Pro Production Masterclass Series | Ableton Live

Record, mix and master your own songs with Ableton Live, guided by top producer and Ableton software developer Sie Medway-Smith (Rita Ora, U2, David Guetta and more)

24 x 90 minute masterclasses in real-time then available on replay

“Let me show you how fun and easy to use Ableton Live can be!”

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Sie says…

I have been using Ableton Live in my workflow for more than fifteen years. Whether I’m songwriting, producing, mixing or simply trying out ideas with friends or band mates, Ableton Live gives me the tools to achieve what I need to do in a fluid and flexible way.

Live is an intuitive interface with more than one way to get ideas out of your head and into the real world. This 24 week course will take you step by step from the very basics of getting set up all the way to more advanced concepts such as audio and midi manipulation.

Every two weeks for a whole year, I will be teaching you the Ableton Live how to’s, do’s and don’ts that I have learnt over the many years I’ve been using and teaching it.

This course is aimed at aspiring songwriters, musicians, producers or anyone that doesn’t always fit the mold, giving you the tools to take your music, whether acoustic or electronic to the next level by filling in the gaps.

I have successfully used Ableton Live in my workflow from writing sessions with Rita Ora or taking artists such as David Guetta and Rudimental from the studio to the stage. Mixing albums and projects for the likes of Björk to Depeche Mode to name a few.

Knowing how to use Ableton Live fluently has been one of the key ingredients to these successes. Join me for 24 sessions of know-how and knowledge, looking forward to seeing you there!

Sie x

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What will I get from the series..? Glad you asked!

Easy to manage course work

Just like a foreign language, you can't speed-learn production. That's why we've made this course to fit into your life so you can learn without pressure. You'll join a live masterclass every 2 weeks and be set an assignment. That gives you plenty of time to work on the assignment and watch the replay video before the next masterclass. No stress and no overwhelm!

Start learning how to record your songs immediately

You'll be learning step by step the simple way to immediately start using Ableton Live to create music from the very first session.

Get access to top producer Sie Medway-Smith

Sie Medway Smith has an incredible track record and will show you in his amazing live masterclasses how he helped create music for Rita Ora, U2, David Guetta and many more world famous artists. This is your chance to get direct access to Sie for a whole year!

Get answers to your music business questions

At the end of every live masterclass there's a Q&A session where you'll be able to get the answers you need to your questions. You can ask Sie anything you like, from production techniques to recording vocals, plug ins, mixing and mastering, and much more.

Get feedback on your work

Get valuable peer-to-peer feedback on your tracks and production, plus share tips and techniques in our exclusive Pro Ableton Masterclass Feedback Loop in a private area of The Songwriting Academy community. This is for Ableton Masterclass students only.

Build a professional network of like-minded people

Networking is essential in the music business and as a serious songwriter, artist or producer, you need to do it! That's why this course is so much more than 'education'. It's giving you vital connections to other like-minded songwriters, producers and artists around the world with a shared goal of success.

Regular assignments to keep you motivated

In these carefully designed masterclasses, Sie will be setting you assignments to work on during every masterclass which you will post in the Pro Ableton Masterclass Feedback Loop for feedback and discussion with your peers. You'll be given so many new techniques to practice , goals to work towards, as well as a regular motivational kick in the pants.

Watch live or later

Don't worry if you can't make all the live masterclasses, or if you join the course partway through. We'll be uploading replay videos for you to watch anytime at your leisure, along with useful time cues to help you navigate to your favourite sections, plus any additional course notes or downloads. You'll have lifetime access to all 24 webinars.

Two pay option

We're also going to make things easier for those of you who can't afford the full payment instantly. We'll give you the option of two-pay for this course, meaning 50% payment to get started and then 50% payment 30 days later. There is a surcharge for this but we hope it makes things easier.

Pay less than £0.20 pence ($0.30 cents) a minute to learn LIVE from a top producer

My goal is to help as many songwriters and producers around the world as possible so although the course is valued at £1995.00 I’m making 24 x 90 minute masterclasses available for the you NOW at just £395.00

Think about that for a moment…that’s less than £0.20 pence ($0.30 cents)/minute to learn from a world class producer in a live class!

Why not make it a bundle?

This course will be running alongside two other Masterclass Series from The Songwriting Academy

Pro Songwriting Masterclass Series (Season 2)

Pro Production Masterclass Series | Logic Pro X

We’ll offer you the chance at checkout to add courses together so you can save and learn even more!

If you enrol in this live course you can join right NOW for just £395.00, but this is only for a limited number of serious songwriters.

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Pro Production Masterclass Series | Ableton Live

