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Ableton Live 11 - Music Production in Ableton Live
https://www.udemy.com/course/ableton-live-11-course/
Year : 2026
Language : English
Level : All Levels
Category : Music
Subcategory : Music Production
Duration : 21h 32m
Lectures : 210
Rating : 4.6/5 (6,325 reviews)
Students : 27,613
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Learn Music Production, Recording, Editing, Music Mixing,
Songwriting + Music Theory in this Ableton Live 11 Course
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
* Setup and Navigate Around Ableton Live
* Learn how to Record MIDI
* Learn to Record Audio
* Learn how Edit MIDI in the MIDI Note Editor
* Learn how to Warp and Edit Audio
* Avoid common pitfalls and mistakes other Ableton Live users
make
* Learn how to Work Quickly and Efficiently in Ableton Live 11
* Setup your Audio Interface and MIDI Controller
* Improve your general Music Production skills
* Build a Track from Nothing
* Learn Music Theory and Songwriting Essentials in Ableton
Live
11
* Understand the main Audio and MIDI Effects in Live 11
* Learn the Basics of Mixing
REQUIREMENTS
* A Working PC, Laptop, iMac or MacBook
* Ableton Live 11 software (preferably Ableton Live Suite)
* A Basic Understanding of Music is desirable, but not
necessary
* Basic Music Production Skills are desirable, but not
necessary
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR
* Those interested in creating their own Music or improving
their Music Production skills
* Anyone who wants to learn Ableton Live for fun or to take
Music Production more seriously
* Songwriters who want to learn how to record in their ideas
* Those with basic music production knowledge who wish to
improve their skills
* DJs who want to start producing their own music
* Experienced music performers who want to know how to record
and build upon their ideas
* New and experienced Ableton Live users who want to deepen
their knowledge of this software
* Anyone who may be interested in switching to Ableton Live
from
another DAW
DESCRIPTION
Have you always wanted to make music, but you don't know where
to begin? Opening up Ableton Live can seem quite intimidating.
With such a powerful piece of software, it can be hard to know
how and where to get started! That's why we've structured this
course in a way that means anyone can jump in and start making
music in Ableton Live. Over the years we have looked at the
feedback we have been given by students, and have used it to
try
to make this our best course yet. We have made it as concise
as
possible, making sure no time is wasted giving you an
enjoyable
and efficient learning experience. Start Producing Your
Own Music in Ableton Live 11 This course is all about Ableton
Live 11, a Digital Audio Workstation for Mac and Windows.
NOTE:
This course is for Ableton Live 11 Suite. Some of the features
I
discuss in this course will only be available for Ableton Live
11 Suite, but many of the features can still be used with all
editions of Ableton Live 11 (Lite, Intro, and Standard). You
will also be able to follow along with the majority of this
course if you are using previous versions of Ableton Live,
such
as Ableton Live 10. Ableton Live is used across
professional studios, bedroom studios and also as a
performance
tool for live performance. Learning how to use your DAW
correctly will dramatically improve the quality of your music
and the speed you create it. What is this Ableton Live 11
Course all about? In this course, you will develop a deep
understanding of Ableton Live 11. You will learn the tools and
processes to create, record and edit your own music. We
provide
you with numerous tips and tricks, building your confidence
and
speeding up your workflow throughout the course. This course
has
been designed in a way so that it is suitable for beginners,
but
as it progresses we go into more advanced features deepening
your Music Production skills. Learn the beauty and power of
this
professional software today! This course will cover such
topics
as : ? The Session + Arrangement Views ? Recording MIDI ?
Recording Audio ? Editing MIDI ? Editing Audio ? Creating
Music
with Clips ? Building Arrangements ? Creating Beats ? The
basics
of Mixing Music ? Automation ? Quantizing ? Warping/Time
Stretching ? Comping ? MIDI Effects such as the Arpeggiator ?
