{"id":24868,"date":"2023-02-18T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=24868"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:52:25","slug":"making-beat-ableton-live-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a beat in Ableton Live for the first time (free project file included)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have you ever wanted to try making a beat in Ableton Live?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, join us in the video above, where rapper and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/splice\" target=\"_blank\">Splice Discord<\/a> team member Walt sat down with us to create his first beat in Ableton Live Lite. In the process, we cover topics like chopping samples in Simpler, sequencing MIDI patterns, arranging kicks and snares in Drum Rack, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/exploring-automation-curves\/\" target=\"_blank\">using automation on effects,<\/a> and more that are key to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-beats-for-a-song\/\" target=\"_blank\">creating your first beat.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to experiment with the Ableton project file of the beat we created, you can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WaltNickFInal-Project.zip\" target=\"_blank\">download it for absolutely free here.<\/a> The various samples that were used in the track are also available in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/n2bTXkR4-qNjELMdA4yY8EewZws\" target=\"_blank\">this Collection on Splice Sounds.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any questions on <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/get-started-ableton-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">getting started with making music in Ableton Live?<\/a> What sorts of topics in music production would you like to see us cover next? Let us know in the comments section of the video, and make sure to subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/splice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> for more tips, tutorials, and insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Browse, preview, and license Splice samples directly inside Ableton Live with our new in-DAW integration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\/ableton-live\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us in a rapper&#8217;s first production session to explore the fundamentals of making a beat in Ableton Live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":24874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1851,1850,1886,1890,1696,49],"tags":[1638,1749,1805,1254,918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Making a Beat in Ableton Live for the First Time - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join us in a rapper&#039;s first production session to explore the fundamentals of making a beat in Ableton Live, and download the free project file.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making a Beat in Ableton Live for the First Time - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join us in a rapper&#039;s first production session to explore the fundamentals of making a beat in Ableton Live, and download the free project file.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-18T15:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T17:52:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0223-Ableton-Vs-Rapper-BlogPost.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/bitly.com\/namaboku-twt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harrison Shimazu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1ed73f890efad66c4808440680e9e50d\"},\"headline\":\"Making a beat in Ableton Live for the first time (free project file included)\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-18T15:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-23T17:52:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/\"},\"wordCount\":187,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/making-beat-ableton-live-first-time\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0223-Ableton-Vs-Rapper-BlogPost.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"beginner\",\"collections\",\"project files\",\"sounds\",\"youtube\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Ableton Live\",\"DAW\",\"Free\",\"Free Project Files\",\"Tips &amp; 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