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3/5/2013Along the way, Yeuda reveals many live performance tricks using control surfaces and custom MIDI controllers that he's built, plus tips for playing and syncing up with other musicians and recording your live performance.
- Using Ableton Live or third-party controllers
- Choosing songs for a DJ set
- Building your decks
- Using EQ and gain to emulate mixer hardware
- Knowing when to use headphones
- Mapping the crossfader, EQ, and gain to MIDI controllers
- Scratching
- Looping with Beat Repeat
- Setting up multiple instruments on one track
- Creating a bus track for master effects
- Preparing your original productions for the stage
- Using commercial and custom MIDI controllers
- Live looping and live sample cutting
- Recording your live performance
Skill Level Intermediate
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- Hey, I'm Yeuda Ben-Atar, also known as SideBrain. Welcome to Ableton Live for Live Performance. To me music is about playing, and the digital environment of Ableton Live can allow us to be irresponsibly creative and experiment in a way that would be nearly impossible using conventional hardware music in. That said, it's important to take advantage of as many ways as possible to detach yourself from the computer when performing live. Throughout this course, I'll show you dozens of cool live performance techniques.
Whether you're a DJ, songwriter, or a producer. I'll start out by helping you choose the right midi controllers for your live setup. Then I'll show you how to DJ with Ableton Live by emulating a DJ booth with two decks and a mixer. Next, we'll see how to map a midi controller to Ableton Live. Then, I'll show you some more modern DJ techniques such as looping, and cue point juggling, and how to use them in your live DJ set. I'll also show you how to perform live with your own original material.
(techno beat music) And finally I'll show you some alternative performance techniques like live looping, and live synth and cut. (drum beat) Traditional musicians are different from computer musicians, in that tape player acoustic instruments and create sounds in real time. For us, the sounds already exist in the computer and we can control where, when, and how they will be heard.
Let's explore some powerful ways you can prepare your live set, and maximize your creativity on-stage with Ableton Live for Live Performance.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 44s
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1. Choosing a Controller
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2. DJing with Ableton Live
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Choosing songs for a DJ set5m 20s
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Building your decks2m 32s
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3. MIDI Mapping
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Mapping the crossfader2m 30s
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Mapping EQ and gain3m 28s
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4. DJing Techniques
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Creating cue points4m 34s
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Looping using Beat Repeat7m 17s
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Scratching6m 57s
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5. Performing Live with Original Songs
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Organizing your tracks4m 48s
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Creating a new set3m 40s
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6. Live Performance Techniques
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Using dummy clips3m 39s
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Creating momentary effects3m 47s
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7. Advanced Live Performance
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Using Follow Actions3m 58s
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Conclusion
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What's next?45s
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