Performing Live with Ableton
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In this 5-day course, learn how to transform your songs into a live performance set. Between arrangement and session view, and gear selection, there are undoubtably many options when designing your live show. Lauren Kop, aka mini bear, will break down the advantages of both Session and Arrangement View, and based on the visualization of your set, will show you different ways in which you can design your live set templates. Topics discussed during this course, but are not limited to, include: instrument racks, FX and automation, looping, monitoring, and utilizing hardware and MIDI controllers.
This course has ended. Upon purchase, you will be sent a link to the class recordings and daily recaps from the instructor.
Course Breakdown
Day 1 - Visualizing your live set
Advantages/Disadvantages of Session and Arrangement View .Various approaches you can take when performing in each view.
Visualizing your set up and envisioning what gear and software you want to incorporate.
Bouncing out your stems from their original projects.
Day 2 - Constructing your live set template
Creating your template
Consolidating stems from all of your tracks into one project
Determining how many tracks you need
Determining what elements you will play live vs clips that will be triggered/played in backing tracks.
Day 3 - Racks, FX, and Automation
FX and automation
Instrument Racks
Clip Automation
Follow actions
Day 4 - Performing live with hardware and controllers
Performing Live - Incorporating Hardware and MIDI controllers.
MIDI mapping
Live Looping
Triggering clips and effects
Day 5 - Final Touches
Setting up a click and monitoring (IEM).
Reducing latency and CPU usage.
Tools for live-streaming.
*You’ll end the week gaining templates that you can use for your own live sets.
About Lauren
LA native and producer Lauren Kop, aka as mini bear, has cultivated a vivid musical aesthetic, gaining respected roles within her community such as mentor and emerging talent. Blending musical styles and drawing inspiration from 80s/90s, pop, and dance influences, Lauren has written, produced, and released multiple EPs and a full length album under the artist name mini bear, while also performing in notable LA venues such as The Echo, Moroccan Lounge, The Hi Hat, and Bootleg Theatre.
