Introduction to Ableton

This intensive two day course will cover aspects of production and DJing in Ableton Live. The course focuses on getting to grips with both the Live sequencer and session views, as well as working audio, MIDI and Ableton built in effects.

No experience of Ableton is necessary and all equipment is provided. Each workstation will consist of a Mac running Live 8, Evolution MIDI controller keyboard and Headphones.

Course tutor: John Walls
John is a Belfast based DJ/Producer and Apple Certified Pro for Logic 9. He has been delivering multimedia and music technology programmes in the business and education sectors for over 8 years as well as producing and remixing for local bands such including Audiables and The Motion Project to name a few

To book a place on the course please go to our ‘book a course’ page. Please note that places are not confirmed until payment has been made in full. Please ensure you have read our terms and conditions before booking a place on any programme.

Course Content;

• Introduction to OSX
• Configuring Ableton
• The Ableton Interface
• Using Loops
• Warping
• MIDI editing with Ableton Synths and Samples
• Effects
• Recording Audio
• Mixing – EQ’s, Pan, Volume, Aux Sends/Returns
• Using Scenes
• Creating sequences
• Automation
• Exporting

If you wish to cover any specific topics during the programme, please contact us.