Sessions 1–4
First launch and interface orientation. The two views. Tracks and clips. Loading sounds from the Browser using Live 12's new filter system. Professional naming and organization from session one.
Academy / Ableton Live 12 / Level 1
Ableton Live 12 Level 1: DAW Foundations
Twelve sessions. One complete track. If you finish this level, you leave with an exported, listenable production and every foundational skill you need to keep going. This is not theory. Every session ends with a deliverable you made.
Sessions 5–8
Recording MIDI with the Overdub workflow. Recording audio with correct monitoring. The MIDI Clip Editor: notes, velocity, Chance, and Seed. Tempo, Warp, and Scale Awareness.
Sessions 9–12
Building insert effect chains. The mixer: gain staging, panning, and sends. Exporting the correct way the first time. Capstone: a complete 2-minute track from blank screen to exported WAV.
12 Sessions
Every session ends with something you made.
Each of the 12 sessions has a clear completion standard — not a quiz, a deliverable. Session 5 ends when you have a recorded MIDI loop using the Overdub workflow. Session 11 ends when you have exported a WAV master and performed the round-trip import test. Session 12 ends when you have a 2-minute track, exported and filed.
The level is complete when the capstone track is done. That is the credential. You did not watch someone else build something. You built it.
Pricing
One purchase. The complete Level 1 curriculum guide.
Public: $299. Pro Workshop members: $249 (enter promo code at checkout). All Access members: $199 (enter promo code at checkout). One-time purchase. Immediate PDF download. Lifetime access.
Level 1: DAW Foundations
Start where you are. Finish with a track.
No prior DAW experience required. Ableton Live 12 installed (any edition). A working audio output. The commitment to complete each session's exercise before moving to the next. That is the entry requirement. The exit: a finished track and every foundational Live skill you need to keep building.