Learning Live

For Making Music from Found Sounds

Additional support with some of the technical aspects may be required. This set of videos from Ableton can provide some of the prerequisite knowledge required for this project.

Session View

Learn Live 10: Session View introduces the basics of Session View’s non-linear workflow, what clips are, and how to trigger and stop them.

Simpler

Ableton Sampling Tutorial in Simpler – Slicing Samples provides a detailed overview of various functions in Simpler, the core device being used in Lesson 2 of this project.

Drum Racks

Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks in Live’s manual goes into great detail about the many possibilities available within Drum Racks.

Read: Ableton Reference Manual: Drum Racks

MIDI Recording

Learn Live 10: Recording MIDI provides an explanation of how to record and overdub MIDI into clips in Session View. This information is useful for Lesson 3 of this project.

MIDI Editing

Learn Live 10: Editing MIDI Clips digs a little deeper into the MIDI editor and provides a range of useful key commands and information about editing MIDI clips within Session View.

Even more information on the MIDI editor can be found in chapter 10 of Live’s Online Manual.