Abstract Performance in Ableton and Max For Live

Membership plan: Going Deeper | Topics: Music Production

Course overview

Ableton and Cycling 74’s Max For Live offer a vast playground of opportunities to create unique and rich electronic music performances. In this workshop you will create a performance instrument. This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to begin exploring improvised performance in Ableton Live and Max For Live.

What you'll learn

Discuss various forms of performance approaches in Ableton and Max For Live plus their advantages and weaknesses
Explore one approach that gives most flexibility and ease for performing
Gather assets in Ableton and Max For Live to use in the performance and how to fit them into our chosen approach
Develop the approach into a complex performance orientated instrument based in the Ableton and Max For Live Environments

Who is this course for?

This course is for people interested in exploring improvised performance in Ableton Live and Max For Live.

Course content

Abstract Performance in Ableton and Max For Live

Part 1 - Perform with the Ableton Drum Rack
Part 2 - Create a live slicer in MaxMSP
Part 3 - Using Max to get data for a performance
Part 4 - Create a live slicer in MaxMSP - Q&A

Requirements

A computer and Internet connection
A good working knowledge of computer systems
A basic awareness of audio processing
Good familiarity with Ableton and Max For Live
Access to a copy of Ableton Live 10 Suite, or Ableton Live 10 with a Max For Live license
A midi controller is desirable

Meet your instructor

Duncan Wilson (aka Ned Rush) is a musician, producer and content creator based in the UK. Whilst perhaps largely known for his Youtube channel, he has also released music independently as well developing content for Isotonik Studios.