Ableton Live 8

Northern School of Sound

Training

In Gateshead

£ 250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    Gateshead

  • Duration

    2 Days

The course covers all the main functions of Ableton Live 8 - including: Key commands. MIDI assignable keys, key mapping and controllers. Customising the window layouts and speeding up the workflow. Experimenting with the mixer and effects. Warping warp techniques. Looping and advanced techniques in audio manipulation (Quantization). Beat repeat, Erosion, Redux in detail. Suitable for: Anyone who wants professional training in using Ableton for composing, recording and live performance.

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Documents

  • Ableton Live course outline

Facilities

Location

Start date

Gateshead (Tyne and Wear)
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Unit 4, Stonehills, Shields Road, NE10 0HW

Start date

On request

About this course

A basic understanding of audio terminology and basic knowledge of computer recording software would be very useful. Basic knowledge of Mac OS X strongly recommended.

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Teachers and trainers (1)

Nick Able

Nick Able

Ableton Live Trainer

Nick is a professional Musician, Composer and Teacher. Since 2002, he has been a student and disciple of the legendary Maestro Ravi Shankar, and also works with his youngest daughter Anoushka Shankar. Nick runs a studio and teaching practice from his home, composing music for film, TV and other media, and collaborating with other artists. He was recently granted a Digital City Fellowship at the Institute of Digital Innovation in Teesside.

Course programme

Ableton course covering quantisation, normalisation, transposition and a multitude of other useful ableton skills. 2 days £250.00 per student Saturday, 27 Mar 2010
Saturday, 08 May 2010
Saturday, 19 Jun 2010
Saturday, 03 Jul 2010
  • What is Ableton and what can it do?
  • What are the layouts and views and what do they do? Arrange, session view, browser and library
  • Key commands. MIDI assignable keys, key mapping and controllers
  • Customising the window layouts and speeding up the workflow.
  • Configuring soundcards and MIDI interfaces.
  • Importing audio (organising folders and files) into Ableton
  • Experimenting with the mixer and effects
  • Record, solo, mute and transport functions including metronome
  • Understanding the grid, quantization
  • Cue feature and previewing
  • I/O, sends and returns (multiple ins and outs)
  • Sample box
  • Envelope box
  • Launch box
  • Warping warp techniques
  • Looping and advanced techniques in audio manipulation (quantization)
  • Understanding MIDI editing; notes, velocities, length, real-time quantization
  • Basic synthesis ADSR
  • Inputting MIDI data
  • Creating drum patterns and basic programming (step and real-time)
  • Crossfader (assigning under MIDI control)
  • DJ'ing with Ableton
  • Relationship between the windows/views
  • Recording external tracks/instruments
  • Introducing Simpler, Impulse and other instruments
  • Creative real world application, production techniques
  • EQ, panning, FX and compression
  • Beat repeat, Erosion, Redux in detail
  • Operator and examples of third party and Ableton suite plug-ins
  • Applying and creating audio and MIDI effects
  • Instrument racks, drum racks, effects racks
  • Exporting, saving and rendering

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