The Recording Connection For:
Ableton Live Course Curriculum
- A Recording Connection Audio School Program -

What do electronic music greats Zedd, Deadmau5, Daft Punk, M83 and Martin Garrix all have in common? They, along with countless others, use Ableton in a significant amount of their music production.
Course Structure
Homework is based on reading that correlates with the hands-on stuff you’re learning weekly, in practical, in-studio lessons. The sounds and tracks you create with the gear are reinforced by the curriculum and vice-versa. There will also be a weekly quiz.

Ableton Live 101 - Module One
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Lesson 2: Core Concepts
Lesson 3: Audio Clips in Detail
Lesson 4: Recording & Editing MIDI
Lesson 5: Live Mixer & Signal Flow
Lesson 6: Completion 101

MIDI and Music - Module Two
Lesson 1: The Rhythm Section
Lesson 2: Melody
Lesson 3: Harmony
Lesson 4: Composition & Instrumentation
Lesson 5: From Session to Arrangement
Lesson 6: Finalizing Compositions

Sound Design - Module Three
Lesson 1: Audio Processing
Lesson 2: Subtractive Synthesis
Lesson 3: Operator and AAS Instruments
Lesson 4: Recording Audio for Sound Design
Lesson 5: Sampling
Lesson 6: Impulse and Drum Racks

Projection Completion I - Module Four
Lesson 1: Sound & Hearing
Lesson 2: Audio Recording 201
Lesson 3: Arrangement View Recording Workflows
Lesson 4: Editing 201
Lesson 5: Finishing Tracks
Lesson 6: Mix 101
Lesson 7: Export & Faux Mastering

Ableton Skillz - Module Five
Lesson 1: Advanced Techniques
Lesson 2: Max for Live
Lesson 3: Expert Tips and Intermediate Audio FX
Lesson 4: Instrument and Effect Racks
Lesson 5: Drum Racks, Slice and Convert
Lesson 6: Live with Live

Project Completion II - Module Six
Lesson 1: EMP/EDM Arranging II – Part I
Lesson 2: EMP/EDM Arranging II – Part II
Lesson 3: Advanced Vocals
Lesson 4: Mix 201
Lesson 5: Mix 202
Lesson 6: Mastering 201
Module One Ableton Live 101
Module Two MIDI and Music
Module Three Sound Design
Module Four Project Completion I
Module Five Ableton Skillz
Module Six Project Completion II
About our Ableton Live Course Curriculum
If you aspire to be an electronic musician or club DJ, Ableton Live is a must. Unlike other digital music production software, Ableton is specifically designed to meet the needs of electronic musicians, combining the best of in-the-box virtual instruments with powerful arranging capabilities and dynamic live-play features. When combined with a controller, Ableton could easily be the only instrument you need to create, record and perform your mixes.
Like other digital audio workstations, Ableton Live can work as a basic virtual music production studio, allowing you to record, mix and master your tracks on the timeline, with industry-standard audio and MIDI processing at your fingertips. But the true power of this software comes in the form of a massive sound and loop library combined with real-time mixing, editing and beatmatching capabilities. Depending on which edition you’re working with, you can have up to 4000 on-board loops, 390 drum kits, five synthesizers, three samplers and more than two dozen packs of other preset sounds at your disposal, giving you virtually everything you need to create a world-class mix.
But Ableton’s secret weapon is its “Session View” window, a dynamic workspace which enables you to add, remove, start, and stop all the loops in your mix “on the fly” while your song remains perfectly in sync. Perfect for live performance and improvisation, it’s a DJ’s dream!
If you dream of being the next great name in EDM, techno or house music, the Recording Connection can place you with a producer skilled in electronic music who can teach you one-on-one as you learn to leverage the true power of Ableton Live, both in the studio and in your home rig.
Who uses Ableton?
- Bassnectar
- Deadmau5
- Krewella
- Skrillex
- Daft Punk
- Paul Van Dyk
- Hot Chip
- Imogen Heap
- Mogwai
- The Crystal Method
- M83
- Flying Lotus
- Dirty Vegas
- Four Tet
- Armin van Buuren
- Andy Hunter