Want to boost your Ableton Live skills from the comfort of your home? This is the one for you.
Focusing on creative techniques for music production, the course will cover areas that often create confusion and give you new tools to unleash your creativity.
Check out the free webinar below to learn some new techniques!
Join Simon Stokes for a free live webinar on 15th January 2026 showing off some new techniques for you in Ableton Live!
Sign up here and you’ll also get 20% off the upcoming online Ableton Live: Producer course if you choose to join us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
By popular demand, we’ve brought our hugely popular studio course online to the comfort of your home. This course is taught via live online sessions each week on Zoom. Let’s work together as we develop your Ableton Live skills, give you personal help and attention and integrate you into our online community.
Course Length: 10 weeks (with 1 week practice break)
Course Format: 2h Tuition + 2h Drop-In session per week!
Start Date: Tuesday 20th January 2026
Session Times: 3pm – 5pm GMT (or catch up anytime)
Optional Drop-In: Thursdays @ 3pm GMT
Simon Stokes is a highly accomplished music producer and a world-class tutor.
Signed to the legendary Soma Records under his Petrichor alias, he has released a string of singles and two albums to critical acclaim – Mångata (2015) and Narisshu (2019), picking up awards such as Mixmag’s Album of the Month. He performs the world over as a DJ and live act.
He is Scotland’s only Ableton Certified Trainer, chosen by Ableton themselves as one of the very best trainers in the world, and runs SubSine | Academy of Electronic Music, Scotland’s leading electronic music production school.
Ana is a Glasgow-based electronic music producer with years of experience teaching both online and offline. She is passionate about collaborative learning and regularly leads music production workshops for female, non-binary, and gender-expansive people. She also hosts Intermediary Spaces on Radio Buena Vida, a top show exploring early electronic music with a focus on amplifying underrepresented sound artists who have greatly challenged musical conventions.
She has performed in multiple clubs and festivals under her alias lunattic, blending her deep interest in music technology with a love for deep house and experimental sounds.
Each week we will deliver a 2-hour class live to you over Zoom. We will also host a drop-in session each week for you to ask any questions and get further help.
Sessions will be recorded to watch again.
Compression Masterclass
Delve deep into the art of compression—learn how to shape dynamics, control transients, and balance the mix using different types of compressors. This session will explore compression techniques for drums, bass, vocals, and the master bus.
The Joy of Racks
Discover the power of Ableton’s Instrument and Effect Racks, creating complex, layered sounds and customized effects chains. Learn how to organize your workflow with macro controls and parallel processing to achieve professional, dynamic sounds.
Sound Design: Operator & FM Synthesis
Uncover the fundamentals of FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesis using Ableton’s Operator. This session covers how to create unique sounds from scratch, from basses and leads to evolving pads, and gain a deep understanding of sound modulation techniques.
Sound Design: Operator & Advanced Sound Design
Build upon the basics of FM synthesis and dive into more advanced techniques, including layering, modulation routing, and creative sound manipulation. Experiment with envelope shaping, LFOs, and fine-tune your synthesis for complex, cutting-edge sound design.
Audio Creation & Destruction
Explore innovative ways to generate new sounds from existing audio through resampling, granular synthesis, and destructive editing techniques. Learn how to twist, mangle, and reimagine audio to create entirely new textures and layers.
Further Mangling & Arrangement Techniques
Take audio manipulation to the next level with advanced warping, stretching, and time-based effects. This session also focuses on creative arrangement strategies to structure your tracks for maximum impact, fluid transitions, and dynamic energy.
DJing & Live Performance with Ableton Live
Learn the ins and outs of performing live or DJing with Ableton Live. From setting up performance templates and triggering clips to using effects and controllers in real-time, this session equips you with essential tools for live performances.
Max for Live & Further Synthesis Models
Discover the endless possibilities of Max for Live, from creating custom devices to exploring advanced synthesis models. This session covers how to integrate Max devices into your productions, opening up new avenues for sound creation and experimentation.
Listening and Feedback Session
In this final session, present your work-in-progress or completed tracks to the group for constructive feedback. Gain insights on improving your productions, focusing on mixing, sound design, arrangement, and overall musicality.
Want to take your productions to the next level? This is the one for you. Focussing on advanced topics and demystifying the finer points of music production, the course will cover areas that often create confusion such as compression and side-chaining, synthesis and sound design, building drum, instrument and audio effects racks as well as using Ableton for DJing and live performance.
This course consists of 9 comprehensive sessions lasting 2 hours each, and whilst it focusses primarily on electronic music production techniques, the same skills can be applied to a wide variety of genres. These sessions consist of essential information that results in massive improvements to your music production skills, and tips for finding inspiration for your music. You’ll also get a free online course with 12 hours of content!
The evening & weekend courses are taught at our studio (10 weeks / 2 full days respectively), and the live online course is taught via Zoom weekly over 9 weeks direct to you wherever you are in the world.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This course is aimed at those who have some prior experience with music production and Ableton Live. It focuses on advanced topics, so a basic understanding of the software is recommended.
The live sessions are not just 2-hour lectures. Each week, new content will be introduced, and there will be plenty of opportunities to try things out during the session itself. The course is designed to be hands-on, with interactive elements where you can apply what you’re learning in real time. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions, get feedback, and engage with both the instructor and other participants. It’s a collaborative environment that ensures you’re not just listening but actively participating and developing your skills as the course progresses.
Yes, throughout the course you’ll have multiple opportunities to receive feedback. You can come along to informal weekly catch up sessions with Ana, the Associate Tutor, to get personalised guidance on your tracks and resolve any issues. These are available every week. During the live sessions, you can also join a breakout room with the instructor to troubleshoot any issues or get some more guidance. You’ll also have access to an online forum, where you can share your work with other participants and get feedback from both instructors and your peers. The course also wraps up with a listening session where everyone shares the music they’ve made, and you’ll receive constructive feedback from the entire group.
Each week, you’ll be given a small fun challenge designed to help you practice what was covered during that session. These challenges will allow you to apply what you’ve learned and develop your skills further. While the live sessions are 2 hours, spending additional time outside of class working on these tasks will help reinforce the techniques. The course is structured to be hands-on, so regular practice between sessions is encouraged to get the most out of the experience.
If you need to cancel or reschedule your course, please email info@subsineacademy.com. Cancellations made up to 14 days after purchase will be refunded or rescheduled with no questions asked. After 14 days you are welcome to switch to a future course. We are a small, friendly, independent academy, and as such we always aim to be as flexible as we reasonably can so please just get in touch if you have a question about your course.
Our live online course is designed for an intimate group of up to 15 participants. This smaller class size ensures that each participant receives personalised attention and that there is enough space for interaction both among peers and with tutors.
