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ABLETON LIVE 12 · PRODUCER TOOLS

Stop staring at an empty Live Set.

Templates, theory, and quick starts built the way you actually work in Ableton — with cheat sheets and memory tricks so it sticks. Every product below shows page count, table of contents, and what’s inside.

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FREE LEAD MAGNET · 38 PAGES

Ableton Quick Start

The 20% of Live 12 that does 80% of the work. 12 chapters, 12 cheat sheets, 60 shortcuts, memory tricks.

  • 38 pages
  • 12 chapters
  • 12 cheat sheets
  • PDF · Mac & Windows
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Table of contents

Part 1 — The tour

  1. The window
  2. Ten minutes of set-up
  3. The browser
  4. Tracks, clips and scenes
  5. The clip editor
  6. The Arrangement
  7. Devices and the mixer
  8. Recording
  9. Finishing a track

Part 2 — The reference

  1. Every shortcut, in families
  2. Which tool for which job
  3. The memory tricks, and the 20%

Plus a one-page REF cheat sheet of everything.

Sample pages (with Live screenshots)

Ableton Quick Start — Arrangement View with callouts
p20 — The Arrangement (Live screenshot + callouts)
Ableton Quick Start — screenshot page
p14 — another annotated Live page

TEMPLATES · 16 LIVE SETS + 51-PAGE GUIDE

Ableton Template Pack

16 ready Live Sets + Templates for Producers (51 pages). Stock Live 12 devices. Advanced sets may reference Diva/Serum 2 on two tracks — delete or replace if you don’t own them.

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What’s in the zip

  • 16 .als Live Sets
  • Templates for Producers PDF (51 pages) — every track explained
  • Install README
  • Personal license (do not resell the .als files)

$69

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Levels — what Basic / Intermediate / Advanced means

Basic — write

Six tracks (Drums, Bass, Chords, Keys, Lead, Vocal), two returns, starter clips. No mix stack — for writing only.

Intermediate — write & mix

~12 tracks. DRUMS group + Percussion, sidechain / mix helpers so it sounds finished while you write.

Advanced — full studio

~23 tracks in groups (DRUMS, BASS, MUSIC, VOCALS) + Resample/Reference. Optional Diva & Serum 2 tracks.

Every Live Set

File Genre Level Notes
MavMusic_Template_House-Basic_v1.0.alsHouseBasic124 BPM · A minor · 6 tracks · 4 starter clips
MavMusic_Template_House-Intermediate_v1.0.alsHouseIntermediate~12 tracks · DRUMS group · mix helpers
MavMusic_Template_House-Advanced_v1.0.alsHouseAdvanced~23 tracks · 4 groups · optional Diva/Serum
MavMusic_Template_MelodicHouse-Basic_v1.0.alsMelodic HouseBasic122 BPM · F minor · 6 tracks
MavMusic_Template_MelodicHouse-Intermediate_v1.0.alsMelodic HouseIntermediateSidechain-focused melodic house mix
MavMusic_Template_MelodicHouse-Advanced_v1.0.alsMelodic HouseAdvancedFull groups · Diva/Serum tracks
MavMusic_Template_HipHop-Basic_v1.0.alsHip-HopBasic~90 BPM · drums-first / voice-led
MavMusic_Template_HipHop-Intermediate_v1.0.alsHip-HopIntermediateMix helpers for a leaning beat
MavMusic_Template_HipHop-Advanced_v1.0.alsHip-HopAdvancedFull studio layout · Diva/Serum optional
MavMusic_Template_RnB-Basic_v1.0.alsR&BBasic~72 BPM · 808-friendly lane
MavMusic_Template_RnB-Intermediate_v1.0.alsR&BIntermediateWrite + mix helpers
MavMusic_Template_RnB-Advanced_v1.0.alsR&BAdvancedFull groups · Diva/Serum optional
MavMusic_Template_SynthPop-Basic_v1.0.alsSynth-PopBasicStock Analog/Drift / brass-style starters
MavMusic_Template_SynthPop-Intermediate_v1.0.alsSynth-PopIntermediateWrite + mix helpers
MavMusic_Template_SynthPop-Advanced_v1.0.alsSynth-PopAdvancedFull groups · Diva/Serum optional
MavMusic_Template_Mastering_v1.0.alsMastering—Dedicated finishing / loudness Live Set

Guide TOC — Templates for Producers (51 pages)

Part 1 — Templates, explained

  1. What a template is
  2. Open, install, make your own
  3. The six things every template shares
  4. Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
  5. The stock sounds and effects

Part 2 — The genres

  1. House
  2. Melodic house
  3. Hip-hop
  4. R&B
  5. Synth-pop

Part 3 — Finishing

  1. The Mastering template

Sample pages from the guide (screenshots)

Templates for Producers — Basic template tracks and drums clip
p16 — six tracks table + drums clip screenshot
Templates for Producers — Live Set screenshot
p24 — annotated Live Set graphics

EBOOKS

Producer guides

Page counts, full tables of contents, and a sample interior page for each PDF.

