Ableton Lesson 1 Beat Making (electronic music lab)

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Benjamin Ang ( www.cosmicarmchair.com )

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Lesson 1 - How to make beats for electronic dance music using Ableton Live 9 - taught by Ben (producer/remixer from synthpop band COSMIC ARMCHAIR (www.cosmicarmchair.com) at the ELECTRONIC MUSIC LAB (www.eml.org.sg)

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Benjamin Ang (www.cosmicarmchair.com)

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Software: Ableton Live (preferred)

Logic, Cubase, FL Studio also accepted

Hardware: Windows or Mac

computer

Headphones Samples Save into one folder e.g.

C:\samples

Optional Audio interface

Keyboard controller or pad controller

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Menu Zoom in and zoom out

Tempo

Start, Stop, Record

Select a section

Loop

Switch between Arrangement and

Session mode

Switch on or off

Volume control

Click on Add Folder and look for your Samples

folder

Zoom in and zoom out

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1. Choose Drums, Kit-Core 909

2. Highlight one bar. From the menu, click

Create-Insert MIDI Clip

3. Double click on the MIDI clip to edit it

4. Scroll to the bottom and click to insert beats

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