With an ever increasing demand from people to learn Ableton Live - the biggest development in production / DJ technology in years - we created a one stop weekend crash course built to meet the growing creative ideas of today's music producers, performers and DJs.
Our Ableton Live training will show you how this revolutionary programme is designed for making original music, just like any other computer sequencer package, but is capable of so much more... Learn Ableton Live to remix a track to your taste using its intuitive features, or create mixes of your music on the fly because it syncs up the tempo of your tracks automatically, in real time! For DJs, the Ableton Live course will explain the performing of intricate and seamless sets using downloaded tracks and how to use the program to re-edit tracks, or to record and clean up old vinyl.
Ableton Live has developed a status second to none with it's unique controls, features and hands-on user interface resulting in many big name DJs and Artists in the electronic music scene using the programme in the studio and live in the clubs. The list includes... Ritchie Hawtin, Pete Tong, \Coldcut, BT, Dylan Rhymes, Armin Van Burren, Surgeon, James Zabiela, Sasha, Daft Punk, The Crystal Method, Soulwax, Matthew Johnson, Nine Inch Nails
The Ableton Live Course at Manchester Midi School is held is in small groups and is based around our Studio One and Midi Lab workstation facilities. If required, additional free practice time is available. Learn Ableton Live quickly and confidently in just a single weekend.
Weekend Ableton Live Course Topics
Ableton Live Training, Configuration & set up
Configuring your sound card for Ableton, Session and Arrangement Views, Tracks and Scenes, Clip manipulation, Using Live’s browser
Using of Audio Clips
Warp Marking, Audio Clips, Tightening Up the timing of audio loops using Warp Markers, Clip properties, Manipulating Loops
Using Midi and Instruments within Live
Programming rhythms using Impulse, Intro to sampling with Simpler, Midi Editing
Session View Window
Manipulation of Clips and recording changes, Legato Mode, Recording into the Arrangement View Window
Mixing
Automation, EQ, Compression, outing Options - creating sub mixes, Mastering, Limiting
Use of Devices
A detailed look at the range of effects available in Ableton
DJing / Performing Live with Ableton
Use of MIDI controllers, Routing and chaining FX, Tempo Changing