Seed To Stage Your First Song in 11 Days: A Beginner’s Course for Ableton Live TUTORIAL
Whether you are just starting your journey or looking to solidify your workflow, this course provides an effective introduction to the fundamentals of creating electronic music using Ableton Live. These lessons have been curated and organized to quickly provide a solid foundational education in the tools and workflows you’ll be using in the DAW.
When completed in order, these lessons are designed to guide you through the process of creating your first finished track in only 11 days. Packed with over 6 hours of high-quality content, this course takes you from basic orientation all the way to limiting and exporting your final master. By making it to the end of this curriculum, you will accomplish what many aspiring musicians struggle with: finishing and uploading a track.
Course Curriculum:
- Day 1: Orientation and Setup (21:24)
- Day 2: Musical Games (Ideation in Session View) (19:49)
- Day 3: Make Your Own Clips with the Piano Roll (27:36)
- Day 4: Audio Effects – Returns and Inserts (37:13)
- Day 5: From Session View To Arrangement View (32:51)
- Day 6: Sequencing Audio Samples & Loops (31:21)
- Day 7: Recording and Manipulating Audio (31:10)
- Day 8: Organization & Writing a “B Part” (28:43)
- Day 9: Song Layout and Structure (32:28)
- Day 10: Automation (29:26)
- Day 11: Limiting and Export (23:26)

