Ableton Forum

Hello,
I am purchasing ableton 6.0 in a few weeks, and i have never even attempted at producing my own track. If there is any links, books, or people that i can be pointed into the direction of i would appreciate it. I really don't understand mutch about midi, midi controllers, trigger fingers...ah hell i dont know anything. If someone could suggest somewhere to look where i can get the basics and maybe get an understanding of some of the lingo; that would be great. I have a home computer that i will be running ableton on and an m-audio trigger finger that i have no idea how to use. Please....any help would be appreciated. If it matters i really enjoy techno and would like to start producing this type of music, but for now i just want to make any kind of sound. Thanks for the help gents.

i would download a bunch of demos before you start spending

go through posts in the sticky in the tips n tricks forum and you'll never look at Live the same. the best way to learn is to spend time with live daily, trying new tricks, force youself to finish songs.

and turn off your internet connection.

Thanks for the quick advice....i got a demo version of 4 when i bought my trigger finger. I played around with it for a bit, and couldn't figure out how it worked with my trigger finger. I started playing around with it and enjoyed it very mutch. I figure i'd just buy 6 and hope for the best.

the demo comes with the manual (i think)
just spend some time with it before you start up the program

There is no paper manual, but there is one on the computer. I tried to read it and i get lost. i think i just need some basic comprehension right now. I saw the thread about another guy asking for help, and i noticed that people set up links for tutorials/books/cds...i think i'm going to give some of those a try as well.

It would be helpful to put your computer specs in your signature (like mine) so we can give you better advice and help.

good luck.