How I do the music stuff n that.... :))
Just a quick show n tell about how I make tunes using Ableton Live and external hardware.
Not described in video: All synths and the drum machine go into Live via a Tascam 16/08 audio interface. Midi controllers are 1 x Launchpad, 1 x Nano Kontroll and 2 x LPD8s.
Here's a link to the template in case its useful ... you probably won't have the hardware and software I use so some items will be missing but will hopefully add some understanding of my simple set up.
Safe :))