Songwriting & Composition in Ableton Live

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

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

Bart T

After discovering Seed To Stage on Youtube, I found that Anthony's teaching style combined with his sense of humor and enthusiasm for production / sound design made for very engaging lessons.

November, 2024

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

SINEWAVE

..if you want to learn real, in-depth Ableton from basics to abstract concepts in a structured, professional environment, you can't do better than Seed to Stage.

July, 2025

E.M.C.

Best in the business. I always learn something new from the channel on Youtube, and investing in the courses was well worth it. A gifted communicator and teacher.

May, 2024

Paul McM

..Anthony has recently updated and added to the content of all the courses with the new Live version 12 additions. All part of the membership, which also sets S2S apart from the rest.

May, 2024

Perspectives

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

July, 2023

Marc Leysen

Absolutely clear, understandable and reproducible in all its aspects. Purely practical and well illustrated by Anthony who evidently also applies all of his knowledge to his own music making..

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

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Course Curriculum

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2.6 The Groove Pool

18.1 Borrowing Elements

19.3 Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow

2 - Beat Making

2.1 You Are Now Entering a No Pressure Zone: Songwriting Activities (2:45)

2.2 Beat Making 101: Ableton Drums (14:27)

2.3 The Piano Roll for Drums (12:07)

2.4 Velocity & Recording Midi Drums (19:40)

2.5 Quantization and Timing (9:13)

2.6 The Groove Pool (11:38)

2.7 Audio Drums in Arrangement View (12:02)

2.8 Pros and Cons to Audio Drum Arrangement (8:21)

2.9 Drum Loops & Warping Beats (17:49)

2.10 Beat Making Basics Review (10:49)

2.11 Clip Gain (8:41)

2.12 Beatmaking Drum Bus (20:32)

2.13 Simpler One Shot Mode (17:46)

2.14 How Drum Rack Works (10:03)

2.15 Drum Rack Reverb and Routing (11:21)

2.16 Generate: Rhythm (15:12)

2.17 Generate: Euclidean (6:22)

2.18 Randomization 101: Velocity, Chance, & Note Groups (11:25)

2.19 Infinite Drum Kits: Random Drum Kit Generator (11:41)

3 - Bass Lines and Melodies

3.1 The Piano Roll for Basslines and Melodies (10:43)

3.2 Infinite Instruments - Random Preset Generators (6:03)

3.3 Scale Mode In Clips (12:37)

3.4 Clips on Clips! (12:54)

3.5 Tonal Movement: Pitchbend (11:54)

3.6 Pitchbend Settings & Strategies (12:36)

3.7 Glide, Legato, and Portamento (13:45)

3.8 Generate: Seed (12:28)

3.9 Generate: Shape (6:06)

3.10 Transform: Connect & Recombine (17:56)

3.11 Transform: Ornament & Span (12:00)

4 - Chord Progressions

4.1 The Piano Roll for Chord Progressions (8:31)

4.2 Making better Chord Progressions (11:18)

4.3 Generate Stacks (16:12)

4.4 Transform: Arpeggiate & Strum (10:16)

4.5 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Pitch (13:13)

4.6 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Scale (14:44)

4.7 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Chord (10:26)

4.8 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Arpeggiator (10:37)

4.9 Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Random, Note Delay, Note Length (12:52)

5 - Composition 101

5.1 Composition Workflows (1:59)

5.2 Worklow 1: Clips, & Phrases - Templates & Musical Ideation (14:47)

5.3 Workflow 1: Clips & Phrases - Session to Arrangement View (15:23)

5.4 Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (14:01)

5.5 Workflow 2: Comping & Take Lanes (15:40)

5.6 Workflow 3: Imitation Game (20:32)

5.7 Workflow 4: Chord Progression Generation with Midi Effects (12:54)

5.8 Workflow 5: Unpacking Chord Progressions into Tracks (8:20)

5.9 Workflow 5: Anchor Recording (13:23)

6 - The Challenge Begins

6.1 The 2 Week+ Songwriting Challenge (4:39)

6.2 Ableton File Organization! (DO THIS) (9:24)

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7 - Composition Tools

7.1 How to use Ableton Simpler (10:05)

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

7.3 Quantization! (12:16)

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

7.5 Punch in and Punch Out (3:53)

7.6 Comping & Takes (11:10)

8 - Songcraft & Structure

8.1 Parts and Patterns (8:32)

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

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

8.4 Automation in Arrangement View (11:20)

8.5 Recording Automation with MIDI (7:52)

8.6 Exporting! (11:54)

9 - Community

9.1 Community Intro (2:27)

9.2 Getting and Giving Feedback (3:41)

9.3 Soundcloud Private Links (4:09)

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 - A Little Music Theory Goes a Long Way

14.1 Introduction to Theory (1:23)

14.2 Scales (5:41)

14.3 Scales in Action (9:27)

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

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

14.6 The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!

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

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

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

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

14.11 Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!

15 - Melodies and Hooks

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

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

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

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

16 - Compositional Layering

16.1 Intro into Layering (1:20)

16.2 Basic Layering Techniques (10:11)

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

16.4 Drum Layering Techniques (9:44)

16.5 Creating Harmonies with Midi Effects (7:44)

17 - The Quest for Originality: Tempo and Clock

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

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

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

17.4 The Triplet Grid! (6:52)

17.5 Polymeters (4:00)

17.6 Poly Rhythms (6:54)

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

18.1 Borrowing Elements (8:13)

18.2 Doubling Down in Unison (4:25)

18.3 Easy Key Changes (7:43)

18.4 Sub Part Variations (8:05)

19 - Actually Finishing Songs?

19.1 The Composition / Songwriting Roadmap (2:12)

19.2 Objectivity (3:59)

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

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20 - Taking the Ear for a Ride

20.1 Arrangement Layout and Organization (8:39)

20.2 Less is More (16:58)

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

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

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

20.6 Compositional Automation (18:41)

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