Music Production in Ableton Live 9 - The Beginners Guide! (Udemy.com)
Join Students in The Beginners Guide to Ableton Live 9 for learning the basics of music production in Ableton Live 9
Created by: Tomas George
Last updated July 2026
What you will learn
- Understand the basics of Ableton Live 9
- Understand Ableton's Preferences
- Learn how to Record Audio and MIDI in Ableton Live 9
- Gain a quick overview of the MIDI and Audio Effects in Ableton Live 9
- Improve at Music Production in General
How it compares
Against the other 241 rated Udemy courses in Music Production on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 13% of them
- Reviews382#92 of 242 by number of reviews
- Length0.9 hoursshorter than 95% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 92% of them
Course Description
Ableton Live 9 is a software music sequencer and digital audio workstation for OS X and Windows.
Ableton Live is used across professional studios, bedroom studios and also as a performance tool for live performance. Learning how to use your DAW correctly will dramatically improve the quality of your music and the speed you create it.
NOTE: This course is for Ableton Live Suite 9 and above. Some of the features I discuss in this course will only be available for Ableton Live Suite 9 and above
In this course you will gain a basic understanding of Ableton Live 9. You'll learn the beauty and the power of this software that's used by professional producers today.
This course will cover such topics as Ableton Live Preferences, Recording Audio and MIDI, Audio Effects and MIDI.
What you'll learn in this course will help you understand the basics of music production in Ableton Live 9.
Learn to love Ableton Live 9 and make music with it.
This course was last updated on 12/14/2016
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
382 Reviews
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
By Jonah gray on 1/4/2023
Pretty much useless for me. I was hoping to get into some real practical music making, not spend a whole section of the course going through every Ableton setting.
By Evan Ketzal on 6/8/2018
Ive been learning music for a while and most of the things I already know so I can prove its good info in here, plus gives a little extra more cause some stuff I didnt know about! this is cool bro! keep at it! recommended
By Patrick Drinkwalter on 5/23/2018
Very well structured Introduction for complete beginners such as myself. The Instructor speaks clearly and explains everything in a well understandable fashion. Also it's free, so you couldn't really complain even if it was terrible. Which it isn't. It's quite good. Thanks a lot :)
By Trina S on 12/13/2017
This was a free course that was basically enough to get me ready and learning Ableton Live. Enough to get you hooked and want to purchase access to the full course by Tomas George. Which, I ended up doing. I will warn you, he focuses a lot on things in Live 9 Standard over Live, so some options may not apply that he discusses.
By Joshua Connell on 7/10/2017
I would have liked to have had a little more description of the items in audio preferences. What they actually do and how they should be set depending on performance of your chosen computer. I'm sure this is probably covered in the full version, though getting these set accordingly before you begin messing around with ableton fully I found to be hugely beneficial. Otherwise, very easy to understand course with lots of useful knowledge to ease the daunting size of the program.
By Kevin Dietz on 6/9/2017
Great intro to Ableton. I'm a Pro Tools and Maschine user interested in Ableton. I know DAWs very well, but wanted to see the workflow of Ableton. This is a great, simple introduction to the basic operation and workflow of Ableton. If/when I purchase Ableton, I will definitely get the full course.
By Naufal Shidqi Rabbani on 5/13/2017
Just started this course. The instructor really knows not only about the materials, but also how to teach properly. His explanation is clear and he used his time effectively, putting a lot of information in short videos. I recommend this course for those curious with Ableton Live.
By Tor Parsons on 4/11/2017
This review covers everything I wanted to know about Ableton: how to record acoustic instruments in it, how to place tracks in the left or right channel, how to add reverb, et cetera. I feel fully ready to begin working with Ableton now. It is all explained so concisely.
By Chris Smith on 3/15/2017
A great looking course, would have been nice to see how he was recording the track by a camera on his midi device. but if this video is anything to go by the course is going to be fun and interesting. signing up for more? Definitely!
By Michael Elliott on 1/11/2017
Really good starting overview to Ableton Live. The program is a little overwhelming when first opened, and Tomas does a great job of highlighting the key things you need to know to get started. I'd suggest adding a small amount of material on creating a basic beat, selecting/adding a synth to a midi track, and maybe slightly more on audio effects (overview, not detail). But I'll bet these are covered in his Complete course.
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