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Learn how to create, produce and perform a whole new way; prepare to unlock the power of Live. This book and DVD combination shows, if you get it right, exactly what Ableton Live can deliver.Engineered to follow Lives non linear music environment the book looks and feels like the program, its unique format utilizes the terms and creative features of Live- tabs, keys, pointers, and labels to learn the littlest things that make the biggest difference.Packed with professional testimonials, concepts, definitions, hundred of tips and tricks and hidden features the book covers the software's nuts and bolts and creative technique to create, produce, perform and make music on the fly.The accompanying DVD contains ?Live sets? and web pointer information to sync and download as well as interviews, further hints and tips and video Read more
Publisher : Routledge
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Publication date : May 2, 2013
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 59.1 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
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Top Amazon Reviews
This is the best ableton reference book I have ever read. I dont know the author, I dont know the publisher. And seriously, this is absolutely the first book you should read on ableton live 8. I have been using ableton live since version 5. And since this is a program written by germans, the engineering is great, and the reference manuals have always sucked. Every update, I have to go out and buy about three books to help navigate the new features and make sense of the program in all its depth. I have owned and read many, many ableton books. Most of them are painful to read. Well, thanks to this book, I only need to buy one book to understand Live 8. This book is written in the language of the program. It starts to get you thinking like ableton thinks, just in the structure of the book. It was quick to cut to the chase of what I wanted to do in ableton. It has very accurate pictures, guide points, step by step pages. When I needed deeper information on a subject, it was there too. Full color photos- all over the book. the fine details clearly spelled out. Easy to read language. Really amazing guidebook. It made getting up and running with ableton a breeze. Then when I needed to go deep with the program, I was able to find that data further on in the book. Its rare to find a person who is both a technically adept and a great teacher. The author is one of those rare finds. Now lets hope he writes a book for logic pro. -- Wolfie [...]
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Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2009 by Wolfgang
This book is an unorthodox approach to learning a Digital Audio Workstation program. The book is intentionally designed for the reader to be able to jump around to different parts of the book, without having to worry if you miss a lesson that might be crucial to learning things later in the book. The authors tried to make it seem like it is merely an extension of Ableton Live/Suite itself, by using Live's terminology in the book. For example, chapters are called "scenes", and individual lessons are called "clips". I have only been reading this book for a few hours, but I feel like my knowledge of how Ableton works has increased ten-fold. The book is well-written and doesn't use technical jargon that will confuse you. If it does delve into a topic that may be beyond the scope of the average user, it does a pretty good job to at least provide a basic understanding of the concept, and will occasionally point you to an online resource to get more information on it. I would say that this book is a must have resource for the live user. It is useful for Composers, Producers, and Live Performers. If you own Ableton Live/Suite 8, you should probably own this book too.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2011 by Mike D
One of my biggest complaints in the several years that I've been learning Ableton is that there are far too many relatively beginnerish guides out there, and not enough direction on truly finding your own style, workflow, and inspiration. This book is the former. If you are coming at Ableton for the first time and want to understand the terminology and how it differs from other DAWs, this is a solid place to start. If you are an intermediate user looking toget more accustomed to Live's environment as an instrument, I'd skip this one. I fully acknowledge that it's much easier to explain the concepts of session view/arrangement view than it is to get someone truly thinking musically, and I don't necessarily fault the author for writing a book that is above the pack. I also acknowledge that some lucky users sit down in Live and find it to be a very intuitive, simple workflow in very short order, and that I am not one of these. I have purchased several books, this one included, that claim to be different from the rest, but are very much the same. If anyone has encountered something that differs from the pack, please let me know. Happy creating!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2012 by Robert Snyder
This product is probably the best book for beginners shortly before/after purchasing the program. As I have had the program for quite a while I found it a bit frustrating ploughing through the first few chapters to find small bits of usefull info amongst the very basics. Definately worth it for all the bits of gold thats been brought to my attention. Its great now Im a few chapters through (11 of 18) and now learning so much hence the 4 star rating. Im reading away from the program at work ect... and putting in book marks then applying it later as I write my songs. Effective to be learning when I cant be at my home studio and then when I have the time I can go directly to the concept I need to learn and apply practically. Its possible I think to learn a lot from printing the PDF manual, although the commentary and writing format from the author makes it a far more readable. At times Keith can be guilty of dribbling crap about how good live 8 is (we know it we bought the program and the book didnt we?) He certainly points out some usefull concepts in live and makes it easy. Bottom line is If your a beginner this is the BOMB. If you are intermediate or advanced, you will learn some new things and some better ways of doing things but u will read through a lot you already know but hey.. Its cheap and if your a patient reader worth the price. This is simply a good book to get your head around Ableton live 8 and not a book about mixing or musical concepts. FK`N 4 stars Peace Trev
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2010 by T. Garrity-knipping
This title is not a particularly good guide to Ableton Live. It was the first one published to cover version 8 of the software, so I pre-ordered it. Boy was that a mistake. I should have waited for the "Ableton Live 8 Power!" book instead. I find that when I turn to the book to help me figure out a specific piece of functionality or solve a specific problem it is no help. Point number one, and this is VERY IMPORTANT: This book's index is only SIX pages long, while the index for "Ableton Live 8 Power!" is TWENTY FIVE PAGES LONG!!! (Use Amazon's "Look Inside" feature for each book and see for yourself.) Think of that. When you go to look up a specific topic in the index of this book you are four times less likely to find that topic listed. This has bitten me in the a** more times than I can count. I have been keeping the book on my desktop as I use Ableton and again and again find that the book does not have an entry for the function I am trying to use, or when it does the explanation is not fleshed out. Often I finish a chapter and am left scratching my head because the concepts weren't fully explained yet the chapter is already over. The author spends more time rambling on without detail than he does intricately explaining the functions of the software. Even for the absolute beginner this is a waste of time. I would recommend "Ableton Live 8 Power!" I am ordering my copy today and selling this other book on the used market. Any takers?
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2010 by Johannes Koldschlaabs
I'm a DJ and just starting to get my feet wet in the world of music production. My interest in Ableton started with hearing about other people in the electronic music industry using it to not only produce music but DJ as well. The book can be read in a few ways: in a linear fashion, referring to chapters (or "scenes") for specific information, jumping from scene to scene to learn more on a specific topic, or just randomly opening the book and seeing what there is to offer. I would definitely start off reading the first scenes to get a feel for the lingo before going futher into the book, especially if you're new the Ableton Live world. I found this book to be a great asset and have learned many tips and tricks not only specific to using the Ableton Live program, but also to general music production. Whether you're a novice like me, or a seasoned music producer, I believe this book will be of great use...
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2011 by Osben
Ableton Live. It's changed my life as composer and producer, and I expect it will turn me into a Live PA DJ any day now. It's everything I heard it might be, and those claims were pretty extravagant. It is by far the most creatively flexible tool I've ever worked with. My only complaint: the Intro version is so good that I now want the upgrade, which is way too expensive for my budget. But if I had the money, I'd go for it. It's worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2010 by Michael Robertson
great service and very helpful book! will do business with again, book will take your producing to another level. i recommend this book to any producer! I found some really helpful things at [...]
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013 by Creighton