Ableton Workshops presented by MOOG Audio @ RMI

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Ableton Live 8 workshops are now taking place at the Rich Media Institute located at 156 Augusta Ave., Toronto, Canada. Workshops are conducted by professional recording artist, producer, remixer and DJ Noah Pred. Noah is currently the only Ableton Certified Live Instructor in Canada.

You can enroll in the full course of three workshops for a discounted bundle rate, or pick and choose from the Basic, Advanced and Masterclass workshops depending on your experience level, skill set and needs. Noah also offers individualized private training sessions for students that have completed all three workshops - read below for details.

Ableton Live @ RMI

Sunday, March 28, 2010 1-5:30 PM

Basic Ableton: Foundations of Live 8

- The Geography of Live: A tour of the interface – explaining views, transport controls and display areas
- What “Sets” Live Apart: Typical linear arrangement vs. non-linear session sequencing
- Basic Concepts: MIDI vs. audio, multi-tracking, signal processing, destructive and non-destructive editing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting and warping
- Using the Mixer: sends and returns, bus routing, group tracks
- Fundamental Components: Clips, Tracks and Scenes
- Clips: The building blocks of Live
- Manipulating Audio: Basic warping and looping for musicians and DJs, using different warping algorithms, quantizing audio
- Show Time: Building a Live set, basic commands, assigning MIDI and key automation, jamming Live
- Studio Sketches: Recording your performance as an arrangement for further editing
- Under the Hood: Customizing your preferences and default settings

For details and registration, go to: http://www.richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=74

Sunday, April 25, 2010 1-5:30 PM

Advanced Ableton: The Next Level of Live 8

- Non-Destructive Sound Design: Creative audio warping, linked and unlinked clip envelope automation
- Intelligent Looping: launch modes, follow actions and dummy clips
- Unmitigated MIDI: Mastering the MIDI Editor, changing note transposition, length and velocity, live recording and punch-out looping
- Internal Connections: MIDI and audio routing techniques, creative bussing and side-chaining
- Timing is Everything: Making beats with Drum Racks, slicing audio to MIDI, rhythmic programming concepts, quantization, syncopation, randomization and humanization
- Making Waves: Dive into the groove pool
- Maximizing the Browser: Making files and folders work for you
- Crafting your Sound: introduction to Live's included instruments
- External Control: Working with hardware controllers, audio interfaces, control surfaces and auto-mapping

For details and registration, go to: http://www.richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=76

Sunday, May 16, 2010 1-5:30 PM

Ableton Masterclass: Complete Production with Live 8

- Live Tools: in-depth use of Live's included instruments, audio effects and creative MIDI effects
- Rack Addict: maximizing Live's included instruments and effects by utilizing racks with macro controls, implementing 3rd-party VSTs and VST-Is, racks within racks (within racks [within racks])
- Polishing your Creation: Recording and editing your performance in the Arrange view with advanced editing commands, contextual editing menus, multi-clip editing, in-depth automation and multiple automation lanes, track freezing and flattening
- The Mix in Three Spectrums: Amplitude and compression, frequency and EQ, stereo and panning
- The Bounce: Normalization and mastering concepts – peak vs. RMS, multi-band dynamics, master EQ, limiting and dithering for optimal results

For details and registration, go to: http://www.richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=77

The cost is $89 per person, per session - or you can register for the full course consisting of all three workshops for the discounted rate of only $79 per session here: http://richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=75 - space is limited, so please register A.S.A.P. to ensure entry.

What do the students say?

“This course gave me an excellent understanding of recording and music making in Live. I'm inspired!” - Paula B.

“Thank you for showing me a world of endless possibility!” - Zaid E.

“I thought it might be overwhelming, but it's been a great experience that really simplified things and made learning very easy, at a comfortable pace.” - Rob M.

“A relaxed atmosphere for creative experimentation and functional learning.” - Anson L.

“Essential for any aspiring electronic musician.” - Roland D.

“Great software, great instructor, great course.” - Quincy R.

To register and purchase tickets for individual workshops, please click the course title links above - or visit http://www.richmediainstitute.com

NEWS: Noah is now offering 1-on-1 instruction to those who have already participated in the workshops - for details and more info, please send a message with "Ableton Instruction" in the subject heading to: ableton@noahpred.com

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