Mixing and Mastering in Ableton Live

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You Will Learn...

Modern mixing techniques used by the pros

Critical listening and how to identify issues

Best practices for tonally balancing a mix

How to use the stereo field for maximum width and feel

Creating space using reverb, delay, and echo

Dynamic control with compressors, gates, and limiters

Harmonic overtone processing with saturation, distortion, and soft clipping

Advanced techniques for mastering, studio treatment, etc

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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!

Course Curriculum

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4.2 EQ Eight 2: The Frequency Spectrum

8.11 Multiband Dynamics 1: Multiband Downward Compression

12.5 Ableton Limiter 3: Limiter Use Examples & Crest Factor

2 - Mixing 101

2.1 Critical Listening (2:14)

2.2 Your Audio System (3:18)

2.3 Our Time: Modern Mixing (2:46)

2.4 Prescriptions and Mixing Myths (5:07)

3 - Blend and Balance

3.1 Blend and Balance Intro (0:57)

3.2 A Balancing Act with Ableton (3:53)

3.3 A Balancing Act with Ableton: Results (6:07)

3.4 Understanding Signal Flow in Ableton Live (4:50)

3.5 Loudness vs Gain vs Volume / Intro to Gain Staging (8:00)

3.6 Level Up: Metering RMS and Peak (4:05)

3.7 Best Practices Moving Forward

3.8 Session and Arrangement View (2:36)

3.9 Lets Get Organized (10:59)

4 - Equalization

4.1 EQ Eight 1: Overview and Filter Modes (8:33)

4.2 EQ Eight 2: The Frequency Spectrum (11:28)

4.3 EQ Eight 3: The Spectrum Analyzer in Action (14:38)

4.4 EQ Eight 4: Treating Resonant Peaks with Audition Mode (18:18)

4.5 EQ Eight 5: EQ for Conflicting Tracks (13:39)

4.6 EQ Eight 6: Scale Carving Trick (7:25)

4.7 EQ Eight 7: Lets EQ a Mix! (17:34)

4.8 The "Solo" Switch (3:25)

5 - The Stereo Field

5.1 Understanding Panning (7:32)

5.2 Review: Panning in Action (15:04)

5.3 Widening 1: Izotope Imager Metering (11:49)

5.4 Widening 2: How Width is Made (6:15)

5.5 Widening 3: Haas Delay and Comb Filtering (27:20)

5.6 Widening 4: EQ Eight L/R Mode (7:43)

5.7 Widening 5: EQ Eight M/S Mode (15:41)

5.8 Widening 6: Modulation Effects for Adding Width (16:36)

5.9 Working with Stereo Image in a Mix (20:34)

6 - Returns: Reverb, Delay, and Beyond

6.1 Space Commander: Designing Space (2:13)

6.2 The Return Tracks (12:21)

6.3 Designing Space with Reverb (Deep Dive) (18:10)

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6.4 Using Reverb for Widening (14:57)

