Ableton Live 12 EDM Course: Produce Professional Electronic Tracks

This ableton live 12 edm course takes you from first idea to a finished, release-ready track. Build drums with Drum Rack, design bass and leads with Meld, Wavetable and Operator, arrange powerful drops, and finish your mix and master inside Live 12.

Built by working producers, engineers and touring DJs, the program follows a clear system so you can write, arrange, mix and master Electronic Dance Music with confidence. Explore more Ableton Live Courses or our full catalog of Online Courses. For post-production, see Mixing Courses and Mastering Courses.

Why this training works

100% Live 12: MIDI Transformations & Generators, Keys & Scales, new devices like Meld, Roar and Granulator III, improved browser and tagging.
Finish real tracks: graduate with a club-ready single and optional EP variations (radio edit and extended mix).
Personal feedback: submit your session for low-end fixes, arrangement surgery, mix notes and release strategy.
Lifetime access & updates: new Live features and EDM lessons added over time.
Community: private group with remix challenges, collabs and Q&As.

Curriculum (EDM-focused)

Overview — course flow, project assets, EP goals
Setup — audio/MIDI prefs, buffer, library & browser tags, default template
Keys & Scales — Live 12 Keys & Scales device, creative progressions
MIDI Bass Creation — rolling/sub bass with Meld/Operator; groove, legato & glide
Song Structure — intros, builds, breakdowns, drops, energy mapping
Drums — Drum Rack, Slice to New MIDI Track, Drum Buss, swing & humanize
External Loops & Vocals — warping modes, tuning and timing for features
Audio Edits — splits, fades, slip, Consolidate, Follow Actions
Compressor — Glue vs. Compressor, parallel and bus strategies
EQ — EQ Eight musical shaping, de-mud & masking control
Reverb — Hybrid Reverb & algorithmic plates; tempo-synced space
Automation — clip & track automation, modulators, performance moves
Layers & Pads — stacks, instrument racks, macro control
Live 12 Instruments — Meld, Wavetable, Operator, Granulator III
Arpeggiator & MIDI Tools — Arp, MIDI Transformations & Generators
Sidechain & Pump — musical ducking with Compressor/Shaper
Returns & Buses — sends, submix groups, gain staging
Electronic Harmony — useful theory for EDM (circle of fifths applied)
Session Organization — color, collections, stacked detail view
Producing Parts 1–4 — idea → arrangement → build/drop → polish
Mixing — low-end glue, spatial FX, stereo image, translation checks
Mastering — LUFS targets, true-peak limiting, bounce & delivery
Add-ons — capture whistle/voice ideas, Warp tricks, Audio to MIDI, templates

What’s included

Projects & Stems: practice sessions and genre blueprints
Racks & Presets: drum racks, bass/lead racks, FX chains
Templates: startup templates for faster builds
Checklists & Cheat Sheets: arrangement, mix and delivery
Optional 1:1 Feedback: targeted notes from working engineers

New to Live? See features and requirements on Ableton’s official page:
Ableton Live 12.

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