Free DAW Guides

Choose from the free guides below, sign up, and start learning the basics of your DAW of choice.

Get your free guides

  1. Select one of the free guides and click on its START HERE button .
  2. Sign up by sharing your contact details in the registration form.
  3. Confirm that you agree to receive emails from Muzketier, including the link to the free guide of choice and information about other resources and special professional development offerings.

Choose your free guide

Free Ableton Live Guide

Ableton Live is a professional DAW that runs on your computer. It comes in different editions and educational offerings.

Learn the basics of Ableton Live and discover its opportunities for production and live performance.

Ableton Live interface

Free BandLab Guide

BandLab is a free online digital audio workstation (DAW).

Let this guide help you learning the basics of BandLab and explore opportunities for integration in your music teaching.

FAQ

How to use the guides?

Use the guides to individually learn about features of the DAW the guide is about. Your guide of choice includes an overview of lessons on these features. You can do the lessons one by one or pick your lesson of choice and start learning about the features explained in the lesson. You can go back to the overview at all times to open a specific lesson once again.

What is included in the guides?

The guides cover features you must master to work with the DAW of choice on a basic level. The guides include explanatory text, videos and images of these features.

Topics that will be covered include explanations about the DAW’s user interface, how to record and edit audio and MIDI in the DAW, how to import sounds and loops, how to export the music you create, and how to apply effects within the DAW.

Am I allowed to use the guides with my pupils?

Yes. After you have signed-up, you are allowed to use the guide with your pupils. Note, however, that the guides are not designed for use by students. Furthermore, the guides are part of Muzketier’s professional resources for registered users. Please, do not redistribute or link to individual pages. Rather share this link: https://www.muzketier.nl/free-daw-guides/

Am I allowed to share the guides with colleagues?

No. The guides are part of Muzketier’s professional resources for registered users. Please, do not redistribute or link to individual pages directly. Rather share this link: https://www.muzketier.nl/free-daw-guides/

After signing up, your colleagues have free full access to their guide of choice and I can keep them up-to-date about other resources and inspire them for meaningfully implementing technology into their music teaching.

In the end, it will help me continue creating resources like this: resources that will help you develop in technology-enriched music education and offer up-to-date music lessons for your pupils!

NOTE:

The free DAW guides are part of Muzketier’s professional resources for registered users.

Please do not redistribute or link to individual pages.
Rather share this link: https://www.muzketier.nl/free-daw-guides/