New to Ableton Live? This workshop covers the basics so you can start making music on your own.

We’ll go through how Live is laid out and what the Session and Arrangement views are for. You’ll learn how to load instruments and samples, record and edit MIDI, build a simple beat, and arrange your ideas into a song. By the end you’ll have a short track you made yourself and a clear sense of where to go next.

No experience needed.

Instructor: Stuart Frederich-Smith

Saturday, December 12th 2026
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
@ Synth Library Portland
@ 123 NE 3rd Ave Suite 012 (view map)
Entrance on 2nd Ave Side
Free parking from 1-5 on Saturdays but you must follow procedure (info and kiosk code inside) and display ticket from the kiosk on dash during time parked

$10-20 sliding scale
(tickets required to attend, no one turned away for lack of funds, email info@synthlibraryportland.org for no-cost tickets)