Welcome!
Warp Academy is an online music academy for producers and performers using Ableton Live. Created and run by Ableton Certified Trainers, we’re an Ableton Certified Training Center focused exclusively on sharing the best possible online education related to Ableton Live. We created Warp Academy to help aspiring musicians and music producers like yourself jumpstart their education with Ableton Live.
At Warp Academy the two most common questions we get asked are:
- “Do you offer an Ableton Live discount?”
- “I have a copy Ableton Live, but I am a beginner and I want to invest in my education. What courses on Warp Academy should I start with first?”
If you have ever asked yourself either of these questions, this blog post is for you.
If you know a friend who is just beginning their path into music production, keep reading because this blog post is for them too.
In this post, we will explain step-by-step which courses on Warp Academy you should start with first, what order you should take them in, and how to take advantage of an exclusive opportunity we’ve established for our community members. If James Bond was going to learn music production this is how he would do it.
Step One: Our Ableton Live Educational Discount
As an Ableton Certified Training Center, we’ve set up an exclusive partnership with Ableton that allows our community members to purchase a copy of Ableton Live software for 40% off retail price. To qualify for this discount via Warp Academy, all you have to do is show a receipt(s) that prove(s) you have enrolled in $300 worth of Warp Academy courses or products. Here are the Ableton Live 10 Standard and Ableton Live 10 Suite retail and educational prices shown side by side:
Knowing that you need to have spent $300 with us to be eligible for the educational pricing we’ve created a list of our newest courses that will kick-start your journey making amazing music with Ableton Live (check them out in Step Two)
If you grab Ableton Live 10 Suite*(really a no brainer…let us explain why), the $300 worth of education you purchased from us is basically FREE with the $360 you save in educational pricing at Ableton.
*Not interested in Live 10 Suite? No sweat! Grab Live 10 Standard and you still save $216!
Purchase Ableton Live 10 from Warp Academy
What are our recommended courses? check it out!
Step Two: Kick-Start Your Journey With Ableton Live
As you probably already know, we’ve got a LOT of dope (aka super awesome) courses covering a wide spectrum of broad and specialized topics based in Ableton Live. The following courses are our hot and top picks for the eager learner! (I’m talking about you). Purchase all of these courses and you’ll be over the $300 threshold and KERBLAMMO! You’ve just attained your edu-discount eligibility! You’ll get to put refined tips and tricks on program operation and sound design into your brain AND reap the benefits of the 40% discount (benefits like, pizza! [or whatever else you’ll spend your saved moolah on]).
Anyway, HERE they are, my friend. Out tip top, tippy toppy picks for you:
1. Ableton 10 Jumpstart Bundle ($298.00 USD $249 USD) – The Jumpstart Bundle is specifically designed to be the best and fastest way to learn Live 10 and Push 2 thoroughly. It is ideal for anyone new to Ableton Live and Push. Not only will you learn what Live and Push can do, but you’ll also learn fundamental concepts behind each control that provide deeper and more useful understanding. The Live 10 Jumpstart Bundle contains 2 courses (click the links for more info on each of the courses in the bundle):
~Ableton Live 10 Jumpstart – With Jake Perrine
~Ableton Push 2 Jumpstart – With Brian Funk
2. Glitches & Grains ($79 USD)– Glitches and Grains puts an array of wicked-powerful new weapons in your sound design arsenal.
This course gets super deep into Ableton Live’s power features and unlocks its full potential. To top it all off, this course was created and is taught by Merlyn Sylva (if you don’t know who he is, I highly recommend checking him and his music out!) #fire
3. FM Synthesis Masterclass ($67 USD) – Harness the power of FM synthesis and take your sound design to a whole new
dimension. Get the edge that’ll truly make your tracks stand out. Learn to make the world’s most advanced synths do your bidding. Another heavy-hitting Sound design course by Warp Academy! This one was created by our man, Dan Larrson who has been a prominent sound designer in the industry for the past 6 years, with sample packs on Warp Academy, Loopmasters, CR2, and 5pinmedia.
Under the name Mr Fox, he’s released music on the prestigious bass music label, Simplify Recordings. He currently goes by Vuxem, creating anthematic, hard-hitting bass tunes. Dan’s an avid teacher and has done a wide range of tutorials and courses on synthesis and sound design.
All of those only costs you $345 USD! (That’s a smashing deal if you ask me).
You’ll learn:
- How the heck to use Ableton Live 10 AND Push 2,
- How to create amazing sound design using FM Synthesis
- How to bend sound in complex ways using Granular synthesis
Step Three: Getting Started
To take full advantage of the educational pricing and our super-charged course picks:
- Start by purchasing our recommended course collection (above) OR search our course catalog and create a custom order that equals $300 or more
- After making your purchase take a screenshot image of the receipt we email you OR when logged in click on My Account in the top right hand menu of Warp Academy, and then scroll down to ‘Recent Orders’, on the My Account page, click on your order number and take a screenshot of the full invoice.
- Then head over to our Software store to purchase your desired copy of Ableton Live from this link – Select the “Education Version” from the dropdown in your chosen Ableton product. *please note that this discount only applies to new purchases (sorry no discounts for upgrades)
- On the Educational Pricing page Ableton states: “The software won’t run properly until you’ve verified your educational status. If you can’t wait for the verification process to run its course, use the free 30-day license to make music while we verify. Verification normally takes just one to two days.”
- To activate the discount, kindly send a copy of your receipt from Warp Academy to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Warp Academy Verification’. Ableton will then activate the discount and inform you of the next steps.
Quick Recap!
STEP 1. Buy $300 worth of Courses on Warp Academy
Purchase FM Synthesis Masterclass
STEP 2. Purchase your desired copy of Ableton Live from this link
STEP 3. Send a copy of your receipt from Warp Academy courses (not including the cost of Ableton) to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Warp Academy Verification’.
STEP 4. Receive Confirmation from Ableton
STEP 5. Start Producing and Learning
FAQs
Do I have to purchase the recommended courses?
Noperoni! You don’t have to purchase the recommended courses. You are eligible for the discount as long as the total of your cart is equal to our greater than $300 USD. You can choose any courses you want!
Can I get this discount if I already own a version of Ableton Live and would like to upgrade?
Sorry, this discount is only available for new purchases. No upgrade options are available on our store.
What exactly will I learn in each course?
Each one of our product pages contains a full course description, course curriculum and free full-length preview videos from the course. We highly recommend checking out each course page fully and watching the free preview videos! That way you can ensure that this bundle is right for you.
How can I be eligible for educational pricing?
To be eligible for the Educational discount pricing you need to purchase Ableton Live from this link, and then email a copy of your receipt(s) from Warp Academy to [email protected] totaling $300 or more.
What if I already have a copy of Ableton Live?
If you are a beginner and already have a copy of Ableton Live, definitely still check out our course picks (listed above)
How long do I get access to course videos and materials for?
You get lifetime access to the course videos and materials.
How long will it take Ableton to approve my software license?
Ableton states on their educational pricing page that you will typically get a response of verification in 1-2 days. If you can’t wait for the verification process to run its course, you can use the free 30-day license to make music while Ableton verifies.
For any further inquiries into our course catalog browse the entire library here.
Still have questions?
Our ninja support team is all hopped up on green tea and would be absolutely stoked to help answer any questions you still may have. Send them a message here.