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Mixing and Mastering with Ableton Live

1 - Welcome

1.1 Welcome / How to Use this Course (1:59)
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2 - Mixing 101

2.1 Critical Listening (2:14)
2.2 Your Audio System (3:18)
2.3 Our Time: Modern Mixing (2:46)
2.4 Prescriptions and Mixing Myths (5:07)

3 - Blend and Balance

3.1 Blend and Balance Intro (0:57)
3.2 A Balancing Act with Ableton (3:53)
3.3 A Balancing Act with Ableton: Results (6:07)
3.4 Understanding Signal Flow in Ableton Live (4:50)
3.5 Loudness vs Gain vs Volume / Intro to Gain Staging (8:00)
3.6 Level Up: Metering RMS and Peak (4:05)
3.7 Best Practices Moving Forward
3.8 Session and Arrangement View (2:36)
3.9 Lets Get Organized (10:59)

4 - Equalization

4.1 EQ Eight 1: Overview and Filter Modes (8:34)
4.2 EQ Eight 2: The Frequency Spectrum (11:28)
4.3 EQ Eight 3: The Spectrum Analyzer in Action (14:38)
4.4 EQ Eight 4: Treating Resonant Peaks with Audition Mode (18:18)
4.5 EQ Eight 5: EQ for Conflicting Tracks (13:39)
4.6 EQ Eight 6: Scale Carving Trick (7:25)
4.7 EQ Eight 7: Lets EQ a Mix! (17:34)
4.8 The "Solo" Switch (3:25)

5 - The Stereo Field

5.1 Understanding Panning (7:32)
5.2 Review: Panning in Action (15:04)
5.3 Widening 1: Izotope Imager Metering (11:49)
5.4 Widening 2: How Width is Made (6:15)
5.5 Widening 3: Haas Delay and Comb Filtering (27:20)
5.6 Widening 4: EQ Eight L/R Mode (7:43)
5.7 Widening 5: EQ Eight M/S Mode (15:41)
5.8 Widening 6: Modulation Effects for Adding Width (16:36)
5.9 Working with Stereo Image in a Mix (20:34)

6 - Returns: Reverb, Delay, and Beyond

6.1 Space Commander: Designing Space (2:13)
6.2 The Return Tracks (12:21)
6.3 Designing Space with Reverb (Deep Dive) (18:10)
6.4 Using Reverb for Widening (14:57)
6.5 Ableton Delay Deep Dive (17:17)
6.6 Ableton Echo Deep Dive (21:02)
6.7 Adding Subtle Reverb for Realism (12:53)
6.8 Hybrid Reverb Deep Dive (21:21)

7 - Automation

7.1 Automation: A Living and Breathing Mix
7.2 Views and Workflows (6:48)
7.3 Automation Techniques (17:47)
7.4 Automation in Action (13:02)
7.5 Automation and Track Volume: Fader vs Utility (18:12)

8 - Dynamics Processing

8.1 Intro to Compression (1:55)
8.2 Compressor 1: Threshold & Volume Compensation (13:02)
8.3 Compressor 2: Ratio, Attack, Release, and more (21:22)
8.4 Compressor 3: Using Compressor as an Auto Volume Control (6:15)
8.5 Compressor 4: Using Compressor as a De-Esser (5:12)
8.6 Compressor 5: Side-Chain Processing (13:36)
8.7 Compressor 6: Compressor as an Expander (7:19)
8.8 Glue Compressor vs Compressor (12:38)
8.9 Ableton Gate (8:36)
8.10 Inverse Gating Your Effect Sends (5:53)
8.11 Multiband Dynamics 1: Multiband Downward Compression (19:11)
8.12 Multiband Dynamics 2: Add Punch with Upward Expansion (10:15)
8.13 Multiband Dynamics 3: Multiband Upward Compression (8:24)
8.14 Multiband Dynamics 4: Downward Expansion Gating (5:41)
8.15 Multiband Dynamics 5: The Infamous OTT Preset (12:21)
8.16 Limiting with Ableton Limiter (15:10)
8.17 Should I Mix into a Limiter? (3:38)

9 - Saturation and Harmonic Distortion

9.1 Why would I Want Distortion in My Mix? (1:55)
9.2 Ableton Saturator and Non Linearity (14:04)
9.3 Ableton Saturator Clipping Modes in Use (23:32)
9.4 Ableton Saturator and Transfer Functions (15:01)
9.5 Speed Saturator - Random Preset Generator (7:46)
9.6 Ableton Overdrive to the Rescue! (17:05)
9.7 Saturation for Width (8:50)

10 - Referencing

10.1 What is Referencing and Why You Should. (1:52)
10.2 Referencing Workflow & Voxengo SPAN (13:03)

11 - Home Studio Setup and Sound Treatment

11.1 Intro: Lost in Translation (1:44)
11.2 Understanding the Problem (6:39)
11.3 Room Layout: Listener and Speaker Placement (7:45)
11.4 Testing Room Layouts with Ableton (7:01)
11.5 Can't I just Mix on Headphones? (5:04)
11.6 Sound Treatment 1: Early Reflections (6:12)
11.7 Sound Treatment 2: Bass Traps (6:36)
11.8 Sound Treatment 3: Diffusers (4:04)
11.9 Seed to Stage Studio Treatment Walkthrough (8:33)

12 - Mastering and Limiting

12.1 Understanding the Role of Mastering (4:14)
12.2 Ableton Limiter 1: Brickwall Limiting and Dynamic Range (9:11)
12.3 Ableton Limiter 2: Limiter Controls (24:39)
12.4 Loudness Targets and Loudness Normalization (11:42)
12.5 Ableton Limiter 3: Limiter Use Examples & Crest Factor (21:09)
12.6 Should You Use True Peak Limiting? (7:32)
12.7 Loudness Targets & The Loudness Wars (8:17)
12.8 Mastering EQ 1: Baxandall EQ with Free CORAL BAX-TER (20:11)
12.9 Mastering EQ 2: Bass and Loudness (13:31)
12.10 Mastering EQ 3: Treble and Loudness (11:57)
12.11 Pro Exporting 1: Sample Rates and Intermodulation Distortion (21:52)
12.12 Pro Exporting 2: Bit Depth and Dithering (20:22)

13 - Bus Processing & Top Down Mixing

13.1 Getting Organized with Grouping (13:12)
13.2 Top Down Mixing: Mix Bus EQ (22:06)
13.3 Top Down Mixing 2: Mix Bus Stereo Width (13:27)
13.4 Bus Processing 1: Bus Compression (25:55)
13.5 Bus Processing 2: Bus Saturation (19:34)
13.6 Bus Processing 3: Drum Buss (13:17)
13.7 Mixing into a Temporary Limiter (21:42)

14 - Advanced Side Chaining

14.1 Envelopes vs Ableton Compressor (10:57)
14.2 Ableton Envelope as a Side Chain Compressor (19:05)
14.3 Xfer LFO Tool as a Side Chain Compressor (15:20)

15 - Audio Split Rack Processing

15.1 The Anatomy of an Audio Signal (2:01)
15.2 Mid / Side Processing Rack (16:03)
15.3 Building Multiband Split Racks (NERDY) (16:57)
15.4 Multiband Split Racks in Use! (23:31)
15.5 Dry / Wet Rack (9:03)

Live Streams

5.1.2024 - Carving Space and Time - EQ, Drum Buss, Glue Compressor (66:41)
5.2.2024 - Testing HoRNet Magnus MK3 Limiter & General Limiting (102:32)

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