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41 PAGES · $24

Music Theory for Producers

Rhythm, scales, chords — building blocks inside Live 12. Four parts, thirteen chapters.

Table of contents

Part 1 — Rhythm and Drums

  1. Meet the drum kit
  2. Beats, bars and time signature
  3. Note values, rests and tempo
  4. Program a basic beat in Ableton

Part 2 — Notes and Scales

  1. Notes, pitch and the keyboard
  2. Build scales from half and whole steps
  3. Scale degrees

Part 3 — Chords

  1. Build major and minor chords
  2. The seven chords in a scale
  3. Write a chord progression
  4. The perfect fifth
  5. Seventh chords

Part 4 — Ableton Scale Awareness

  1. Scale Mode, Fold and relative keys

Plus quick reference.

Music Theory for Producers — Drum Rack screenshot
p12 — Drum Rack Device View with callouts
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42 PAGES · $24

Music Theory for House

Same blocks, built on a 124 BPM house track. 909 drums, 7th chords, house edition.

Table of contents

Part 1 — Rhythm and Drums

  1. Meet the drum kit
  2. Beats, bars and time signature
  3. Note values, rests and tempo
  4. Program a house beat in Ableton

Part 2 — Notes and Scales

  1. Notes, pitch and the keyboard
  2. Build scales from half and whole steps
  3. Scale degrees

Part 3 — Chords

  1. Build major and minor chords
  2. The seven chords in a scale
  3. Write a chord progression
  4. The perfect fifth
  5. Seventh chords

Part 4 — Ableton Scale Awareness

  1. Scale Mode, Fold and relative keys
Music Theory for House — 909 Drum Rack screenshot
p12 — 909 Drum Rack Device View with callouts
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32 PAGES · $19

Serum 2 Quick Start

The twelve controls you touch in every patch. 10 chapters, 10 cheat sheets.

Table of contents

Part 1 — The tour

  1. The window
  2. Load, play, save
  3. Oscillators: the source
  4. Filter and envelopes
  5. Movement: LFOs and the matrix
  6. Effects, macros and voicing
  7. Into Ableton

Part 2 — The reference

  1. Every mouse move, in families
  2. Which control for which sound
  3. The memory tricks, and the 20%

Plus one-page REF.

Serum 2 Quick Start — LFO and matrix screenshots
p16 — LFOs and the matrix (Serum screenshots)
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32 PAGES · $19

Diva Quick Start

Twelve controls, 5 osc / 5 filter models, cheat sheets and memory tricks.

Table of contents

Part 1 — The tour

  1. The window
  2. Load, play, save
  3. Oscillators: five models
  4. Filter and envelopes
  5. Movement: LFOs and mod boxes
  6. Effects, voice and trimmers
  7. Into Ableton

Part 2 — The reference

  1. Every mouse move, in families
  2. Which model for which sound
  3. The memory tricks, and the 20%
Diva Quick Start — LFO and mod box screenshots
p16 — LFOs and mod boxes (Diva screenshots)
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51 PAGES · $19 SOLO · INCLUDED IN PACK

Templates for Producers

How to use every Live Set — every track explained. Bundled in the Template Pack; also sold solo.

Table of contents
  1. What a template is
  2. Open, install, make your own
  3. The six things every template shares
  4. Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
  5. The stock sounds and effects
  6. House
  7. Melodic house
  8. Hip-hop
  9. R&B
  10. Synth-pop
  11. The Mastering template
Templates for Producers — drums clip screenshot
p16 — Basic template + drums clip screenshot
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BEST VALUE · $119

Producer Bundle

All paid ebooks + full Ableton Template Pack (16 Live Sets + 51-page guide). Free Ableton Quick Start stays free on its own page.

  • Template Pack ($69 value)
  • Music Theory for Producers + House ($48)
  • Serum 2 + Diva Quick Starts ($38)
  • Templates for Producers guide
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