Masterclass	Date	Topic	Description
1	5 April 2021	Set up	Live overview: Instruments/clips/samples/preferences/optimising your workflow
2	19 April 2021	Overview: Session view/Arrangement view	Reasons for both whatever your flow/songwriting/music creation/live performance
3	3 May 2021	Working with Live Sets	File structures/sharing sets (projects)/exporting/bouncing stems
4	17 May 2021	Working in Session View	Controls/clips/scenes/audio/midi capture (dropping in)/quantising
5	31 May 2021	Working in Arrangement View	Controls/audio/midi capture (dropping in)/quantising
6	14 June 2021	Working with audio (recordings)	Fades/editing/warping (warp markers)/transpose/time stretch algorithms
7	28 June 2021	Arrangement	Moving between Session and Arrangement view/CPU management/freezing tracks/editing audio and midi
8	12 July 2021	Instruments and devices	Searching/auditioning/pre-sets/saving pre-sets
9	26 July 2021	Live’s mixer	Overview/workflow/grouping tracks/Bus/Aux send and return routing/re-sampling/headphone cues/bouncing audio (rendering tracks)
10	9 August 2021	Audio FX Part 1	What are audio FX/EQ/compression/saturation
11	23 August 2021	Audio FX Part 2	Reverb/delay/time-based FX/impulse response/software modelling explained
Break	Break	Break	Break
12	13 September 2021	Midi FX	Arpeggiators/chord scale/grooves/audio to midi conversion
13	27 September 2021	Racks	Audio/midi FX racks/instrument racks/drum racks/randomisation/ variations
14	11 October 2021	Mapping	Midi mapping/key mapping/assigning macros
15	25 October 2021	Automation	Recording automation/clip automation/LFO
16	8 November 2021	Beat-making workshop	Midi Drums/drum machines/chopping loops
17	22 November 2021	Simpler and sampler	Overview/audio to midi recap/one shot/slice /mode/warping samples
18	6 December 2021	Live’s instruments	Overview/analog/drum/synth/wavetable
19	20 December 2021	Ableton Link	Overview/external devices/I.D.A./jamming, collaboration
Break	Break	Break	Break
20	10 January 2022	Comping	Creating the perfect take/audio and midi/vocals/drums/guitars
21	24 January 2022	Follow tempo	Overview/tempo syncing with live musicians/DJ’s/recordings
22	7 February 2022	Just add human	Bringing chance/velocity/groove to your recordings/MPE explained
23	21 February 2022	Follow actions	From the studio to the stage/working with scenes
24	7 March 2022	Mixing in Live	Gain staging/balancing tracks/planning a mix/bouncing tracks re-cap

Frequently Asked Questions

The first session is 5 April 2021 but you can join anytime afterwards as all of the sessions will be available on replay video for you to catch up.

The sessions are broadcast live every two weeks

Every session you will join a LIVE 90 minute zoom session at 8PM London time. PLEASE CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE BEFORE YOU BOOK!

At the end of every session is a Q&A session where you will be able to ask Sie your questions. Sie wants to help you as much as he can!

Definitely! Ask Sie to tell you the time during the session if you want proof!

We'll be setting assignments at the end of each session, most of which are solo, but if you want to work in groups that's great too!

Absolutely! This course will teach you from the ground up. The techniques are professional, but delivered in a way that you will see immediate progress in your production.

The assignments will be simple but VERY effective, and are designed to help you make steady and constant progress. We've given you two weeks between classes so you have plenty of time to do the assignments.

Laptop or Desktop Computer (Mac OS or Windows PC) Ableton Live 11 Suite (Free Trail for 90 days) Midi Keyboard Controller, good affordable examples from, Arturia, Novation, Akai Audio interface, good affordable examples from, Focusrite, Apogee, Motu, SSL Microphone, XLR or USB good affordable examples from Shure (SM58/ MV88) and Aston Mic’s (Spirt/ Stealth) Ableton Push Controller Optional (Not required for the course)

Nope. Although you are very welcome to post your songs in the Pro Songwriting Masterclass Feedback Loop in our community for peer to peer feedback.

Some basic keyboard skills would be great!

Check your emails! We'll be sending you instructions on how to join the course, plus reminders closer to the course start!

YES! You'll have lifetime access to all 24 Masterclasses.

Please check your spam and junk boxes. Once you find our email and tell your email system we are not junk you should receive everything after that. If there is nothing in spam or junk and you are worried, please email support@thesongwritingacademy.co.uk

Once you have enrolled in the course, create a profile in our community which you can access from the front page of our website. We'll then be able to add you to the private Pro Production Ableton Feedback Loop.

No, its a private group in our community where access is only given to students on the course. Everything you post will be invisible to people outside of the course.

Don't worry! If you can't make the times, you can watch the replay videos back at any time and still take part in the assignments.

Once you have enrolled in the course, you will be automatically added to private areas of the website and given special login details for the course. As such, no refunds may be given.

Dan

Brilliant first session Martin. Very insightful and learnt so much! A lot of great techniques to take away from that webinar, I will be using the 7 step planner immediately. Looking forward to the assignment and the next 49 weeks.

Rachel

I am sure you have hundreds of emails but I just wanted to thank you most sincerely for being so generous with your time, giving us such a good webinar and sharing your love of songwriting. It was great, useful and enjoyable.

Riccardo

Thanks Martin, this is awesome!

Meredith

Thank you for sharing your insights and revelations! It’s truly a beautiful gift to have people willing to share what they have learned.

Todd

I just wanted to thank both of you for your time, song critique and suggestions. I found the call with Angela extremely informative and helpful. Martin your analysis of my tune was spot on! I will pair my skills together with your suggestions and come up with a plan to proceed forward. Thanks again!

Jasmina

I wanted to let you know that already from your masterclass last night, I feel like I am in the right place – this is exactly the kind of support I needed right now at this stage in my career. Furthermore, having taken other academic courses in songwriting, I really love and value your particular approach, mindset and the content of your teaching from your professional experience, it really is compressing “decades into days”.

Shayne

Wow, wow, wow— Thank you so much for the stellar Week One webinar, Martin. My thoughts are just racing right now. And I am a bit nervous and freaked out at the moment… ha ha. I haven’t been active making music in over 25 years. But the assignment is just the kick in the back-side that I need right now to actually get me creating again. I’m the master ninja of procrastination– so this is really the push to get me moving. Thank you so much for the push to get going, Martin. Much gratitude

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Record, mix and master your own songs with Ableton Live, guided by top producer and Ableton software developer Sie Medway-Smith (Rita Ora, U2, David Guetta and more)

24 x 90 minute masterclasses in real-time then available on replay

This masterclass is sold out. Fill in the form below and we’ll notify you of our upcoming masterclasses!

Sie says…

SET YOUR ALARM… WE’RE LIVE!!

24 x Pro Production Masterclass Series | Ableton Live starts April 5 2021

Sooo, what time does the course start where I live?