Advanced Ableton Live: Hip-Hop

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About Course

This Advanced Ableton Live: Hip-Hop course is an advanced-level experience for producers aiming to master the craft of hip-hop production using Ableton Live. Students will analyze production across the genre’s history, build advanced drum sequences and textures, experiment with creative sampling techniques, and develop professional-quality vocals and mixes.
By the end of the course, each student will complete and present an original hip-hop track that demonstrates artistic voice, technical excellence, and genre fluency.

Topics & Goals



Hip-Hop Eras & Track Analysis

Study classic to modern styles and learn to hear swing, space, and arrangement choices.



Advanced Drum Programming

Build custom kits, layer hits, and apply swing, ghost notes, and microtiming.



Drum Buss & Texture

Add saturation, compression, and transient shaping to create lived-in drum tone.



Sampling & Resampling Workflows

Flip sources with crate-digging, ethics, and convert-to-audio strategies.



Warping, Slicing & Chop Techniques

Use Simpler/Sampler, Slice-to-MIDI, and warp modes for loops and phrases.



Vocal Recording & Editing

Track verses with proper mic technique, then comp, clean, and align takes.



Rap Vocal Mixing & FX Chains

Apply EQ, de-essing, compression, parallel paths, doubles, ad-libs, and throws.



Creative Mixing & Delivery

Balance drums, bass, and vocals, set loudness, and export release-ready files.

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