Ableton Advanced
Bassline

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Book 1hr class
About this lesson
Welcome to Module 1.

In this module we learn about how to navigate around Ableton Live including the browser, transport and mixer sections.

We learn about the basic of adding loops and basic effects



Notes for class

Ensure you have installed your version of Ableton 11 lite, standard or suite installed on your cpu

A free trial of Ableton live can be found in the link below
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Intro to Phase

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This video we recap phase and how it works. This knowledge will help us create a deep and powerful bass

Phase & Low End

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This video we cover Bass and Phase alignment in the track. This is an important factor in getting that smooth and tight low end in your tracks.

Sub Required

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This video we talk about Sub channels and do we need to always place them within our productions

Multi-Octave Bass

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This video we cover multi-octave bass lines and some of the challenges we may encounter in the production

Mono vs Stereo Bass

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This video we explore the mono and mono vs bass requirement for your productions.

Types of Synthesis

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This video we learn about different type of bassline synthesis and how we can use them in your track.

Bassline Processing

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This video we cover bassline processing basics and how we can start to really pull our sound together.

Bass Automation

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This video we cover bass-line automation and really start to build our track out into something unique.

Bassline follow action

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This video we cover folow action within Ableton live and how we can use it to generate new sequences

Bassline and Velocity

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In this video we look at Bassline processing and using velocity to create more interesting sounds.

Bassline Variation

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This video we cover off bassline variation and how we can quickly build out or track to create interest for the listener.

Advanced Layering

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This video we cover using audio samples to create new and interesting basslines in our tracks.

Multiband Bassline Processing

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This video we cover off using multi-band techniques to further enchance our bassline processes.  

Exercises

  • Try to make 2 tracks - 16 bars in length
  • Experiment with all the feature we have played with
  • Set up a good file structure for you sample library

Ready for Module 3

Congratulations on completing Module 2.

Once you are ready head over to Module 3 to book your next class

Make sure you send your project through for review prior to next class
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