Audio Effects such as Compression and EQ ? New Ableton Live 11
Audio Effects such as Hybrid Reverb, Spectral Time, and
Spectral
Resonator ? Music Theory and Songwriting Essentials ? Learn
some
of the Instruments that come with Ableton Live 11 ? and Much
More. We start off with the real basics, showing you how the
software works. We then have a follow-along section, teaching
you all the essentials to create music, in a step-by-step
format. Later we move on to more advanced concepts, taking
your
music production skills to the next level! In this course,
we?ll
show you the essentials and much more, unlocking your
potential,
so you can produce music in Ableton Live 11 Our Promise to You
We are full-time Music Producers and Educators. If you have
any
questions about the content or Music Production in general, we
will get back to you as soon as possible. BROUGHT TO YOU
BY MUSIC PRODUCTION INSTRUCTOR TOMAS GEORGE
AND AUDIO ENGINEER IAN ALEXANDER If you are looking for a
course
that will show you how you can Create, Record and Edit Your
Own
Music in Ableton Live 11 then this is the course for you! What
makes us qualified to teach you? Tomas George has a MMus
Masters
Degree in Music Production and a BA(Hons) Degree in Music
Composition. He is also the creator of some of the world's
most
popular audio and music production courses - with over 290,000
students. Ian Alexander has a MA Masters Degree in Music
Production and BA(Hons) Degree in Music Production. He is a
professional Audio and Mastering Engineer. What you'll learn
in
this course will make you a more confident Music Producer, and
improve your music production skills. This course will
also improve your songwriting abilities in Ableton Live 11 and
all other Digital Audio Workstations! Go ahead and click the
enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1! Cheers, Tomas and
Ian.
COURSE CONTENT
Chapter 1: Introduction and Getting Started
1. Introduction - Part 1: Workflow - Session View +
Arrangement View
2. IMPORTANT UPDATE for following along with this course
3. Introduction - Part 2: Creating Clips
4. Introduction - Part 3: Basic Track Controls
5. Before we get Started
Chapter 2: Before we get Started - Ableton Live Information
6. Before we Get Started - Ableton Live Editions
7. Before we Get Started - Ableton Live Packs
Chapter 3: In-Depth Overview of Ableton Live and Making a Song
8. Setting The Tempo of the Project
9. Audio Tracks
10. MIDI Tracks
11. Computer MIDI Keyboard
12. Setting up a MIDI Controller
13. The Basics of Writing MIDI
14. Writing in a New Part (velocity, scale)
15. How to Record MIDI into Clips
16. Grid Settings
17. Quantizing
18. Writing Drums - (Levels, Draw Tool, Saving)
19. Writing Drums - PT 2: Creating a Basic Trap Style Beat
20. MIDI Overdub Recording
21. Recording Quantization
22. Legato Feature - Kick + Bass
23. Organizing your Set
24. Global Quantization Menu
25. Building an Arrangement
26. Setting up to Record
27. How to Record Audio in Ableton Live 11
28. Basic Audio Editing - Part 1: Trimming Your Audio Clips
29. Basic Audio Editing - Part 2: Quantizing Audio
30. Walkthrough of Adding New Parts
31. How to Record into the Arrangement View
32. How to Move Clips into the Arrangement View
33. Essential Editing Features in the Arrangement View
34. Audio Editing Features - Fades, Time-stretching +
Reversing
35. Finalizing Song Arrangement
Chapter 4: Recording into the Arrangement View + Exporting
36. Audio Setup Recap
37. How to Record Audio + MIDI into the Arrangement View
38. Punch Recording - Audio + MIDI
39. Loop Recording - MIDI
40. Loop Recording - Audio
41. How to use Take Lanes - Comping Audio (Live 11 New
Feature)
42. Exporting your Song from Ableton Live
Chapter 5: Brief Overview of Mixing
43. Introduction to Mixing
44. Levels
45. Panning
46. Adding Audio Effects
47. Using Groups
48. Introduction to EQ
