Hi, my name is Anthony. I am the creator of the Seed to Stage Youtube channel where I have helped countless folks wrestling with Ableton Live realize their potential. For 15 years, I have used Ableton Live in the studio and on stage in every conceivable situation. I have used the software to compose and release songs that have 10 million + plays on Spotify. This robust course is designed to not only teach you how to use Ableton Live to mix and master music, but to also learn the underlying concepts so you can apply the skills to any mixing environment or DAW.
You will learn:
• How to accurately listen and properly diagnose problems within your mix.
• To Utilize metering and references for professional results.
• Deeps tutorials for all Ableton audio effects.
• EQ techniques to create clarity and separation in your mixes.
• How to setup your listening environment with proper positioning sound treatment.
• Automation Techniques to create compelling and engaging listening experiences.
• Thorough Compression and Saturation Guides for creating dynamic yet very loud mixes.
• Finalization workflows for productivity
You will get:
• An organized and optimized curriculum of video lessons with 20+ hours of content.
• Mentorship via the Seed to Stage private Discord Server.
• Feedback on your mixes through the community.
• Loads of resources such as Sound Samples and Ableton Templates.
• Lifetime access to continuous new content updated monthly!
• Lasting skills that will ignite and elevate your career!
Course Curriculum
- 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)
- 4.1 EQ Eight 1: Overview and Filter Modes (8:33)
- 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)
- 5.1 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)
- 6.1 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 12.1 Understanding the Role of Mastering (4:13)
- 12.2 The Almighty Peak Limiter (3:03)
- 12.3 Loudness 1: Normalization vs Loudness Units (8:50)
- 12.4 Mastering w/ Ableton's Limiter and Youlean Meter (free option) (8:59)
- 12.5 Limiting with Ozone Maximizer (15:27)
- 12.6 Limiting with Fabfilter Pro-L2 (8:22)
- 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)
- 13.1 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)
Hi, I’m Anthony Thogmartin
Seed to Stage Courses are taught by Anthony Thogmartin of the Seed to Stage Youtube Channel, nationally touring Producer / Guitar Player of the Papadosio, solo producer of EarthCry, and active mixing mastering engineer of over 200+ releases. With over 10 years of experience using Ableton Live on stage and in the studio and songs with 10 million+ plays on Spotify, you would be hard pressed to find a more qualified instructor to elevate your music career.
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Along with your purchase you get access to the Seed to Stage Pro Private Discord where you can get personal mentorship, feedback on your tracks, exclusive access to resources to further your career and more.
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This course is designed to be through, optimized, and organized so you can learn the skills you need to succeed in todays fast paced music industry.