Ableton Live 11 - Tutorial for Beginners in 12 MINUTES! [ COMPLETE ]

[ 14K LIKES! ] Learn how to use Ableton Live 11 with this short Ableton Live beginner tutorial, with Session and Arrangement view. Ableton Live 11 tutorial. 🔥MORE at theskillsfactory.com/
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[ 14K LIKES! ] Learn how to use Ableton Live 11 with this short Ableton Live beginner tutorial, with Session and Arrangement view! Ableton Live 11 tutorial.
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00:00 Introduction
00:37 Session vs Arrangement View
01:03 General Interface
01:20 Importing Samples and MIDI
01:50 Making Sound w/ Session View
02:40 Recording Microphone
03:10 Clip Properties, Warp, Loop
04:01 Working with MIDI
04:41 Adding Sound to MIDI
05:14 Piano Roll
05:43 Manage Tracks
07:05 Adding Effects
08:08 Making Sound w/ Arrangement View
08:53 From Session to Arrangement View
09:32 Timeline Playback
09:57 Tempo, Time Signature, Navigator
10:18 Effect of Arrang. View to Session View
10:36 Editing Clips on Arrang. View
11:19 Saving Project
11:32 Rendering Project
Ableton Live is one of the best DAWs used to make and compose music. It offers two main interfaces: the Session and the Arrangement view. You can use the Session view to make experiments and find the best tune and then switch to the Arrangement view to fill your Tracks and realize the final sound.
In this short tutorial of 12 minutes you will see all the basics you need, including working with sample files, MIDI compositions, recordings and how to adjust clips with effects, loop and warp.
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[@bai]

This video is compatible with version 11 and version 11.1. Thank you for watching!!!

[@biancaamponsah8089]

Hey, I'm trying to add drums under the Midi section and they don't go into the section or play, I can just see it in the audio effects? What am I doing wrong? Any help much appreciated!

[@macgyver2615]

no is not...

[@macgyver2615]

@@biancaamponsah8089 have same issue.. time to look for some other software..

[@timbrass]

As a complete novice, I have come to the conclusion that the best way to get up to speed is to watch as many beginner tutorials as possible. Each one teaches you things the others skip over! This is a one of the better ones!

[@bai]

Thank you very much for your golden comment! Do you think this video misses any other important part?

[@retnugnahte]

@@bai I think this gives you the perfect foundation. The other things will come with experience

[@bai]

@@retnugnahte Thank you very much!

[@retnugnahte]

@@bai I've got ableton now and honestly it's helped a lot🙏🙏

[@KristopherMichael7463]

I had the same thought!!! Then this guy answered the one that others didn,t cover

[@williammcmains2018]

Thanks for this Peyton Manning!

[@cohensadventures8613]

HA!

[@c1ramfan]

Dude! No, lololol

[@simmitheprofit7906]

Bro I thought the same thing 😂

[@coreyg9189]

I can’t unhear it 😂

[@justuscooke6899]

😂

[@carlcaddell8123]

Feel like I might have to watch this video a few times, but it was well articulated for a noob, way more so than other tutorials which seem to skip over simple things that people looking for tutorials need most. Well done, I'm going to save this video and watch it a few more times until I have these basics down. Thanks man!!!!

[@bai]

You are welcome!!!!

[@baltzy.]

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[@Ri0GenMusic]

Me in a sentence:

[@davidcarter3976]

This is one of the best tutorials on the first few minutes in ableton. Make sure you share this with anybody that's just starting their music production journeys much love and respect to you!

[@bai]

Thanks for sharing!

[@davidcarter3976]

@@bai you're very welcome brother, you're going to go very very far!