49. EQ Eight (Ableton Live Standard + Suite Only)
50. Compression - Part 1
51. Compression - Part 2
52. Sidechain Compression
53. Introduction to Mixing with EQ and Compression - Part 1
54. Introduction to Mixing with EQ and Compression - Part 2
55. Using The Default Reverb Send - A Brief Introduction
Chapter 6: MIDI Effects
56. Arpeggiator - Part 1: Introduction + Overview
57. Arpeggiator - Part 2: Style, Groove, Hold + Offset
58. Arpeggiator - Part 3: Rate, Gate + Retrigger
59. Arpeggiator - Part 4: Transpose + Velocity
Chapter 7: Automation
60. Automation - Part 1: Introduction
61. Automation - Part 2: Writing in + Editing Automation
62. Automation - Part 3: Automation Shapes
63. Automation - Part 4: Recording Automation in the
Arrangement View
64. Automation - Part 5: Recording Automation with a MIDI
Device
65. Automation - Part 6: Clip Automation
66. Automation - Part 7: Recording Automation into Clips
67. Modulation
Chapter 8: Drum Rack Essentials
68. Drum Rack - Part 1: Brief Overview
69. Drum Rack - Part 2: Building a Kit + Creating a Beat
Chapter 9: Drift Instrument (Ableton Live 11.3 and Above)
70. An Introduction to the Drift Synth
71. A Quick Overview of the Drift Synth
72. Oscillators - Part 1: Oscillators + the Drift Control
73. Oscillators - Part 2: Modulation Sources
74. Filter Section - Part 1
75. Filter Section - Part 2: Frequency Modulation
76. Envelopes Section - Part 1: ADSR
77. Envelopes Section - Part 2: Envelope 2
78. LFO Section
79. Modulation Tab / Mod Matrix
80. Voices Section
81. Let's Look at Some Presets for the Drift Synth
Chapter 10: Simpler Instrument Instrument
82. Simpler - Introduction and Classic Mode
83. Simpler - 1 Shot Mode
84. Simpler - Slice Mode
85. Simpler - Global Controls and Tuning Samples
86. Simpler - Filter
87. Simpler - LFO
88. Simpler - Amp Envelope
89. Simpler - Amp Envelope Modes
90. Simpler - Pitch Envelope
91. Simpler - Filter Envelope
Chapter 11: Wavetable Instrument (Ableton Live Suite Only)
92. (Ableton Live Suite Only) Wavetable Overview - Part 1
93. (Ableton Live Suite Only) Wavetable Overview - Part 2
Chapter 12: Tension Instrument (Ableton Live Suite Only)
94. Tension Instrument - Part 1: Introduction + Brief
Overview
95. Tension Instrument - Part 2: Create Pad Sound
96. Tension Instrument - Part 3: Create a Lead Sound
97. Tension Instrument - Part 4: Excitator Section
98. Tension Instrument - Part 5: Damper Section
99. Tension Instrument - Part 6: String Section
100. Tension Instrument - Part 7: Vibrato Section
101. Tension Instrument - Part 8: Termination + Pickup
Position
102. Tension Instrument - Part 9: Body + Volume
103. Tension Instrument - Part 10: Filter, Envelope + LFO
104. Tension Instrument - Part 11: Global Settings
Chapter 13: Collision Instrument (Ableton Live 11 Suite Only)
105. Collision Instrument - Part 1: Introduction + Brief
Overview
106. Collision Instrument - Part 2: How to Quickly Create
Bell Preset
107. Collision Instrument - Part 3: Mallet + Noise
Excitators
108. Collision Instrument - Part 4: Resonator Section
109. Collision Instrument - Part 5: LFO Section
110. Collision Instrument - Part 6: MIDI Tab
111. Collision Instrument - Part 7: Output Area
Chapter 14: Warping Audio
112. Warping - Part 1: Introduction + Quick Look
113. Warping - Part 2: Brief Overview of Warping
114. Warping - Part 3: Warp Modes - Beats
115. Warping - Part 4: Warp Modes - Tones
116. Warping - Part 5: Warp Modes - Texture
117. Warping - Part 6: Warp Modes - Re-Pitch
118. Warping - Part 7: Warp Modes - Complex + Complex Pro
119. Warping - Part 8: Warp Modes- Additional Features
Chapter 15: Essential Audio Effects for Ableton Live 11
120. Redux Audio Effect
121. Spectral Resonator Audio Effect (Ableton Live 11 Suite
Only)
122. Spectral Time Audio Effect (Ableton Live 11 Suite Only)
Chapter 16: (Ableton Live 11 Suite Only) Hybrid Reverb - New
