There are 2 courses available:
A fundamentals weekend which covers all the basic 'everyday working' functions of the software. You will learn how to work with audio and MIDI, how to play MIDI instruments and drum machines, how to add effects and work with automation, and how to take tactile MIDI control of your sets. By the end of this weekend, you will be able to Jam in Live's 'Session view', record an arrangement into 'Arrangement view' and perform a basic mixdown of your arrangement, allowing you to then burn it to a CD.
The advanced weekend builds on a good understanding of the basics of the software. Have you completed the fundamentals weekend and want to extend your knowledge? Are you already using Live, but want to get to grips with more general music production techniques, or the more advanced aspects of the software? Then the advanced weekend is the course for you.
We look at general music production case studies, such as how to create a remix from stems, how to create a mashup, and how to analyse structure of existing tracks to aid your own compositions. In addition to this, we also look at advanced Ableton Live, including racks, and advanced routing incorporating a hardware audio interface. We then spend a full day on how to mixdown a track (compression, EQ, reverb etc) to obtain a professional sounding result.
You can opt to enrol on either the fundamentals or the advanced course; or take both courses together as a package.
The weekends are designed to be standalone, but taken both together will provide you with all the required knowledge to start producing professional sounding music, and to perform that music confidently.