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"Alive" with Ableton Live

Testimonials

Tom Matanovic

Tom Matanovic

The course was amazing I really enjoyed the course, the basics were explained in a simple and understandable way that made it fun for everyone. I gained a better understanding on how the program works and was able to navigate my way around Ableton comfortably. Would strongly recommend to beginners!! I loved it so much that i didn’t want it to end.

Kass King

Kass King

I rated the Alive with Ableton Live course at the School of Synthesis 11 out of 10. It moved fast, it was really challenging and I learned 100% new stuff. The instructor was a brilliant teacher. His pacing was perfect and he was super competent. Great demonstrations and discussion.

Nick Hamilton

Nick Hamilton

I would rate the Alive with Ableton Live course 10/10. The teacher was top notch. Have always wanted to learn, but haven’t had anyone explain it in a way I understood. So with a great teacher and small class size, meant I loved every aspect of the course!

Indiana X

Indiana X

Before starting the “Alive” with Ableton course at the School of Synthesis I had limited understanding of how to use Ableton and was a little intimidated when opening the DAW. After the first lesson, I learned what I had been trying to learn from Youtube for many weeks, the weeks following were even more informative and made Ableton a lot more understandable and easy to navigate. I now feel comfortable with making my own remixes and starting to create my own projects! I highly recommend studying at SOS if you want to start using Ableton. 

James Steeth

James Steeth

Ive been Djing for 5 years and had been interested in writing music prior to doing this course. I found our teacher went through the basics of Ableton very well yet also made it very interesting the way he related everyday examples of music to his knowledge of the program. This course helped me get past how daunting and confusing Ableton can be and helped me to simplify it to the point now where I am using Ableton regularly. I definitely recommend School Of Synthesis to anyone who wants to start writing music whether you’re a beginner or not. Thank you guys 🙂

Jay Bosanquet

Jay Bosanquet

Before enrolling in SOS’ Ableton ‘Alive’ course I knew very little about electronic music production. After only a few classes I found myself able to navigate around Ableton quite easily, and was already starting to write pieces of music that I was quite happy with. I recommend this course to suit anyone ranging from beginner through to advanced, as the tutors knowledge of music synthesis, especially using Ableton as the DAW, is next level. Overall, a great experience with very professional teachers who above all else make music production fun.

Peter Breuer

Peter Breuer

I did the Ableton Live course at SOS. Although I was familiar with using hardware synths, sequencers and fx I was a newbie to using Live. The class was a great way to break into using the software and it struck just the right balance between technical depth and casual enquiry. I got lots of techniques and ideas that I was able to apply in my own projects straight away and the in-class discussion was a great way to get other people’s perspective on making noise with the software.

Joe Giampa

Joe Giampa

I attended the “Alive” with Ableton Live class. I had very little previous experience in using Ableton Live (or any other DAW) before attending, but by the end of it I had a better understanding of how the program works and could comfortably navigate my way around Ableton. The tutor made every lesson easy to understand and also (importantly for me) fun! I feel that this course has given me the drive I needed and opened up the door to endless possibilities for creating my own music. I recommend this course to anyone, beginner or pro!

Claire Frost

Claire Frost

The Ableton Live course was such a fantastic course. With such a knowledgeable and passionate tutor conveying his love for music, it made the learning fun and effective. I’d recommend this to everyone looking to learn Ableton or refresh their current skills.

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Dates
04/02/2025 to 11/03/2025
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Tuesday
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19:00 - 22:00
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6 Weeks
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$ 990
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18/03/2025 to 22/04/2025
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06/05/2025 to 10/06/2025
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Ableton Live

 

Our comprehensive Ableton Live course runs in a small class of between 1-9 people in an Ableton Live Certified Training Centre to ensure you know this powerful music production tool like never before.

Ableton Live is about getting hands-on and enjoying a fast workflow while making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. If you’d rather be “making music” than just “using music software,” Ableton Live is for you.

OUR STUDENTS GET 40% OFF ABLETON LIVE SOFTWARE INCLUDING INTRO, STANDARD AND SUITE. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THIS COURSE ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR 10% OFF THE ADVANCED ABLETON COURSE

Course Overview

Ableton Live is one of the most popular digital audio workstations for new electronic musicians and is used by all types of live performers from bands to sound artists. It is an incredibly user-friendly and intuitive tool for tasks as varied as multi-track audio recording, MIDI programming and sampling. In this course, Ableton Certified Trainer Tristan Malloch teaches you how to use its main features to take control of any sound, improve your workflow and capture your creativity.

Course Level

Alive with Ableton Live course is the perfect place to start if you’re new to music production or Ableton Live. The course is suitable for beginners to music in general, and also to those with experience in other DAWs who want to explore the Ableton Live software environment. Please contact the school if you have any specific needs or requirements.

Course content and features

  • Ableton Live’s many modes of operation: a complete overview
  • Beat programming and sampling in Live
  • MIDI programming and editing within Live
  • Ableton Live’s instruments and effects
  • Recording, warping and editing audio within Live
  • Arrangement and automation in Live

Course objectives

By the end of this course you should be able to:

  • Use Ableton Live to create and perform music
  • Navigate Ableton Live’s session and arrange views
  • Sample, record and edit audio
  • Program and edit MIDI
  • Program original beats using common techniques
  • Automate instruments and effects
  • Sync pieces of audio and/or MIDI notes together

EXCLUSIVE LEARNING TOOLS INCLUDED


Permanent access to our guides and articles in our Content Portal:

Each student gets access to detailed notes and references covering all courses and providing a valuable ongoing and updated resource to aid learning reinforcement.

Carbon Electra:
Each enrolment includes a software licence to use the award-winning Carbon Electra, one of the world’s leading synthesizers.

School of Synthesis Producer Pack:
Each enrolment includes a carefully selected VST/AU plugin pack for Windows and MAC OSX with everything you need to get producing, including some of the best EQs, Compressors, FX and Limiters available.

Analogue Sequences:
Each enrolment includes an authorised download of the Loopmasters Analogue Sequences pack designed by School of Synthesis trainers.

SOS Loopmasters Pack:
All SOS students receive 2 gigabytes of samples from the award-winning Loopmasters collection.

Educational Discounts:
As an SOS student, you will be eligible for student discounts from Ableton, Output, Fabfilter, Rob Papen, Plugin Boutique and more. Information on educational discounts will be sent to you via email upon enrolment.

Learning methods:
Each session commences with a group demonstration and discussion, followed by solo work on one of our eight Mac workstations where you will practise set themes and techniques derived from real-world applications of the technology. Upon demonstrating your command of the necessary skills you will be further encouraged to add originality to your recreations and save various versions of your work.

Additional resources and materials:
All hardware and software is supplied, though we recommend students bring a storage device (eg. a portable USB drive) to save and back up all work, and a pen and paper to take notes. We also recommend students own a PC or MAC. Students can bring their own laptops to class so the tutor can assist with setting up software like Rekordbox.

Assessment and feedback:
You will save successive work and will receive regular support, encouragement and feedback from your tutor. All students will receive a t-shirt, sticker and completion certificate upon the successful completion of the course. At the conclusion of the course, you will be invited to leave feedback and evaluate your experience, at which point we’ll email you a link to a suite of exclusive sounds and various discount offers from the School and its partners to say ‘thanks’!