Live Performance with Ableton Live

Dave Bear

Anthony has put a huge amount of time and energy into his courseware, and it shows. He’s a fantastic teacher, in addition to his obvious skills with Ableton and as a working musician and producer.

May, 2024

Graf Nautilus

I was amazed by the abundance of great ideas shared throughout, offering endless inspiration for creating music. The instructors' expertise shines through his explanations and demonstrations!

June, 2023

Ambique

These courses are truly amazing. They have helped me bring my compositions to a level I never thought I would be capable of. Highly recommend for anyone looking to step their game up!

August, 2023

Keith Pimmel

Anthony’s succinct yet substantive teaching style has proven to be a boon in helping digest a litany of topics across all the material he has released. I’m a big fan & can readily endorse the courses.

July, 2023

Alex

I am getting great value from this course concerning Ableton Live 12. Professor Anthony not only shows you the software, but shows several real life concepts!

April, 2024

Perspectives

The sound design course is amazing. Easy to follow, and easy to understand!

July, 2023

SparkyTheDog

Anthony has an effective teaching style and a knack for explaining complex topics in an easily digestible manner. Expensive, but worth every penny.

July, 2023

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Course Curriculum

Free Preview Lessons

6.4 Latency for Live Musicians (16:39)

8.6 Clip Looping 5: Parameter Looping with Automation Arm (8:25)

10.1 Follow Actions 1: Basics (10:19)

2 - Live Set Style 1: Full Mix Clip Launching

2.1 Audio Clip Launching (17:14)

2.2 Clip Progressions (8:08)

2.3 Syncing BPM Based Music to Ableton Live (11:36)

2.4 Syncing Non BPM Based Music to Ableton Live (9:54)

2.5 Audio Warping Algorithms (16:20)

2.6 Dual "Deck" DJing & the Crossfader (19:48)

3 - MIDI Control: 101 The Basics

3.1 Why You Need a Midi Controller (7:28)

3.2 A Wide World of Controllers (18:22)

3.3 Midi Connections (7:30)

3.4 Midi Mapping vs Control Surfaces (8:21)

3.5 Midi Channel Messages: Notes & Continuous Control (CC) (9:17)

3.6 Basic Midi Mapping (19:18)

3.7 Key Mapping - The Midi Controller We All Have (8:23)

3.8 Control Surfaces: Instant Mappings and the Blue Hand (13:20)

3.9 Installing External Control Surfaces (5:39)

4 - Live Effects & Audio Effect Rack

4.1 Inserts: Effects in Tracks (9:10)

4.2 Ableton Racks Intro (7:43)

4.3 Audio Effect Rack 1: Macros (12:08)

4.4 Audio Effect Rack 2: Macro Variations (10:42)

4.5 Audio Effect Rack 3: The Chain List (11:40)

4.6 Multi Effect Macros with the Chain Selector (5:53)

4.7 Send and Return Effects (11:05)

4.8 Limiting and Loudness for Live Performers (17:43)

4.9 Master Track Effect Rack (21:03)

5 - Live Set Style 2: Linear Arrangement 101

5.1 Arrangement View for Live Performances (4:14)

5.2 BPM Sync'd Transitions (18:26)

5.3 Designer Transitions (11:39)

5.4 Markers & Arrangement Looper V2 (14:01)

6 - Live Performance with Midi & Real Instruments

6.1 Using Tracks As Effect Presets (8:15)

6.2 One Track Multi-Effects w/ Dummy Clips (13:12)

6.3 One Track Multi Effects w/ Macro Variations (9:49)

6.4 Latency for Live Musicians (16:39)

6.5 Live Midi Instrument Routing (7:17)

6.6 Ableton Instrument Racks (7:21)

6.7 Midi Instrument Rack Macros (8:01)

6.8 Midi Instrument Rackception (12:05)

6.9 Midi Instrument Automation in Live Sets (7:46)

6.10 Drum Rack Basics (7:28)

6.11 Drum Rack Extras (9:17)

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7 - Time Sync, Audio Interfaces, and Routing

