Fast Songwriting In Ableton Live with Isaac Cotec

the best way to write a song in Ableton live.

Day 1
  • 18 video lessons
  • 5 hours and 26 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

When you are working on a song it’s easy to get lost in the details of production and lose sight of what you are really trying to do: make better music. Ableton Live can help – Ableton’s flexible workflow lets you focus on what really matters.

Isaac Cotec is an Ableton Certified Trainer and in Fast Songwriting In Ableton Live he’ll teach you how to setup Live so the technical side of your songwriting process is simple and straightforward.

You’ll get tips on organizing your sample library, presets, and other assets so you can stay in the flow once the creative process starts. Then you’ll work through every step of songwriting process. To start off, Isaac will share tips on:

  • Picking a concept, genre, and bpm
  • Building out the melodic and rhythmic seeds
  • Quickly writing the foundation of the track

He’ll also help develop your work after you’ve laid a foundation. You’ll get insights on using:

  • Core elements: intro, verse, chorus, bridge, break, pre-chorus
  • Melodic devices: call and response, passing notes, ground bass
  • Rhythmic devices: syncopation, polyrhythm, etc.

For those times when inspiration isn’t coming, Isaac will share the strategies he uses to overcome writer’s block and help you know when a song is done. You’ll know exactly what it takes to set up an optimal workspace in Ableton and how to write a song while taking full advantage of it’s functions and features.

Course Instructor

Isaac Cotec

Isaac Cotec

Isaac Cotec started producing electronic based music in 2005, while working with a project called Psyche Sonics. Psyche Sonics was an experimental group working with the science and research of binaural beats, and altering consciousness through sounds.

Fast Songwriting In Ableton Live with Isaac Cotec is rated 5.0 stars by 11 students

  • Juan F. T. Sep 24, 2020

    Great teacher, teachings, very inspiring, and more than i expected!!! Thanks Isaac and Creativelive for this!

  • Charlie W. Apr 15, 2019

    Wow, this course has been so helpful for me. I've always been frustrated as a musician with the production aspect and this course has given me the tools to overcome those roadblocks and get to making music. This course helped me in ways I could have never expected: I don't even have Ableton Live, I use a different DAW, but I was able to apply everything to what I have and learn more about my own DAW capabilities in the process. I'd recommend this to anyone looking to get into producing music. Fantastic.

  • Victor V. Oct 29, 2018

    In awe with this super kind and highly knowledgeable teacher! Wow, he really pours his musician's heart out in this outstanding course on everything that relates to being a musician, sketching, writing songs, composing, and so on. Also it's a course chock a block full of highly helpful Ableton Live project files, PDFs, and many many useful tips and tricks. I highly recommend this course, it should have cost WAY more, and in all honesty, it's a steal! And did I mention, that you learn a lot about and within the Ableton Live environment?! LOVE this course!

  • James J. Apr 12, 2017

    Very cool course. I was able to put to use many of the techniques Isaac has developed immediately. I'm taking his mixing course now and I'm finding it very useful too. Thanks Isaac!! You rock! or Electronic!! :)

  • William B. Jun 24, 2016

    Too often everyone just wants to learn the next set of techniques with in Ableton or whatever DAW. This class steps all the way back to build the foundation and organization you actually need to produce tracks. There's still a good amount of technique, especially for the beginner. Most importantly this class covers many of the key steps most musicians miss. It's really the difference between being professional and being heard or tinkering with the thousands of amateurs. Nothing wrong with that, just know what you want to accomplish and if it's write songs or tracks professionally, then this course will benefit you.

  • Baptiste L. Jun 24, 2016

    Isaac is one of the best guy who can teach anything on Ableton! He got so many tips! His courses are so amazing! I really improved my skills thanks to him! And I do rewatch his courses with pleasure!

  • U. Aug 1, 2015

    I started sequencing in the mid-80s using Dr T's Keyboard-controlled sequencer... it had two modes like LIVE, a loop mode and an arrangement mode... you can see the progression of design today.. of course, there were no internal sounds, just MIDI, so you used modules and keyboards for sound generation, synced to tape for recording, added vocals, then took your tape to a bigger studio to mix, then sent off your master to those mysterious magicians to make it sound like a record. Amazing to see such a young kid like Isaac, able to do all the above work out of a little laptop! This young man is such an inspiration. He's not only got the music and technical side down, he's got got a good head on his shoulders. Great job, Isaac! Thanks so much for your willingness to teach and share what you have, and you have a lot! You're a great help.

  • U. Apr 10, 2015

    Awesome course! Isaac is a great instructor and has shared some incredibly helpful tips on song structure and organization in Ableton. However, CreativeLive is still working on fixing the course. The videos are out of order and mislabeled, making it difficult to watch and follow along appropriately. I know they are working on it, it's just taking quite a long time from when the course was actually completed. I highly recommend this course, once CreativeLive get the videos labeled properly and in the correct order. I would take another course with Isaac, for sure.

  • B. Apr 9, 2015

    Isaac is a great instructor. Very clear and easy to understand with his instruction. I hope he teaches more classes. The videos and course material that he provides is well worth purchasing this class!

  • Khary A. Apr 6, 2015

    This was a stellar course in productivity and songwriting! I just wish i was still up on the server so I could finish watching it.

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