[@pbasswil]

I think the first thing that should be explained is the vertical and horizontal nature of Session and Arrangement view. Most people - even newbies - have seen a physical mixing board, and grasp that its input channels are organized in vertical strips. Likewise, most people have seen _some_ kind of sequencer program before, maybe Garageband or their friends' DAW(s) - and in them, the signals (and music) flow horizontally. So those two experiences need to be compared to Session & Arrangement, from the get-go. Like: Each Session view column is a vertical strip that funnels one sound source (like a mixer), and the same goes for one corresponding Arrangement horizontal row. And then an explanation of what these two contrasting views are good for. Once the newbie grasps this, only _then_ all the peripheral interface stuff can be added on - Browser, Control Bar, Device View, loading files etc. In this vid, adding samples to clip slots is demoed, before the viewer even knows what the Session View slots are for, or how they relate to anything else. Sorry, I don't mean to sound negative; but very few experienced users remember how boggling it was, before they had a clue what Live was even about. The newbie desperately needs the most basic concepts, before they can benefit from lists of other interface elements. In each View, where does the sound _come_ from? Where does it _go?_ And why is that View's signal flow useful?

[@bai]

Thank you very much for your feedback! We will consider your comment and the overall likes on this video as basis to realize the next tutorial version.

[@ec2978]

As a dude who has only been learning ableton for a couple of months I gotta say you’re 100% correct on this, it took so long to understand how the different views had different benefits and that was a big building block for me.

[@pbasswil]

@@ec2978 Thanks for your confirmation, it jibes with how I felt a few years ago. There should be college courses in how to write instructions, manuals, & tutorials, in which the first month focuses on 'Establish the tree trunk before you add branches.' :^> Isn't it easy for _any of us_ to feel like a complete moron, boggled by endless factoids coming at us - when we have no fundamental concepts to hang them from?! Cheers.

[@patsonmusic]

@@pbasswil As a potential user having a first look at the Ableton Live 11 Lite, I think this tutorial was very confusing. As confusing as running the program the first time on my computer tonight. So nice to see that my first impression was correct and now I just need to give this time an start with something in order to get to know the interface better. And maybe watch another 3 or 4 tutorials 🙂

[@pbasswil]

@@patsonmusic Live is an enigma: On one hand, it's very streamlined - in some aspects it's even a bit feature-poor, in an effort to keep things clean and simple. For instance, there aren't endless, nested menus to get lost in - amen. Yet it is _not_ simple; nor is it particularly intuitive. The only advice I can give is: a) Play with it, without immediate expectations of producing finished music. Explore it without a set agenda or a timetable. That way learning it is fun and low key. b) While the PDF manual isn't task-oriented - like, it doesn't step-by-step you through the various recording/editing processes - it's nonetheless an _extremely_ thorough reference to all the features. You can't read it linearly; but you can use it to figure out how each feature works. c) Keep a notebook, and jot down stuff you learn, like keyboard shortcuts, etc. d) Expect to be stuck, many times, as you go searching online for answers to your current impasse! Best of luck! :^)

[@rachidow2125]

Thanks for this turtorial! I’ve made 4 or 5 songs now as a beginner, but I never used the Session view. I do get it now better because of your video. Keep up the good work. Loud and clear voice and the explanation is not to fast luckily

[@bai]

Thank you very much!!!

[@davidward5794]

Thank you for a true beginers guide that explains the simple things like where the buttons are to switch things on and off, so many guides assume prior knowledge. As a complete newbie to DAWs I appreciate your patience in explaining the really basic stuff and on only my second session with Abelton have the satisfaction of creating a crude 5 voiced recording.

[@bai]

Thank you very much for your comment!

[@Alex-jw3ko]

Thank you! As someone that has worked in other daws for many years this was a nice introduction to get the basic layout:)

[@SuperRingoffire1]

Brilliant help thank you! I've finally got me head round a lot of what I've been trying to figure out for the past 18 months 👌👏☮

[@bai]

Outstanding!!!

[@dominikdubiak389]

So glad I found this, short tutorial to get me started. I was so confused coming from FL but this seems much more intuitive already. Great video.

