Learn Python through Music with Ableton Live

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Jor van der Poel

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1. Course Introduction

1.1 Python & Ableton Resources.zip

1. Read Me First.html

2. Course Introduction.mp4

04:07

2. A - Getting Started

1.1 Section A Resources .pdf

1. A1 - How Python & Ableton Work Together.mp4

08:26

2. A2 - Installing PyCharm.mp4

10:25

3. A3 - The MIDI environment.mp4

06:02

4. A4 - Installing a MIDI Monitor.mp4

03:52

3. B - Python & MDI

1.1 Section B Resources .pdf

1. B1 - Python Packages & Pip.mp4

07:16

2. B2 - Our First Program.mp4

19:01

3. B3 - Loops.mp4

14:14

4. B4 - Functions.mp4

12:41

5. B5 - Modulation Shapes.mp4

14:42

6. B6 - Convert Range.mp4

12:09

7. B7 - Sending CC Data.mp4

12:31

8. B8 - More Modulation Shapes.mp4

23:59

9. B9 - Lists & Tuples.mp4

14:31

10. B10 - Calculating Melody Length.mp4

17:44

11. B11 - Multithreading Example.mp4

09:18

12. B12 - Combine Everything.mp4

18:43

13. B13 - Music from Data I.mp4

15:01

14. B14 - Music from Data II.mp4

12:44

15. B15 - Music from Data III.mp4

16:52

16. B16 - Music from Data IV.mp4

16:21

17. B17 - Music from Data V.mp4

07:47

18. B18 - Post Processing in Ableton.mp4

15:32

19. B19 - Mediapipe Basics.mp4

18:17

20. B20 - Drawing the Hands.mp4

12:11

21. B21 - Sending Webcam Data to Ableton.mp4

16:11

4. C - The Ableton API

1.1 Section C Resources .pdf

1. C1 - The LOM.mp4

09:54

2. C2 - Terminal Basics & The Log File.mp4

07:24

3. C3 - Installing a Remote Script.mp4

06:56

4. C4 - Simple Socket Example.mp4

10:43

5. C5 - Python OSC.mp4

15:52

6. C6 - Dictionaries.mp4

09:38

7. C7 - Metronome & BPM.mp4

06:23

8. C8 - Play Clips.mp4

07:25

9. C9 - Change Clip Pitch.mp4

06:16

10. C10 - Rename by Track.mp4

29:45

11. C11 - Our First Class.mp4

21:10

12. C12 - Reset Device Controls.mp4

43:16

13. C13 - Polygon Rhythms I.mp4

20:00

14. C14 - Polygon Rhythms II.mp4

14:34

15. C15 - Polygon Rhythms III.mp4

13:44

16. C16 - Polygon Rhythms IV.mp4

19:45

5. D - Remote Scripts

1.1 Section D Resources.pdf

1. Remote Scripting Section Introduction.mp4

07:45

2. D2 - Your Controller.mp4

04:17

3. D3 - Compiling Python Scripts.mp4

03:51

4. D4 - The Framework.mp4

06:33

5. D5 - Hello Remote Script.mp4

12:43

6. D6 - Setting up the Buttons.mp4

34:06

7. D7 - The Session Component.mp4

12:37

8. D8 - Value Listeners.mp4

08:58

9. D9 - More Components.mp4

13:25

10. D10 - Layers & Modes.mp4

20:02

11. D11 - Our Custom Component.mp4

11:12

12. D12 - Our Custom Functions.mp4

28:35

13. D13 - Because no one is flawless.mp4

02:14

Description

Explore the Ableton API, Create music from Data, Send CC data with your webcam, make a MIDI remote script, and much more

What You'll 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 espression
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 is this for?

Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context

Python programmers who want to make music

More details

Description
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!Â 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 MIDIÂ 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!Â 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 CCÂ 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 MIDIÂ 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 AbletonÂ 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 &Â Matplotlib
SciPy
Functions &Â Classes
Datasets
Multithreading
Numpy
Object Oriented ProgrammingÂ (OOP)
Plotting
Waveforms
Mediapipe
Open CV
Terminal
Servers
Clients
Sockets
Dictionaries &Â Other data types
OSC
Randomization
Context Managers
Error Handling
Graphs
Algorithms
And much more..

Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to learn Python in a creative and musical context
Python programmers who want to make music

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Sound Designer (Loopmasters, Camel Audio, ADSR sounds, SoundFreqs), Music Production Instructor (Pyramind), Grade C certified music teacherMy name is Jor van der Poel, I was born in the Netherlands and lived in Vancouver, BC for years. Currently I am living in Berlin, which proves to be a great playground for the experimental minded (i.e. Mad Scientists).I am a music producer, composer, teacher and sound designer. I am certified in both music theory and sound design education. When I was younger I wanted to be a famous drummer, which resulted in me practicing for a ridiculous amount of hours per day, which eventually got me into music education and my first job as a music teacher. This introduced me to a whole new world of music, and I realised that if I knew how to record and arrange I could be my own band. So I started practicing piano and guitar, both classical and jazz and learned how to record this to use in my music.Besides acoustic music, I also love the extreme flexibility of synthetic sounds which made me want to learn about sound design, mixing and mastering. I spend a few years practicing this 8 hours a day, I got pretty good at it and 7 years ago I started making weekly sound design videos for the online community ADSR. This introduced me to a lot of people in the music industry, and taught me more about educating others. It also got me on the Sound-Design team of various Software Developers and a position as a featured mentor for Pyramind, CA.I am a co-founder of Sound-Freqs, a sound-design label that focuses on community and the owner of Subject Sound, an online school for Sound Design, Production & Music Theory.I also create music under the alias Jorgalad

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