Mixing With Ableton Live

Using Ableton Live to Mix Your Tracks and Take Them from Good to Great!

What you'll learn

Professional Mixing Techniques in all styles of music

The tools of the professional mixer

Using the tools in Ableton Live for Professional Mixing

Taking a track from good to great

Requirements

Students should have access to Ableton Live, ideally Ableton Live Suite (although other version of Ableton Live work as well)

Description

Welcome to the Mixing With Ableton Live!This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star rating.This class is for anyone who has made or recorded music and wondered why their tracks don't sound like the tracks they hear on the radio, Spotify, SoundCloud, or anywhere else. This is the missing link in your production workflow.In this class, we start with the very basics of mixing and work all the way up to finishing great tracks. I walk you through every step of the process and explain the logic behind every decision I make. I'll even walk you through a complete mix from beginning to end.The goal of this class is for you to learn how to take your tracks from good to great.100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. As a special addition, I've included some extra resources in this class to help give you multiple perspectives on mixing. Mixing is, after all, an art. Throughout the class, I'll be giving you articles, extra content, and resources from some friends of mine to help with a wider mixing philosophy.Software:I'll be using Ableton Live Suite 10 in this course. If you are using any version of Ableton Live, you should be able to follow along just fine.Genre:I'm best known for working with electronic music, but I've designed this course to be as inclusive as possible when it comes to genre. We will talk about mixing techniques for all instruments, sounds, and styles. All genres are welcome here!Topics Covered: The Listening EnvironmentHeadphone Mixing vs. Studio MonitorsPreparing a Track for MixingTuning InstrumentsGrouping TracksApproaches to MixingSubtractive MixingPanningPhantom CenterPhasingWorking with FrequenciesThe EQ as the Scalpel of MixingCreating Definition with EQThe High Pass Filter TrickNegotiating the Kick and Bass in the MixCreating Space with Delay EffectsCreating Space with Reverb EffectsReverb Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and DrumsDelay Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and DrumsCompressorsParallel CompressionCompression Techniques for Vocals, Guitars, and DrumsFinding the "Focus" of the TrackThe Art in MixingSoftware: Using Cakewalk, Garageband, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One, or any other application.Principals of sound engineeringThe art of home recordingMixing and masteringMixing for EDM and other Bass Music styles.And much, much more!If you are ready to start making professional-sounding tracks, this is the class that will start you on that journey. Get started today.Dr. Allen is a university music professor and is a top-rated Udemy instructor - with nearly 100 courses and 270,000 students. In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. ** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough music mixing course available ANYWHERE on the market - or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **Closed captions have been added to all lessons in this course.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:⇢  "It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier." - M. Shah⇢  "Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts… It's the best investment in leveling up my skills so far.." - Z. Palce⇢  "Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed." - A. Tóth⇢  "VERY COOL. I've waited for years to see a good video course, now I don't have to wait anymore. Thank You!" - Jeffrey Koury⇢  "I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!" - A. Deichsel⇢  "The basics explained very clearly - loads of really useful tips!" - J. Pook⇢  "Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!" M. Smith––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Students who register for this course will receive ongoing exclusive content and discounts to all future classes in the series. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The 6 Elements of the Mix

Lecture 3 What is a Mix?

Lecture 4 What is Mastering?

Lecture 5 More Info on Mastering

Section 2: Approaches to Mixing

Lecture 6 Mixing Philosophy

Lecture 7 The Sound Dimensions

Lecture 8 The Music Dimensions

Lecture 9 Focus

Section 3: Balance

Lecture 10 Subtractive Mixing

Lecture 11 Fighting Instruments

Lecture 12 Fixing the Mud

Lecture 13 Finding a Starting Point

Lecture 14 Setting Levels

Lecture 15 The Noise Method

Lecture 16 [Download] Pink Noise File

Lecture 17 My Mix

Lecture 18 Our Track So Far

Lecture 19 Tips for the Noise Method

Section 4: Panning

Lecture 20 Working in Stereo

Lecture 21 The Center Channel

Lecture 22 The "Phantom Center"

Lecture 23 Rules for Panning

Lecture 24 Surround Sound Mixing

Lecture 25 Tools of Surround Sound Mixing

Lecture 26 Panning on My Mix

Lecture 27 Panning in Ableton Live

Section 5: Frequency

Lecture 28 Frequencies

Lecture 29 Reading a Frequency Spectrum

Lecture 30 More with Spectrums

Lecture 31 The 7 Common Frequency Bands

Lecture 32 Working with the EQ

Lecture 33 Creating Definition in a Sound with EQ (Method 1)

Lecture 34 Creating Definition in a Sound with EQ (Method 2)

Lecture 35 Cleaning Up The Mud

Lecture 36 More with Mud?

