Welcome to my 30 Day Journal experiment.  Below are 3 of the 30 videos available in my full Ableton video collection. Over the course of 30 days I forced myself to record at least 30 minutes of producing everyday journaling my full creative process for 2 songs and a DJ mix. I also show you how to take a song from within or outside of Ableton and prepare it for live performance.

Be aware that due to the volume of video material I’ve recorded (20 or more hours), there are no zooms or tricky video effects. I am also aware that there may be some imperfections & volumes may fluctuate with my voice from video to video. In this case I’m going for a wealth of content instead of perfection. It is recommended that you enlarge this video to fullscreen for best results. Enjoy and please share this with your friends through word of mouth, email, Twitter & Facebook. I’d like to share this free content with as many people as possible.

Day 1 (Song 1 begins)

Download completed songs & the Mix at the links below(right click and save):

Song 1

Song 2

Jason Timothy – DJ Mix August 2010

Final thoughts:

Realize the songs & dj mix were not abandoned at the point of perfection as reaching that can require far more than 30 days. Also be aware that reaching a level of satisfaction instead of perfection may be just the discipline you need. I know many people who spend years on their work and by the time it’s close to perfect, they realized it now sounds outdated to them thus starting the cycle all over again.
At the end of the day, completing your creative works takes a level of skill, patience and most importantly confidence. If you can’t muster the confidence in your work, you’ll never be able to say “This is finished”.
I took a huge gamble when starting this 30 day video journal. I had no idea what I would accomplish, if anything. I had no idea if I would be well received as I stumbled through each day trying to share an honest reflection of my creative process. I knew I would be far from perfect and that I would have several of my weaknesses exposed for all to see.
For me, this was a test of will, persistance and courage. I completed the challenge and I came out alive on the other side. As a sidenote I’ve pushed my comfort zone out quite a bit and have become less resistant to facing my fears. I want to thank you all for the support and the positive feedback. I hope this process has inspired you to have the confidence to create and complete your work.

Special thanks to Nick from NicksTutorials.com for loaning me the space and bandwidth to make this possible. I highly recommend you stop by his site. His Ableton tutorials are fantastic and he has loads of free vids as well.

For those who are interested, all the songfiles, samples and final mixes of the songs available immediately if you decide to order this full collection   (you’ll need version 8.1.3). The full collection will soon be priced at $79 but is reduced to $59 for a limited time. (Keep in mind that the songs used for the DJ Mix are not included due to obvious legal reasons).

I hope you enjoyed this 30 day experiement.

Happy Music Making

Jason

P.S. – Don’t forget to comment & tweet (down below) & “like” (up above).
All your feedback & support is appreciated!

30 Day Music Production Video

If you've ever wanted to look over my shoulder while I make songs, THIS is the collection for you! In this collection you get me producing 2 full songs and a DJ mix from start to finish over a 30 day period. I take you through the good the bad and the ugly. It's the most honest video collection I've ever made. It includes every Ableton songfile for each day, every sample used and about 20 hours of Video(Video is being edited and will be delivered once complete). It also includes mixdowns of the 2 completed songs and DJ Mix.

Ultimate Ableton Collection 1

A must for anyone new to Ableton or wanting to dive deeper into the depth of this program. Over 4 hours of the most in depth yet easy to follow tutorials on the market!

Ultimate Ableton Collection 2

This collection makes an incredible companion to the first collection and gets into the newest features in Ableton. There are also 20 professional custom drum kits and a full Drum Racks replication of Roland's famous R-70 drum machine.

Advanced Warping Collection

This collection is a must for DJ's and remixers! If you find yourself warping full songs on a regular basis, you are going to run into warping issues that can really bring your production to a halt. These simple secrets will get you past that with ease and back to doing what you do best.

Dj'ing and Performance Collection

A must for anyone wanting to DJ or perform live in Ableton. Includes 17 in-depth Videos on Warping, Organizing files, Setting up midi controllers (including APC40) and lots more! As a Free bonus, it also includes my Ebook "Mixing with your Mind - Make your best DJ Mix".

Ableton Remixing Walkthrough

New Reduced Price (from $37)! For those who want to see exactly how I approach a remix. From editing the original sounds, to dropping them into Ableton and building ideas. Then adding to these ideas to compliment the original material and finally working it all into a song. All edits, effect settings, automation, and arranging procedure is included in the information packed video collection. (Now with a bonus 2 hour video walkthrough with songfile)

Producer's Deluxe Collection

Get all 3 of my full video Collections (Ultimate Collections 1 and 2 and Advanced Warping Collection) Producers Deluxe Collection

Ultimate Drum Machine Samples

This is a gold mine of sample collections from 70 vintage drum machines. This varies from the most popular to the obscure. All kits made into Drum Rack presets that are easily installed to your library. For a full list click on the title link or picture to the left. This collection will easily give you every sound you could need for electronic drums. If you are looking for THAT sound, I guarantee you'll find it here!

Best of Ableton Twitter Video Posts

Over the last couple of months I have found Twitter to be a really great tool for sharing ideas with likeminded people. I’ve learned a few great tricks and I wanted to pass this on to all of you.

If you would like to follow my “Tweets”

follow me here: http://twitter.com/AbletonVids

These are some of my favorite Video posts over the last couple weeks regarding Ableton

Hope you enjoy these!

Jason

P.S. – Don’t forget to comment & tweet (down below) & “like” (up above).
All your feedback & support is appreciated!

Dennis DeSantis makes a song in Ableton:

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Misuse of Ableton’s Frequency filter:

http://www.channels.com/episodes/6710914

Follow Dennis: http://twitter.com/dennisdesantis

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WinkSound.com has a wide variety of video tutorials (Including some of mine) on their site. I’m not sure if they have any content that they make themselves, but it’s a great portal if you are looking for a specific tutorial.

These are a few that caught my attention:

Turn samples and ambient recordings into instruments using Ableton

Live: http://tinyurl.com/dc2wle

A video tip to help with your Ableton Live workflow.

http://tinyurl.com/d37upg

One of the “Whoda Funk” guys (Shiny Disco Balls) give you some tips:

http://winksound.com/video/House-Music-Production-Tutorial

Creating a basic sound with filter enveloping & stereo spread in Ableton

http://tinyurl.com/cf7hdu

Remove feedback from sound system -

http://winksound.com/video/Ringing-Out-Feedback-from-a-PA

NFX explains the importance of understanding Scales.

http://tinyurl.com/cmojjl

Follow WinkSound: http://twitter.com/WinkSound

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Here are a couple from my favorite tutorial making Sound Designer Nick Maxwell. I suggest you go to his website and look at his free videos. Really great for Drum Racks and Sampler users.

http://www.nickstutorials.com

Follow Nick: http://twitter.com/NicksTutorials

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This is another Ableton 8 Misuse video from Dennis Desantis regarding Groove extraction. This was posted on the CDM site (Look 4 videos down)

Groove Extraction Misuse

Follow CDMblogs: http://twitter.com/cdmblogs

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Lastly these are some of my favorite videos at the moment. Gustavo Bravetti is really a “next generation” DJ who is using Ableton and a bunch of other technology to take his DJ set to another level. He also takes the time to make tutorial videos that drastically simplifies the process of making electronic music. I will likely be making a more detailed set of videos diving deeper into his techniques.

http://tinyurl.com/353ofp

http://www.dancetracksdigital.com/wp/?p=553

http://createdigitalmusic.com/tag/gustavo-bravetti/

Follow Gustavo: http://twitter.com/gustavobravetti

Happy Music Making,

Jason