If you’d like to support the Music Hackspace to continue to build a program of free workshops, a voluntary contribution would be much appreciated. 

Level: Intermediate

Ableton Live offers a vast playground of musical opportunities to create musical compositions and productions. These include techniques to deploy MIDI Control Change messages (CC’s) to manipulate and transform musical ideas. In this workshop you will creatively explore and deploy a range of MIDI CC’s manipulation tools in a musical setting. This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to utilise the creative possibilities of MIDI CC manipulation in the Ableton Live environment.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Identify MIDI CC’s messages

• Map MIDI CC’s to parameters

• Manipulate Clip Envelopes and dummy Clips via MIDI CC’s

• Utilise MIDI CC”s to create novel musical and sonic elements

Session Study Topics

• MIDI CC messages

• MIDI Mapping CC’s

• Clip Envelopes and dummy clips and CC’s

• Creatively using MIDI CC’s

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection

• A web cam and mic

• A Zoom account

• Access to a copy of Live Suite (i.e. trial or full license)

About the workshop leader 

Anna is a London based producer, engineer, vocalist and educator.

Anna is currently working as a university lecturer in London, teaching music production, creating educational content and working on her next releases as ANNA DISCLAIM.

If you’d like to support the Music Hackspace to continue to build a program of free workshops, a voluntary contribution would be much appreciated. 

Level: Intermediate

Ableton Live offers a vast playground of musical opportunities to create musical compositions and productions. These include converting audio based harmony, melody and rhythm to MIDI, alongside techniques such as slicing audio into sampling tools which can be triggered via MIDI. In this workshop you will creatively explore and deploy a range of Audio and MIDI manipulation tools in a musical setting. This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to utilise the creative possibilities of Audio and MIDI manipulation in the Ableton Live environment.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Convert Audio to MIDI

• Slice Audio to MIDI

• Manipulate Audio via MIDI slices

• Utilise Audio and MIDI to create novel musical and sonic elements

Session Study Topics

• Converting Audio to MIDI

• Slicing Audio to MIDI

• Manipulating slices within Simpler

• Creatively using Audio and MIDI

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection

• Access to a copy of Live Suite (i.e. trial or full license)

About the workshop leader 

Anna is a London based producer, engineer, vocalist and educator.

Anna is currently working as a university lecturer in London, teaching music production, creating educational content and working on her next releases as ANNA DISCLAIM.

Level: Intermediate Ableton Live users

Live 11 offers a wide range of creative effects and updates that can help create unique sounds.

In this intermediate level workshop you will learn how to build your own unique Drum Rack using random foley sounds, apply processing, get creative with Macro Variations and also explore some of Live 11’s new creative effects. This workshop aims to provide you with creative strategies to take your ideas to the next level.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Build at least one custom Rack

• Layer sounds and use Racks inside Racks

• Develop a deeper understanding of the key and updated features of Racks

• Utilize creative FX processing

Session Study Topics

• Building a Drum Rack out of random Foley sounds

• Racks inside Racks, layering foley sounds with Max for Live Drum Synths

• Macro Variations and other key features of Racks

• FX Processing techniques and an overview of some of the new devices in Live11, such as Spectral Resonator and Hybrid Reverb

Requirements 

• A computer and internet connection

• A web cam and mic

• A Zoom account

• Ableton Live 11 Suite – if not, participants should be advised to download the trial version

About the workshop leader

Anna is a London based producer, engineer, vocalist and educator.

Anna is currently working as a university lecturer in London, teaching music production, creating educational content and working on her next releases as ANNA DISCLAIM.