Lecture 37 Making Room in the Mix

Lecture 38 Adding a High Pass Filter

Lecture 39 Frequencies to Watch Out For

Lecture 40 [Download] Frequency Chart

Lecture 41 Creating Space in My Mix

Lecture 42 More Info on Creating Space

Section 6: The Battle of the Bass and the Kick

Lecture 43 Fighting Bass and Kick

Lecture 44 What is a Good Kick?

Lecture 45 FreeSound.Org

Lecture 46 Is Anything Else Causing Problems?

Lecture 47 Rebalancing

Lecture 48 Rebalance Early and Often

Section 7: Space and Depth

Lecture 49 Mixing with Effects

Lecture 50 What Actually is a Delay?

Lecture 51 Using Delay Effects in Ableton Live

Lecture 52 What Actually is Reverb?

Lecture 53 Want to Get Weird with Reverb?

Lecture 54 [Download] Reverb Parameters

Lecture 55 A Few Basic Guidelines

Lecture 56 Bus Effects

Lecture 57 Busses Vs Groups in Ableton Live

Section 8: Creating Space with Delay Effects

Lecture 58 Math! Calculating Delay Times

Lecture 59 Delay Time Matrix

Lecture 60 Feedback Settings

Lecture 61 Ableton Effect Settings

Lecture 62 Delay Techniques for Vocals

Lecture 63 Delay Techniques for Guitars

Lecture 64 Delay Techniques for Drums

Lecture 65 Adding Delays

Section 9: Creating Space with Reverb Effects

Lecture 66 Timing the Reverb Decay

Lecture 67 Timing the Predelay

Lecture 68 PreDelay Settings

Lecture 69 Bus Reverb Setup

Lecture 70 Reverb Techniques for Vocals

Lecture 71 Reverb Techniques for Drums

Lecture 72 Reverb Techniques for Guitars and Synths

Lecture 73 Putting it all Together

Lecture 74 Advanced Reverb Techniques

Section 10: Dynamics: Tools of Dynamics

Lecture 75 Mixing with Dynamics

Lecture 76 Compression

Lecture 77 More Compressor Settings in Ableton Live

Lecture 78 Multi-band Compression

Lecture 79 Limiting

Lecture 80 More Limiter Settings in Ableton Live

Lecture 81 Gating

Lecture 82 More Gate Settings

Section 11: Compression Techniques

Lecture 83 Compression Techniques

Lecture 84 Variation Compensation

Lecture 85 Compression with EQ

Lecture 86 Compressor Settings

Lecture 87 Secret Ableton Live Compressor Settings (pro tips!)

Lecture 88 Parallel Compression

Lecture 89 Compressing Drums

Lecture 90 Compressing Vocals

Lecture 91 Compression on Groups

Lecture 92 Compression on the Master

Lecture 93 Compressor Diagram

Lecture 94 More with Compressor Settings

Section 12: Focusing The Track

Lecture 95 What is Focus?

Lecture 96 The Groove

Lecture 97 The Featured Element

Lecture 98 The Mix Engineers Handbook

Lecture 99 [Download] 15 Steps to a Better Mix

Lecture 100 The Biggest Rule

Lecture 101 One More Time Through Our Track

Section 13: Free Stuff!

Lecture 102 Stems to Remix!

Section 14: Wrap Up

Lecture 103 What Comes Next?

Lecture 104 Wrap Up

Lecture 105 Bonus Lecture

The goal of this class is to take your tracks and find the "missing element" that makes a good track a great track.,This is a "must have" class for anyone making music with Ableton Live.