We recently told you that Claude VonStroke was taking an online Ableton course with Point Blank. Well his course has now finished and he kindly made a video review of his experience which you can check out below. Cheers Claude!
We are proud to add Mr VonStroke to the list of the many successful artists who have decided to expand their knowledge further at Point Blank. This list includes BBC Radio One and Fabric resident DJ Tayo, prolific bass music producer Detboi, Beyonce and Rhianna remixer Gareth Wyn, the sound designer from 'Lost', and the drummer from Beck.
Please follow the link for more information about our music production courses.
Showing posts with label learn ableton Live. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learn ableton Live. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Performing With Ableton Live Free Tutorial Series
Below you can watch 5 exclusive videos from Point Blank Online. These are just a small sample of the 80+ tutorial videos made available to Point Blank students over the 4 week DJ/Performance with Ableton Live course. The course guides you, step-by-step, through the revolutionary software package: Ableton Live, this includes both popular software and hardware that can be used in conjunction with it; Serato, The Bridge and Novation. It is taught by Freddy Cuin, who has worked with Shy FX, BLIM, Above and Beyond and more. Subscribe to the Point Blank youtube channel to make sure you don't miss any future series' of Point Blank's youtube tutorials. There will be topics including 'how to make Minimal', 'how to make Trance', 'how to make Electro House' and 'how to make Deep & Soulful' as well as a series of celebrity masterclasses from the likes of Tommy D, Guy Chambers, Annie Mac, Paul Epworth, and Basement Jaxx.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Ableton Courses - A New Way of Making Music
If you are into music technology and already making music at home using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) then I am sure this scenario will be familiar. You sit down to start making some music but faced with a blank timeline, inspiration deserts you and you are left feeling creatively uninspired. Music software packages such as Cubase, Logic or Sonar have all evolved along similar lines and operate in a similar way. Unfortunately they offer only one approach to the music making process which doesn’t necessarily encourage experimentation and spontaneity.
The good news is that Ableton Live has been designed to offer a genuine alternative way to work and is growing in popularity amongst those of us who are bored of working in the traditional way. Interestingly Live takes a similar approach to the old hardware sequencers that were popular with live electronic acts such as Orbital and Underworld. These sequencers used looped sections of a track (see Ableton Courses info for more detail) which would be triggered by the acts on stage and manipulated via FX and EQ to provide the audience with a live, spontaneous remix of tracks they already know and love.
Ableton Live has two modes or “views” in which to compose your music. The arrangement view will be familiar to anyone who has used some of the traditional sequencer packages mentioned above. But where Live really comes into its own is the Session View. The Session is used to organize and trigger sets of sounds, called clips. Think of it as a kind of musical sketch pad where you can experiment with audio loops, samples and MIDI sequences before arranging them into a track.
Another unique feature in Live is its ability to manipulate audio as if it was elastic. Live's Time Warp feature can be used to either correct or adjust the timing of any piece of audio from a sample to an entire track. This means that tempo becomes completely fluid and you can fit any audio sample to the tempo that you are working at. “Warp Markers” allow you to push and pull individual beats to correct (or destroy) the timing and create unique effects. You can choose from several Warp Modes depending upon materials you work with.
Ableton Live also features an array of built–in instruments and effects:
Impulse is a basic drum sequencer instrument Simpler is a relatively easy to use sampling instrument.
There are a number of additional instruments which can be purchased separately or as part of the Ableton Suite package:
Sampler is an enhanced sampler
Operator is an FM synthesizer.
Electric is an electric piano instrument.
Tension is a string physical modelling synthesiser.
Analog simulates an analog synthesizer.
Drum Machines is a collection of emulators for classic drum machines.
Session Drums is a collection of sampled drum and percussion instruments.
Essential Instruments Collection is a large collection of acoustic and electric instrument samples. Orchestral Instrument Collection is a collection of four different orchestral libraries, which can be purchased individually or as a bundle.
Audio effects included in the package include:
Auto Filter
Auto Pan
Beat Repeat
Chorus Compressor I
Compressor II
Dynamic Tube
EQ Eight
EQ Three
Erosion Filter
Delay Flanger
Gate Grain Delay
Phaser
Ping Pong Delay
Saturator
Simple Delay
Redux Resonators
Reverb Utility
Additionally there are a handful of MIDI-only effects including arpeggiator, chord, pitch, random, scale, and velocity. Live is also compatible with VST and AU plug-ins so you can utilise additional software instruments and effects.
The good news is that Ableton Live has been designed to offer a genuine alternative way to work and is growing in popularity amongst those of us who are bored of working in the traditional way. Interestingly Live takes a similar approach to the old hardware sequencers that were popular with live electronic acts such as Orbital and Underworld. These sequencers used looped sections of a track (see Ableton Courses info for more detail) which would be triggered by the acts on stage and manipulated via FX and EQ to provide the audience with a live, spontaneous remix of tracks they already know and love.
Ableton Live has two modes or “views” in which to compose your music. The arrangement view will be familiar to anyone who has used some of the traditional sequencer packages mentioned above. But where Live really comes into its own is the Session View. The Session is used to organize and trigger sets of sounds, called clips. Think of it as a kind of musical sketch pad where you can experiment with audio loops, samples and MIDI sequences before arranging them into a track.
Another unique feature in Live is its ability to manipulate audio as if it was elastic. Live's Time Warp feature can be used to either correct or adjust the timing of any piece of audio from a sample to an entire track. This means that tempo becomes completely fluid and you can fit any audio sample to the tempo that you are working at. “Warp Markers” allow you to push and pull individual beats to correct (or destroy) the timing and create unique effects. You can choose from several Warp Modes depending upon materials you work with.
Ableton Live also features an array of built–in instruments and effects:
Impulse is a basic drum sequencer instrument Simpler is a relatively easy to use sampling instrument.
There are a number of additional instruments which can be purchased separately or as part of the Ableton Suite package:
Sampler is an enhanced sampler
Operator is an FM synthesizer.
Electric is an electric piano instrument.
Tension is a string physical modelling synthesiser.
Analog simulates an analog synthesizer.
Drum Machines is a collection of emulators for classic drum machines.
Session Drums is a collection of sampled drum and percussion instruments.
Essential Instruments Collection is a large collection of acoustic and electric instrument samples. Orchestral Instrument Collection is a collection of four different orchestral libraries, which can be purchased individually or as a bundle.
Audio effects included in the package include:
Auto Filter
Auto Pan
Beat Repeat
Chorus Compressor I
Compressor II
Dynamic Tube
EQ Eight
EQ Three
Erosion Filter
Delay Flanger
Gate Grain Delay
Phaser
Ping Pong Delay
Saturator
Simple Delay
Redux Resonators
Reverb Utility
Additionally there are a handful of MIDI-only effects including arpeggiator, chord, pitch, random, scale, and velocity. Live is also compatible with VST and AU plug-ins so you can utilise additional software instruments and effects.
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