Overview

Status: Available | Released: Aug 12th, 2014

We've had a lot of requests for a very basic, intro course to complement our huge library of intermediate and advanced Ableton Live courses. Well, here it is! Bill Burgess created this new course to take you on an Ableton Live journey… starting right from the very beginning!

You learn everything, step-by-step, from installing Live to starting to produce your very first track. Speaking of tracks, Bill carefully explains the difference between Tracks, Clips, Scenes, Session View and Arrangement View and how you can put them all to work in your productions! From there you build your first Live project. The entertaining Mr. B. explains how to create a beat, record a bass, add effects and much, much more.

Next up is a section for DJs where Bill teaches you how to Warp, set up a Cue Mix and prepare a Live DJ set. The final sections of this course contain a collection of tutorials that teach you how to use controllers followed by some tutorials divulging some of his pro production tips and tricks!

So learn the basics of Ableton Live in this introductory course and then move on to master the more advanced techniques in our huge, ever-expanding library Ableton courseware library!

Most of all: Have fun making music!

Outline

Section 1: Section 1: Quick Start

Section 2: Section 2: Build a Track From Scratch

Section 3: Section 3: Getting Ready to DJ

Section 4: Section 4: Using Controllers

Section 5: Section 5: Creating Variation

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Reviews

Clifton Wright wrote on January 18, 2018

Very useful tips on arranging within Ableton. Thanks for creating this tutorial!
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David wrote on September 25, 2017

Brilliant course from Bill, moving me quickly back onto Ableton from Logic. Perfectly paced, informative, creative and peppered with insightful dry humour. Thanks.
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Tyler wrote on May 19, 2017

Bill, you're course helped me very much! You're humor is great too! Thanks.
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T2C wrote on May 7, 2017

Really enjoyed this video series with Bill Burgess... the quick start videos were really helpful in getting everything setup in Abelton Live
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Rucaneando wrote on January 2, 2017

It's a great tutorial, very useful. Everything is explained in a simple way. The level of detail of the explanation and the graphic orientation makes it easy to understand!
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Jason Bond wrote on September 9, 2016

Bill you are a funny man!!!! Really enjoyed this coarse.BTW have you ever thought of doing stand up?
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Richard wrote on June 20, 2016

Wrapping my head around Ableton has been tough. This was a great course. Very well done and actually enjoyable. It's not often you laugh out loud during a tutorial video. A+
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Adam wrote on June 9, 2016

This is a great way to begin your Ableton journey. Just sit back, relax and watch Bill go....
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Avid Learner wrote on December 14, 2015

Very good introduction for beginners. Bill covers all you need to know for a great start, and a little bit more. Totally worth watching, even for producers that already have a great knowledge of Ableton. 5/5!
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Danny Kotcher wrote on September 29, 2015

So I'm 64, a programmer since the early '80s and almost a year-old Ableton user. I'm too smart to take Bill Burgess's intro to Live 9. Not! He is so low-key, but understands things so well that I'm inspired on every lesson. He's a wonderful teacher!
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