Tutor:
Keith Keohane aka Lyspy has been DJing since 1999 and spun most types of dance music (House, Techno, Trance) and even dabbled in R&B and Hip-Hop. Keith has been using Ableton live for almost 10 years so is well placed to guide students through the many powerful features the software has to offer.
SCOPE:
Course is delivered via Ableton Live 9 Intro but techniques demonstrated are universal i.e. can be utilized across any platform. For demonstration purposes House / Techno / Trance will be used for lessons but students are encouraged to use the building blocks to develop a sound that they are comfortable with, no matter the genre.
REQUIREMENTS:
Ableton Live 9 Intro or equivalent
Laptop
STRUCTURE:
Weekly two hour classroom session delivered over 8 weeks.
COURSE TOPICS:
1. Hardware, Software & Sound
2. Drum Track Composition
3. Reverb, Compression, Eq & Delay
4. Electronic Music Composition
5. Electronic Instruments
6. Sampling & Mixing
7. Sequencing
8. Finalizing Tracks
9. Chorus / Flanger
10. Automation