Technical requirements

In order to follow along with this chapter, you will need the following:

• A computer with at least 8 GB of RAM and at least an Intel Core i5 processor
• A pair of headphones
• A copy of Live 11 Suite
• A MIDI controller
• Chapter 4 Ableton Live project

MIDI notes don’t actually carry any sounds – it is just protocol or data that is telling the instrument that you have inserted onto the MIDI track how to play them.

MIDI works the same way in Live as it does in other Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs). However, there are quite specific tools that can help with your MIDI inputting and editing in Live 11, which we will be investigating closely within this book.

Now, let’s get started and create something!