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Ableton Core

10 sessions · Tuesday · 2hr each

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Get productive in Ableton Live

Ableton has two views, a unique clip-based workflow, and a deep set of built-in instruments and effects. Most people learn bits of it from YouTube over months. This course teaches you how Session and Arrangement views connect, how the routing works, and how to build a project from scratch — so the software makes sense as a whole, not just in isolated pieces.

27 chapters of ground covered

  • Navigation and topology — how Live is laid out, what lives where, and the Session/Arrangement relationship that defines Ableton’s workflow
  • Getting stuff in — audio, MIDI, samples, loops, and instruments. Every way to bring material into a project
  • Recording — audio and MIDI recording, cycle recording, comping, punching, overdubs, and looping
  • Editing — clip editing, warping, quantizing, groove extraction. Ableton’s approach to time manipulation
  • Instruments and synthesis — Operator, Wavetable, Simpler, Sampler, and how Racks and Chains let you build complex instruments from simple pieces
  • Effects and mixing — Live’s audio effects, working with sends and returns, and building a mix inside the DAW
  • Slicing and sampling — chopping audio into playable instruments, a core Ableton workflow
  • Automation, arrangement, and performance — moving from loops to finished tracks, and Live’s unique strengths for live performance and DJ sets

Taught at an Ableton Certified Training Center by instructors who use Live daily.

Prerequisites: None. This is the starting point.

What's next? Mixing and Synthesis Tools — the effects, synthesis, and mixing vocabulary that applies across every DAW.

Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026

Tuesday, 5:00 PM Pacific

10 × 2hr classes ·

$705.00

Price includes 3 months BKS Residency

What's a residency?

Residency is your Beat Kitchen membership —$85/mo or $700/yr. It includes office hours, gyms, beat challenges, and a community of producers on Discord.

Non-residents can take any class — residency months are bundled into the price. If you're already a resident, check the box above and you'll see the lower class-only price.

Learn more about residency →

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Nathan is Very knowledgeable and passionate about music. he has a ton of experience as an engineer and producer he plays piano and understands all the notes logic pro that is what i will be doing next. .looking forward to the classes

—Don, Vancouver, BC


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I studied with a couple of these teachers before they started this school. They were really inspiring and knew exactly how to help me push my music production skills to the next level. It’s great that they are starting this music community!

—Caleb, Detroit, MI


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Had an Awesome class about Music Theory! It was short but sweet! Being only a music enthusiast and curious on what the class has to offer, Nathan (Instructor) was able to explain it so well and had me captivated on what it is all about. Pretty sure I’ll be attending more classes and just expand my knowledge for sure! -Timothy

—Timmy, San Francisco, CA


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Online session very informative and Nathan is a kind and gifted teacher

—Gaston, New York, NY


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Lots of foundational and important information happens in this class. For producers this class is a MUST, for artists its a PRIORITY and for theorists its a MOST DEFINITELY. You will leave the class with something no matter how skilled of a

—ivan, New York, NY


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