Making Your FIRST Song in Ableton Live 11 (Using Stock Ableton Plugins / Instruments / Samples)

[@EDMTips]

Ableton Live 11 is now out! This is purely for beginners - Making your first song from scratch. What should I cover next week? Let me know below! 👇

[@emilwahl7771]

Love your video like from here👍

[@teogorqui7061]

Melodic techno o Deep House in style of monolink in ableton 11 :D

[@saifadte1]

Claptone tutorial.

[@redcap7501]

Redo the trance but instead of sylenth or serum u can use the abdominal bass on a very high octave

[@EDMTips]

@@christianmeyer2804 Maybe! What would you want to see included?

[@markcrowley65]

Really appreciate the lack of waffle - just what you need delivered quickly

[@EDMTips]

Glad you liked it, Mark! Thanks for watching and supporting

[@jamesparkerone]

Absolutely brilliant. Basically taught me everything I know so far. .big respect for uploaded for free. People like you are the true legends behind the scenes.

[@EDMTips]

Cheers James! Really appreciate it :)

[@thecreepysilence4290]

😅

[@aloevera9838]

Ok 20 mins into the tutorial took me literally HOURS but I made my own melody (only part I'm good at) and damn son we got a fyre beat!!! I FEEL SO ACCOMPLISHED THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU . I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!!!

[@SmartMoneyAnimation]

Composing music. Man, I wish I had listened to my mother and stayed in piano lessons.

[@EDMTips]

Me too! 😆

[@emanuelagratiela2739]

Me three😂 but hey, great news, better late than never😅

[@vergellim7361]

I didnt like the teacher because she keeps hitting my fingers with a stick real hard. I quit after I learned que sera sera piece.

[@davidcarter3976]

There are epic amounts of piano lessons right here on youtube. Also if you just look up DVDs piano lessons look at teachers that are really really good, that is an endless source of lessons as well.

[@cesruhf2605]

@@vergellim7361 bruh that doesn't sound like a piano class

[@Solikearose_]

This was the best video on Ableton I have seen. Thank you so much! I can finally get started on producing my songs.

[@EDMTips]

Glad it helped, Jack!

[@AllieMetcalfgoogle]

Been using ableton for 18 months. This is the best overall tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

[@jckhammer]

I totally agree. His approach worked for me totally and i have tried so many others

[@Datmermusicproduction]

Wow, I 've spend good coin on courses that would teach me stuff like this, but this is the best tutorial I have seen yet and completely free. Cheers Will, thanks a lot

[@EDMTips]

You’re very welcome!

[@hayley5819]

this tutorial was better than the free Ableton tutorials

[@gothicsasquatch]

I recently switched from my first free DAW with my Akai Mini to Ableton. You've saved me hours, HOURS, learning flow in this new DAW. Appreciated. 🙏

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Brandon, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

[@wildabeeeest]

This is genuinely the greatest ableton tutorial video ever, will be checkin out more vids + subbed

[@EDMTips]

Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard :)

[@sjfarrell2.0]

The scales feature has been a massive plus for me 👍Wofkflow boost for a music theory novice.

[@EDMTips]

Yep...it's a really nice touch!

[@GriffinPOL]

Is it in 10?

[@glynnhm0lsg308]

A lot of useful information for beginners in a very short time, picked up a few things I didn't know or forgot how to use

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@xrdt21]

Dude you literally explain shit perfectly is the best timing. Thank you ❤

[@EDMTips]

You're very welcome, Xavier, glad it was helpful! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

[@paulsaulpaul]

Most useful tutorial I've come across even for an intro to the program for a complete beginner. Don't even need a keyboard.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

[@ianwoolley66]

Best beginner tutorial I have seen.

[@EDMTips]

Wow, thanks!

[@ortallevitan1]

Such an easy to follow tutorial! Thank you so much

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Diirk]

Amazing, thank you. Ableton creators deserve a Nobel prize for creating such intuitive software.

[@EDMTips]

You're very welcome, glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

[@UnrecycleRubdish]

I just want to applaud your songwriting ability. A decent sounding track in only 20 minutes!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you! I appreciate that :)

[@biggietuna9843]

after watching a bunch of videos on Ableton yours helped the most, appreciate it man.

