Sat 9th May 2026
10am-2pm
Cost: $30 for the day
Places are limited. Bookings essential.
Maximum 6 participants
Learn to make electronic music, from scratch and take your beats from the computer to the dance floor with this comprehensive course designed to unleash your creativity and make sound systems rumble.
Coffs Harbour Libraries is excited to present this Introduction to Ableton Live. No previous experience necessary.
In this face-to-face course, facilitator Myles Boyd will introduce participants to the basic techniques required to use Ableton Live with a MIDI controller.
This course will show you how to structure an electronic track and learn all of the basic parts of Ableton Live when producing music, even without any prior knowledge.
What you’ll learn:
- How to create a full track from scratch in Ableton
- Create different pre-sets and favourites in the browser section for a quick workflow
- Show how the different controls works and why you should use them
- Using Ableton live as a music production software
About the facilitator
Myles Boyd is a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Starting music from a young age Myles demonstrated a natural affinity with the classical guitar and performed concerts and eisteddfods as early as 6 years of age. After receiving his AMEB grade 8 he was accepted into a leading conservatorium, however, left after a year to pursue other areas of music. His practice at this point shifted to include production and composition, however, he also retained a passion for string instruments. In the transference into production and composition he received Ableton Live certification through Dubspot, New York, before returning to university which he graduated with a Bachelor of music in 2023. In this time Myles passionately explored many facets of music, however, majored in composition and production. Topics of interests have included, theory and analysis, aural training, electronic music production and technology, film scoring, harmony and composition, interactive composition, and musicology.