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5-Minute Music Producer -
365 Music Making Activities
365 5-Minute songwriting and music production activities that help you develop the skills and workflows of a professional music producer. 629 Pages.
Find inspiration and defeat Writer’s Block every day.
Build songwriting and music production skills today!
What Bob Ross Teaches Us About Music Production
This book applies the wisdom of Bob Ross to music production. It's filled with practical and philosophical lessons to bring joy and inspiration to the act of creating music.
Condensed into 10 lessons, What Bob Ross Teaches Us About Music Production is for anyone looking for deeper meaning and purpose to their music making.
Since 2014, I’ve taught hundreds of students music production at Berklee Online. Currently, I am teaching Ableton Live Techniques: Sampling Course. I’ve also taught Advanced Music Production with Ableton Live.
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2024
2023
24 Small Ableton Live 12 Features That Make a BIG Difference
How to Bounce in Place in Ableton Live and Finish More Music
2022
2021
Creating Interesting and Impactful Transitions - Music Production Club Live Class
Adam Rokhsar on AI, Randomness, and Max for Live - Music Production Club Live Class
Fine Tuning Drum Recordings - Music Production Club Live Class
Adding Detail and Emphasis to Your Music - Music Production Club Live Class
Enhance Acoustic Drums with Samples - Music Production Club Live Class
Programming Non-Robotic, Human Drums- Music Production Club Live Class
Building Instruments with Sampler - Music Production Club Live Class
2020
Writing Effective Emails - Tips from an English Teacher: Music Production Podcast #193
Arrangement Templates - Use Popular Songs as a Guide to Structure Your Songs
Exploring and Making Music in Ableton Live 11 - Music Production Club Live Class
Make Your Own Custom Reverbs with Live 11's Hybrid Reverb - Free Bathroom Reverb
Recording to Lo-Fi Mediums Tutorial and Free Ableton Live Pack #201
Remove Background Noise From Recordings with Klevgrand’s Brusfri
MPC Live Meeting: Sound Design with Frostbite 2 by AudioThing
Frostbite 2 by AudioThing is the July 2020 Music Production Club Download
Make the Grid Follow You; Remix Breakdown; Setting Up a Live Performance
2019
Two Minute Ableton Live Tip #46- Quickly Map Root Notes in Sampler
Ableton Live 10.1 Keyboard Shortcuts: Free Ableton Live Pack #179
2018
Reading List: Free Haunted Samples, Musical Intelligence, Mastering
Reading List: Learn Wavetable, Drum Buss; Free Bongos and More
Ableton Live Audio FX Tips and Tricks on Ableton Live Music Producer Podcast
Reading List: Recreating Terminator, Stevie Nicks, and Gorillaz, Plus Free Electric Piano
Practical and Philosophical Tips from Cristofer Odqvist on the Music Production Podcast
Reading List: Free Haunted Samples, Musical Intelligence, Mastering
What Makes Imaginando's DRC Such a Versatile and Powerful Synthesizer
Reading List: MGMT Synths, Max for Live Devices, and More Useful Tools!
Reading List: New Free Max for Live Devices, Sound Design, and Music Production Studies
Reading List: Learn Wavetable, Drum Buss; Free Bongos and More
Extracting Drum Racks into Multiple Tracks - 2 Minute Ableton Live Tip #45
When it Comes to Inspiration, Be a Hunter Not A Lightning Rod
Reading List: Free Max for Live Devices and Creative Process Tips
Reading List: Intros, Live Looping and Performance, and Some Useful Devices
Live Performance Mastermind and How to Make Progress on Your Tracks
2017
Wavetable: In-Depth Walkthrough and Tutorial of Ableton Live 10's New Monster Synth
Live Lecture: Ableton Push 2 Drum Sequencing Workflows & Tips
Push 2 Updates: New Slicing Modes and 16 Velocities Drum Rack Layout
Automatically Change Synth Sounds When Launching Clips in Ableton Live
2016
Creating Racks and Sampling in Ableton Live; Plus Free Download!
How To Install Ableton Live Presets, Packs, and Racks into Live's Browser
Do You Believe In Magic? Do Certain Places and Instruments Have Special Songwriting Powers?
No Idea How to Produce Drums? Alec Ness Has the Ableton Tutorial for You
2015
Super-Charge Ableton Live with Isotonik Max for Live Devices
Easily Add Visuals to Your Ableton Sets with GlitchGif from Utami
AfroDJMac Writing for CreativeLive: OSCiLLOT - Modular Synthesis in Ableton Live
Easily Connect iOS Devices to Your Mac with AudioMux and MIDIMux
Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers
How to Use the External Audio Effect: Two Minute Ableton Live Tip #40
One Word Vocal Delays, Free FX Rack; AfroDJMac on DJ Tech Tools
2014
Control FX with Your Voice and Create Moving FX in Ableton Live
How to Make Music Without Music Theory + Free Ableton Live Rack
Google Hangout Thursday Night- Let's Build an Instrument Rack!
Control Stereo Width on the Bass and High Frequencies Separately
2013
AudioBombs, an Excellent Site for Your Audio Production Needs
2 Minute Ableton Live Tip #24: Drum Fills with Follow Actions
Advanced Ableton Live Meet Up: Full Video of Great Presentations
Two Minute Ableton Live Tip #23: Drum Fills with Beat Repeat
Two Minute Ableton Live Tip #22: Group Unfold with Akai APC40
2012
Two Minute Ableton Tutorial: Set up wifi midi from an ipad to a Mac
2 Minute Ableton Live Tip #20: Set BPM and Meter on Scene Launch
Ableton Advanced Users Meeting - Thursday in NYC w/AfroDJMac
2 Minute Ableton Live Tip #16: Novation LaunchPad Step Sequencer
2 Minute Ableton Tip #12: Frequency Shifter for Analog Warmth
2011