Making Music with Ableton LIVE

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Making Music with Ableton LIVE

Dave Hill

256 pp * 236 x 189 mm * Ł19.95 ISBN 1870775 88 0

* For Mac OS 9, OS X and Windows
* Learn to mix, remix and compose with Live
* Swiftly and easily sketch out musical ideas
* Technically edited and approved by Ableton

Introduced as an audio sequencer to be played like an instrument in live performances, Live was quickly embraced by studio musicians and post production professionals because of the swiftness and ease with which they could sketch out musical ideas.

Making Music with Ableton Live covers installation and setting up whether on Mac OS 9, OS X, or Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP. It covers the specification of computer and choice of sound card, and shows how to use Live on desktops and on laptops.

Learn how to use Live on-stage, triggering your computer from your MIDI keyboard or from MIDI controllers, and using the software in a DJ environment - cueing loops and looping within songs. You'll also find out how to use the built-in effects - compression, delay, filters, VST effects, etc. and how to use MIDI controllers and MIDI sync.

With appendices on shortcut keys, backing up, web resources, and a collection of Live templates you can use, it's your indispensable accessory to using Ableton Live.

Dave Hill is a lap-top producer/DJ. He gives seminars on ACID, Reason, and Live and writes on the subject in magazines like Remix, Mix, and Modern Drummer.