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Learn To Produce Music With Ableton Live

Hal Leonard publishes a new book showing you how 02-Feb-12

Learn to make electronic dance music with the innovative application that started the revolution

Hal Leonard Books has published Producing Music with Ableton Live by Jake Perrine, which they say is designed to get readers producing their own music from the ground up. Here's what they have to say about it in their own words:

Ableton Live is a groundbreaking program whose unique nonlinear, incredibly flexible features set it apart from all the other digital audio applications. It is equally at home with making beats, remixing, live recording, DJing, live looping, sound design, electronic music, hip-hop, and much more.

Unlike other books about Live that simply explain its features like a second manual, this hands-on-centric book contains a series of exercises that will walk readers through all the features they need to make an actual track from start to finish. Also included are audio content for use in the Ableton Live exercises contained in the text and screen-cast videos of the exercises, so readers can actually see how many of the features described by the author work.

A substantial appendix section offers discussions of important non-Ableton-specific topics, including digital audio basics, components of a producer's studio, considerations when buying a DAW computer, and more.

In addition to over 20 years of making electronic music, certified Ableton trainer Jake Perrine has over a decade of experience teaching audio production, so not only does he know what he's talking about, he knows how to make sure the reader know what he's talking about! Whether it's DJing, making mashups and remixes, playing with a band, or building epic dance anthems from scratch, this book has all the step-by-step details achieve it with Ableton Live.

About the Author:
Jake Perrine began making bloops and bleeps with computers on an Apple II+ when he was 12. He has been an audio engineer for RealNetworks and a mastering engineer at RFI/CD, and has taught professional audio production for over a decade at the Art Institute of Seattle. He has written and directed a rock opera entitled Vamp, releases his own solo electronic music under the name of Spire, and is one half of the electropop duo Bloom.

Pricing and Availability:
$16.99

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36 comments | Watch Video on Youtube |

mobin11 25-Mar-12 12:33 AM

Both books ordered today, will do an amazon review for them as they have no reviews yet


grimejuggal0 23-Mar-12 02:00 AM

Can i have a copy of this video @DJVespers im doing a presentation on Mr. Perrine and an interveiw with him is a requirement. Plus being interveiwed by you is perfect, because you brought my knowledge of him to me. Thank you.


bluefoxfarm 14-Mar-12 09:16 PM

thanks for the link on the books by Jake. I picked them both up. That's exactly what I was looking for......a starting point in the monster known as LIVE. Thanks my friends!


DigitalPyr0 09-Mar-12 01:34 PM

@DJVespers I totally agree, I will be one of the few making sick beats after the great famine. :) I received the second book in the mail yesterday. :) I am moving to Anacortes in April, and I am looking forward to meeting the local user group. Sounds like a great community up there.


DJVespers 09-Mar-12 07:48 AM

Look on the upside. If there's a food shortage at least you have protein bars. You can't eat a book :( Hopefully they'd do digital though. Would be nice.


DJVespers 09-Mar-12 07:46 AM

LOL. It's all about the Island life. City's more expensive.


DJVespers 09-Mar-12 07:45 AM

Cheers bro! Thanks for watchin.


DJVespers 09-Mar-12 07:45 AM

He's got the 2 channel A/D and 2 channel D/A I think.


tarekith 28-Feb-12 04:36 AM

Which Burl convertor is that?


tarekith 28-Feb-12 04:32 AM

Congrats Jake, and thanks to Drew for letting everyone know about it!


DigitalPyr0 24-Feb-12 11:05 PM

@MusicProGuides excellent, I just got the first book from B&N yesterday. Looks great and I am working through it. I will buy all 3 on Kindle when they are released.


MusicProGuides 24-Feb-12 10:42 PM

It's coming very soon!


tintala 22-Feb-12 03:57 PM

Are you guys trustfunderSS? To live on Orcas Isle? daym.


DigitalPyr0 20-Feb-12 11:01 PM

no digital release is not acceptable. Get this to the Kindle soon please.


DigitalPyr0 20-Feb-12 10:59 PM

Please release this digitally, at least to the Kindle. I have been waiting for 3 weeks now for the book to ship and have ordered it twice so far. Once through Amazon and then sent me Protein Bars instead of the book, and now through Barnes and Noble after Amazon told me that it would take another 3 weeks to get the book before it could ship. Please catch up with 2012 and release the book digitally. I would love to get started, but waiting for pulped trees to ship in the mail is silly.


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:21 PM

Excellent to hear the news about book 2. Stoked for it. Cheers!


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:20 PM

Sweet. Enjoy them! 


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:20 PM

:)


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:20 PM

Nope. Hardcopy only.


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:19 PM

Yeah, the second book isn't released yet. Patience ;)


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:19 PM

Good on ya. 


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:19 PM

You're correct. Some idiot would put it on a torrent site. And, I have no influence whatsoever on the publisher of Jake's book. I suspect a PDF will never be available. This one is hardcopy only gents. 


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:18 PM

That's a very polished response that says pretty much nothing specific...lol. Cheeky though. I like it.


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:17 PM

Less expensive, portable, doesn't require an internet connect, can be burnt to create light and heat in an emergency, makes you look smarter...shall I go on? ;)


DJVespers 13-Feb-12 08:15 PM

Excellent perspective. Regardless of your skill level, there are innumerable things you can garner from observing someone else's workflow. Hope you enjoy the book. 


djemptyx 08-Feb-12 10:08 PM

Just ordered from a place here in Sweden. I appreciate the display of sincerity and the way Jake explained his approach to this project. That sold me. Whereas I feel the 1st book may be a bit basic for me, I truly believe in trying to garner as much knowledge as possible about my fav subjects. It's good to read the same things put into different words and perspective. I'll collect them all if this one is all I expect it to be. Good luck to you both.


DarkSideoftheTune 08-Feb-12 01:13 AM

Greater access to tips


1n50mn1ac 07-Feb-12 11:23 PM

So why wold this book be better than a live course? I find video courses a better way to understand the program and the process of making music! You cannot hear a book!


robdrums69 07-Feb-12 11:09 PM

I emailed Ableton about live 9 here's their reply .. :)

Thanks for contacting Ableton Customer Care and your interest in our company.

We are doing very well and are extremely busy working on exciting things that we are looking forward to showing our users when we are ready.

Please understand that we can't disclose specifics until we're ready for a public announcement

So please don't worry, your favorite company is doing fine and doesn't want to ruin the surprise for everybody ;


LARRYSTYLEZ 07-Feb-12 08:48 PM

Yeah I would love this book and buy today but I really don't want to wait 2 months or more to get it... if you can get Jake to sell a PDF that would make my life alot easier but I understand how it could be bad for sales as im sure some idiot would put it on a torrent site ;S


PeresD 07-Feb-12 08:40 PM

thanks for the link Vespers,I just ordered the book !


00Mass00 07-Feb-12 07:39 PM

I'm going to order your book jake ;) but I have to wait for the second part sounddesign,mixing and mastering cause its not yet available in my country.. (amazon ship 7 to 14 weeks :s ) I can't wait to try!


Voiceofthegreens 07-Feb-12 07:09 PM

Can this book be downloaded in a PDF file.


DanielGrozier 04-Feb-12 09:45 AM

sounds good fellas,any friend of v-man is a good bloke


pmf2000 04-Feb-12 01:46 AM

Cool! Books are on order.


MusicProGuides 31-Jan-12 11:47 PM

Nice Jake! We're proud to have you in the Hal Leonard family! You done a masterful job on your books and I think they'll help a lot of folks! Book 2 will be on the shelves very soon.


 
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