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PLAYGRND for Ableton Push

The fastest way to make music with Push, includes;

  • PLAYGRND Live Set. A bespoke, designed-for-Push Ableton Live set / Project File that will blow your socks off, designed from the ground up from 10 years of experience from a seasoned Push performer and product specialist. Get in Flow and stay there. (Value: $350)

  • PLAYGRND Guide. 100s of Videos covering every instrument, every device and function, with creative tips and suggestions for producing and performing with Push and PLAYGRND. (Value: $150)

  • PLAYGRND Challenges. 8+ weeks of Creative Challenges for you to explore and make something from. Focussed making and learning at the same time. (Value: $100+)

  • PLAYGRND Feedback. Share your musical ideas with other PLAYGRNDers, with optional challenge sharing areas to get feedback within a private course community. (Value: $50)

  • PLAYGRND Community: [Early Bird Bonus] In the introductory period of PLAYGRND you'll have bonus access to a special, private (temporary) community where you can share ideas and questions with other PLAYGRNDers. (Value:Priceless)

  • PLAYGRND is $650+ worth of Ableton Live Instruments, Devices, Learning and Coaching. See your price by clicking on Enrol.

The PLAYGRND Live Set

What's inside?

  • 5 Instruments. 18 engines. 692 sounds with 1000s of variations. 9 effect racks, cpu-optimised and battle-tested. Worth over $350. Including but not limited to:

  • DR1: the infamous Super Drum Rack inspired by Elektron RYTM. Yes. It's finally here. 8 engines, 104 sounds, with built in FM (!) and independent sends per pad (!!). This is the best drum rack ever made for Push, period. ($60 value)

  • BS1: A Monster Bass Instrument, with 192 sounds, an outrageous Filter with Drive and Saturation. ($30 value)

  • PD1: 3 Pad instruments with 64 Wavetable sounds each, from subtle to raw and edgy. ($30 value)

  • LD1: 192 FM sounds, hand-designed to give you useful, soaring lead sounds. Includes a custom portamento and glide function. ($30 value)

  • SR1: A sampler, with built-in sounds from around the world, and a way to bring in your own. ($30 value)

  • Midi Effects: ARP1: The Arpeggiator we've been missing. Add jitter, random notes and multi-speed patterns. The days of boring arpeggiator patterns are over. MFX1: a Swiss-Army knife for nudging midi notes into the right place, with built-in scales and randomness features. ($60 value)

  • Audio Effect Racks: AFX1: tear apart your sounds and send them to outer space. AFXS1: A powerful AFX selector with built-in Send-like effects. EQCs: Custom EQ and Compressor devices for each channel, bringing each sound into the right place in the mix. Side-chaining and tuning built in. Stop wasting time and just make music. ($60 value)

  • RTN1: 8 Send / Return tracks, giving you everything you need to add space, sheen, shimmer, and wobble to your sounds. ($30 value)

  • MSR1: A Master Channel to Glue everything together and give PLAYGRND Punch and Clarity ($30 value)

WRKSHP Reviews

What Students are saying

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Unleashing endless fun and possibilities

Daniel K

The course provides a whole set of new tools that empowers the student and helps them unleash endless possibilities of artistry and creativity. I find myself...

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The course provides a whole set of new tools that empowers the student and helps them unleash endless possibilities of artistry and creativity. I find myself eager to move on to each new challenge. There is never a dull moment. I also enjoy how Andri teaches the class while also serving as a guide during the journey by the way he scripts his teaching, composes with us, and produces the videos. Andri provides individual feedback to each student that is meaningful as well. Outstanding course!

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Outstanding, there is no comparison.

Sean C

Musical learning Nirvana.

Musical learning Nirvana.

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The Push Bible was good. PLAYGRND is Great!!

Gio R

The Push Bible was awesome to get my feet wet with concepts and whatnot, BUT I'm really learning a lot in the PLAYGRND course. The hands on challenges are wh...

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The Push Bible was awesome to get my feet wet with concepts and whatnot, BUT I'm really learning a lot in the PLAYGRND course. The hands on challenges are what was missing and I'm having a blast throwing clips into the community for others to check out, as well as view others work myself. Great job Andri! I couldn't recommend it enough to my peers :)

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Deep Intro To Pushing Your Way Live

Gregg Press

A great way to get visual and dynamic feedback as you learn to move around your Push. Examples with detailed explanations allow you to expand your knowledge ...

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A great way to get visual and dynamic feedback as you learn to move around your Push. Examples with detailed explanations allow you to expand your knowledge and still on the instrument.

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Structured Flow

Gio R

Just finished the course Andri & thank you so much for putting this together! Really straight forward & love how easy it is to reference. I've defini...

