

For years I've been teaching Ableton Live and Max in the college classroom.
As a University Professor, my classes are sought after, and, frankly, expensive. I believe Ableton Live can be learned by anyone, and cost shouldn't be a barrier. This class uses the same outline and syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost.
MaxForLive is a powerful tool that lets users design their own instruments, effects, and devices. It isn't without its drawbacks: MaxForLive is notoriously difficult to learn. I've developed an approach for teaching MaxForLive that focuses on teaching it like a language: You will learn small blocks and patches, understanding the how and the why along the way. As we grow our vocabulary, we "learn how to learn" more and more.
Topics include:
The unique and quirky history and development of Max
What we can do with MaxForLive
Max vs. MaxForLive
The MaxForLive Devices
Finding and Sharing MaxForLive Devices
Getting Help: Help Windows in MaxForLive
Presentation Mode & Patching Modes
The Max Editor
Messages
Bangs & Buttons
Project 1: Building a MIDI Delay
Project 2: Building an Arpeggiator
Working with Audio Signals
Project 3: An Audio Delay
~ Objects (tilde objects)
Presentation Setup
Controlling Live
Abstractions
Controlling anything in Live
Project 4: A Beat-Quantized Randomized Filter
Finding the Beat from Live
Project 5: Artificial Intelligence (sort of)
... And much more!!!
This system keeps the technical jargon to a minimum and gets you making your own sounds quick.
Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated Udemy instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.
Throughout this class, If you get stuck, you can review the videos or post a question, and I'll back to it as fast as possible.
J. Anthony Allen is an Ableton Certified Trainer, and a PhD in Music Composition and master of Electronic Sounds. His music has been heard internationally in film, radio, video games, and industrial sound, as well as the concert hall and theater.
And of course, once you sign up any part, you automatically get huge discounts to all the upcoming parts (the next 5!) of this class.
You will not have another opportunity to learn Ableton Live in a more comprehensive way that this. Start here.
The course is a roadmap to learning Max4Live (M4L) quickly and easily.
All the tools you need to produce great tracks are included in this course and the entire course is based on real-life experiences - not just academic theory.
Please click the "Take This Course" button so you can start making better tracks today.
All the tools you need to produce great tracks are included in this course and the entire course is based on real-life experiences - not just academic theory.
Wouldn't it be a good idea to create a course?