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

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.
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