Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) are now an integral part of the professional studio and music production world. They form the core of almost every computer-based music production. Even when recording acoustic music and orchestras, the DAW is an essential tool for sound engineers, producers and mixers.DAWs have also become so accessible that they are widely used by musicians, both professionals and amateurs.

As music education has the responsibility to help students understand the musical world around them, it is only logical that the DAW also has a place in music lessons in primary and secondary education, as well as in teacher training programmes.

Free DAW guides to get you started

Muzketier now offers free DAW guides to help you get started with using a digital audio workstation in your music education practice.

After launching the free BandLab guide last year, you can now find a free Ableton Live guide within the Resources section of the Muzketier website.

Start learning the basics of Ableton Live

The Ableton Live guide comes with text, images and videos that cover the fundamentals of this multi-platform DAW and includes 14 lessons.

The guide focuses on learning how to operate Ableton Live: getting familiar with the knobs, faders and other elements of the interface, as well as understanding the basics of working with digital audio more generally.

Once you have mastered these fundamentals, you will likely start to discover opportunities for making music and for integrating DAWs such as Live into your music lessons or lesson preparation workflow.

The guides are not only a useful tool for getting started with learning how to work with this DAW; they also serve as a handy reference to return to later.

Get your DAW guides now

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Let me know in the comments which DAW you would like to learn next, besides BandLab and Ableton Live.