MINIMAL TECHNO: ABLETON LIVE

Content

History & Sound Design

• Listening session: analysing the minimal sound
• Programming drums in Ableton Live
• Creating unique drum & percussion sounds
• Build your own minimal drum kit

Drums & Percussive FX

• Step sequencing
• Pattern switching techniques
• Using MIDI Plugins to create percussion
• Adding swing and groove to your percussion
• Clip Automation techniques

Basslines, Riffs & Vocals

• Creating minimal bass and synth patches
• Programming basslines & riffs
• Vocal Layering, panning & EQ tricks
• Pitch shifting and other twisted vocal FX

Structure and Arrangement

• Arrangement tips for minimal tracks
• Adding breakdowns & build-ups
• Automating FX transitions: filter sweeps & modulation
• Mixdown tips and tricks

Reviews

jason brown Course rating: 10/10

Great experience. I have finally bridged the gap. Lots more to learn but PB has just given me the foundation to build on !

Romi Behl Course rating: 10/10

I Really Enjoyed the course although i always miss the chat ;-p. Learnt a lot of tricks in ableton. Jonny is really helpful and nice in his ways of explaining stuff. I feel he is a really good teacher. I hope to take up another course with PB very soon. Romi:-) 

Douglas Cooney Course rating: 10/10

Great experience, been producing for a few years now and found the standard very high. Had a great time over the four weeks and would gladly recommend the course to friends. The course structure and layout was spot on and exactly what i signed up for. Thanks, I look forward to doing more of your courses in the future, Doug Cooney

Tiarnan McMorrow Course rating: 10/10

Simply Brilliant

Pete Smith Course rating: 9/10

Thanks alot for this , the course has been really helpful , even though it was very hectic with xmas in between!!! Have a great new year!!!

Dan Banacu PFA Course rating: 10/10

I think that studies based on music styles are very interesting. I believe that this is a very efficient method to learn both techniques and style essentials. Happy new year for 2011. Kind regards, Dan

Robert Oddo Course rating: 10/10

Thanks to everyone involved at Point Blank, both Ableton courses I took were way beyond my expectations! I learned so much in just a few short months, and my knowledge and producing skills have improved greatly. Jonny Miller is such a great tutor, he will get you where you want to be, and props to Danny Lewis for his in depth videos. All in all, I couldn't imagine a better place to go for music production! Cheers

Eduardo Carrillo Course rating: 10/10

At first i didn t have any idea of how this was going to be, im very happy with the course, the way  how is done and my tutor. Thank you  Johny and  thanks Point Blank. Looking for some more  courses... :)

Derek Mc Manus Course rating: 10/10

I really enjoyed this course, i have learned so much over the past for weeks i'd say it would have took me a few years to get the hang of what i learned in the last four weeks about abelton and its effects and the minimal style. Johnny miller was a great tutor and a great help eveything he said made sense and helped me with my projects. Thank you pointblank and johnny miller for a great course.

Matthew Maxwell Course rating: 10/10

I thought the course was pretty awesome.  Freddy did a really great job with giving concise and useful feedback.  He wasn't afraid to tell me when I did something he wasn't feeling for the track, but did so with tact and understanding.  When he disliked a portion of the track I sent him, he told me why and showed me how to better that section, as well as giving me some great ideas to make the track more robust. I was very pleased with the course overall.

Lukas Rock Course rating: 10/10

amazing what an effort a newbie, like me, could do in a course like that! i didn't expect that! for my opinnion, it's worth all of the money. cool feeling to have your own designed track after the course!

Brian Sachetti Course rating: 10/10

Fantastic course & school, guys! I loved every moment of it, I wish I could take another course right now but I'm gonna try and sign up for the Remix, Mastering and Dub-Step classes sometime in the future. Thank you guys so much, I'm gonna highly recommend this school to my friends who are interested in electronic music production. Thanks again, guys. Take care, Brian

Connor Corcoran Course rating: 10/10

I had a blast through these last 4 weeks, the course covered way more than I ever expected. The tutor was great aswell. Nice guy, very helpful along the way, willing to answer any and all questions. I will definitely be taking another course down the road, seeing as this one stepped my production game up far beyond what I expected.

Jose Alejandro Rodriguez Mayz Course rating: 10/10

The course is amazing and straight to the point. I learnt everything to do with minimal techno, from the drums and bass to effects, riffs buildups and everything in between. The weekly live chats are great for further developing ideas you might have in your mind and having a pro going thru your work every week is just soooo amazing. I give it a 10 out of 10. It's a pitty that it doesn't go on for longer, you really don't want it to end! Thanks guys!, Molten