Part 1: The Live Concept and Workflow

Upon completing Part 1 of this book, you will have a solid grasp of the fundamentals of Live, including the recording, editing, and warping of both audio and MIDI. Additionally, you will gain the skills to add more creativity to your music by utilizing Groove and MIDI effects, as well as some of Live 11’s new workflow enhancements such Note Chance and Velocity Randomization. This part will also introduce you to several key features that simplify the process of composing music and help you generate melodic ideas, such as the Scale Mode and Scale settings, as well as MIDI transform tools.

This part comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Taking a Quick Tour of Ableton Live 11
• Chapter 2, Recording Audio in Ableton Live 11
• Chapter 3, Editing Audio and Warping
• Chapter 4, Exploring MIDI Sequencing Techniques
• Chapter 5, MIDI Editing and MIDI Effects