[@zyberbob]

Nice one, wish I could afford the upgrade, sadly no. Will have to keep using v10

[@EDMTips]

There aren't THAT many improvements....10 is still great! Comping is the biggest win for me in 11

[@redcap7501]

When u click download u get a 3 month trial, and u can save these months and buy the middle one, not the cheapest or the most expensive

[@youseffares7079]

Really you are amazing no one gives free gifts like you thank you a lot

[@MichaelOxley]

Thorough video. Taking us back to the start for a new version of Ableton. Detailaed button clicks for the newcomers yet stil nuggets hiding for the regulars. Not the video I was expeting this week, but excellent all the same. Top work, Will.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@SANYxHOF]

Watching the part of creating the chords in this video help me to create them easy since I didn’t know I could select the scale so it can show me all the notes just in that scale thnx

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, and thanks for the support! 🙂

[@HenningUhle]

Will, fantastic. As you may know, I've switched to Ableton. I've mentioned you in a post over there on Facebook. Anyways, with this video it was possible for me to find some functions in Ableton to set it up correctly. Also, handling Ableton became easier after this video. Thank you so much for it.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

[@tombetz1767]

Thank you so much! Direct and to the point, showing a lot of cool features along the way. You didn't leave me guessing anywhere... I just paused a lot. :-) Got through it and it stuck! Once I get used to what you taught me, I can easily start exploring more of the amazing features!

[@rockmonkeynut]

Thank you so much. Best tutorial for getting the basics down. Needed this. Once these basics are down pat, then creativity can play a role. Need the nitty gritty first tho. Phew. Took me 4 hours to follow along to this 20 min clip. Youtubing bits on the side. Still don't get chords. Think that'll have to wait. :D

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful! Check out my videos on chords and melodies, they will clear up a lot for you too :)

[@redcap7501]

U used my favorite base sound! Tip: if u use the abdominal bass on a high octave and layer it and stuff, u get a really cool trance lead!

[@redcap7501]

I know u probs know but it does make it easier to make a trance tutorial without serum or sylenth...

[@GrillChillDavis]

Thanks for the video as it has helped me learn some new tricks in Ableton. I would love to see you do a series on KZbin over beginning "studies, tips, and tricks" that build on one another.

[@EDMTips]

Great suggestion! I will add this to my list! In the meantime, thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂🙌🏻

[@supereon135]

This video alone has given me some new ideas, thank you so much!

[@sergiogrgurevic7369]

I definitely came here for the singing at the end!

[@n0decaf]

When sidechaining the kick drum you don't have to extract it to a separate track, since you can choose the specific channel in the drum rack when selecting the sidechain source.

[@EDMTips]

Good point!

[@Tiarettee]

this is one of the best Ableton tutorials!

[@aidenbrook5353]

Hi will, great vid! Any chance of a Summery House tutorial?🌞

[@EDMTips]

Any particular artists or tracks you're digging at the moment?

[@aidenbrook5353]

@@EDMTips some of my favourite examples would be; I wanna feel - secondcity. Little love - blinkie! Those kinda vibes! XD

[@TheGazzadj]

I like they have added the scale, a small addition but so important I feel.

[@EDMTips]

Yep! I bet they got the idea from watching my template technique 😆

[@TheGazzadj]

@@EDMTips I am sure of it!!!

[@Patrick-vv7cn]

Is that an a live 11 feature only or is it included in 10 too?

[@TheGazzadj]

@@Patrick-vv7cn A new feature in 11.

[@dmwm771]

excellent, super tutorial. A bit fast at times but then the pause button comes in handy. Content wise it was exactly what I was looking for. Way to go, Sir!

[@TheDerrickTube]

Wow! Thanks a million for the lesson. Brilliant! Very easy to follow and understand - and that's coming from someone who is completly new at this. Your approach is inspiring.

[@steam2277]

Learned so much the last 3 weeks! I can not wait to sign up for your next class!

[@EDMTips]

Stoked to hear that (on both counts!) 🙂

[@abbihux]

Thanks so much for the video Will! Your channel has really helped me feel less intimidated to learn music production! Cant wait to learn more from you 😄

[@EDMTips]

Stoked to hear that, Abbi, and welcome to the most fun hobby in the world! 🙂

[@mikeyburrows971]

All your videos have helped me massively! Huge thanks, Will! Thanks :D

[@jckhammer]

i really love your tutorial style and approach. Im a total beginner at ableton and have tried watching many others and with your style and explanation i can safely say i am getting it for the first time. I have a few of your tutorials already playlist saved and subbed. Thank you

[@PhilClairet]

Thank you for this. I've been struggling to learn how to use Ableton so I can follow your tutorials (I know everything you teach works in every DAW, but want to focus on the music and now where to find what in whatever other DAW). Thanks Will, looking forward to following your other tutorials now!

