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Skillshare - Ableton Live I: The First Steps of Digital Music Production 

Ableton Live 9 is uniquely powerful audio software, equally strong in helping you create, produce, and perform music. Now you can learn your way around Ableton Live 9 with audio engineer, musician, and producer Brian Jackson’s straightforward, 65-minute introduction. Brian quickly familiarizes you with the interface, settings, and browsers; demonstrates the difference between audio clips, tracks, and scenes; and culminates with a 15-minute fascinating introduction to warping—matching the tempos of different audio tracks. Whether you’re a producer, musician, sound designer, or just interested in working with audio, this is a perfect way to get started with the software everyone’s been talking about.

Skillshare - Ableton Live II: MIDI 

Create a short MIDI sequence using audio clips and a drum beat, then use a technique called quantizing to automatically align all the elements to the same time and tempo.

Ableton Live 9 is uniquely powerful audio software, equally strong in helping you create, produce, and perform music. In this second, 68-minute class from audio engineer, musician, and producer Brian Jackson, you’ll learn the ins and outs of MIDI, the industry standard for connecting a wide range of musical instruments, devices, and computers. You’ll create melodies with a built-in or external keyboard, draw in drum beats, record MIDI sounds, and practice a technique called quantizing, which aligns a track's timing so it sounds steady and professional. No need for special musical knowledge:it’s a perfect class for producers, musicians, sound designers, and anyone interested in working with audio.

Skillshare - Ableton Live III: Shape Your Own Audio and Beats

Create a 30-second song. It can be from scratch or using a combination of MIDI sounds and Live's sample instruments. Experiment with the sounds you like best.

Ableton Live 9 is uniquely powerful audio software, equally strong in helping you create, produce, and perform music. This third, 79-minute class from audio engineer, musician, and producer Brian Jackson is all about working with audio samples. It’s perfect for learning how to record and import sound, work with a wide range of samples, make beats, and warp full tracks. The class culminates with a practical, thorough look at using Live’s sample instruments so that you can achieve the sound you want. Whether you’re a producer, musician, or audio enthusiast, you’ll have all the knowledge you need to create your very own short song.

Skillshare - Ableton Live IV: Finishing a Track

Mix and export a final track. You can choose to use original recordings, audio samples, or both. Be creative and experiment with sounds you love.

Ableton Live is uniquely powerful audio software, equally strong in helping you create, produce, and perform music. This fourth, 1.5-hour class from audio engineer, musician, and producer Brian Jackson covers how to finish and export full tracks. Learn how to balance levels and add reverb in Mixer View. Play with adding Audio FX. Explore why Session View is great for live performance, while Arrangement View is ideal for remixing and production. Whether you’re a musician, producer, or DJ, you’ll have all the knowledge to polish and share a full track that shows off your musical vision.

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