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Ableton Live for beginners: an 80-minute walkthrough with ill Factor

Beat AcademySaved in 6 people's production playlists, 2018–2021
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2.2M views · 8 years ago · tutorial

Grammy-nominated producer ill Factor covers Live's views, browser, MIDI recording and editing, racks, looping, audio tracks, warping and resampling, working slowly through a real session.

Unhurried and thorough: a full first course in Live from a working producer, which users switching from other DAWs found especially useful.

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:45 Main view,
  3. 1:51 Parameters
  4. 5:48 browser window,
  5. 11:33 Create and record MIDI
  6. 14:06 Edit MIDI
  7. 14:30 Rack

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