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Just finished the course Andri & thank you so much for putting this together! Really straight forward & love how easy it is to reference. I've definitely learned a lot, even the inner workings of Live in general, not only Push2 specific & feel more confident with each of them. Blessings :) - Gio

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Awesome Push Course

Franz Fischer

Awesome Course !!!! Learned a lot in Lightspeed;) Well structured, easy to follow. Great Job Thanks Andri

Awesome Course !!!! Learned a lot in Lightspeed;) Well structured, easy to follow. Great Job Thanks Andri

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Overall a really great course

Erik R. Yverling

Yay! I've finally completed my course, which I spent almost every night with during the last month, so this is both a great and a little bit sad moment fo...

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Yay! I've finally completed my course, which I spent almost every night with during the last month, so this is both a great and a little bit sad moment for me. Overall I think you have made a fantastic job with this course, and I'm very glad I purchased it. Before enrolling for this course I had very basic knowledge of Ableton Live and music production in general, but now I feel very comfortable using all features of Push 2 and have also learn quite a lot about Live itself. So I'm really looking forward to trying out stuff on my own and just play around with all of the ideas that has been circling around in my head. Finally I had a hard time deciding on whether to give this course a 4 or a 5, so I decided to go with 5, even tough it's really a 4,5. What could make this course perfect is if you make sure that all the videos have a property start and ending; and that there's little or no overlap in terms of the things brought in each individual lessons, as this got me confused a few times. But overall this was great course and I really enjoy your humble, engaged and positive way of teaching. Looking forward to additional courses, especially on electronic music production :) Keep it up!!

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5 star rating

Excellent and easily the best of 3 Ableton courses I have...

Jenna Bradley

Tried a Udemy 2-part course and it was poor... watched a few lessons and realised it was a waste of money. Did the Berklee Live course... which was better (...

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Tried a Udemy 2-part course and it was poor... watched a few lessons and realised it was a waste of money. Did the Berklee Live course... which was better (and free). Neither covered more than the basics of Ableton Live. For me, Push is an indispensable device and so The Push Bible is vastly better, far more useful, comprehensive and with first class production values. If you intend to become properly competent with Live using Push... this is what you need.

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Strongly recommend class! It is excellent!

Sean C

This is the best music course I have taken. Andri is an amazing instructor and the course is structured very very well. These courses increased my knowledge ...

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This is the best music course I have taken. Andri is an amazing instructor and the course is structured very very well. These courses increased my knowledge of Push2 exponentially and there is no way I would be making the music I am now without taking this course.

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amazing attention to detail!

Clare Andre

I really appreciate your attention to detail and the amount you repeat things to help ingrain them. You show the potential expertly and it really inspires m...

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I really appreciate your attention to detail and the amount you repeat things to help ingrain them. You show the potential expertly and it really inspires me to become a master of the logistics to balance my right brained dominant mind and allow my creativity to have a greater structure to support its flowering.

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Never enjoyed a course as much as this one

Tommy Webster

The structure, the instructor and the pace of learning were all absouletly perfect. I really felt like I retained all the infomation that was taught. Highly ...

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The structure, the instructor and the pace of learning were all absouletly perfect. I really felt like I retained all the infomation that was taught. Highly recommended

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The Best Ableton Live Course I've Ever Taken

Chris Matthews

I've been trying to get my head wrapped around Ableton Push 2 Suite since I bought it, and I've tried a lot of different tutorials. Many were good, but didn'...

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I've been trying to get my head wrapped around Ableton Push 2 Suite since I bought it, and I've tried a lot of different tutorials. Many were good, but didn't really get into detail outside of the tricks they were trying to teach. Others were dry and too technical and didn't connect to the actual flow. This one does. He takes you step by step in increments where everything builds and makes sense, leaving you actually able (ton ? Har har) to make music with confidence. Best bang for the buck of all the courses I've done. Well worth the money.

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PLAYGRND Guide

  • PLAYGRND Guide walks you through every feature of the PLAYGRND Live Set / Setup. Every instrument, effect and device, every parameter.

  • Creative tips and suggestions, gleaned from 10 years of creating, improvising and performing

  • Discussion areas for questions and ideas; get help from Andri or your fellow PLAYGRNDers

  • Download each instrument and device and save to your library.

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PLAYGRND Challenges

Take on creative challenges, build muscle memory, master PLAYGRND.

  • There are Creative Challenges for each instrument and device in PLAYGRND and of course for the whole Live Set as well.

  • Share your take on each challenge with fellow PLAYGRNDers, and get feedback. Every day we see amazing, touching support amongst students.

