Live Looping with Ableton Live

2h 48mBeginner2018-12-19

Authors

Daniel Mintseris

Musical Director

Course details

Pair the sound of classic looping pedals with the flexibility of Ableton Live. Live looping reveals the inner workings of this highly creative and technical process in front of a live audience. To do it well, you need to master the nuances of your software. Learn the basics of looping music in real-time using Ableton Live and CylphX Pro with musical director Daniel Mintseris. This course shows you how to put together a live looping setup, create loops, and layer and stack loops to create unique compositions. Daniel helps you build a workflow that suits your musical personality and overcomes the technical limitations of your gear.

Learning objectives
MIDI looping with no click
Multitrack looping
Working with X-Clips in CylphX Pro
Enhanced looping with ClyphX Pro
Multiple loops
MIDI and audio overdubbing
Live recording with multiple looping points

Skills covered

Ableton LiveAbletonMusic ProductionDigital Audio WorkstationsAudio and MusicProject

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - About this course
03 - About live looping
04 - About the controllers

1. MIDI Looping with No Click

05 - Looping with a single instrument
06 - Create loops with multiple instruments
07 - Using multiple controllers for looping
08 - Live looping with more than one performer

2. Multitrack Audio and MIDI Looping

09 - Multitrack looping
10 - Building a set
11 - Adding song sections

3. Using ClyphX Pro

12 - What is ClyphX Pro
13 - Installing and setting up ClyphX Pro
14 - Working with X-Clips

4. Enhanced Looping with ClyphX Pro

15 - Streamlined navigation and automatic color-coding
16 - Instant layering and left- and right-armed track switching
17 - One-touch recording into new tracks

5. Working with Loopers

18 - Multiple loopers in racks
19 - MIDI and audio overdubbing
20 - Multisection variable tempo looping

6. Looping in the Arrangement View

21 - Live recording with multiple looping points