Feature for Ableton Live 11
123. Getting Started - Setting up the Project + Return
Tracks + Sends (Suite 11 Only)
124. Hybrid Reverb - Part 1: Global Controls (Ableton Live
11 Suite Only)
125. Hybrid Reverb - Part 2: Convolution Section (Ableton
Live 11 Suite Only)
126. Hybrid Reverb - Part 3: Routing (Ableton Live 11 Suite
Only)
127. Hybrid Reverb - Part 4: Algorithmic Section (Ableton
Live 11 Suite Only)
128. Hybrid Reverb - Part 5 - EQ Tab (Ableton Live 11 Suite
Only)
Chapter 17: Browser in Detail
129. Browser - Part 1: Collections
130. Browser - Part 2: Sounds
131. Browser - Part 3: More Categories in the Browser
132. Browser - Part 4: Plugins and Clips
133. Browser - Part 5: Samples, Grooves and Templates
134. Browser - Part 6: Places
Chapter 18: Groove Pool
135. Grooves and Groove Pool - Part 1: Overview + Adding
Grooves
136. Grooves and Groove Pool - Part 2: Additional Settings
(Live 11 Standard + Suite)
Chapter 19: Essential Preferences
137. Preferences - Part 1: Look/Feel
138. Preferences - Part 2: Audio
139. Preferences - Part 3: MIDI
140. Preferences - Part 4: Other Essential Preferences
Chapter 20: Music Theory Essentials in Ableton Live 11
141. Before we get Started in this Section
142. Introduction and Getting Started in this Section
143. How to Work out a Major Scale
144. How to Work out a Natural Minor Scale
145. The Circle of 5ths
146. Chords in a Major Scale
147. Chords in a Major Scale - 2nd Example
148. How to Work out Chord Progressions
149. RECAP - How to Work out a Natural Minor Scale
150. How to Work out the Chords for a Natural Minor Scale
Chapter 21: Instrumental Songwriting in Ableton Live 11
151. Writing Chords for our Song - Part 1
152. Writing Chords for our Song - Part 2
153. Writing a Melody for our Song - Part 1
154. Writing a Melody for our Song - Part 2
155. Inverting the Chords
156. The 3 Different Types of 7th Chords
157. Adding 7th Chords and Extended Chords to our Song -
Part 1
158. Adding 7th Chords and Extended Chords to our Song -
Part 2
159. Separating the Parts onto a New Instrument
160. Writing a Bass Part - Part 1: Getting Started + Bass
Sound
161. Writing a Bass Part - Part 2 - Writing the Groove - PT
1
162. Writing a Bass Part - Part 3 - Writing the Groove - PT
2
163. Creating a Drum Part - Basics
Chapter 22: The Basics of Max for Live (Ableton Live Suite
Only)
164. Before Starting this Section
165. What is Max for Live?
166. A Brief Look into Max for Live
167. MIDI Effect: Delay
168. Audio Effect: Delay
Chapter 23: Max for Live's Main Interface (Ableton Live Suite
Only)
169. Part 1: Bottom Bar
170. Part 2: Object
171. Part 3: Message, Comment + Toggle
172. Part 4: Buttons
173. Part 5: Numbers and Sliders
174. Part 6: Max for Live Objects
175. Part 7: Add Object - Basic and Audio
176. Part 8: Add Object - Data and Images
177. Part 9: Add Object - Interface and Jitter
178. Part 10: Format
179. Part 11: Left Toolbar
180. Part 12: Right Toolbar
Chapter 24: Making Synths in Max for Live (Ableton Live Suite
Only)
181. Christopher Carvalho Making Synths Intro
182. Making Synths Introduction
183. Additive Synth - Part 1
184. Additive Synth - Part 2
185. Additive Synth - Part 3
186. Additive Synth - Part 4
187. Additive Synth - Part 5
188. Subpatcher
189. Oscillator
190. Basic Envelope
191. Triggering Envelopes
192. Adjustable Envelopes
193. Presentation Mode
194. Dials
195. Multiple Oscillators
196. Making an Oscillator Menu
197. ADSR
198. Tidying the Code
199. AM Synth - Part 1
200. AM Synth - Part 2
201. FM Synth - Part 1
202. FM Synth - Part 2
203. FM Synth - Part 3
204. FM Synth - Part 4
205. FM Synth - Part 5
206. FM Synth - Part 6
207. Poly Synth
208. Max for Live Outro
Chapter 25: Thanks and Bye
209. Thanks and Bye
210. BONUS: What's Next?
DATES
Published : 2021-02-07
Last Updated : 2026-03-18
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