He has given workshops on Ableton Live and performed at festivals, universities and schools worldwide including at: SXSW (Austin, US), Harvard University (US), Berklee College of Music, Semana de Musica Avanzada (Guatemala City), The Strøm Festival (Denmark), Berghain (Berlin), IATEC (Brazil), AIMEC (Brazil) The Universidad de Caldas (Colombia), The International Museum and Library of Music (Bologna, Italy), Argenlive (Buenos Aires), Tecnologico Monterrey (Mexico City), The Universidad de Santiago (Chile) and at Sonar (Spain)
This course will meet twice weekly from Monday, July 17 to Wednesday August 9, 2017 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 at Mirror in the Woods (575 Union St, Brooklyn, NY) It will be limited to 14 students.
The course will cover the following topics:
Part I: Building Beats
How to construct beats with Ableton Live’s Drum Rack
Building kicks with synths
Techniques for writing great beats
Mixing and sound designing beats
Beat making with the Ableton PUSH 2
Part II: Building Bass Lines
How to sound design a bass sound on an Analog synth using Ableton’s Analog and the Arturia Microbrute
How to write a good bass line
Techniques for fattening up bass
Recording and using electric bass
Part III: Pads, Stabs. Melody
How to create dynamic and interesting pads and stabs using Ableton’s Operator, Analog and Instrument and Audio Effect Racks.
Designing lead sounds using Ableton’s Sampler instrument and multisampling
Utilizing external synths in your production
Reverb and Delay techniques for space
Basic Max for Live Effects
Controlling external synths like the Arturia Microbrute
Part IV: Vocals
Students will focus on techniques for recording and mixing vocals in Ableton Live 9.
Students will learn about compression and EQ techniques for vocals
Students will learn how to build a vocoder.
Part V: Mixing & Performance
Students will learn how to mix a track in a laptop studio
Students will learn how to set up and prepare a mix
Proper mix effect chains
Saturation, EQ, Compression and Delay
Setting up mix reverbs and delays
Mix bus effects.
How to set up a live set in Ableton Live.
Students will receive a basic mix template.
Performance techniques with the Ableton PUSH 2 and Link.
To reserve a spot, please feel free to either pay in full or put down a deposit of $200. A DEPOSIT MUST BE PAID BY JULY 16, 2017 TO RESERVE A SPOT IN THE COURSE. Full payment will be due on August 19, 2017. Payment can be made by credit card, PayPal or in person at Mirror in the Woods.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BRING THEIR OWN LAPTOPS and HEADPHONES
For more information, contact the Brooklyn Digital Conservatory at: info@bkdigicon.com
The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory is an independent company working in partnership with educational institutions and manufacturers. This course has not been authorized or sponsored or otherwise approved by Ableton AG.