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Exploring the Essential Features of “Anthony Thogmartin – Mixing and Mastering with Ableton Live”
This robust course is designed to not only teach you how to use Ableton Live to mix and master professional, release ready music, but to also learn the underlying concepts so you can apply the skills to any mixing environment or DAW.
We go over the fundamentals such as Balance, EQ, Automation, the Stereo Field, Dynamics, Saturation, Home studio Treatment, Recording Techniques, and Mastering. But we also get into synergistic effect combos and unique modern workflows to get your mixes sounding incredible.This robust course is designed to not only teach you how to use Ableton Live to mix and master music, but to also learn the underlying concepts so you can apply the skills to any mixing environment or DAW.
You will Learn…
- Modern mixing techniques used by the pros
- Critical listening and how to identify issues
- Best practices for tonally balancing a mix
- How to use the stereo field for maximum width and feel
- Creating space using reverb, delay, and echo
- Dynamic control with compressors, gates, and limiters
- Harmonic overtone processing with saturation, distortion, and soft clipping
- Advanced techniques for mastering, studio treatment, etc
You will Get…
- Video lessons with 20+ hours of content
- An organized and optimized curriculum
- Loads of resources such as Samples and Ableton Templates
- Educational discounts from Ableton & more
- Lasting skills that will ignite and elevate your career!
Course Curriculum
1 – Welcome
- 1.1 Welcome / How to Use this Course (1:59)
- 1.2 Take the Live Lessons (2:02)
- 1.3 Join the Community! (2:15)
- Supplemental Setup Resources
- Exclusive Content: Come ‘n Get it
- EDU DISCOUNT: 30% off Ableton Software, INCLUDING upgrades!
- Arturia EDU DISCOUNT
2 – Mixing 101
- 2.1 Critical Listening (2:14)
- 2.2 Your Audio System (3:18)
- 2.3 Our Time: Modern Mixing (2:46)
- 2.4 Prescriptions and Mixing Myths (5:07)
3 – Blend and Balance
- 3.1 Blend and Balance Intro (0:57)
- 3.2 A Balancing Act with Ableton (3:53)
- 3.3 A Balancing Act with Ableton: Results (6:07)
- 3.4 Understanding Signal Flow in Ableton Live (4:50)
- 3.5 Loudness vs Gain vs Volume / Intro to Gain Staging (8:00)
- 3.6 Level Up: Metering RMS and Peak (4:05)
- 3.7 Best Practices Moving Forward
- 3.8 Session and Arrangement View (2:36)
- 3.9 Lets Get Organized (10:59)
4 – Equalization
- 4.1 EQ Eight 1: Overview and Filter Modes (8:34)
- 4.2 EQ Eight 2: The Frequency Spectrum (11:28)
- 4.3 EQ Eight 3: The Spectrum Analyzer in Action (14:38)
- 4.4 EQ Eight 4: Treating Resonant Peaks with Audition Mode (18:18)
- 4.5 EQ Eight 5: EQ for Conflicting Tracks (13:39)
- 4.6 EQ Eight 6: Scale Carving Trick (7:25)
- 4.7 EQ Eight 7: Lets EQ a Mix! (17:34)
- 4.8 The “Solo” Switch (3:25)
5 – The Stereo Field
- 5.1 Understanding Panning (7:32)
- 5.2 Review: Panning in Action (15:04)
- 5.3 Widening 1: Izotope Imager Metering (11:49)
- 5.4 Widening 2: How Width is Made (6:15)
- 5.5 Widening 3: Haas Delay and Comb Filtering (27:20)
- 5.6 Widening 4: EQ Eight L/R Mode (7:43)
- 5.7 Widening 5: EQ Eight M/S Mode (15:41)
- 5.8 Widening 6: Modulation Effects for Adding Width (16:36)
- 5.9 Working with Stereo Image in a Mix (20:34)
6 – Returns: Reverb, Delay, and Beyond
- 6.1 Space Commander: Designing Space (2:13)
- 6.2 The Return Tracks (12:21)
- 6.3 Designing Space with Reverb (Deep Dive) (18:10)
- 6.4 Using Reverb for Widening (14:57)
- 6.5 Ableton Delay Deep Dive (17:17)
- 6.6 Ableton Echo Deep Dive (21:02)
- 6.7 Adding Subtle Reverb for Realism (12:53)
- 6.8 Hybrid Reverb Deep Dive (21:21)
7 – Automation
- 7.1 Automation: A Living and Breathing Mix
- 7.2 Views and Workflows (6:48)
- 7.3 Automation Techniques (17:47)
- 7.4 Automation in Action (13:02)