6.5 Ableton Delay Deep Dive (17:17)

6.6 Ableton Echo Deep Dive (21:02)

6.7 Adding Subtle Reverb for Realism (12:53)

6.8 Hybrid Reverb Deep Dive (21:21)

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7 - Automation

7.1 Automation: A Living and Breathing Mix

7.2 Views and Workflows (6:48)

7.3 Automation Techniques (17:47)

7.4 Automation in Action (13:02)

7.5 Automation and Track Volume Fader vs Utility (18:12)

8 - Dynamics Processing

8.1 Intro to Compression (1:55)

8.2 Compressor 1: Threshold & Volume Compensation (13:02)

8.3 Compressor 2: Ratio, Attack, Release, and more (21:22)

8.4 Compressor 3: Using Compressor as an Auto Volume Control (6:15)

8.5 Compressor 4: Using Compressor as a De-Esser (5:12)

8.6 Compressor 5: Side-Chain Processing (13:36)

8.7 Compressor 6: Compressor as an Expander (7:19)

8.8 Glue Compressor vs Compressor (12:38)

8.9 Ableton Gate (8:36)

8.10 Inverse Gating Your Effect Sends (5:53)

8.11 Multiband Dynamics 1: Multiband Downward Compression (19:11)

8.12 Multiband Dynamics 2: Add Punch with Upward Expansion (10:15)

8.13 Multiband Dynamics 3: Multiband Upward Compression (8:24)

8.14 Multiband Dynamics 4: Downward Expansion Gating (5:41)

8.15 Multiband Dynamics 5: The Infamous OTT Preset (12:21)

8.16 Limiting with Ableton Limiter (15:10)

8.17 Should I Mix into a Limiter? (3:38)

9 - Saturation and Harmonic Distortion

9.1 Why would I Want Distortion in My Mix? (1:55)

9.2 Ableton Saturator and Non Linearity (14:04)

9.3 Ableton Saturator Clipping Modes In Use (23:32)

9.4 Ableton Saturator and Transfer Functions (15:01)

9.5 Speed Saturator - Random Preset Generator (7:46)

9.6 Ableton Overdrive to the Rescue (17:05)

9.7 Saturation for Width (8:50)

10 - Referencing

10.1 What is Referencing and Why You Should. (1:52)

10.2 Referencing Workflow & Voxengo SPAN (13:03)

11 - Home Studio Setup and Sound Treatment

11.1 Intro: Lost in Translation (1:44)

11.2 Understanding the Problem (6:39)

11.3 Room Layout: Listener and Speaker Placement (7:45)

11.4 Testing Room Layouts with Ableton (7:01)

11.5 Can't I just Mix on Headphones? (5:04)

11.6 Sound Treatment 1: Early Reflections (6:12)

11.7 Sound Treatment 2: Bass Traps (6:36)

11.8 Sound Treatment 3: Diffusers (4:04)

11.9 Seed to Stage Studio Treatment Walkthrough (8:33)

12 - Mastering and Limiting

12.1 Understanding the Role of Mastering (4:14)

12.2 Ableton Limiter 1: Brickwall Limiting and Dynamic Range (9:11)

12.3 Ableton Limiter 2: Limiter Controls (24:39)

12.4 Loudness Units (12:31)

12.5 Loudness Targets and Loudness Normalization (11:42)

12.6 Ableton Limiter 3: Limiter Use Examples and Crest Factor (21:09)

12.7 Should You Use True Peak Limiting? (7:32)

12.8 Loudness Targets & The Loudness Wars (8:17)

12.9 Mastering EQ 1: Baxandall EQ with Free CORAL BAX-TER (20:11)

12.10 Mastering EQ 2: Bass and Loudness (13:31)

12.11 Mastering EQ 3: Treble and Loudness (11:57)

12.12 Pro Exporting 1: Sample Rates and Intermodulation Distortion (21:52)

12.13 Pro Exporting 2: Bit Depth and Dithering (20:22)

13 - Bus Processing & Top Down Mixing

13.1 Getting Organized with Grouping (13:12)

13.2 Top Down Mixing: Mix Bus EQ (22:06)

13.3 Top Down Mixing 2: Mix Bus Stereo Width (13:27)

13.4 Bus Processing 1: Bus Compression (25:55)

13.5 Bus Processing 2: Bus Saturation (19:34)

13.6 Bus Processing 3: Drum Buss (13:17)

13.7 Mixing into a Temporary Limiter (21:42)

14 - Advanced Side Chaining

14.1 Envelopes vs Ableton Compressor (10:57)

14.2 Ableton Envelope as a Side Chain Compressor (19:05)

14.3 Xfer LFO Tool as a Side Chain Compressor (15:20)

15 - Audio Split Rack Processing

15.1 The Anatomy of an Audio Signal (2:01)

15.2 Mid / Side Processing Rack (16:03)

15.3 Building Multiband Split Racks (NERDY) (16:57)

15.4 Multiband Split Racks in Use! (23:31)

15.5 Dry / Wet Rack (9:03)

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