Writing Harmonies and Melodies in Ableton Live


Membership plan: Going Deeper | Topics: Music Production

Course overview

In this comprehensive tutorial, Anna, an Ableton Certified Trainer, takes you through the step-by-step process of creating, editing, and refining harmonies and melodies in Ableton Live. You'll learn how to record chord progressions, create bass lines, add melodic variations, and work with arpeggiators to bring your musical ideas to life. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your music production skills, this tutorial will provide you with practical techniques and creative insights to elevate your music projects.

What you'll learn

  • Record and edit chord progressions using MIDI tracks and scale functions.
  • Create bass lines and melodies that complement your chord progressions.
  • Utilise arpeggiators and other MIDI effects to add rhythmic patterns and variations.
  • Arrange and refine your musical ideas in the Arrangement View for final production.

Who is this course for?

  • Beginner to intermediate music producers looking to deepen their understanding of harmony and melody sequencing in Ableton Live.
  • Musicians and composers interested in digital music production.
  • Anyone interested in learning advanced techniques for creating dynamic and engaging musical compositions in Ableton Live.

Course content

  • 1. Intro
  • 2. Recording a Chord Progression
  • 3. Editing the Chord Progression
  • 4. Adding a Bass-line
  • 5. Editing the Bass-line
  • 6. Adding a Melody
  • 7. Worging with the Arpeggiator
  • 8. Editing the Melody
  • 9. Transferring Clips to the Arrangement View
  • 10. Recording a New Melody in the Arrangement View
  • 11. Editing and Adding Variation
  • 12. Outro

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of Ableton Live's interface and navigation.
  • Familiarity with MIDI instruments and sequencing.
  • A MIDI controller is recommended but not required.
  • Ableton Live software (preferably the latest version).

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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Illia Kovalov
Illia Kovalov
2 months ago

Hi!
What course does this one depends on? Tutor says something about drum pattern created earlier while this is first video in a course.

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