Whether you’ve already got your finger on the update button or you’re keen to discover the ins and outs Ableton Live– this course is mandatory viewing.

It’s the update we’ve all been waiting for – Ableton Live 10 drops this month and this video series takes you through absolutely everything that’s on offer and shows you exactly how it all works so you can hit the ground running and make the most of every feature and function in this release.

Studio Slave has a proven commitment to expanding his own skills as much as those of his peers through his work as an event promoter, DJ, producer, content creator, tutor and student he is constantly evolving while giving back to the music community.

Your tutor Josh a.k.a Studio Slave has a structured style of teaching that breaks complex concepts into easy to understand tips and techniques.

You’ll also get a systematic walkthrough of many new arrangement and editing features which have received impressive updates as well as a good look at max for Live which comes bundled with Live 10.

Starting with the interface and file handling through to the changes in the workflow, navigation and new browser features. Be amongst the first users to deep dive into Ableton’s new instruments and audio devices such as the wavetable synthesizer, the new echo audio device the drum buss and more as well as the individual updates to existing software.

By the end of this 3 hour, 18-part course you’ll have a thorough and practical working knowledge of everything new and updated in this release.

Including many long awaited features as well as brand new functions and audio devices, there’s loads to discover in Ableton Live 10 for both enthusiasts and pro users.

Fundamentals OVERVIEW In this video we give a brief overview of all of the main features in Ableton Live 10 and this course. Each new feature will be covered in detail over the course of the next 17 videos. INTERFACE Discover all the visual and interface changes to Ableton Live, such as the colour palette and changes to clips. SETUP Get up to speed all the changes involved with setting up and recording audio, such as the ability to label the I/O in Lives preferences and the new metronome features. FILE HANDLING In this video you’ll learn Ableton Lives new export settings, such as the ability to export to FLAC and .mp3. We also cover back-ups, saving and automatic clip renaming when recording. BROWSER Learn how you can customise the new browser and utilise the collections feature, allowing you to quickly build out custom folders using colour tags and hotkeys. NAVIGATION Understand the new ways that you can navigate around Live using either the mouse and modifier keys or the dedicated keyboard shortcuts.

Instruments & Audio Devices WAVETABLE In this video you will touch every feature of Ableton Live’s new Wavetable synthesiser. Includes a practical demo of how you can quickly create a Deadmau5 style lead and alter the sound using the wavetable position and unison controls. WAVETABLE 2 A second practical demo – learn how to create a hoover style bass patch from the initial patch on the Wavetable synth. ECHO Get a thorough walkthrough of every feature of Ableton lives brand new Echo device using a percussive drum arrangement. DRUM BUSS Learn how to use the new Drum Buss device to alter the sound of a kick drum. See how to use the Drum Buss across a drum group and go through each feature of the device whilst analysing the changes on metering plugins. Also discover some other uses for the Drum Buss such as using it in a parallel configuration. PEDAL Get up to speed on Ableton Live’s new Pedal device which emulates a range of guitar pedals. See how you can use the pedal on some less conventional sounds such as vocals and loops whilst quickly building out a funky disco arrangement. EQ8 & UTILITY Understand the new changes to the Eq8 and Utility device then use these devices to build some subtle tension and release during a build-up by automating the gain and width parameters.