effects within Ableton Live 8. So if you are looking to brush up on your MIDI knowledge you have come to the right place. Over 45 minutes of geekism awaits. Tutorial 1 – Arpeggiator Tutorial 2 – Chord Tutorial 3 – Note Length and Note Pitch Tutorial… Read More »

Creating music using audio sources such as vinyl and field-recordings requires a unique set of tools and working methods that is often very different from what is involved in manufacturing other genres. Additionally, when you begin using Ableton Live for the first time, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of features and features within the… Read More »

  So why should you care about learning how to create your own sounds using samplers, synthesizers, and audio effects? For one, the ability to control every timbral quality of the music that you use to represent yourself. HUGE advantage nowadays. To realize your sonic vision, you need more than a great sample library! Additionally, a true understanding… Read More »

FM synthesis represents an extremely powerful set of tools for creating your own sounds, and Ableton’s “Operator” represents a well-thought-out entry into that world. Unfortunately, much of the instructional material relating to FM synthesis does not really explain how it works in a way that does not involve lots of math and theory. My goal is with this… Read More »