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Songwriting and Composition with Ableton Live
Welcome!
Welcome! / How to Use this Course (2:02)
Take the "Live Lessons" (2:08)
Join the Community! (2:15)
Supplemental Setup Resources
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Ableton: A Right and Left Brained DAW
Technical vs Philosophical (1:49)
Beginners Demonstration - Session View (8:33)
Beginners Demonstration - Arrangement View (5:22)
Express Yourself!
The Basics: A Songwriters Dream Machine (13:40)
Composition Workflows (1:16)
Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.1 (9:54)
Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.2 (11:16)
Workflow 1: Clips and Phrases Pt.3 (9:04)
Workflow 2: Sound Collage Montage (23:04)
Workflow 3: Anchor Recording (13:23)
The Challenge Begins
The 2 Week+ Songwriting Challenge (2:54)
Ableton File Organization! (DO THIS) (9:24)
But Wait I Don't Have Sounds! (14:39)
Composition Tools
How to use Ableton Simpler (10:05)
How to use Ableton Drum Rack (12:15)
Quantization! (12:16)
Fixing Audio Timing: Elastic Audio Warping (8:54)
Punch in and Punch Out (3:53)
Beatmaking 101
Beatmaking 1: The Piano Roll (7:26)
Beatmaking 2: Velocity and Nudge (13:24)
Beatmaking 3: Ableton Grooves (12:50)
Beatmaking 4: Adding Reverb (5:24)
Songcraft & Structure
Parts and Patterns (8:32)
Session to Arrangement: How to Structure Your Song (9:10)
Recording and Editing Audio Clips in Arrangement View (8:51)
Automation in Arrangement View (11:20)
Recording Automation with Midi (7:52)
Exporting! (11:54)
Community
Community (2:27)
Getting and Giving Feedback (3:41)
Soundcloud Private Links (4:09)
Beatmaking 2.0
Beatmaking 5: Audio Samples in Arrangement (9:57)
Beatmaking 6: Randomization (14:35)
Inspiration Strikes!
Feed the Music: Inspiration and Lifestyle (2:59)
Inspiration Strikes! Always Record! (2:34)
Convert Captured Rhythms to Midi! (10:04)
Convert Captured Melodies to Midi! (9:45)
Convert Captured Chords to Midi! (4:51)
Sampling
Intro to Sampling (1:23)
Workflow 1: Manual Sampling (12:33)
Workflow 2: Simpler Sample Slicing (11:59)
Workflow 3: Sample Auto Slicing (9:32)
Creating Emotional Responses
What is Common Among All Great Music? (2:43)
Examining Emotional Responses in Music (10:23)
Space and Time
The Business 1: Note Ranges (14:13)
The Business 2: The Piano Roll (8:07)
The Business 3: Rhythm and Syncopation (9:59)
The Business 4: Busy isn't bad, its a tool! (12:15)
Compositional Dynamics (17:58)
Transitions: Fills (22:09)
Transition Effects (14:39)
Composition Tools 2.0
Comping & Takes (11:10)
Piano Roll Scales (10:05)
Piano Roll Random Velocity and Chance (13:14)
A Little Music Theory Goes a Long Way
Introduction to Theory (1:23)
Scales (5:41)
Scales in Action (9:27)
Chord Formulas: How to Play Any Basic Chord (9:19)
Chord Progressions 1: The Diatonic Formula (5:05)
The Diatonic Chord Songwriting Chart!
Chord Progressions 2: Functional Harmony (6:24)
Chord Progressions 3: Secondary Dominants (8:49)
Chord Progressions 4: Inversions and Voicings (14:22)
Chord Progressions 5: Borrowed Chords (5:50)
Borrowed Chords Songwriting Chart!
Melodies and Hooks
Writing Melodies 1: Chord Tones (11:15)
Writing Melodies 2: The Hook (9:43)
Writing Melodies 3: Ableton Hook Workflow (8:43)
Writing Melodies 4: Reharmonization Workflow (14:48)
Compositional Layering
Intro into Layering (1:20)
Basic Layering Techniques (10:11)
More Layering Techniques - Racks and Freeze (11:41)
Drum Layering Techniques (9:44)
Creating Harmonies with Midi Effects (7:44)
The Quest for Originality: Tempo and Clock
Odd Timing Signatures 1: Intro (2:35)
Odd Timing Sigs 2: Ableton Integration (9:30)
Odd Timing Sigs 3: Writing Odd Timing Riffs (14:39)
The Triplet Grid! (6:52)
Polymeters (4:00)
Poly Rhythms (6:54)
Writing B, C, and D Parts: Escaping the Loop!
Borrowing Elements (8:13)
Doubling Down in Unison (4:25)
Easy Key Changes (7:43)
Sub Part Variations (8:05)
Actually Finishing Songs?
The Composition / Songwriting Roadmap (2:12)
Objectivity (3:59)
Rinse Repeat - Finalizing Arrangement Workflow (5:33)
Taking the Ear for a Ride
Arrangement Layout and Organization (8:39)
Less is More (16:58)
Adding Variations: Fills and Voicings (29:46)
Adding Variations: New Chords and Leads (8:11)
Using Session View within an Arrangement (11:16)
Compositional Automation (18:41)
Awesome. What Now?
Where to go from here?
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