Free Access: The Playback Method™

Instructor: Will Doggett

Welcome to The Playback Method™ Courses Free Access! Get a hands-on introduction to building, programming, and running a professional Playback rig — handpicked lessons from The Playback Method™ course, free for anyone with an account.

Curriculum

  1. Welcome & Getting Started
  2. Intro to The Playback Method™
  3. What, Why, How
  4. Building a Playback System: Intro
  5. Foundations of Live Audio: How Playback Fits On-Stage
  6. Building a Playback System Is All About Balance
  7. The Two Secrets The Pros Know About Building a Playback System
  8. Choosing Content for On-Stage
  9. Choosing Playback Software
  10. Choosing a Computer for Live Performance
  11. File Management, Backups, and Hard Drives
  12. Choosing In-Ear Monitors
  13. Choosing an In-Ear Monitoring System
  14. Choosing an Audio Interface for Playback
  15. Who Should Be In Charge of Playback?
  16. Don't Look Like You're Checking Your Email On Stage
  17. How Do We Communicate On-Stage?
  18. The Ultimate Guide to Connecting Your Audio Interface to a Soundboard
  19. The Third Secret: How Pros Set Up Their Playback Rigs Quickly and Efficiently
  20. Follow this Timeline to Integrate Playback With Your Band
  21. Playback Basic Template Intro and Walkthrough
  22. Customizing Your Playback Template
  23. How to Setup Your MIDI Controller With The Playback Template
  24. Connect Your Audio Interface And Route Audio In Your Template
  25. What To Do If You Need More Than Twelve Audio Outputs?
  26. Introduction to the Song and Set Programming Process
  27. From Stems to Songs: Start Here To Transforming Stems Into Songs
  28. Song Programming Process-Step 1: Song Setup
  29. Adjusting Ableton Live's Grid to Perfectly Match Your Song
  30. Song Programming Process-Step 2a: Validating Your Tempo
  31. Song Programming Process-Step 2b: Validating Your Time Signature
  32. Why Live's Grid Won't Sync To Your Song #1: Shift Your Stems
  33. Why Live's Grid Won't Sync To Your Song #2: Wrong Tempo
  34. Why Live's Grid Won't Sync To Your Song #3: Tempo Variations pt. 1
  35. Why Live's Grid Won't Sync To Your Song #3: Tempo Variations pt. 2
  36. How to Manage Time Signature Changes in Your Song Like a Pro
  37. Song Programming Process-Step 3a: Song Clean-up
  38. Song Programming Process-Step 3b: Converting mp3 to WAV
  39. Boost Your Programming Productivity With This Tip
  40. Song Programming Process-Step 4: Saving Your Tempo
  41. Song Programming Process-Step 5: Saving Your Song Sections
  42. Song Programming Process-Step 6: Adding a Click Track
  43. Song Programming Process-Step 7: Adding Cues
  44. Song Programming Process-Step 8: Adding Your Song Name
  45. Song Programming Process-Step 9: Collect All And Save
  46. Song Programming Process-Step 10: Audio Routing And Basic Level Check
  47. Song Programming Process-Step 11: QA Process
  48. The Simple and Repeatable Process for Programming Ableton Live Sets
  49. The Final Step in the Programming Process
  50. Tips for Exporting Your Own Stems
  51. The Truth About Warping Your Stems: To Warp or Not to Warp?

This course is included with the All-Access membership ($49.99/month or $499.99/year). Learn more about Playback Academy.