Songwriting & Composition in Ableton Live

19.1 Borrowing Elements

20.3 Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow

2 - Ableton: A Right and Left Brained DAW

2.1 Technical vs Philosophical (1:49)

2.2 Beginners Demonstration - Session View (8:33)

2.3 Beginners Demonstration - Arrangement View (5:22)

3 - Express Yourself!

3.1 The Basics: A Songwriters Dream Machine (13:40)

3.2 Composition Workflows (1:16)

3.3 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.1 (9:54)

3.4 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.2 (11:16)

3.5 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.3 (9:04)

3.6 Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (23:04)

3.7 Workflow 3: Anchor Recording (13:23)

4 - The Challenge Begins

4.1 The 2 Week+ Songwriting Challenge (2:54)

4.2 Ableton File Organization! (9:24)

4.3 But Wait I Don't Have Sounds! (14:39)

5 - Composition Tools

5.1 How to use Ableton Simpler (10:05)

5.2 How to use Ableton Drum Rack (12:15)

5.3 Quantization! (12:16)

5.4 Fixing Audio Timing: Elastic Audio Warping (8:54)

5.5 Punch in and Punch Out (3:53)

6 - Beatmaking 101

6.1 Beatmaking 1: The Piano Roll (7:26)

6.2 Beatmaking 2: Velocity and Nudge (13:24)

6.3 Beatmaking 3: Ableton Grooves (12:50)

6.4 Beatmaking 4: Adding Reverb (5:24)

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7 - Songcraft & Structure

7.1 Parts and Patterns (8:32)

7.2 Session to Arrangement: How to Structure Your Song (9:10)

7.3 Recording and Editing Audio Clips in Arrangement View
(8:51)

7.4 Automation in Arrangement View (11:20)

7.5 Recording Automation with Midi (7:52)

7.6 Exporting! (11:54)

8 - Community

8.1 Community Intro (2:27)

8.2 Getting and Giving Feedback (3:41)

8.3 Soundcloud Private Links (4:09)

9 - Beatmaking 2.0

9.1 Beatmaking 5: Audio Samples in Arrangement (9:57)

9.2 Beatmaking 6: Randomization(14:35)

10 - Inspiration Strikes!

10.1 Feed the Music: Inspiration and Lifestyle (2:59)

10.2 Inspiration Strikes! Always Record! (2:34)

10.3 Convert Captured Rhythms to Midi! (10:04)

10.4 Convert Captured Melodies to Midi! (9:45)

10.5 Convert Captured Chords to Midi! (4:51)

11 - Sampling

11.1 Intro to Sampling (1:23)

11.2 Workflow 1: Manual Sampling (12:33)

11.3 Workflow 2: Simpler Sample Slicing (11:59)

11.4 Workflow 3: Sample Auto Slicing (9:32)

12 - Creating Emotional Responses

12.1 What is Common Among All Great Music? (2:43)

12.2 Examining Emotional Responses in Music (10:23)

13 - Space and Time

13.1 The Business 1: Note Ranges (14:13)

13.2 The Business 2: The Piano Roll (8:07)

13.3 The Business 3: Rhythm and Syncopation (9:59)

13.4 The Business 4: Busy isn't bad, its a tool! (12:15)

13.5 Compositional Dynamics (17:58)

13.6 Transitions: Fills (22:09)

13.7 Transition Effects (14:39)

14 - Composition Tools 2.0

14.1 Comping & Takes (11:10)

14.2 Piano Roll Scales (10:05)

14.3 Piano Roll Random Velocity and Chance (13:14)

15 - A Little Music Theory Goes a Long Way

15.1 Introduction to Theory (1:23)

15.2 Scales (5:41)

15.3 Scales in Action (9:27)

15.4 Chord Formulas: How to Play Any Basic Chord (9:19)

15.5 Chord Progressions 1: The Diatonic Formula (5:05)

15.6 The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!

15.7 Chord Progressions 2: Functional Harmony (6:24)

15.8 Chord Progressions 3: Secondary Dominants (8:49)

15.9 Chord Progressions 4: Inversions and Voicings (14:22)

15.10 Chord Progressions 5: Borrowed Chords (5:50)

15.11 Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!

16 - Melodies and Hooks

16.1 Writing Melodies 1: Chord Tones (11:15)

16.2 Writing Melodies 2: The Hook (9:43)

16.3 Writing Melodies 3: Ableton Hook Workflow (8:43)

16.4 Writing Melodies 4: Reharmonization Workflow (14:48)

17 - Compositional Layering

17.1 Intro into Layering (1:20)

17.2 Basic Layering Techniques (10:11)

17.3 More Layering Techniques - Racks and Freeze (11:41)

17.4 Drum Layering Techniques (9:44)

17.5 Creating Harmonies with Midi Effects (7:44)

18 - The Quest for Originality: Tempo and Clock

18.1 Odd Timing Signatures 1: Intro (2:35)

18.2 Odd Timing Sigs 2: Ableton Integration (9:30)

18.3 Odd Timing Sigs 3: Writing Odd Timing Riffs (14:39)

18.4 The Triplet Grid! (6:52)

18.5 Polymeters (4:00)

18.6 Poly Rhythms (6:54)

19 - Writing B, C, and D Parts: Escaping the Loop!

19.1 Borrowing Elements (8:13)

19.2 Doubling Down in Unison (4:25)

19.3 Easy Key Changes (7:43)

19.4 Sub Part Variations (8:05)

20 - Actually Finishing Songs?

20.1 The Composition / Songwriting Roadmap (2:12)

20.2 Objectivity (3:59)

20.3 Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow (5:33)

16.4 Writing Melodies 4: Reharmonization Workflow (14:48)

21 - Taking the Ear for a Ride

21.1 Arrangement Layout and Organization (8:39)

21.2 Less is More (16:58)

21.3 Adding Variations: Fills and Voicings (29:46)

21.4 Adding Variations: New Chords and Leads (8:11)

21.5 Using Session View within an Arrangement (11:16)

21.6 Compositional Automation (18:41)

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