The Music Producer's Creative Guide to Ableton Live 11: Level up your music recording, arranging, editing, and mixing skills and workflow techniques

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Expert guidance on enhancing your live music production skills with MIDI, audio sequencing and arrangement techniques, automation, modulation, MPE, and external instruments from an Ableton Certified Trainer Key FeaturesMake the most of Ableton Live 11 tools and processes to create, record and edit your own musicEngage with non-linear workflow for both music production and live performanceUnveil the best solutions to common pitfalls and mistakes committed by Ableton Live usersPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook Description The Music Producer's Guide to Ableton Live will help you sharpen your production skills and gain a deeper understanding of the Live workflow. If you are a music maker working with other digital audios workstations (DAWs) or experienced in Ableton Live, perhaps earlier versions, you'll be able to put your newfound knowledge to use right away with this book. You'll start with some basic features and workflows that are more suitable for producers from another DAW looking to transfer their skills to Ableton Live 11.2. As you explore the Live concept, you'll learn to create expressive music using Groove and MIDI effects and demystify Live 11's new workflow improvements, such as Note Chance and Velocity Randomization. The book then introduces the Scale Mode, MIDI Transform tools, and other key features that can make composition and coming up with melodic elements easier than ever before. It will also guide you in implementing Live 11's new and updated effects into your current workflow. By the end of this Ableton Live book, you'll be able to implement advanced production and workflow techniques and amplify live performance capabilities with what the Live 11 workflow has to offer. What you will learnUnderstand the concept of Live, the workflow of recording and editing audio and MIDI, and warpingUse Groove, MIDI effects, and Live 11's new workflow enhancements to create innovative musicUse audio to MIDI conversion tools to translate and generate ideas quicklyEmploy Live's automation and modulation capabilities and project organization techniques to speed up your workflowUtilize MIDI Polyphonic Expression to create evolving sounds and texturesAdopt advanced techniques for production and discover the capabilities of live performanceWho this book is for If you are a music producer, enthusiast, or hobbyist with a basic understanding of using Ableton Live for simple projects, this Ableton Live 11 book will help you improve your skills to employ the best features and techniques in your projects. This book is also for producers familiar with other DAWs looking to leverage their transferable skills to learn Ableton Live. Table of ContentsTaking a Quick Tour of Ableton Live 11Recording Audio in Ableton Live 11Editing Audio and WarpingExploring MIDI Sequencing TechniquesMIDI Editing and MIDI EffectsComping and Track LinkingDiscovering Some of Live 11's Creative Audio EffectsExploring Device Racks in Live 11Audio to MIDI Conversion, Slicing to MIDI, and the Simpler DeviceUtilizing Arrangement and Organization Techniques in our Ableton Live ProjectImplementing Automation and ModulationGetting Started with MPE in Ableton Live 11Exploring Tempo Follower, Follow Action and Max For Live, Working with Video, and Ableton NoteExploring MIDI Mapping, External Instruments, and MIDI CCsPlaying LiveInteresting Mixing Techniques in Live 11Troubleshooting and File Management Cover Title Page Copyright and Credit Dedicated Foreword Contributors Table of Contents Preface Part 1: The Live Concept and Workflow Chapter 1: Taking a Quick Tour of Ableton Live 11 Technical requirements Introduction to Live concepts Setting up the preferences Tour of the interface The browser Groove Pool Help View Clip View/Device View Control Bar Session View versus Arrangement View Session View Arrangement View Getting your work out Exporting audio Saving your work Saving templates Summary Chapter 2: Recording Audio in Ableton Live 11 Technical requirements Setting up Live for recording Routing and monitoring Importing and recording audio in Session View Importing and recording audio in Arrangement View Recording with punch-in or punch-out Using Take Lanes in Live 11 Summary Chapter 3: Editing Audio and Warping Technical requirements Exploring the Clip View The Clip View tabs Audio editing functions in Live 11 Editing audio in the Session View Editing audio in the Arrangement View The world of audio warping in Live The different Warp modes in Live Tempo leader and Follower The Seg. BPM Working with transients Other Warp commands in Live Saving your warped audio for future use Summary Chapter 4: Exploring MIDI Sequencing Techniques Technical requirements Importing and exporting MIDI Into Live Programming MIDI – drawing notes