Ableton Live is an amazing audio production and live performance tool. But all the incredible features that are packed into this software means the learning curve is steep! Don't let that deter you though ... with a bit of training you'll soon know how to *think* like Live, and that will make it faster and easier for you to create your artistic visions.

In this 6.5-hour Ableton Live 8 tutorial-video by Lead macProVideo.com trainer Bill Burgess, you'll learn incredible tips, tricks, and workflow techniques that will help you become a master of Live 8.

The tutorial begins with an exploration of the Ableton Live 8 interface and a detailed section on setting up your external studio gear to work seamlessly with Live. Once your gear is connected and talking to Live 8, you'll move on to explore file management, working with tempo, and other basics of audio production.

Next, the tutorial gets deep into the killer features of Ableton Live 8, including using Warp Markers to alter the tempo and pitch of loops—the foundation of Live's amazing audio abilities!

You'll then explore recording audio, working with MIDI and Live 8's included instruments, using device racks and adding DSP effects to your song, mixing techniques, and finally, some incredible videos on automating Live so your songs evolve over time.

The tutorial ends with a section on creating live sets in Ableton Live 8. You'll learn how to incorporate the much-hyped APC-40 into your sets, and even explore working with video in your Live shows.

1 Why Ableton Live is The Future of Music
2 Musicians & Producers Start Performing
3 Performers & DJ's Start Producing
4 Which Version of Live
5 Installation & Registration
6 Update Live via The Help Menu
7 Confirm What's Installed
8 Installing Live Packs
9 Open a Live Set
10 Setting Up Audio Interfaces
11 Optimizing Your Audio Interface
12 Playing Instruments with your Computer Keyboard
13 Playing Instruments with External USB Keyboards
14 Look & Feel
15 The Session View Part 1
16 The Session View Part 2
17 The Arrangement View
18 Recording from the Session to the Arrangement
19 The Transport
20 Looping
21 Navigating the Arrangement View
22 Navigating the Browser
23 Copy, Move & Manage Files
24 Search & Bookmark
25 Loading Sample CD's & Live Sets
26 What You Need to Know About Saving
27 Tap & Nudge Tempo
28 Setting Up Live to Send and Receive Tempo
29 Audio Analysis & Tempo
30 Setting Up a Cue Mix & a Crossfader
31 Loading Multiple Clips
32 Warp Modes & Preferences 1
33 Warp Modes & Preferences 2
34 Understanding Warp Markers 1
35 Understanding Warp Markers 2
36 Creative Warp Marks
37 Creative Warp Modes
38 Quantizing Audio
39 Quantize Audio Using Groove Pool
40 Cropping & Reversing Audio
41 Using Third Party Sample Editors
42 Editing Clip Envelopes
43 Copy, Paste & Un-Linking Envelopes
44 Adding Envelopes From The Groove Pool
45 Scrambling Beats with Envelopes
46 Slice an Audio Clip into a MIDI Instrument
47 Setting Up Inputs, Metronome & Recording Preference...
48 Recording into the Arrangement
49 Loop Recording in the Arrangement
50 Comping Several Takes into One Clip
51 Recording into the Session View
52 Record Using Looper 1
53 Record Using Looper 2
54 Record & Resample Audio Between Tracks
55 The Power of Live Devices
56 Loading Instruments & Hot Swapping Sounds
57 Configuring External MIDI Instruments
58 Recording MIDI into the Arrangement
59 Recording MIDI into the Session
60 Overdubbing Quantized MIDI
61 The MIDI Note Editor 1
62 The MIDI Note Editor 2
63 Quantizing MIDI & Using the Groove Pool
64 Recording MIDI from One Track to Another
65 MIDI Effects
66 Managing MIDI Files
67 Four Types of Device Racks
68 The Live Devices & the Drag On 1
69 The Live Devices & the Drag On 2
And More ...