Music Production Course: Ableton Live

Get to grips with professional music software at this music course in Sydney.



5 x 3 hours Class size 5 to 20 guests       $559

Calling all musicians, artists, producers, beat-makers, and electronic music enthusiasts! It has never been easier to create sophisticated music with minimal equipment at a low cost, and in this Sydney music course, you'll learn how.
Whether you're looking to build a career in music production or you want to write and produce your own music, Ableton Live enables you to compose, record, and mix music using a huge selection of synthesizers, drum machines, and sound mixers.
This course introduces you to Ableton Live and gives you the skills to produce music on your own using just a laptop and a keyboard, all in a compact five-week course.
What you'll learn
  • Understand the browser, Session, and Arrangement views within Ableton Live
  • Work with audio and MIDI clips
  • Program drums, leads, and pads with instrument racks
  • Perform basic sequencing, sampling, and effects
  • Configure your preferences in Ableton Live
  • Perform basic mixing of electronic music and prepare tracks for output to professional mixers
Course outline:
  • Week one: Introduction to the interface & MIDI Sequencing
  • Week two: Digital audio
  • Week three: Intro to sound design and FX
  • Week four: Arrangement
  • Week five: Intro to mixing and mastering
Leave this course with the confidence to create your music using Ableton Live! All students must be over 18+ years of age.
What you'll get
Access to professional music production equipment, including:
  • Apple iMac with a 27-inch screen.
  • Ableton Live 10 Suite.
  • Novation Launchkey Mk 2 MIDI controller.
Knowledge required
This course is designed for beginners. However, a basic to intermediate knowledge of computers is required, as the course is highly technical.
What to bring
  • A pair of headphones or earphones
  • A USB drive if you would like to save your work
  • If you wish, your own laptop to the class (Apple or Windows) provided you have installed a copy of Ableton Live 8, 9 or 10 (preferably 10) before attending; this can be a trial version
  • If you wish, your own MIDI controller, provided it will fit on the desks provided. The tutor is happy to adapt the class to suit students who bring in their own gear, but reserves the right to ask you to use the College facilities if technical complications affect the learning environment
Session repeats

This class series runs over 5 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

Sydney Community College - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle NSW

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Your teacher

Anthony Najjar

Anthony Najjar


With over 15 years of experience working in music production, audio engineering and record labels, Anthony brings a wealth of knowledge to the classroom. Over the past three years, Anthony has helped SCC students with diverse levels of technical and musical ability to write, record and produce their own music. Anthony is a passionate and engaged teacher and his main goal is to arm you with the skills to produce your own music in a practical and enjoyable way!




Your host

Sydney Community College
Sydney Community College

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Sydney Community College is a social enterprise with a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.
Our mission is to enrich lives, to strengthen adult individuals and to build communities through innovative high quality continuing education and training.
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