Music Production Courses

Ableton Live Music Production Course

This course was specially-crafted to be both an incubator for the novice with no music production experience, as well as a guide for the current music producer that wants to learn the power of Ableton Live. You only need the will to learn to get started. We have the latest version of Ableton Live and the Ableton Push 2 controller readily available in class.

Our Music Production Course is about 10 and a half months long and split up into four multi-week sessions. Concurrent sessions can be taken directly following the completion of a previous session, but can also be paused for a later date to accommodate versatile schedules:

  • Novice (6 Weeks) – $300
  • Amateur (12 Weeks) – $600
  • Intermediate (12 Weeks) – $600
  • Advanced (12 Weeks) – $600
  • Advanced Plus (Optional After Completion)

Additional Details:

  • You meet once per week on the day/time you signed up for until completion
  • Classes are in an intimate setting with no more than four students
  • Cost equates to roughly $50 per class
  • Full payment required for Novice class
  • Automatic weekly payment option available via PayPal after Novice completion
  • All students are evaluated after session to determine if they are ready to move on
  • Courses are generally available 1-2 weeks before new sessions start due to room availability

Upcoming courses are listed below when available.

  • June12Monday
    Course 1 of 4, Novice Ableton (6 Weeks) - 3 Slots
    $299.99
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    7:30 pm → 9:00 pm6108 N. College Ave, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
    The price includes six 1.5 hour-long sessions, for six weeks straight, starting at the day/time you sign up. Disclaimer: If you must miss a class, please contact Deckademics ahead of time. We understand that emergencies happen, so we try to accommodate the best we can. Being so, students are allowed one rescheduled make-up date per six weeks.
  • June15Thursday
    Course 1 of 4, Novice Ableton (6 Weeks) - 3 Slots
    $299.99
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    3:30 pm → 5:00 pm6108 N. College Ave, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
    The price includes six 1.5 hour-long sessions, for six weeks straight, starting at the day/time you sign up. Disclaimer: If you must miss a class, please contact Deckademics ahead of time. We understand that emergencies happen, so we try to accommodate the best we can. Being so, students are allowed one rescheduled make-up date per six weeks.
  • June15Thursday
    Course 1 of 4, Novice Ableton (6 Weeks) - 3 Slots
    $299.99
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    5:30 pm → 7:00 pm6108 N. College Ave, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
    The price includes six 1.5 hour-long sessions, for six weeks straight, starting at the day/time you sign up. Disclaimer: If you must miss a class, please contact Deckademics ahead of time. We understand that emergencies happen, so we try to accommodate the best we can. Being so, students are allowed one rescheduled make-up date per six weeks.
  • June15Thursday
    Course 1 of 4, Novice Ableton (6 Weeks) - 3 Slots
    $299.99
    3
    left
    7:30 pm → 9:00 pm6108 N. College Ave, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
    The price includes six 1.5 hour-long sessions, for six weeks straight, starting at the day/time you sign up. Disclaimer: If you must miss a class, please contact Deckademics ahead of time. We understand that emergencies happen, so we try to accommodate the best we can. Being so, students are allowed one rescheduled make-up date per six weeks.

Novice (6 weeks)
Moving Around in Ableton Live
Learning Basic Workflow
Navigating Preferences
Learning General Terminolgoy
Hardware Setup
Learning Time Signatures
Basic Music Theory
Session View Detail
Arrangement View Detail

Amateur (12 weeks)
Audio Sampling
Clip Editing
Audio Drum Programming
Arrangement View Drum Programming
Chopping Samples vs. Looping
Various Ways to Sample/Edit
MIDI Editing
Drum Racks
MIDI Instruments Detail
Converting MIDI to Audio
Creating Song Structure
Basic EQing
Music Production History

Intermediate (12 weeks)
Intro to Sound Design
Synthesis Types/Elements
Manipulating MIDI Instruments
Simpler & Sampler
Instrument Racks
Chains, Sends & Returns
Signal Flow Detail
MIDI Effects
Delay & Time-based Effects
Frequency-based Effects
Dynamic-based Effects
Other built-in Effects
Using Automation

Advanced (12 weeks)
Making A Remix
Basic Mixing
Composition
In-Class Collaboration
Making A Song
Understanding Distribution
Understanding Royalty Collection
Understanding Publishing
How To Officially Release Music