[@bai]

Thank you very much!

[@DamonZenDrummer]

I LOVE this video… not too fast …just hit the pause button if you tap on left of screen twice you can go back 10 seconds …incredible video one of the best I’ve ever seen

[@jawneethecurious]

Very good overview! Thank you. It's enough to get me up and running...

[@grassgeese3916]

Wow!!! The hotkey recommendations at 11:00 are so helpful! I usually go into Preferences and search the hotkey default options, but you gave the most useful ones all right there! Great video, thank you so much, I'm excited to get started..!

[@bai]

Glad it helped!

[@I_love_cuddles]

thank you so much for that nice video! I felt so happy when I see you literally guiding the viewer by hand into each bit of the interface! :D

[@bai]

You are welcome, happy to help! ^_^

[@clivepugh]

Thanks for this clear and detailed video on the basics, I'm coming from a fair amount of experience with mpc beats, unfortunately my midi stopped working inside beats but works fine on ableton live 11. I'm free trialling at the moment for ninety days and today is day one! Hard learning curve as the difference to beats is quite distinct. Your voice is clear and easily understood, you give great detail but not so much that it's confusing with too much information. Many thanks.

[@bai]

Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

[@Zakumei]

very helpful. thanks. I just got my hands on this software and i've wanted to learn to compose and make electronic music for over a decade. now i can

[@bai]

You can do it, best of luck!!!

[@sep_4124]

I just got Ableton 11 as a present and this video was super helpful for the basics. Every other video I could find was extremely long and intimidating

[@bai]

Thank you so much!!

[@cyraxx604]

Great video, not too much information and enough to get started up. I think too many other spend too long explaining, when practicing is what will actually teach us, so there's no point in too much information and getting burned out. Thank you for your time in making this.

[@bai]

You are welcome, thank you for sharing your experience!

[@zerocal76]

I've made many songs but have to go back to the basics bc I never learned Ableton well. I knew I was missing some simple things. I appreciate the video 👍👍

[@bai]

Great to hear!

[@carsarthu]

This was very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@bai]

You're very welcome!

[@mrcwalker33]

Great overview covering all the bases!

[@bai]

No problem!!

[@Necrocidal]

I've used LMMS / Ardour for a while and just got gifted a license for Ableton. This tutorial looks like the perfect balance of depth and conciseness, thanks!

[@bai]

Glad it helped!

[@etherElrick]

That was such a useful video! I can finally start doing something in Ableton! Thank you very much!

[@bai]

You are welcome!!

[@mrED123]

Super cool, thanks!

[@bai]

Glad you like it!

[@timdeegan3823]

That was really helpful, thank you!

[@geraldstenzl5964]

I am a Fl Studio user and i am just about to switch to Ableton. Wow such a great tutorial I am set and done to make music on Ableton. Thank you so much for the Video!

[@bai]

You are welcome!!!

[@genericallynowin4k]

Thanks for making this tutorial! It has helped me out a lot.

[@bai]

You are welcome!!!

[@iceboxvlog9253]

hey awesome breakdown man! you really covered all the basics!

[@bai]

Glad you liked it!

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Best video on Ableton I have seen. Very easy to understand, given how powerful Ableton is.

[@bai]

Wow, thanks!

[@jessicapeers5367]

I’m making a surprise song for my artist boyfriend whilst he is out. Thank you so much for this tutorial!!

[@bai]

Good luck with it!!!

[@jonathanrhodes5266]

Great content within such short time. Cheers !

[@bai]

Thank you very much!!

[@sigurdnorris2056]

As a person whos been usin fl for half a year now, having to change bc ableton had a way cheaper version than fl, a short guide was real nice bro, thanks!

[@bai]

Thanks for sharing your comment and experience.

