My take at explaining Ableton Live...
Added 2018-11-06 19:50:28 +0000 UTCHello!
A few years ago I bought a MIDI keyboard with a bundled copy of Ableton Live Lite, opened it up, and was quite intimidated by all the options... step by step, I forced myself to learn it and every time I stumbled upon something non-intuitive, I'd note it. This clip contains some of those insights, and I'll put the rest in the November update to my book.
I wouldn't call Live a DAW - it goes way beyond it with the Session, and understanding how the Session co-exists with the Arrangement is quite a hurdle, not to mention Live's take on recording, overdubbing and automation.
If you're curious about using software as part of your electronic music arsenal, Ableton Live is a must-have tool, and hopefully this video makes it a little bit more approachable!
All my best,
Ziv
Comments
Thanks (I guess...)! If the bigger screen is for Ableton's two windows I think practically speaking you may not need it - the two windows are a great learning tool but I'm not sure both are needed once you're familiar with how arrangement and session co-exist. But Ableton is awesome, that's for sure.
2018-11-17 17:17:21 +0000 UTCThank you as always for the clear and precise instruction. This video will cost me a lot of money (bigger screen, Ableton, etc.)
Dr Steve
2018-11-17 16:13:00 +0000 UTC
