Preface

The Music Producer’s Guide to Ableton Live will help you sharpen your production skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the Live workflow. If you are a music maker working with other Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) or already working with Ableton Live, perhaps earlier versions, then you will be able to put your newfound knowledge to use right away with this book.

The book starts with some basic features and workflows that are more geared toward producers coming from another DAW who wish to use their transferable skills to learn to use Ableton Live 11.2. You will begin exploring the Live concept and learn to create expressive music using Groove and MIDI effects, as well as Live 11’s new workflow improvements, such as note chance and velocity randomization. You will then discover some key features that can make composition and coming up with melodic elements easier, such as the Scale function and MIDI Transform tools. You will implement Live 11’s new and updated effects into your current workflow as you learn advanced and creative music production techniques. Finally, you will gain knowledge of several production-related techniques with a focus on live performance capabilities.

By the end of this book, you will be able to implement advanced production and workflow techniques and take advantage of what the Live 11 workflow has to offer.