Week 5 Using effects & taking remote control of Live
5.1 Loading an audio effect Loading effect devices onto tracks.
5.2 Insert or send and return effect? The differences between these two methods for applying effects.
5.3 Setting up a send and return effect
5.4 MIDI effects Where and when a MIDI effect should be applied, and a brief look at the available MIDI effects in Live’s devices.
5.5 Saving a Live Clip Saving Clips with effects devices attached.
5.6 Routing workshop A study of different uses of Live’s flexible signal routing.
5.7 Merging ideas from other Live sets
5.8 MIDI control surfaces A look at various controllers on the market, and how to set them up for taking remote control of Live.
5.9 MIDI map mode Making manual mappings to your control surface.
5.10 Using a computer keyboard as a MIDI controller.
Week 6 Jamming in Session View & recording arrangements
6.1 Hidden buttons A look at some of Live’s controls which aren’t immediately apparent.
6.2 Improvising in Session view Improvising song structure, and planning song sections in Session view.
6.3 What is an arrangement? An explanation of what makes an arrangement, and what we are looking at in the Arrangement view.
6.4 Recording an arrangement How Live behaves when we record a Session view improvisation.
6.5 Fine tuning structure A look at all the editing tools available to you when fine tuning your recorded arrangement.
6.6 Adding new clips to an arrangement.
6.7 Recording and editing new Clips directly into Arrangement view.
Week 7 Structure & Synthesis
7.1 Automation An explanation what can be achieved when automating device parameters.
7.2 Back to arrangement The relationship between Session view and Arrangement view.
7.3 Listening to structure An exercise in analysing song structure to learn about arranging.
7.4 Layout Laying out a blank song structure using blank MIDI Clips.
7.5 & 7.6 Synthesiser basics A look at all the basic components of a synthesiser.
7.7 Synthesiser techniques The creation of some basic sounds from Analog.
Week 8 Mixdown workshop 1
8.1 Grooves Applying Live 8’s groove functionality to Clips.
8.2 Setting up your mix environment Looking at good housekeeping, volume balance, and sub-grouping.
8.3 Stereo field Positioning each sound within the stereo field.
8.4 Mono to stereo A Timbaland production technique turning mono sounds into a pseudostereo sound.
8.5 EQ The controls of a parametric equaliser, with examples of how to apply.
8.6 Compression A look at the controls of this dynamic range processor, and how to apply it in different situations.