Sunday, September 16, 2007

Next class Tues, Oct. 9th

Looking to get a thorough tour of Ableton Live 6? Let Robotspeak's Chachi Jones take you through 8 hours of instruction (split over 4 weeks) to take your understanding of Live to the next level.

class size is limited to 10

cost: $200 gets you all four classes.

Tuesday October 9th @ 7PM - 9

Tuesday October 16th @ 7PM - 9

Tuesday October 23rd @ 7PM - 9

Tuesday October 30th @ 7PM - 9

Call Robotspeak at 415-554-1977. to reserve your spot today!

Classes are held at Robotspeak in San Francisco.
589 1/2 haight st. @ steiner
San Francisco, CA 94117

Ableton Live Class Overview

Wondering what to expect from my Ableton Live 101 class?

The main Ableton Live class is divided into four sessions and more or less the follows the following format. The first class nails-down the "big picture" ideas behind Live and what makes it unique among other programs, how the program is laid out, where to find stuff, how clips work, how scenes work, and how to set up Live's preferences and basic settings.

The second class will focus on how audio behaves within Live, recording audio, sequencing audio, audio clip settings, warp markers, audio effects, song automation and clip automation.

The third class focuses on MIDI and virtual instruments, sending MIDI to, from and within your computer, recording MIDI performances, sequencing MIDI, MIDI effects, MIDI control, using Live's built-in virtual instruments, using third-party instruments, automating instruments.

The final class brings it all together (although often times there's some spill-over from the previous class discussion on virtual instruments), we walk through some example projects in Live that use both audio and MIDI, we discuss performance techniques, DJ techniques, Live 6's instrument and effect racks, using control surfaces, syncing audio to video and vice versa.