[@Lilswitch_1.0]

Outstanding Tutorial 💤

[@itsdannduhh]

Thank you! 🥳💕

[@kevin_segura]

This was soo helpful and informational. Constantly stopping cause its so dense like the program. So useful thanks

[@bai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StatusCeleb]

Great tutorial thanks very much :)

[@georgereasonproductions]

awesome tips enjoyed good work:)

[@modhiab]

Great video . Thank you for helping.

[@mark_midmark]

I had to go back and forth a bit to re-learn some stuff, but this was a pretty nice basic intro to just how to begin to understand this program. So much more to learn but this is a step.

[@bai]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@theoperator4253]

Amazing Video guys!! You saved me so many hours that I can now spend on making stuff :) thank you so much!!

[@bai]

You are very welcome!

[@mirabellemenahem6879]

good video thank you

[@ks8411]

This was extremely helpful

[@bbefb045]

Thanks ! Much help

[@bai]

Glad it helped!

[@fostersdomain]

Thankyou for a very concise intro - nice work!

[@bai]

You're very welcome!

[@mattwarrensocal]

Great guide

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

I just bought Ableton Live 11 Standard. I'm so pumped! I was recording on an old MacBook Pro (2015) with Logic pro and it just didn't have the power to run modern plugins. So now I have a new PC with modern fast storage, new cpu windows 11 etc... Today I imported one of the songs I'd done in Logic, I was really happy with it but need to build my plugin library.

[@stephencovrig2908]

Awesome! Thank you so mmuch! You're getting me started!

[@bai]

Thank you!!

[@chrisprice7903]

I tried to adjust the cents under warp with semi tones to tune the clip pitch but this feature seems missing on the latest version.

[@0711RC]

Thanks that was Great instructions

[@bai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rtyprty]

As someone who’s been using FL Studio for the past 10 years, this video is almost everything I needed 😂🙏🏻

[@burcii111]

Which ones better?

[@rtyprty]

@@burcii111 They both have their pros and cons. I’m starting to like the workflow in ableton better. As well as some stock plugins

[@burcii111]

@@rtyprty ty

[@oconnerr]

Why everybody is quiting FL :) Is there something we missing in FL ?:)

[@rtyprty]

@@oconnerr i just wanted to start learning more DAWs, still love FL

[@bradleysmith4409]

Good job, thanks!

[@bai]

Thank you too!

[@rjprivate]

Thanks! My sound engineer brother told me to watch this. Very helpful

[@bai]

Thank you!!

[@Shezza_1212]

Thank you D.Phil for teaching me

[@IAmJaylon]

Thanks bro fr

[@MCMusic.Studio]

Great video...I am new to this software so I might have to listen to it more then once 😅

[@bai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ilse1126]

thank you so much, dr. phil

[@riffattack7443]

This is really nice! thanks!

[@bai]

Thank you very much!!

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Thank you!!

[@SafeSpaceCafe]

thanks Bruh! Can't wait to get started...

[@bai]

Awesome!! Good luck :)

[@nstagency]

Simple and right to the point.

[@bai]

Thank you for your comment!

[@CornDawgOG]

when I click the samples on the left they make a sound but when i drag them in and press play there is no sound

[@anthonysolis7016]

Thank you!

[@mihchin]

thank you

[@LeeEisenstein]

Short question. How do you remove remote midi control from a Live Session parameter? Switched on Master Channel Volume to my midi controller.

[@soundweird]

Wow thanks

[@cybercab]

Looks pretty simple!

[@gordonbryant6460]

@ the 2:00 mark - how did you activate the clip's loop function?

[@yellowbez1510]

Omg this is so useful thank you so much

[@bai]

You are welcome!!

[@Enixvice]

thanks dr phil, you're jack of many trades

[@enlightenment3724]

thanks ! very helpful !

[@bai]

You're welcome!

