The Foundations of Beat-Making with Ableton

Course Content

Welcome & Orientation
Welcome from Marcus
How to Use This Course
Downloading Ableton
Optional Equipment
Intro to Beats
What Are Beats and What Aren’t
Arrangements, Elements of Beats, & Drops (Assignment)
Your First Drum Beat
How to Create a Drum Track
Choosing Your Drum Sounds
Metronome, Tempo, and BPM
Using the Piano Roll to Program Drums
Changing Your Drum Sounds Later
Extending and Varying the Pattern
MIDI Melodies, Chords, and Instruments
Benefits of Session View Approach
Working with Audio
MIDI vs Audio
How to Record Audio
Intro to Sampling
Two Main types of Sampling
Sample Examples
Loop-Based Sampling & Warp Modes