Ableton Live course London: City Lit

Ableton Live plus: advanced techniques

‘Live’ is a revolutionary package that has taken the music world by storm, whether performing with a laptop, songwriting or composing. This course is suitable for all levels, familiarising you with the core features of the software as well as providing a more in-depth look at Live's more advanced tools such as the Live Suite modules, Racks, Slicer, sub-mixing, dummy clips, video import, acapella and much more.

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Key course information

Dates
17/04/12 - 26/06/12

Day(s)
Tue

Duration
10 weeks

Time
10:00 - 13:00

Fees
Full fee: £232
Senior fee: £133
Concession: £67

Venue
KS - Keeley Street

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Course code
MK538

Availability
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Course outline

What is the course about?

Beginners can learn how to arrange, mix and produce musical ideas using Ableton Live. More experienced users can develop their use and control of Live to include advanced production techniques and additional features of the Live Suite.

What topics will we cover?

- Live's interface; navigating via the browser, and the session and arrange views
- Program synthesisers and samplers to create your own sounds and be able to copy those you hear
- Build your own Racks
- Warp clips, tracks and accapella.
- Structure and mix your own tracks using examples from Youtube
- Control Live with knobs faders and sliders for performance or production
- Create 'Dummy Clips'.
- Use Sidechains.
- Edit and export video to your track
- Understand how to mix, automate and perform basic mastering.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

- Navigate and operate confidently in both Session and Arrange Views
- Manipulate and create sounds using oscillators, filters, envelopes and LFOs in synthesisers and samplers
- Use Drum, Instrument and Effects ‘Racks’ to apply parallel processing, velocity switching and morphing mapping controls to MIDI (keyboards and controllers)
- Use 'Warping' for 'mashups', DJing and creatively on your own clips.
- Copy structure and sounds from scratch any given genre
- 'Perform' with Live on stage or in the studio using it as an instrument.
- Trigger 'Dummy' clips pre-programmed by yourself to set in motion complex effect modulation
- Apply sidechaining to FIlters, Gates and Compression
- Export a movie with your own sound.
- Export a track ready for internet or release.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This is a mixed ability course, all levels from beginner to advanced are welcome. You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussions and take notes in English.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

Classes will generally begin with a demonstration and discussion followed by practical work. You will work on one of 10 Mac based workstations to practice set themes, techniques and skills, applying these to your developing ideas and material and you will regularly present your work in progress to the group. You will receive regular support, encouragement and feedback from your tutor throughout the course.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

CDrs can be bought for saving your work (£0.50) or students may bring in USB flash drives to back up their work for use elsewhere. Students should always bring a note pad and pen.

Do I need to have an interview before I can enrol?

No.

What feedback will I get?

You will receive regular feedback from your tutor throughout the course, as and when appropriate. At the end of the course you and your tutor are asked to assess the progress you have made. You will save each week's work as new files, providing a record of your progress. You may request written feedback from the tutor at the end of the course.

How will I be able to give my views on the course?

Please complete the evaluation form at the end of your course. These are monitored and help us to continually improve our courses. There will be an opportunity to evaluate your course at the end.

How do I find out if I can get some support for my learning?

You may be interested in: education and careers advice; financial and childcare support; disability support; support for Deaf and hearing-impaired students; dyslexia support; English and maths support; counselling, and library services (supported learning centre). To find out what may be available to you, and how to apply, see page 213 of the 11/12 course guide, or visit www.citylit.ac.uk/students

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

With the growing popularity of music software, further progression in this area tends towards learning and integrating additional programs and approaches.
We offer a variety of courses in traditional sequencing packages, eg., Cubase, Logic and Pro Tools.
All-in-one software studio approaches are covered in our Reason and Ableton Live courses whilst musicianship and composition, notation and manuscript production are covered in our Sibelius courses.
Experimental approaches are explored in our Max/MSP courses.
Following on from our introductory Logic and Cubase courses we offer 'Mixing and advanced production techniques' and our 2-day 'Mixing and mastering masterclass'.
We also offer a range of fast-track introductory courses to most of our programs.
The music department additionally offers a wide range of instrumental and musicianship courses.
For further advice call the music office on 020 7492 2630 or email music@citylit.ac.uk.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Information and Advice Shop, open Monday to Friday 12:00 – 19:00 during term time, and Monday to Friday 12:00 – 17:00 out of term time. See the course guide for term dates and further details.

Who can I contact for further information?

Tel: 020 7492 2630

music@citylit.ac.uk

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