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Ableton Live 12 - Music Production in Ableton Live (Udemy.com)

Learn Music Production in Ableton Live for Mac and PC. Learn Recording, Editing, Synthesis, Songwriting and Music Theory

Created by: Tomas George

Last updated August 2026

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What you will learn

  • Navigate Around Ableton Live
  • Setup your Audio Interface and MIDI Controller
  • How to Record and Edit MIDI
  • How to Record and Edit Audio
  • Avoid common mistakes other Ableton Live users make
  • Shortcuts
  • How to Work Quickly and Efficiently in Ableton Live 12
  • Improve your general Music Production skills
  • Build a Track from Nothing
  • Learn Music Theory and Songwriting Essentials in Ableton Live
  • Learn how to use some of Ableton Live's top Instruments and Synths Such as Meld
  • How to work Quickly and Efficiently in Ableton Live 12
  • How to Compose using the Session View
  • How to Record into the Arrangement View
  • The Basics of Mixing
  • MIDI Recording Features such as Quantizing
  • MIDI Effects such as the Arpeggiator
  • The basics of Music Theory

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Course Description

Have you always wanted to make music in Ableton Live, but you don't know where to begin?

Tomas and Ian have created the ultimate beginner's guide to Ableton Live 12, so anyone can learn to produce music!

The course starts off covering essential techniques so that beginners can get to grips with the software in a fun and easy-to-understand way.

Numerous resources are provided throughout the course so that you can follow along with us every step of the process.

Later, intermediate and advanced topics are covered so that you can build upon your Music Production skills as you progress.

We have made this course as concise as possible, focusing on what is important, making sure no time is wasted, and giving you an efficient learning experience.

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Why Choose Our Course?


Over the past few years, we have analyzed feedback from thousands of our previous Ableton Live students, to make sure that this is our best course yet.

Learning should be fun! With our years of teaching experience, we have carefully constructed a curriculum that is enjoyable, comprehensive and perfectly suited for learning online.

Instead of regurgitating the Ableton Live manual, we have crafted a syllabus that allows students to follow along, creating a song with us, while learning how to master the software.

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What Makes us Qualified to Teach You?


Tomas and Ian have years of experience teaching various Digital Audio Workstations, including tens of thousands of Ableton Live students, with courses on Live 9, 10 and 11.

Tomas is the No.1 Music Production instructor on Udemy and has taught over 300,000 students worldwide.

He specializes in Music Production, Songwriting and Music Theory and has multiple Best-Selling courses on Udemy. Tomas has a Master’s degree in Music Production as well as a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition.


Ian has created some of the most popular DAW training courses online, having taught tens of thousands of Music Production students. He has multiple Best-Selling courses on Udemy with thousands of 5* ratings.

Ian produces music, with releases on BMG and is also an active Mixing and Mastering Engineer. He has both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music Production.

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Our Promise to You


As dedicated instructors, we want to ensure you have the best learning experience possible.
If you have any questions, ourselves or a member of our team will get back to you as as soon as possible.

If you are in any way unhappy with this course, remember you can take advantage of our 30-day money-back guarantee!

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With over 200 lectures and more than 20 hours of content, we cover a wide variety of topics including:


• The Session + Arrangement Views

• Setting up your Audio Interface and MIDI Controller

• Sequencing MIDI and Creating Music with Clips

• Recording MIDI and Audio

• Editing MIDI and Audio

• Quantizing MIDI and Audio

• Using Velocity

• Automation

• Advanced MIDI Recording Techniques

• Punching in, Loop Recording and Comping

• Mixing Basics - EQ, Compression, Reverb

• MIDI and Audio Effects

• Warping

• New Ableton Live 12 Instruments and Features

• Ableton Live Essential Instruments such as Drift, Meld, Simpler, Wavetable, Tension and Collision

• Music Theory and Songwriting Essentials

• and Much More.

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Instructor Details

Tomas George

Hi, Tomas here. I'm a UK Music Producer, Composer, Audio Engineer and Video Maker.

I've been producing and writing music for over twenty years. I have an MMus Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA (Hons) Degree in Music Composition.

I really enjoy writing and producing all types of music, but I especially love teaching it online.

Since 2016, I've been creating online courses that over 400,000 students worldwide have taken.

My courses teach the skills to help you learn and improve at music and audio production.

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Reviews

4.8

1,771 ratings on Udemy

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By Jason Ortis on 8/2/2026

Pretty easy to follow along the video & also recreate what the instructor was doing in the video on my laptop at the same time.

By Lovro Vereš on 7/25/2026

You deserve it. I like that you talk for real, that there is not some ai sound talking. It feels more interesting. and the way you strutured thic course, i think that i will master all features.

By Timothy I. McDermott on 6/21/2026

struggling to stay focused..... But that's a me issue. I am a guitarist. This process is entirely new to me. Keeping my fingers crossed. Not to mention I am 68 but to truly believe an old dog can learn new tricks.

By Marc Rice on 4/23/2026

I’m still early in the course—haven’t even finished the first section—but I can already say this is one of the best software courses I’ve ever taken, if not the best. The material is presented in a way that’s incredibly clear and easy to follow, which makes a huge difference with something as deep as Ableton Live. What stands out most is how the course breaks things down into manageable pieces without oversimplifying. Concepts that used to feel overwhelming now feel approachable, and I find myself actually wanting to keep going instead of feeling stuck or intimidated. For the first time, Ableton feels less like a barrier and more like a tool I can confidently learn and use.

By Kendall BATES on 3/9/2026

Great information. Good pace of presentation. Good modualization of info for student comprehension/assimilation. However, to my ear the presentation was less than stimulating, so far (as compared to the info content, which I did find stimulating).

By Udemy User on 2/13/2026

My personal experience has been good. There is a clear structure and the way the resources download works is pleasant. Sometimes it moves a bit fast, since I am a complete beginner. But then I simply watch the video several times.

By Aleksander Olejnik on 1/22/2026

Complete beginner. I just completed my very first house beat after 20 minutes of this course. Clear explanations, good pace.

By Roy Mitchell on 1/19/2026

Absolutely Perfect! The attention to detail is second to none. for someone like myself who has ADHD and Autism, this tutor has kept me engaged the whole time. It has been an absolute joy. Thank you

By Greg Bonney on 1/15/2026

Enjoying the lessons so far. Very clearly communicated. Ableton Live is a little intimidating at first with so much going on in the screen, so it's great to see everything explained step by step.

By Ralph Diepstraten on 11/24/2025

This is a great course if you're new to Ableton, very clear and designed to make information stick. However, I was slightly disappointed with the arranging your own song section. Some more attention could have gone into that to make it more complete. Overall a great course and would recommend to anyone starting out!

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