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With his help, you&#8217;ll be able to not only survive your first ten minutes in the workstation, but experience the joy of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"making music that's entirely your own. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">making music that&#8217;s entirely your own.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never touched music production before, there&#8217;s plenty to explore solely within Ableton, and you can definitely make some incredible music with nothing but the DAW&#8217;s built-in offerings. That said, supplementary libraries and tools like Splice Sounds, Beatmaker, and Skills can also be invaluable in helping you further evolve your music, as seen towards the end of our walkthrough. If you&#8217;re interested in exploring these, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which topics did you find most helpful? 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