PRODUCE MUSIC WITH ABLETON PUSH 2

Capture Your Ideas and Create Songs without Touching the Computer

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The best way to get up and running with Push 2 and Ableton Live.

Making music is hard. To stay in the flow, you have to capture your ideas quickly, and you need technology to stay out of the way. Push is the best of both worlds. It's a powerful, expressive instrument that integrates tightly with Ableton Live.

Take this course and learn how to unlock creative possibilities and make music without touching your computer.

High Quality Content

This course includes 37 in-depth HD videos. You get lifetime access to over 4 hours of online training.

Hands-On Approach

Learn how to use Push in context. You start with a blank project and create a song from scratch.

Downloadable Files

We provide you with all the Ableton project files and samples you need to complete the course lessons.

Your Instructor


Stefanie Andersen
Stefanie Andersen

Stefanie Andersen (Step1) is a producer and turntablist who has been using Ableton Live for over a decade. She’s known for her live performances that incorporate on-the-fly beatmaking, finger drumming, and scratching. Her controller of choice is Push 2, and she was recently featured by Ableton as a Push performance artist. She has also contributed lessons and content to Melodics, an app designed to help musicians hone their finger drumming skills.

Stefanie has an extensive background in education and music scholarship. She received her Master’s degree in cultural studies and has presented papers on hip-hop at academic conferences across the country. A pioneer in the field of hip-hop studies, she taught the very first hip-hop course at Florida State University in 1999. She is a former high school English teacher, and she spent many years working as a software trainer, curriculum developer, and designer for a Fortune 500 company.

Given that Stefanie's twin passions are music and teaching, it's only natural that she found a way to combine them. In 2016, she opened a music production school in Oakland called Sequence One. Since then, she's been teaching Ableton courses and workshops, where students enjoy her thorough, hands-on curriculum and her clear, engaging teaching style.

Stefanie also co-organizes the Bay Area Ableton User Group in San Francisco, and she volunteers as an instructor with Today’s Future Sound, a non-profit in the Bay Area that provides a creative outlet for kids by teaching them how to produce music.


What You'll Learn

Push 2 is so much more than a MIDI controller. Are you ready to go beyond the basics? This 4-hour course will help you integrate Push 2 into your creative workflow, whether you’re brand new to the instrument or just looking to maximize its potential.

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By the end of the course, here's what you'll be able to do with Push 2:

  • Navigate your Ableton projects, browse and load sounds, and control Live devices
  • Customize drum racks and record beats in real-time
  • Sequence drums, add processing, and humanize your beats
  • Create trap-style pitched hi-hats
  • Apply effects, adjust parameters, and record/edit automation
  • Play melodies and chords
  • Understand basic and advanced chord shapes on Push
  • Create a gliding bassline and apply sidechain compression
  • Structure and arrange your songs
  • Create interesting transitions between song sections
  • Mix down your songs
  • Generate musical ideas by jamming and experimenting


Expand the full curriculum below to access free previews of a few of the video lessons.

Course Curriculum



We'll give you a refund within 30 days if you're unhappy with your purchase.

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What Students Are Saying

"I have just finished this course, and it is definitely the best Ableton/Push course I've ever seen. Straight to the point, production-oriented tricks. You did an amazing job with the lessons. In my opinion, Ableton 10 is a must if you like using the Push controller. A huge thank you!"

- Mario N.

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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It's a completely self-paced online course. You decide when you finish.
What are the prerequisites?
You should already have a working knowledge of Ableton. This course focuses specifically on the Push 2. If you're new to Ableton, you might want to enroll in our Introduction to Ableton course before taking the Push 2 course.
What software version do I need?
This course was created with Ableton Live 10. If you don't have Live 10 yet, you can still watch the videos and follow along because most of the content applies to Live 9, as well.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like—across any and all devices you own.
What if I'm unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you're unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we'll give you a full refund.