Able

1. Beginner Music Production
IAN ROGERS
ian.rogers@rmit.edu.au

2. EVERYONE
1. Log on to your computer
2. Load up Ableton Live 10

3. TODAY (Part 1)
● Playing with Sampler
● Impulse and Drum Rack
● Drum Buss
● Arrangement View
● Basic Automation

4. TODAY (Part 1) with Sadowick

5. TODAY (Part 1)
USES FOR SAMPLER
1. Putting any sound into it to see what happens
2. Playing something once
3. Making instruments from recordings
4. Anything else you can think of (very flexible)

6. IMPULSE
• Basic operation / Loading presets /
Making drum machines.
• Velocity lane.
• Drum Buss to make things sound nice.
• Loading samples into Drum Rack as an
alternative.

7. EXERCISE 1
Knowing what you know so far, write a song in
Ableton Session view with at least 5 different
SCENES and 3 different instruments. You know
how to use loops, Instruments, Drums, midi and
so forth. Put some time in because we’ll work on
this song in the later part of the tutorial.

8. TODAY (Part 2)
Arrangement VIEW
1. A timely reminder about LYNDA with preview
2. Copy Paste Delete Duplicate
3. AUTOMATION MODE:
○ Mixer Functions
○ FX Automation

9. EXERCISE 2
1. Take your track from earlier and record a
performance of it into the Arrangement View.
2. Add some automation.