Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Setup -- Verify Your Authorization -- Setting Up Your Audio Interface -- Setting Up Your MIDI Controller -- Setting Up a MIDI Control Surface -- Changing Live's Visual Appearance -- Setting Up VST/AU Plug-Ins -- Setting Up Your Template -- Setting Up Packs -- The Live Browser -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Ableton Production Basics -- Browser/Effect Exercise -- Arrangement View: Recording the First Audio Track -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Arrangement and Session View -- From Arrangement to Session -- Recording in Session View -- Chapter 4 Session and Envelopes -- What Are Envelopes? -- Session View Automation -- Virtual Instruments with Session View Automation -- Chapter 5 Mix and Effects -- Mixer Anatomy in the Session View -- Effect Racks -- Chapter 6 Instrument Racks -- Instrument Rack -- Effects and Order within Instrument Racks -- Chapter 7 Drum Racks -- Chapter 8 Specific Needs -- DJ Setup -- Mapping Knobs to Controllers -- Scoring Functions in Ableton Live -- Video in Ableton and Exporting Audio in Live 9 -- Wrapping It Up -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U-V -- W -- Z.