[@johnleighdesigns]

Great to see your tutorial very helpful - Ive been a Tracktion DAW fan ages having tried everything years ago and it suited me best - but I never could finish a whole song and I got Ableton 11 Lite with my m-audio Oxygen Pro mini keyboard and gave it a try - been fumbling around with the help files and all different tutorials I could get my hands on but you have filled in lots of gaps in my knowledge and possibilities that I missed along the way!

[@Lex-zq3mb]

This has been a great help! The DAW felt impossible at first but I feel a few steps closer to understanding this crazy software.

[@freespiritedyou]

I'M IMPRESSED!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed it! You’re welcome :)

[@yasque_musique]

The best tutorial of all for me as a Logic user, thanks a lot!

[@EDMTips]

Glad it helped!

[@davidward5794]

Thanks for getting me started, it is literally the first time I had turned on Ableton live 11 lite, I followed as best I could but my track sounded like a piano falling down a cliff rather than your rather good recording.

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome, and congratulations for starting! Keep practising....it gets easier

[@elladesigns9609]

Really useful! Can't wait to get stuck in! Thanks for a great video!

[@EDMTips]

Let's do it! Glad you found it helpful :)

[@andreagagliardini8621]

Will, I learned so much from this tutorial. Thanks so much!

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome!

[@angelrojas6641]

Best video so far 🎉

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, really glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

[@summerkmusic2766]

Cool! I like your singing. It's so sweet, make me smile and focus on your lesson. Perfect!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you! 😃

[@andreaspontvik2760]

As a complete beginner, you lost me around not. "and now we an play it with our midi keyboard, or draw the notes in"... For 1 i dont have one. So i wanted to look into how to set the computer keyboard for that right away which distracted me, wouldve loved a super brief show on that as you go quite high speed. Then you drew in a chord progression? How? That wouldve been my first carrot to carry on, acutally getting the sound in. Not mentioning that the whole setup looks rather different on my screen, different windows being way differently sized... Moving on to somerthing easier for a complete beginner! Went fairly well up to that point even with screen looking rather different. Bless

[@EVLanche]

Damn, Will! You are giving Adele a run for her money with these vocals 😂

[@EDMTips]

😆

[@just.mismargo]

Thank you! It helped me a lot💖 💖 💖

[@richardf.6430]

Excellent tuto! Thabk you!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

[@dmitrytomko5343]

Outstanding Sir!

[@IanSolano]

Great video, mate!

[@EDMTips]

Thanks a lot!

[@kmonyx22123]

I have been looking for awhile on a really good beginner's guide and this is it! Thank you so much!

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! I am glad you found it helpful 👌🏻

[@softmoondesertion]

FINALLY A HELPFUL VIDEO

[@9WorldsMusic]

Amazing! This is going to help so many new producers! Great tutorial Will!🚀💪

[@EDMTips]

Thanks Jesse!

[@robertrobert5583]

Thanks very much for this. I copied this step by step and learned a huge amount in such a short time. Brilliant.

[@bobbyrinehart1299]

Super useful tutorial! Just switching to Live as my DAW so I feel so noob again! Thanks for posting!

[@tjhenryclassicgarage90s]

Great video.. Love the singing part 😂👍🏻

[@br1580]

Brilliant video, super helpful as a complete noob. Thanks heaps man.

[@The-dog6969]

Thanks as always Will, quick fire overview with some really helpful tips. Nice one 👊🏼

[@EDMTips]

Happy to help!

[@Halcyon111]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@EDMTips]

Good stuff, Gary, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

[@wrayxphoto]

Hey thanks this is an awesome tutorial. Easy to follow and using only native Ableton is a real winner. With everyone else you are always to try to find something similar. Not to mention that the composition you created here sounds pretty awesome from Ableton in headphones. Cheers it was fun and informative I just hope that I can remember most of this for my own compositions, one day lol. Hope to see more of these in the future. Thanks again...

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂 More coming soon

[@cordes85]

Great Video - Gave me my final decision over getting ableton over FL studio

[@yoginoor7627]

Great tutorial !

[@EDMTips]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@yoginoor7627]

@@EDMTips, you welcome. I would love to have a tutorial on how to do live looping free hands like the kiffness

[@nefemanuel6915]

I’d love tutorial in the style of Mall Grab! Trying to get the baseline on Menace II Society is proving difficult.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@musicrower6649]

Thanks mate, great work!

[@lightningbob6087]

Just awesome sir, thank you.

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Star..._]

This was a great help thank you and keep up the great work! Blessing, keep on reading your Bible(app/video) and keep on praying!

