Course Description

Singers, Songwriters, DJ's and Producers all have something in common...they need to find inspiration, quickly capture musical ideas, and create quickly before the moment fades.

Ableton Live has grown to become one of the primary production tools of EDM, Pop and Hip-Hop producers around the world, due to it's incredibly powerful and unique approach to music production.

In this series, master producer Falcone walks you through the process of creating a killer track in Ableton Live, and helping you follow along in the process.

If you've ever felt constrained by your DAW, dive in to Begin to Master Ableton Live and you'll never approach production the same way again!

RIAA Platinum Certified Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Studio Designer, Instructor

Anthony Falcone

Falcone’s ability to produce quality under pressure led to his breakout achievement: Engineering on Jennifer Lopez’s “Dance Again”, earning him his first RIAA Certified PLATINUM RECORD for hitting over one million song downloads and 360 million plays on YouTube. His client roster includes Marc Anthony, David Lee Roth, Prince, Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow, Taylor Dayne, Luke James, Nipsey Hussle, YG, DJ Mustard, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Mr. FAB, Ginuwine and Daz Dillinger. A co-production with the Luny Toons earned pop artist DManti a spot at #15 on the Billboard Dance charts.Falcone got his start in LA when he landed himself a gig with multi-platinum engineer, mixer, producer and Tupac’s right hand man, Dave Aron. With Dave’s guidance, Falcone quickly learned to navigate the demands of music’s biggest artists.Along the way, Falcone penned and produced the wildly popular, Telly award winning Education Connection commercials, which aired continuously for five years and racked up over 2 million plays on YouTube.Since establishing himself as a go-to engineer and producer, Falcone has turned his focus towards his solo project applying his multi-instrumental production, and stage performance skills to create a unique brand of electronic music. Falcone’s sets span EDM, hip hop, and rock, and his one-man show routinely incorporates live guitar, keys, and drums. Add to that custom 3-D projections to create a fully immersive, epic experience. Falcone garnered the support of key players in the industry, landing him a coveted spot as a final contestant in the 2015 Your Shot USA competition hosted by Tiesto & 7up.Today, Falcone is mixing the debut album of rising star and Marley dynasty scion, Daniel “Bambaata” Marley. He’s simultaneously preparing to release a groundbreaking EP of his own.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Making the Hook

  • 2

    Making Fire Beats that are LIT

  • 3

    Making your Fire Beats even MORE LIT

    • Layering Drum Samples and Adjusting Polarity using the Utility Plugin

    • Making bass lines with pitched 808 Kick Drums

    • Using Arpeggiator Midi Effects for Hi Hats

    • Setting Up Marcos to adjust Sync Rate on Arpeggiator

    • Using Velocity Midi Effect to Create Dynamic Performances
  • 4

    Making bass lines with pitched 808 Kick Drums

    • Midi Routing from a Separate Midi Track to a Drum rack and Tuning Samples

    • Voicing and using Choke
  • 5

    Working with Audio Samples

    • Editing Loop Length, Pitch and Exploring Warp Modes

    • Coverting Audio to Midi

    • Creating Accent Parts

  • 6

    Recording the Hook Vocal

  • 7

    Crazy Vocal Effects with Envelopes

    • Editing Envelops on Clips in Session View
  • 8

    Production Transitions with White Noise

    • Using Operator to create a White Noise Transition
  • 9

    Creating the Riser Audio Sample

    • Creating a Riser using a Software Synth and Midi Pitch Bend
  • 10

    Vocal Chops

    • Using Slice Audio to Midi
  • 11

    Recording a Performance into Arrangement View

    • Manipulating Scenes and Parts for Interesting Arrangements

    • Mapping Scene Launch to Keys on the Qwerty Keyboard

    • Launching Clips using Follow Actions

    • Performing Live and Recording into Arrangement View
  • 12

    Working in Arrangement View

    • Editing your performance in Arrangement View

    • Navigate Arrangement View

    • Adding Location Markers, Solo, Panning, and Muting Tracks in Arrangement View

    • More Editing and Dealing with Fades
  • 13

    Basics of Mixing in Arrangement View

  • 14

    Finishing and Bouncing Your Track

    • Mastering Chains and Exporting your song to a 2Track

    • Exporting Individual Files and Stems
  • 15

    Ableton Session Files

    • Ableton Session Files