  • Challenges are built on techniques Andri has used for compositions, improvisations and live performances. They are the building blocks of whole tracks, and a way to absorb PLAYGRND even faster.

A Peek into Challenge Feedback


How PLAYGRND is structured

  • PLAYGRND puts you straight into making music from the first module onwards. Each module takes you through key features, building up to the final PLAYGRND Live Set. This takes place over 8 weeks (perhaps more if you inspire me to keep going).

  • Creative Challenges get you learning how to use PLAYGRND's instruments and effect devices from hands-on use. Create ideas and finish track each week for two months or more - go at your own pace.

  • Get feedback and support from your peers and fellow PLAYGRNDers as you go, with (optional) social sharing built in.

  • By the end of the PLAYGRND journey, you'll have assembled the most powerful Live Set / Project File there is for Push, and you will have made more music in a few weeks than most make in a year, all your own and unique to you.

Instructor

Senior Instructor Andri Søren Haflidason

Andri has taught thousands of students, from complete beginners to full-time professionals. He became a Product Specialist for Ableton in 2014, delivering workshops at all levels, has taught at schools across Europe including SAE Institute and ESRA. His focus is on Ableton Live and Ableton Push, with a particular emphasis on finding creative workflows, improvisational performance, and getting into 'the flow. He believes firmly in doing more with less, and "finding your instrument". Life is short, and limitations and focus bring incredible creativity and results. Describing and mapping out the "landscapes of possibility" to students is key, helping them find their path and to define their own personal quest.

PLAYGRND Community

Ask, Discuss, Share

  • PLAYGRND Community is a place to share ideas, suggestions and more.

  • No advertising. No distractions. A focus on Push. Follow posts you're interested in and receive email or in-course notifications.

  • PLAYGRND Community is a free bonus, alongside PLAYGRND Live Set, Guide, Challenges and Feedback. It might change with time.

Why PLAYGRND?

You've already invested in Push 2, and maybe other Push courses. Why consider PLAYGRND?

  • This is much, much more than a classic online course, and here's why:

  • Become the owner of the most powerful Live Set ever made for Push and fly. Over 500, hand-made FM, Wavetable and other synth sounds across 5 main instruments, including the legendary Elektron-RYTM inspired Super Drum Rack, DR1.

  • Learn by doing. Too many online courses "tell" but don't "show". PLAYGRND not only shows you how to make musical ideas quickly, it challenges you to do so straight from the start

  • Learn from a true Push convert. My full focus is on Push and getting the most out it, for over 10 years.

  • Interactive comment and question areas on each lesson, I'm there to help, with fellow PLAYGRNDers also there to add their two cents. This is a unique feature which almost every other course out there lacks.

  • Often we buy gear and then we're left with a feeling of "now what?". PLAYGRND solves this by creating a fun, engaging framework for making musical ideas and tracks. You can go solo or you can get support from your peers with PLAYGRND.

FAQ

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  • What version of Live do I need?

    Live 10.1.43 Standard and upwards.

  • What version of Push do I need?

    The course uses Push 2, but 95% of the concepts translate to Push 1 as well.

  • What experience do I need to have?

    PLAYGRND can be joined by Beginners, Intermediate and Pro users alike. Beginners will learn key Push skills by putting Push to use straight away. Pros will inherit a truly optimised Live Set, with complex, powerful devices within it as well as learning useful tips along the way. Everyone can take on the Creative Challenges and bring something new to the table.

  • Who is PLAYGRND for?

    For anyone who owns Push and wants to structure their learning and music making. For those of you who loved the Push Bible and want new challenges. For anyone who'd like to have place to be motivated to make music and share it with others. PLAYGRND offers various things to various people.

  • Is this the Push Bible: Advanced Level course?

    No, it's something else. The purpose here is not to go into microscopic, exhaustive detail but rather to get even closer to a state of flow and creativity, using on the one hand a powerful, flexible Live Set, and on the other exploring this through unique creative challenges.

  • Will we use lots of gorgeous reverb?

    There's a high chance that this will be the case?

  • Can I start now already?

    Absolutely. The first modules are ready and PLAYGRNDers are already making their way through them. Each student receives one module a week, each one including new instruments, effects and challenges, for 8 weeks. Join now and tell me what you'd like me to include in upcoming modules, challenges and videos.

  • Why is the course dripped? What the heck is "dripping", actually?

    Dripped content arrives in parts, and not all at once. Dripped content has been shown to improve engagement and help you move through material, as well as bringing focus to each part of the course, including creative challenges and new instruments and effects.

Still have questions?

I'm building out the last parts of PLAYGRND as we go, after two years of development. I'm sure there will be questions and I'd love to answer them. Get in touch using the button below, and I'll get back to you when I can.

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