[@garrettscott4748]

Just went through this using the lite edition. Couldn't use all the effects but I have Arturia Analog Lab V and was able to get some good sounds. This was fun.

Thanks for the useful information

[@EDMTips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BARaaz04]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks for the good work Will.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@florianmoldenhauer788]

Cheers m8, great vid. My OCD kicked in, which is why I need to outline that the link early on says "prefect chords" instead of perfect.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@ClectaSkiMusic]

Very good video thanks

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@a.anthony8979]

After buying a couple of classes, I'm really impressed by your style of teaching! I was lost at first when the measures changed from 2 to 4. I finally figured that out. But it would be so great if you could add the actual notes you used for the synth, bass, etc. When you switched up the notes for the synth & bass, well, I can't really tell what you did. (I'm currently at 5:32.) I'm trying to duplicate them, but I'm having a hard time. Is there any way you can post the notes? I'm hoping I can continue with the video in spite of this. Thanks!

[@danny_mixmandan_james]

Great tutorial Will - say I have a bit of bass synth from an already produced song how do I add that as an instrument?

[@thealphataiger816]

Great Video!

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rayderrich]

This was super fun to follow along to. I know I should come up with my own ideas but your video definitely helped me get inspired!

[@TheArtOfCool]

This is hard AF

[@darrenbaldwin2229]

Love all your videos so helpful best one around!!! Would love a how to video on disclosure or franky wah, if you havent already????

[@djbonne1]

Nice video man

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@josephwon6937]

Great stuff!!

[@EDMTips]

Thanks, Joseph!

[@erikisicecold]

i just made my first ever :D that took a bit but that was fun as hell! can't wait to get more into the advanced in the future

[@thesummitingfalcon]

This video is great! Thanks man :)

[@cliverowley925]

Great video, but you must be using 11 Suite as I don't have operator and Wavetable in Standard.

[@ChristinaLaRocca]

Great video thank u

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you liked it! 🙂

[@jollyollieman6145]

Thanks you this simplified so many things for me, i was breaking my head.. great video 👌

[@Netw0rk_K]

the scale function in Ableton 11 is great, sorry too quick in the vids on how to do the scaling to a particular key but that’s because I’m new I guess… AND curve ball, wondered if you would consider doing a Depeche Mode style How to?! one of my all-time favs, showing my age possibly... they are not strictly EDM but maybe show another style in Ableton, that would be cool?

[@djkidii]

scale is amazing

[@jiawen935]

Thank you for the tutorial! Any chance of making a track like Sonny Fodera?

[@EDMTips]

Great suggestion! What's your favourite track of his?

[@jiawen935]

​@@EDMTips 'you and I', 'before you', 'unconditional' remix are all my favourites! I think these songs have the signature sonny fodera sounds :) thank you for all you do ❤️❤️

[@garydowning7899]

Good job

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@hannahbackward]

I have not upgraded to Live 11 yet. Do you recommend everyone should regardless of level? In other words, is there any reason why someone would not want to upgrade yet? How much is the upgrade, btw? Thanks!

[@EDMTips]

Great question! I don’t think it’s essential if you have 10, but it’s worth it if you can afford it. Not sure on the price...it depends on what you’re upgrading from. You’ll have to check the website

[@glynnhm0lsg308]

90 day free trial you can always go back to 10

[@Sonshoj]

I know you've already done Calvin Harris before, but I'd love to see a tutorial on his Radio EDM style music!!

[@EDMTips]

Great suggestion! What's your favourite track of his?

[@EDMTips]

@MCRH Great call! In the mean time, have you seen this? www.edmtips.com/calvin-harris-production-secrets-this-is-what-you-came-for/

[@EDMTips]

@MCRH Thanks! :)

[@aloevera9838]

following note by note plagiarism haha but feel like it will help me learn. thanks so much bro! I have been a musician for years and want to become a producer. thanks so much.

[@ciaranbarr7812]

Love the videos, they’re helping me with my production so much. Would you consider doing a video on making your own intro song, like the ones they use at big festivals to hype up the artist coming on to stage. Not seen any videos on KZbin about it so would be a massive help, not just to me I’m sure

[@nathanrippy9081]

Dope video man helped me out a ton

[@EDMTips]

Glad I could help!

[@Amatteus]

VEry good.. With captain chords package everything even faster and easier.

[@EDMTips]

Glad you found it useful!

[@Amatteus]

@@EDMTips Yes . Everything you explained I knew.. Even new comping.I use almost identical workflow.. You confirmed me I am in the right path.