and step input The grid settings in the MIDI editor Drawing MIDI notes in Arrangement View Real-time recording Recording MIDI notes in real time in Session View Recording in real time in Arrangement View The benefits of using and setting up a MIDI controller How to use Overdub and Take Lanes in Arrangement View MIDI Arrangement Overdub Loop recording and Take Lanes Exploring Capture MIDI Discovering Scale Mode and Scale Settings in Ableton Live 11 Summary Chapter 5: MIDI Editing and MIDI Effects Technical requirements Understanding the basic MIDI editing functions Exploring Quantize, velocity, and note chance in Live 11 Quantize Velocity Note chance Diving into the Groove Pool Applying different grooves to individual drum sounds Extracting grooves Utilizing the MIDI transform tools An introduction to multi-clip editing Exploring Live’s MIDI effects Arpeggiator Chord Note Length Pitch Random Scale Velocity Summary Part 2: Creative Music Production Techniques with Ableton Live 11 Chapter 6: Comping and Track Linking Technical requirements Track linking in Live 11 Comping in Live 11 Creative comping in Live 11 Summary Chapter 7: Discovering Some of Live 11’s Creative Audio Effects Technical requirements Hybrid Reverb Other new and updated effect devices in Live 11 Spectral Resonator Spectral Time Chorus-Ensemble Phaser-Flanger Understanding the differences between Insert Effect Chains and Return Tracks Looking into sidechaining techniques Sidechaining with compressors Sidechaining with the Gate device Sidechaining with Auto Filter Using a Ghost Sidechain Trigger Summary Chapter 8: Exploring Device Racks in Live 11 Technical requirements An introduction to Device Racks in Live Exploring Instrument Racks Macros Creating Audio Effect Racks Setting up the Chain Selector as our dry/wet controller Exploring Drum Racks Summary Chapter 9: Audio to MIDI Conversion, Slicing to MIDI, and the Simpler Device Technical requirements Introduction to audio-to-MIDI conversion Converting melody, harmony, and drums into MIDI Convert Melody to New MIDI Track Convert Harmony to New MIDI Track Convert Drums to New MIDI Track Converting MIDI into audio with Freeze and Flatten Slice to New MIDI Track The Simpler device Simpler inspiration material Summary Chapter 10: Utilizing Arrangement and Organization Techniques in our Ableton Live Project Technical requirements Preparing to arrange – session organization techniques From Session View to the Arrangement View Editing your arrangement Cut, Copy, Paste, and Duplicate Time commands Inserting silence Locators and Info Text Track grouping Summary Chapter 11: Implementing Automation and Modulation Technical requirements Tempo and time signature changes Implementing tempo changes Implementing time signature changes Recording automation in the Arrangement View Disabling, re-enabling, and deleting automation Recording automation in the Session View Drawing and editing automation Drawing automation Locking envelopes in the Arrangement View Clip envelopes Automation versus modulation Summary Chapter 12: Getting Started with MPE in Ableton Live 11 Technical requirements An introduction to MPE Using MPE with the Wavetable device MPE Control Expression Control MPE with a controller Summary Part 3: Deep Dive into Ableton Live Chapter 13: Exploring Tempo Follower, Follow Action, Max for Live, Working with Video, and Ableton Note Technical requirements Exploring Tempo Follower in Live 11 Follow Action Clip quantization with Follow Action Follow Action applied to Scenes Disabling and deleting Follow Action Introduction to M4L Working with video in Live Editing audio and video Exporting your work Saving the project with video Ableton Note app Summary Chapter 14: Exploring MIDI Mapping, External Instrument, and MIDI CCs Technical requirements MIDI controllers Control surfaces Generic MIDI controllers MIDI mapping in Live MIDI mapping third-party plugins Takeover modes Key Mapping Using hardware synths with Live Configuring Live’s audio and MIDI preferences Setting up External Instrument in Live Recording audio from the hardware synth into Ableton Live MIDI CCs Summary Chapter 15: Playing Live Technical requirements Playing live with Ableton Live Clip Launch options Clip Launch modes for individual clips in the Session View Setting up dummy clips Syncing with Ableton Link and MIDI Synchronizing via Ableton Link Synchronizing via MIDI Cue Out and output routing Ableton Push and other controller considerations Summary Chapter 16: Interesting Mixing Techniques in Live 11 Technical requirements Approaching a track mixdown Volume balance Panning Subtractive EQing Compression Additive EQing Creative effects Split-band processing in Live Sidechained reverb Parallel Compression Mid-side EQing Preparing your mix for mastering Summary Chapter 17: Troubleshooting and File Management Technical requirements Managing missing files Managing unused files Managing third-party plug-ins Summary Index Other Books You May Enjoy