[@garmit61]

Nice review, but can you di instruments into this software via an audio interface? I want to find some software that is useable as a multitrack recorder for my guitar, bass, mics and keyboards but that has built in drum capability. Is this the baby? I have an M-Audio preamp usb interface and I would like something a little better than Garageband for the recording and mastering. Thanks

[@W32IL]

Hello Sir, May I know how to let the metronome & count in just monitoring on my headphone in stead of output with the speaker and headphone?

[@moonmoon-eb9ij]

Awesome

[@robertogittens3996]

This was very informative and will reference from time to time....thanks....RG

[@bai]

Glad to hear it!

[@choppchopp9975]

i have no idea how to use any music production softwares so ill just give it my best shot well thanks anyways for the awesome tutorial!!!

[@bai]

You are welcome, thank you very much!!

[@dinoconsabor]

Very well presented.

[@bai]

Thank you!!

[@QuintinMcfadden]

great tutorial!

[@bai]

Thank you!!!

[@MsAJChase]

I've finally gotten everything out of Garageband creatively and am ready to expand. Ableton seems like a great DAW, but holy shit is it intimidating. Thank you for this!

[@bai]

You are welcome!!

[@howardsend6589]

Best Ableton overview video out there … watched some turkeys before this one. Well done.

[@Galaxy_World]

Ty

[@m3kgh0st64]

Thank you some much!! helped a lot! But I am having a problem with the MIDI section not producing sound at all. I can hear everything else but i can not hear the MIDI section. I could us a little bit more of help with this please and thank you

[@bai]

Please watch this video: you may need a synthesizer over there.

[@shinychris8629]

thanks great 👍

[@bai]

Welcome 😊

[@GHATS]

i have ableton live 9 suite at the moment is it worth the upgrade?

[@skuduvids]

Very useful 💥🙏

[@bai]

Glad you think so!

[@florif3792]

thank you. After using many Years Studio one and fruity loops this is the most non intuitive DAW I ever tried. It is not clear why it doesn't record midi. The other two are more intuitive.

[@mattsolomon1500]

Really helpful for those switching over from a different DAW

[@bai]

Glad to hear!

[@lifehunt2715]

Thankee m8

[@superultrasmash9790]

I recorded songs and released them because of your tutorials. Thanks!

[@bai]

That's awesome! Good luck with your next projects!!!

[@djsyrex]

Hello, I am attempting to use Ableton live 9 like a sound effect generator. I want to hit buttons on my Elgato stream deck xl using Midi and trigger the playback of sound effects audio files I have in Ableton while in session view. Do you have a video I can watch that can explain how i can do that and how to map the buttons from the stream deck xl using midi?

[@CRtrain]

Great tutorial! Is it three different guys or the same guy with a cold?

[@kostantinosmag2986]

Great video.........

[@bai]

Thank you!!

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

Giving Live a try for the first time ever; wish me luck!

[@bai]

Good luck to you :)

[@ShawnTheBassist369]

question is this done on a pc or mac & does it matter ,with some programs... it does

[@rakeshgoswami2387]

Thanks sir

[@yunusaysan8026]

At 2:00 min exactly you start looping the sample however I did not see you change anything from when it was a single shot sample. How did you manage to loop it? Thanks!

[@waheex]

coming from cubase this is a steep learning curve. loops going round and round having a hard time with the arranger. Hopefully this video will help. I must say ableton live is super tight and really responsive, I just can't seem to be able to arrange a song in it

[@JohnVigil97]

Hopefully someone can help me out. I have a few MIDI clips already played out but there's a specific clip/sound that I want to put back on my MIDI piano to play and hear the sounds it can produce. Just like when you first add a clip into a track before recording. Any easy way to do that? It can't be that hard lol

[@nobodyatallvallejo3672]

Sooooo, how do I set up my guitar to record some tracks? Is there a tutorial for that?

[@davidrowan3853]

Can anyone tell me what a pc should have to run this program? I know what Ableton say is the minimum requirements, but I've heard of people's pc/laptop stuttering/freezing with the basic requirements on the computer, when they add plugins??