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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An illustrated guide from an Ableton Certified Trainer to enhance your Live music production skills with MIDI, audio sequencing and arrangement techniques, automation, modulation, MPE, and external instruments

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 WarpingUtilize Groove, MIDI effects, and Live 11 s new workflow enhancements to create innovative musicUse Audio to MIDI conversion tools to translate and generate ideas quicklyDive into Live’s automation and modulation capabilities and explore project organization techniques to speed up your workflowUtilize MIDI Polyphonic Expression to create evolving sounds and texturesAdopt useful 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 11 Recording Audio in Ableton Live 11 Editing 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 11 Troubleshooting and File Management
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Packt Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2023
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 468 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1801817634
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1801817639
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.06 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #723,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #32 in Speech & Audio Processing #76 in Digital Audio Production #253 in Music Composition (Books)
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