7.1 Internal Routing within Ableton (13:04)

7.2 The Cue Track (14:42)

7.3 The Ins and Outs of Choosing an Audio Interface (18:00)

7.4 Configuring Interfaces 101: Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 (14:09)

7.5 Configuring Interfaces 102: MOTU Ultralite mk5 (11:43)

7.6 Syncing and Submixing for Bandmates (10:35)

7.7 Sending Bandmates Voice Instructions (7:11)

7.8 Midi Sync for External Gear (18:26)

7.9 MIDI Sync Issues and Solutions (18:19)

7.10 Using External Midi Instruments (13:48)

7.11 Ableton Link (7:22)

8 - Live Looping - Clip Looping

8.1 Live Looping for EVERYONE (1:57)

8.2 Clip Looping 1: Midi Instruments (10:17)

8.3 Clip Looping 2: Scene Parts and Record Quantization (6:35)

8.4 Clip Looping 3: Overdubbing and Midi vs Audio (7:14)

8.5 Clip Looping 4: Audio Input Effects (6:18)

8.6 Clip Looping 5: Parameter Looping with Automation Arm (8:25)

8.7 Clip Looping 6: "New" Clip (6:38)

8.8 Clip Looping 7: "Deleting" and Navigating a Clip Loop Set (9:09)

8.9 Clip Looping 8: Clip Looping with Ableton Push 2 (10:34)

8.10 Clip Looping 9: Scene Launch Recording Technique (5:22)

8.11 Clip Looping 10: Closing the Loop with Clip Length 2.0 (3:20)

9 - Live Looping - Ableton Looper

9.1 Ableton Looper 1: Multipurpose Transport Button (8:43)

9.2 Ableton Looper 2: Deep Dive (19:40)

9.3 Ableton Looper 3: Part A and B Method (8:31)

9.4 Ableton Looper 4: Multi Part Return Rack (13:21)

9.5 Ableton Looper 5: Looper Insert (14:12)

9.6 Ableton Looper vs Clip Looping (6:31)

10 - Clip Ninjas: Follow Actions & Stem Mixing

10.1 Follow Actions 1: Basics (10:19)

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10.2 Follow Actions 2: Chance and Clip Slicing (8:33)

10.3 Follow Actions 3: Scene Actions (10:06)

10.4 Clip Performance & and Global Follow Actions (8:53)

10.5 Set Style 3: Stem Mixing & Performance Sections (10:09)

10.6 Set Style 3: Exporting for a Stem Set (6:30)

10.7 Set Style 3: Loudness and Magnus Mk2 Limiter (9:54)

11 - Clip Ninjas 2: The Power of the Launch

11.1 Automation Dummy Clips Part 1 (13:01)

11.2 Automation Dummy Clips Part 2 (9:13)

11.3 Clip Modulation (13:26)

11.4 Legato and Unlinked Clips Part 1 (7:26)

11.5 Legato and Unlinked Clips Part 2 (13:18)

12 - Presetting the Universe

12.1 Presetting Intro (1:02)

12.2 Midi Program Change (10:31)

12.3 One Drum Rack to Rule them All (10:38)

12.4 One Drum Rack to Rule Them All 2 (10:24)

12.5 Sample Presetting & Remote Midi Control (14:01)

13 - World Building and Stage Prep

13.1 World Building 1: Papadosio World Show & Tell (14:37)

13.2 World Building 2: Papadosio World Teardown (13:12)

13.3 World Building 3: Device Arrangement Logic (14:21)

13.4 Live Papadosio Rig Q and A (95:55)

13.5 Live Set Optimization (12:23)

13.6 General Tips for Stage Survival (10:39)

14 - Tablet Interface Design & MIDI Deep Dive

14.1 Touch OSC: Roll Your Own Midi Controller on Your Phone?! (6:00)

14.2 TouchOSC: Connecting (3:51)

14.3 TouchOSC: Basic Interface Design (9:33)

14.4 TouchOSC: Organization w/ Group, Pager, and Labels (12:55)

14.5 TouchOSC: Files and Examples (6:14)

14.6 Touchable Pro: A Tablet Control Surface! (20:07)

15 - ClyphX - Make Ableton do...Anything?

15.1 ClyphX Intro (12:55)

15.2 Clyph X Workflow: Example X-Clip Looping Set (24:31)

15.3 Clyph X Snaps! (10:15)

15.4 ClyphX X-Triggers: X-Cues, X-Scenes, & X-Controls (14:50)

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