1 - Welcome!
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1.1 Welcome! / How to Use this Course (2:02)
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1.2 Take the "Live Lessons" (2:08)
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1.3 Join the Community! (2:15)
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Supplemental Setup Resources
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Exclusive Content: Come 'n get it!
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EDU DISCOUNT: 30% off Ableton Software, INCLUDING upgrades!
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Arturia EDU DISCOUNTS
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1.4 Ableton 12 Songwriting Course Updates (2:45)
2 - Ableton: A Right and Left Brained DAW
3 - Express Yourself!
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3.1 The Basics: A Songwriters Dream Machine (13:40)
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3.2 Composition Workflows (1:16)
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3.3 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.1 (9:54)
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3.4 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.2 (11:16)
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3.5 Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.3 (9:04)
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3.6 Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (23:04)
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3.7 Workflow 3: Anchor Recording (13:23)
4 - The Challenge Begins
5 - Composition Tools
6 - Beatmaking 101
7 - Songcraft & Structure
8 - Community
9 - Beatmaking 2.0
10 - Inspiration Strikes!
11 - Sampling
12 - Creating Emotional Responses
13 - Space and Time
14 - Composition Tools 2.0
15 - A Little Music Theory Goes a Long Way
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15.1 Introduction to Theory (1:23)
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15.2 Scales (5:41)
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15.3 Scales in Action (9:27)
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15.4 Chord Formulas: How to Play Any Basic Chord (9:19)
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15.5 Chord Progressions 1: The Diatonic Formula (5:05)
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15.6 The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!
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15.7 Chord Progressions 2: Functional Harmony (6:24)
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15.8 Chord Progressions 3: Secondary Dominants (8:49)
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15.9 Chord Progressions 4: Inversions and Voicings (14:22)
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15.10 Chord Progressions 5: Borrowed Chords (5:50)
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15.11 Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!
16 - Melodies and Hooks
17 - Compositional Layering
18 - The Quest for Originality: Tempo and Clock
19 - Writing B, C, and D Parts: Escaping the Loop!
20 - Actually Finishing Songs?
21 - Taking the Ear for a Ride
Awesome. What Now?
- NEW ABLETON 12 SONGWRITING COURSE BEGINS -
2 - Beat Making
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Beat Making 101: Ableton Drums (14:27)
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The Piano Roll for Drums (12:07)
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Velocity & Recording Midi Drums (19:40)
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Quantization and Timing (9:13)
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The Groove Pool (11:38)
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Audio Drums in Arrangement View (12:02)
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Pros and Cons to Audio Drum Arrangement (8:21)
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Drum Loops & Warping Beats (17:49)
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Beat Making Basics Review (10:49)
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Clip Gain (8:41)
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Beatmaking Drum Bus (20:32)
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Simpler One Shot Mode (17:46)
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How Drum Rack Works (10:03)
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Drum Rack Reverb and Routing (11:21)
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Generate: Rhythm (15:12)
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Generate: Euclidean (6:22)
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Randomization 101: Velocity, Chance, & Note Groups (11:25)
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Infinite Drum Kits: Random Drum Kit Generator (11:41)
Bass Lines and Melodies
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The Piano Roll for Basslines and Melodies (10:43)
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Infinite Instruments - Random Preset Generators (6:03)
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Scale Mode In Clips (12:37)
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Clips on Clips! (12:54)
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Tonal Movement: Pitchbend (11:54)
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Pitchbend Settings & Strategies (12:36)
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Glide, Legato, and Portamento (13:45)
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Generate: Seed (12:28)
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Generate: Shape (6:06)
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Transform: Connect & Recombine (17:56)
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Transform: Ornament & Span (12:00)
Chord Progressions
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The Piano Roll for Chord Progressions (8:31)
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Making better Chord Progressions: (11:18)
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Generate Stacks (16:12)
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Transform: Arpeggiate & Strum (10:16)
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Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Pitch (13:13)
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Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Scale (14:44)
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Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Chord (10:26)
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Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Arpeggiator (10:37)
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Midi Effects & Scale Awareness: Random, Note Delay, Note Length (12:52)
