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Ableton Live 2
Fall '26

Harness the virtual instruments and audio effects that are included with Ableton Live. Classes meet online, weekly on Mondays @ 7pm CST for 12 weeks, starting October 19, 2026.
FORMAT

live instruction over zoom

START DATE

Mon. 10.19.26

DURATION

12 WEEKS
3 HRS / WEEK*

END DATE

Mon 01.18.27

PRICE

$499 / MONTH

START TIME

7PM CST

*Class lengths may be reduced to 2 hours for very small class sizes.

Master Ableton's toolkit.

Learn to use the instruments and effects available in Ableton Live to take your tracks to the next level. Push beyond presets and start building your own sounds with Live's synthesizers and samplers, then make those sounds glow, move, and breathe using Live's audio effects and automation.
Everything you need to know to create your own original sounds with Ableton Live:
  • Make your own basses, leads, percussion, and sound FX from scratch!
  • Add flavor and dimension to every sound in your song with audio effects
  • Add depth to your songs with your own deep, lush atmospheres
  • Start mixing your new track using EQ, compression, and saturation

Meet your instructor.

James Patrick (JP)

Ableton Live | Sound Design | Modular Synthesis

James Patrick is a sound artist, music producer, author and educator. He has been creating original electronic music works and events involving technology and live music since the 1990s. He is the co-founder and owner of Slam Academy, an Ableton Certified Training Center based in Minneapolis that teaches music production, DJing, and specialty music industry courses.

James was one of the first Ableton Certified Trainers in the world, helping pilot the trainer program in 2008, and has since been a leader among Ableton educators. His first 10 years of teaching sound design and audio production were at the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, before moving onto Dubspot in New York City. Since starting Slam Academy in 2012, he has taken on private clients from around the world that range from beginners to some of the most prolific musicians of our time.

James has written two books: Sound Design for Electronic Music - Creating Original Sounds with Ableton Live: Part One - Essentials of Analog and FM Synthesis, and Sound Design for Electronic Music - Creating Original Sounds with Ableton Live: Part Two - Effects Processing, Sampling, and Advanced Digital Synthesis. Through his professional involvement in both academic and popular electronic realms, James curated the international Spark Festival of Electronic Music in collaboration with the University of Minnesota. James is also the recipient of the American Composer’s Forum MECA award, among other awards.

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