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How To Make Progressive House in Ableton Live

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Okay we're on it. Thinking of doing some bonus content to supply MIDI patterns for your DAW and Loopcloud, to help with making Progressive House. Watch this space later in the week....

How To Make Progressive House in Ableton Live

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Good plan! I reckon we can find a House artist to rustle up something, if not do it ourselves. Got some track links for reference?

Complete Guide to Loopcloud Course Released

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Course Dropped Just Now!! Hope you enjoy it....

https://www.producertech.com/detail/index/sArticle/188

The learning curve is quite steep on this one, as it goes from beginner level up to advanced quite quickly (despite being a 7-hour long course!), so if you're a beginner then don't stress about making it to the end! Just go as far as you can and then come back later when you want to progress further.

ALSO, Rob is currently working on another Loopcloud course, which will be entirely beginner level, showing how to create a complete track in the DAW using only Loopcloud.

Community Site Intro Stream

Livestreams

Today's stream is in 3 hours! Looking forward to it.....

Creating drum fills

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Hey Simon, nice idea! Seppa's last livestream looked at transitions a bit, so that could also be worth a look. I reckon we could focus on that in some dedicated tutorials or streams to come though for sure...

How to make rave sounds

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They're great aren't they, the Undrgrndsounds stuff! One of my favourite labels for sure! Glad you like the tuts

New Rave Production Tutorials

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Check the Bonus Tutorials (Sound Design section) for over an hour of fresh tips from Rob Jones on producing rave beats, basses and leads.

How to make rave sounds

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Now uploaded to the Bonus Tutorials area, in the Sound Design section.

Post your questions here (start a topic in this category)

DAW or Software Questions

Honestly, I think people just fall into one or the other. Both have their strong points but ultimately it's whatever you're most comfortable using. If you have the time and money to learn both then absolutely, go for it! Always better to be proficient in multiple DAWs if that's doable, but one is also more than enough! It's hard to say whether more people are using one or the other these days, although most of the producers in our circle have either switched over to Ableton from Logic or intend to do so, mainly to offer up more collaborative opportunities (which suggests more people are using it) or because of the increased flexibility and live performing capabilities.

Brand new to music production? Here's some recommended courses to get you started...

Guides to the Producertech Site

• Learning the basics in a DAW is normally the best place to start. For instance, taking a beginners level course in Ableton Live would be a great first step. The course below goes from first steps with the software up to making basic arrangements, with audio and MIDI.

https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/175/beginner-s-guide-to-music-production-in-ableton-live

• To support this, it's recommended to check out our beginners guides to different areas of production; a range that we'll be expanding over time. These currently include:

EQ Fundamentals: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/148/eq-fundamentals?number=PT001

Compression Fundamentals: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/172/compression-fundamentals?number=PT008

The Art of Filtering: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/170/the-art-of-filtering?number=PT007

The Art of Sampling: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/157/the-art-of-sampling?number=PT003

Beginner's Guide to Synthesis: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/154/beginner-s-guide-to-synthesis?number=PT002

Beginner's Guide to Music Theory: https://www.producertech.com/staff-picks/162/beginner-s-guide-to-music-theory-for-producers?number=PT005

• Fill in the gaps with our Bonus Member Tutorials! There are a lot of extra tutorials on this Community Site, the bulk of which were made in 2020, covering all sorts of subjects from mixing and sound design to specific software. Some recommendations for beginners (going from beginner to advanced) are:

• Bassline Techniques #1
• Lead Design Techniques #1
• Stereo Width Training/Quiz
• Reverb
• Creating the Perfect Kick Drum
• Sample Design
• Creating Dreamy Pads

Just search for them on this site or find them in the BONUS TUTORIALS section.

• Finally, consider checking out some artist (genre) courses, perhaps in a style you're interested in making. The difficulty level of these courses does range quite a lot though, with some producers getting more technical than others, so some prior knowledge is definitely required for most of the courses in this category. Feel free to ask other members on the forum what courses they've liked and you'll hopefully get some good suggestions there...

Hope this information helps!

The Producertech Team