Ableton Live Tutorials
Free music production videos by Heath Holme
Watch my comprehensive Ableton Live tutorials covering everything from beginner basics to advanced production techniques. I'm Heath Holme, an Ableton trainer based in Ibiza with 25+ years in electronic music. I've DJ'ed alongside artists like Carl Cox, taught at Point Blank Music School, and released on labels including Toolroom and Yoshitoshi. These free tutorials cover real techniques you can use straight away. My YouTube channel features over 120 Ableton Live tutorials covering production techniques, sound design, and electronic music creation. Whether you're just starting out or refining advanced techniques, these tutorials cover everything you need to create professional electronic music in Ableton Live.
Top Performing Tutorials
Sample the Internet in Ableton Live
AI Chord Generator for Ableton Live
Sample the Internet in Ableton Live with the VOID Web Sampler, a free Max for Live device that captures audio from any web source and turns it into a playable instrument. Heath walks through installation, MIDI mode and note triggers, and creative ways to use it in your tracks.
AI Chord Generator for Ableton Live: how to use ChordSeqAI to create custom chord progressions, export them as MIDI, and bring them into your Ableton workflow. Heath walks through the app and shows how it speeds up songwriting for producers.
Convert Drums to MIDI for Melodic Inspiration
Ableton Live Expressive Chord Device Tutorial
Convert drums to MIDI in Ableton Live to turn rhythm patterns into melodic inspiration. Heath shows how to use the Convert Drums to New MIDI Track feature to build perfectly timed, groove-focused melodies that lock with your beat.
Ableton Live's Expressive Chord Device: the complete workflow for adding depth through macro modulation, strumming techniques, and the right setup for recording your results. Heath walks through it all. If it sounds good, it is good.
Using Pigments Sequencer to Control Other Instruments in Ableton Live
Euclidean Rhythms for Melody Creation in Ableton Live
Use the Pigments sequencer to control other instruments in Ableton Live via MIDI. Heath covers the complete setup, creative factory presets, building custom sequences from scratch, and using modulators to add evolving complexity to your patterns.
Euclidean rhythms for melody creation in Ableton Live using the Rotating Rhythm Generator. Heath shows how to turn simple patterns into intricate melodic sequences and generate complex, organic-sounding melodies with minimal effort.
Live Production Sessions
Watch me build tracks from scratch in real-time with live Q&A
Building an IDM Track from Scratch, Live Production Session
Indie Dance Track Production, Full Workflow in Ableton Live
Build an IDM track from scratch in Ableton Live. Heath works through advanced sound design in real time, the STING 2 sequencer in action, and the honest creative workflow including the messy parts. Live Q&A throughout.
Build an Indie Dance track from start to finish in Ableton Live. Heath covers drum programming, hook creation, bass line development, and the honest creative process including the dead ends. Live Q&A throughout, ask questions and shape the track's direction.
Polyrhythms Explained, Cheat Codes for House & Techno
Dub Techno Production from Start to Finish
Polyrhythms in Ableton Live, everything you need to know for house and techno. Part of Heath's Cheat Codes for House and Techno Producers series.
Build a Dub Techno track from scratch in Ableton Live. Heath works through drum programming, hook development, bass line creation, and the complete honest workflow including creative dead ends. Live Q&A throughout, ask questions and shape the track's direction.
Modern Progressive House Track, Complete Production Tutorial
Build a modern Progressive House track in Ableton Live. Heath covers contemporary bass line creation, crisp drum grooves, lush synth work, and current sound design, the honest workflow including the messy parts, with live Q&A throughout.
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Ready to work on your own music? The tutorials cover the techniques. Working together is different, I put my ear directly on your tracks and tell you what's holding them back. If you're serious about finishing music that's ready to release, that's what the 1-on-1 work is for.