First 20 minutes of class

B Sections & Transitions Overview

Struggling to take your 8-bar loops to the next level? This hands-on workshop is all about expanding your ideas into full tracks with impactful B sections and seamless transitions.

We’ll cover essential techniques and examples to help you escape the loop, control energy, and build tension in your arrangements within Ableton Live.

• How to Create B Sections that feel intentional and exciting

• Break Out of The Loop evolve your grooves into full song sections

• Transitions tricks for smooth or dramatic movement between parts

• Controlling Energy across the arrangement

• Building Tension and delivering payoff

• Automation Techniques for movement and dynamics

• Creative Time-Signature and Tempo Changes

• When to Add New Instruments vs. Reuse Existing Ones to keep things cohesive

Whether you produce electronic music, hip hop, or experimental beats, this session will help you turn loops into tracks that flow, move, and surprise the listener.

Break out of the loop and elevate your arrangements.

What's Included with this session

• 2+ hours of Ableton Certified Training Video
• PDF with a list of tutorials, Max for Live Devices and Plugins for arrangement

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Yeuda Ben-Atar, a world renowned Ableton Certified Trainer, hails from Los Angeles, California. Originally from Israel, Yeuda’s passion for music led him to the United States, where he discovered his true calling with Ableton Live in 2007, embarking on a journey of mastery.

He approaches Ableton in a unique way; producing and performing with video game controllers under the moniker Side Brain.

One of Yeuda’s most remarkable qualities is his exceptional knowledge and speed, combined with his unparalleled ability to explain complex concepts in a simple and engaging manner.

With years of experience as a music production instructor and educator, Yeuda has contributed his expertise to prestigious institutions throughout the United States, including USC, UCLA, UCSD, Colburn Music School, Berkley School of Music, Cal Arts, NAMM, Skywalker Sounds, Bedrock LA, Sonos Studios, Sweetwater Headquarters, 1500 or Nothing studios, Grammy U, Pensado’s Place, Vintage King, Museum of Making Music, Lynda.com (now known as Linkedin Learning), and Perfect Circuit Audio, among many others.

His projects have included working with and teaching artists such as Timbaland, Ludacris, Lavel Kali(Beyonce, Drake) DJ Numark and Jurassic 5, Beck, Skrillex, Flying Lotus, Ed Sheeran, Rick Rubin, Giorgio Moroder, Simi, Bootie Brown (Pharcyde), Dave Pensado, Madison Mcferrin and countless others.