- 7.5 Automation and Track Volume: Fader vs Utility (18:12)
8 – Dynamics Processing
- 8.1 Intro to Compression (1:55)
- 8.2 Compressor 1: Threshold & Volume Compensation (13:02)
- 8.3 Compressor 2: Ratio, Attack, Release, and more (21:22)
- 8.4 Compressor 3: Using Compressor as an Auto Volume Control (6:15)
- 8.5 Compressor 4: Using Compressor as a De-Esser (5:12)
- 8.6 Compressor 5: Side-Chain Processing (13:36)
- 8.7 Compressor 6: Compressor as an Expander (7:19)
- 8.8 Glue Compressor vs Compressor (12:38)
- 8.9 Ableton Gate (8:36)
- 8.10 Inverse Gating Your Effect Sends (5:53)
- 8.11 Multiband Dynamics 1: Multiband Downward Compression (19:11)
- 8.12 Multiband Dynamics 2: Add Punch with Upward Expansion (10:15)
- 8.13 Multiband Dynamics 3: Multiband Upward Compression (8:24)
- 8.14 Multiband Dynamics 4: Downward Expansion Gating (5:41)
- 8.15 Multiband Dynamics 5: The Infamous OTT Preset (12:21)
- 8.16 Limiting with Ableton Limiter (15:10)
- 8.17 Should I Mix into a Limiter? (3:38)
9 – Saturation and Harmonic Distortion
- 9.1 Why would I Want Distortion in My Mix? (1:55)
- 9.2 Ableton Saturator Overview (11:27)
- 9.3 Using Saturator in a Mix (9:31)
- 9,4 Peak Clipping: Saturator’s Dirty Little Secret (15:15)
- 9.5 Ableton Overdrive to the Rescue! (17:05)
- 9.6 Saturation for Width (8:50)
10 – Referencing
- 10.1 What is Referencing and Why You Should. (1:52)
- 10.2 Referencing Workflow & Voxengo SPAN (13:03)
11 – Home Studio Setup and Sound Treatment
- 11.1 Intro: Lost in Translation (1:44)
- 11.2 Understanding the Problem (6:39)
- 11.3 Room Layout: Listener and Speaker Placement (7:45)
- 11.4 Testing Room Layouts with Ableton (7:01)
- 11.5 Can’t I just Mix on Headphones? (5:04)
- 11.6 Sound Treatment 1: Early Reflections (6:12)
- 11.7 Sound Treatment 2: Bass Traps (6:36)
- 11.8 Sound Treatment 3: Diffusers (4:04)
- 11.9 Seed to Stage Studio Treatment Walkthrough (8:33)
12 – Mastering and Limiting
- 12.1 Understanding the Role of Mastering (4:14)
- 12.2 Ableton Limiter 1: Brickwall Limiting and Dynamic Range (9:11)
- 12.3 Ableton Limiter 2: Limiter Controls (24:39)
- 12.4 Loudness Targets and Loudness Normalization (11:42)
- 12.5 Ableton Limiter 3: Limiter Use Examples & Crest Factor (21:09)
- 12.7 Loudness Targets & The Loudness Wars (8:17)
- 12.8 Mastering EQ 1: Baxandall EQ with Free CORAL BAX-TER (20:11)
- 12.9 Mastering EQ 2: Bass and Loudness (13:31)
- 12.10 Mastering EQ 3: Treble and Loudness (11:57)
- 12.11 Pro Exporting 1: Sample Rates and Intermodulation Distortion (21:52)
- 12.12 Pro Exporting 2: Bit Depth and Dithering (20:22)
13 – Bus Processing & Top Down Mixing
- 13.1 Getting Organized with Grouping (13:12)
- 13.2 Top Down Mixing: Mix Bus EQ (22:06)
- 13.3 Top Down Mixing 2: Mix Bus Stereo Width (13:27)
- 13.4 Bus Processing 1: Bus Compression (25:55)
- 13.5 Bus Processing 2: Bus Saturation (19:34)
- 13.6 Bus Processing 3: Drum Buss (13:17)
- 13.7 Mixing into a Temporary Limiter (21:42)
14 – Advanced Side Chaining
- 14.1 Envelopes vs Ableton Compressor (10:57)
- 14.2 Ableton Envelope as a Side Chain Compressor (19:05)
- 14.3 Xfer LFO Tool as a Side Chain Compressor (15:20)
15 – Audio Split Rack Processing
- 15.1 The Anatomy of an Audio Signal (2:01)
- 15.2 Mid / Side Processing Rack (16:03)
- 15.3 Building Multiband Split Racks (NERDY) (16:57)
- 15.4 Multiband Split Racks in Use! (23:31)
- 15.5 Dry / Wet Rack (9:03)
Live Streams
- 5.1.2024 – Carving Space and Time – EQ, Drum Buss, Glue Compressor (66:41)
- 5.2.2024 – Testing HoRNet Magnus MK3 Limiter & General Limiting (102:32)
That Was Awesome. What Now?
- Where to go from here?
- DISCOUNT: Songwriting and Composition Course!
- DISCOUNT: Sound Design and Synthesis Course!
- DISCOUNT: Live Performance and Live Looping with Ableton Live!
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