Learn Python through Music with Ableton Live

Learn Python through Music with Ableton Live, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.65, with 57 lectures, based on 91 reviews, and has 2228 subscribers.

You will learn about How to control Ableton with Python The Python language and Syntax, and how to use it to make Music The Ableton API, how to explore and interact with it Create Python Remote Scripts for your own MIDI controller How to make an an 'algorithmic' drum machine, which creates an infinite amount of rhythms Sonification, and how to make music from Data How to use your Webcam to create melodies and automation for true expression Sockets, Servers and Clients The MIDI protocol Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Open Sound Control (OSC) Datasets & Pandas Lots of other Python Modules And much much more.. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context or Python programmers who want to make music It is particularly useful for Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context or Python programmers who want to make music.

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Summary

Title: Learn Python through Music with Ableton Live

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.65

Number of Lectures: 57

Number of Published Lectures: 57

Number of Curriculum Items: 57

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 57

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

How to control Ableton with Python
The Python language and Syntax, and how to use it to make Music
The Ableton API, how to explore and interact with it
Create Python Remote Scripts for your own MIDI controller
How to make an an 'algorithmic' drum machine, which creates an infinite amount of rhythms
Sonification, and how to make music from Data
How to use your Webcam to create melodies and automation for true expression
Sockets, Servers and Clients
The MIDI protocol
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Open Sound Control (OSC)
Datasets & Pandas
Lots of other Python Modules
And much much more..

Who Should Attend

Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context
Python programmers who want to make music

Target Audiences

Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context
Python programmers who want to make music

Welcome to the ‘Learning Python with Ableton’ course!
In this course I will teach you how to develop in Python without the need of any prior programming knowledge.
We start with the absolute basics, but within the framework of a highly practical approach. What this means is that you’ll start to work on useful musical projects right away! Because of this you get to explore and practice with the language syntax without having to go through boring exercises. At the end of the course you’ll be very familiar with Python and you should be able to take on any projects, even when they’re not related to making music or controlling Ableton! On top of that, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge about the Ableton API, how MIDI works, and how you can create music and control musical parameters via code.

The course is divided into multiple sections, in the first part we will set up our development environment. Here you learn how to install an IDE, the basics of MIDI and some other important knowledge to get started.
In the next section we start writing our first Python program, which will already be useful and fun! You learn how functions work, how to send musical events to Ableton, we create a complete song by using Datasets and we’ll even learn how to capture Webcam input to send Notes and CC data to Ableton or any other Application.

After that, we dive into the mighty Ableton API…
In this third section we will explore the LOM (Live Object Model) and we start to get an idea about OOP (Object Oriented Programming). Getting to know Ableton from a developers perspective will allow you to interact with all aspects of the program, the Mixer, the Clips, the Devices and pretty much everything which you can see in the Ableton UI (and even some features hidden to ‘regular’ users). We will write our first class and make some useful programs to speed up your workflow in Ableton and to come up with new creative ideas.

Lastly, we dive into MIDI Remote Scripts, this has been a highly requested section of the course, filled with information never before exposed or documented. This section of the course is the result of working with Remote Scripts and the Ableton Framework for more than 10 years and it will show you how to make a script for your MIDI controller, making it useful for the way you work in Ableton or for your specific Live Performance setup. After this section you don’t have to rely anymore on Third party scripts, you can make your controller exactly fit your needs.

I guarantee you that after this course you will be very comfortable with Python and you are able to think about and develop your own (creative) projects. You will also become a true Ableton Live guru with in-depth knowledge about the program itself and how all its components interact. You will end up with a whole set of scripts & tools that are unique to the way you work!
On top of that you will be well on your way to getting hired as a Python developer, even if that’s something you don’t desire 😉

Please feel free to checkout some of the Free Lessons or ask my any questions!
Happy {coding with [Ableton]} !
Jor

Programming Topics

Loops
Math & Matplotlib
SciPy
Functions & Classes
Datasets
Multithreading
Numpy
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Plotting
Waveforms
Mediapipe
Open CV
Terminal
Servers
Clients
Sockets
Dictionaries & Other data types
OSC
Randomization
Context Managers
Error Handling
Graphs
Algorithms
And much more..

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1: Read Me First

Lecture 2: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: A – Getting Started

Lecture 1: A1 – How Python & Ableton Work Together

Lecture 2: A2 – Setting up on Windows

Lecture 3: A3 – Installing PyCharm

Lecture 4: A4 – The MIDI environment

Lecture 5: A5 – Installing a MIDI Monitor

Chapter 3: B – Python & MIDI

Lecture 1: B1 – Python Packages & Pip

Lecture 2: B2 – Our First Program

Lecture 3: B3 – Loops

Lecture 4: B4 – Functions

Lecture 5: B5 – Modulation Shapes

Lecture 6: B6 – Convert Range

Lecture 7: B7 – Sending CC Data

Lecture 8: B8 – More Modulation Shapes

Lecture 9: B9 – Lists & Tuples

Lecture 10: B10 – Calculating Melody Length

Lecture 11: B11 – Multithreading Example

Lecture 12: B12 – Combine Everything

Lecture 13: B13 – Music from Data I

Lecture 14: B14 – Music from Data II

Lecture 15: B15 – Music from Data III

Lecture 16: B16 – Music from Data IV

Lecture 17: B17 – Music from Data V

Lecture 18: B18 – Post Processing in Ableton

Lecture 19: B19 – Mediapipe Basics

Lecture 20: B20 – Drawing the Hands

Lecture 21: B21 – Sending Webcam Data to Ableton

Chapter 4: C – The Ableton API

Lecture 1: C1 – The LOM

Lecture 2: C2 – Terminal Basics & The Log File

Lecture 3: C3 – Installing a Remote Script

Lecture 4: C4 – Simple Socket Example

Lecture 5: C5 – Python OSC

Lecture 6: C6 – Dictionaries

Lecture 7: C7 – Metronome & BPM

Lecture 8: C8 – Play Clips

Lecture 9: C9 – Change Clip Pitch

Lecture 10: C10 – Rename by Track

Lecture 11: C11 – Our First Class

Lecture 12: C12 – Reset Device Controls

Lecture 13: C13 – Polygon Rhythms I

Lecture 14: C14 – Polygon Rhythms II

Lecture 15: C15 – Polygon Rhythms III

Lecture 16: C16 – Polygon Rhythms IV

Chapter 5: D – Remote Scripts

Lecture 1: Remote Scripting Section Introduction

Lecture 2: D2 – Your Controller

Lecture 3: D3 – Compiling Python Scripts

Lecture 4: D4 – The Framework

Lecture 5: D5 – Hello Remote Script

Lecture 6: D6 – Setting up the Buttons

Lecture 7: D7 – The Session Component

Lecture 8: D8 – Value Listeners

Lecture 9: D9 – More Components

Lecture 10: D10 – Layers & Modes

Lecture 11: D11 – Our Custom Component

Lecture 12: D12 – Our Custom Functions

Lecture 13: D13 – Because no one is flawless

Instructors

Jor van der Poel
Sound-Designer, Composer & Developer

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