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Create music in real time, on stage, or while producing in the studio, with Ableton Live. In this course, music professor Rick Schmunk shows you how to compose, record, remix, improvise, produce, and edit your musical ideas. Along the way, get familiar with the Live interface, work with its views for recording and editing audio and MIDI, and explore its unique real-time recording and mixing capabilities. Plus, learn real-world production skills that can be applied to songwriting, studio production, and DJing. The final chapters offer an inside look at features added in Live 9, such as new Instrument Racks containing over 3,000 production-ready sounds, and Max for Live, a toolkit for building custom devices.

Topics include:
Choosing the right gear to use with Ableton
Setting audio and MIDI preferences
Optimizing performance
Loading, playing, and moving clips
Exporting clips and devices
Recording and overdubbing MIDI
Quantizing with grooves
Editing pitch and note duration
Understanding EQ and filters
Recording real-time automation
Looping audio
Creating beats with Impulse
Creating drum racks
Introducing Max for Live

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