Recording and Editing Vocals in Ableton Live


Membership plan: Going Deeper | Topics: Music Production

Course overview

Join Anna, an Ableton Certified Trainer, in this comprehensive tutorial designed to elevate your audio recording and editing skills in Ableton Live. Whether you're a budding music producer or an experienced sound engineer, this tutorial walks you through the essential steps of setting up your recording environment, capturing high-quality vocal takes, and editing them to perfection. You'll learn how to organise and comp your takes, create seamless transitions with fades, and even craft artificial harmonies to enhance your tracks. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a polished vocal recording ready for further production and mixing.

What you'll learn

  • Set Up and Configure Ableton Live for optimal vocal recording, including managing audio inputs, outputs, and buffer settings.
  • Record and Comp Vocal Takes effectively, using take lanes to select the best parts from multiple recordings.
  • Edit and Apply Fades to vocal tracks, ensuring smooth transitions and a natural sound.
  • Create and Mix Artificial Harmonies, using pitch shifting and panning techniques to enhance your vocal arrangements.

Who is this course for?

  • Beginner to Intermediate Producers: Anyone who wants to learn the basics of recording and editing vocals in Ableton Live.
  • Sound Engineers: Those looking to refine their skills in vocal comping, editing, and harmony creation.
  • Artists who want to self-produce their vocal tracks with professional-grade editing techniques.
  • Anyone using Ableton Live who wishes to improve their workflow and audio quality for vocal recordings.

Course content

  • 1. Intro
  • 2. Marking the Arrangement
  • 3. Setting up for Recording
  • 4. Recording the Vocals
  • 5. Comping the Vocal Takes
  • 6. Editing Audio
  • 7. Creating and Editing Artificial Harmonies
  • 8. Outro

Requirements

  • Software: Ableton Live (preferably the latest version).
  • Hardware: Audio interface, microphone (condenser mic recommended), headphones or studio monitors.
  • Basic Knowledge: Familiarity with the Ableton Live interface and basic audio concepts (e.g., recording, track management).
  • Optional: Pop shield for microphone, MIDI controller for advanced users.

Meet your instructor

Anna Lakatos (aka ANNA DISCLAIM) is a London based electronic musician, singer, trained audio engineer and educator.Anna has been working as a recording, mix engineer and music producer since 2014, using various DAWs and analogue outboard gear. As an educator she works as an Ableton Certified Trainer and Lecturer at Point Blank Music School. Anna is also Avid Certified for Pro Tools, and one of the UK Native Instruments Product Specialists. These roles took her to festivals like Dimensions and Outlook in Croatia, Sonar in Barcelona, Amsterdam Dance Event and gave her the opportunity to provide training and tech support to numerous artists from Universal Music, Ministry of Sound (Sony Music), Rinse FM, BBC Radio1 and more. She has also been featured in Future Music Magazine, Music Tech Magazine, run workshops for Adam Audio, Saffron Records, Ableton and Native Instruments.

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