Ableton Live Music Production

Looking to enroll in Music Production classes in Pittsburgh that fit yourschedule? Tech25 hosts continuous classes year round. Become a student now to build practical skills through hands-on instruction and earn Credly certifications that you can use on your resume, CV, and LinkedIn profile.

Ableton Live Basics
Mondays | 6PM-8PM

No experience required! Your music production journey starts here. In Ableton Basics, you'll get comfortable with the foundations of a Digital Audio Workspace (DAW), specifically how it pertains to Ableton Live. You'll learn digital project management, as well as the basics of studio playback and various software displays like Ableton Live's unique Session and Arrangement views. Learn how to launch clips, scenes, and tracks within a project and how basics mixer functions like volume, pan, mute, solo, and return FX sends function to make a project work.

Through this hands-on training, you'll be able to understand the differences between audio and MIDI clips and demonstrate production tools like samples, FX, looping, tempo changes, timeline markers, and more. Want to understand the ins and outs of Audio Routing? Why is using the browser useful? How do you even Zoom in and out of a project timeline? We teach all this and more in this basics course.

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Intermediate Ableton Live Training
Wednesdays 6PM-8PM

The key to music production is having your own "sound". In this class you'll learn synthesis and sound design using the built-in Ableton devices like Drum Rack, Sampler, Wavetable, Drift, Operator and more. The Push 3 is Ableton Live hardware that helps make your music production workflows easier and more tactile. Here, we look at the redefined browser and how to program notes, scales, and chords with instructor help.

Learn how to make tight, solid stereo mixes of your music in Ableton Live. You'll understand essentials like reading your meters, gain staging your levels, and widening your stereo field. You'll also discover simple techniques to understand frequency and dynamics so you can apply EQ and Compression to get a crisp, bright mix. By the end you'll have the techniques to break down the mix process into simple steps you can follow for any Project, no matter what size.

In this class, you'll understand the range of human hearing and understand where "main character" sounds live in a mix. You'll understand the use of stereo widening and spatial effects like reverb and delay, as well as how to avoid digital distorition (aka clipping). By the end of this course, you'll be able to accurately export a clean-sounding, professional stereo project file!

By the end you'll have your own collection of Presets to use for future songs. You'll also start learning the Push3 controller. This Level is all about Sound Design. Let's tweak some knobs!

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Access for All (A4A) | Tuition-Free Training with Pay-What-You-Want Option
Each class at Tech25 is valued at $350. At Tech25, we believe in providing access for all to high-quality, hands-on training in event production. Our programs are designed to be tuition-free, ensuring that anyone, regardless of financial background, has the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience.

We operate on a pay-what-you-want model, where you can contribute what you can afford—because your payment helps us keep the program accessible and continue to pay it forward to others in need. The value of each class far exceeds the $350 price tag, and our enrollment team offers flexible options to ensure that anyone who wants to learn can do so.