Live Performance with Ableton Live

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You Will Learn...

Multiple Ableton Performance Set Styles

MIDI Control and Control Surfaces

Various Sync Tactics for Solo and Band Artists

Loudness and Gain Staging for Live Musicians

Hardware Setup and Guidance

Live Effect Processing and Instrumentation

Various Live Looping Approaches

Dummy Clips and Automation

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Video lessons with 20+ hours of content

An organized and optimized curriculum

Mentorship via the Seed to Stage private Discord Server

Feedback on your compositions through the community

Loads of resources such as Samples and Ableton Templates

Educational discounts from Ableton & more

Lifetime access to continuous new content updated monthly

Lasting skills that will ignite and elevate your career!

WHAT OUR MEMbERS ARE SAYING

Kevo

..buckle in, buy the Mixing and Mastering course, watch a video every couple days, try to implement what you’ve learned, and you will be astonished at how much better your mixes will be sounding.

August, 2023

Angus Prime

Joining Seed to Stage has genuinely changed my (musical) life. I say joining because it not just about the incredibly in depth, easy to follow, well balanced courses, but the also the community.

August, 2025

Shooter McGavin

Anthony is a great teacher and his style of teaching is great for those of all learning levels. The courses are a great value and you even get discounts on software. I am very pleased!

October, 2025

Sudh

Not only does [the songwriting course] provide an extensive & thorough understanding of Ableton, but also includes music theory and numerous other musical concepts akin to a classical music training.

July, 2023

Jussa

If you want to learn Ableton Live, you've reached your place of zen.

July, 2023

Michael Kinzer

They are not cheap, but you get what you pay for, and with Anthony, you get a lot for what you pay for. His videos are thoughtful, comprehension & the design of the courses make a lot of sense!

May, 2025

Manuel Russello

Anthony is a fantastic teacher, ticking all the boxes : pleasant to hear, straight to the point, serving the craft and not the tools, and an incredibly talented educator.

April, 2025

Diego Vivar

Excellent experience - everything I would look for in a good product is in Seed to Stage. Reasonable price, good service, and best of all Anthony teaches his content incredibly well.

October, 2024

Rockjazz

The way he communicates knowledge is just awesome. I highly recommend the live looping course if you want to squeeze the best out of Ableton Live to improve your shows. It is a 5 star course for sure!

July, 2023

Kokula

I started with the Ableton Live performance course and got hooked. Anthonys way of teaching totally resonates with how i understand things.

July, 2023

Jason Jeffery

Far and away the most comprehensive Ableton course there is. Cannot recommend enough.

May, 2024

Winter

..the amount of progress I've made since has been amazing looking back. Anthony is an incredible teacher and I always feel great about what I learned at the end of each lesson.

July, 2023

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Course Curriculum

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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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