Ableton

Description

Live is fast, fluid software for music creation and performance. Use its timeline-based workflow or improvise without constraints in Live’s Session View. Advanced warping lets you change the tempo and timing of any audio in real time without stopping the music. Record virtual instruments, drum machines, guitars or audio from the real world. Capture MIDI notes after you’ve played them, turning your most spontaneous ideas (and happy accidents) into music.

Live’s effects, instruments, sounds and creative features let you make music only limited by your imagination. Use Live’s native devices as the foundation of sound design or mold and shape a range of carefully curated Packs into something new. And since the software keeps everything in time, Live is also perfect for on-stage improvisation and hands-on play—customize the software to fit your performance, not the other way around. And with Push, Ableton’s instrument built specifically for Live, you get all the functionality of software with the immediacy of hardware.

Create with Live
No matter how you like to begin, Live helps you get the music in your head out of your speakers. Session View lets you sketch ideas lightning fast – play, mix, and match MIDI and audio loops of different lengths and tempos without ever stopping the music. The Arrangement View is where you organize music along a timeline and build sections of your song. Or record an arrangement directly from the Session View and improvise a finished composition.

Live’s synthesizers deliver a vast range of sound using wavetable, FM, and analog- and physical modeling architectures. A pair of sampling devices help you squeeze the most out of your drum samples and multi-sampled instruments with built-in slicing, warping and more. Included MIDI effects let you creatively manipulate your notes, while audio effects help you clean up your mix or make a creative mess.

Live’s Core Library comes with every edition of the software and includes vintage synths, analog drum machines, keys, multi-sampled drums, and much more. Curated Collections are toolkits of curated sounds from selected scenes designed to be shaped into something new.

Software without limits
Live comes with everything you need, but adapts to your unique needs. Map knobs, faders and buttons to nearly any controller to get hands on control of almost every parameter in Live. The software also includes auto-mappings for a growing number of MIDI controllers for instant results.

Max for Live is a software platform that powers a range of Live’s instruments and effects. Load one of its many built-in sound generators, and audio and MIDI effects to expand your sound. Or use it to customize devices, build your own and even hack how Live works. You can even use it to connect Live to lights, cameras, sensors, surround sound setups and more.

Perform with Live
Trigger, re-sequence and remix your music in real time. Control external hardware and integrate outboard effects. Improvise on your own or process audio played by others. Expand your setup and collaborate with others using Link. The technology syncs timing over a network connection, so software like Reason, Serato and an ever-growing number of iOS apps work together in your Live setup.
Clearance Ableton Live 10 Suite
Clearance Ableton Live 10 Suite
Clearance Ableton Live 10 Suite

Features

  • Multi-track Audio recording and MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
  • Unique Session View for nonlinear composition, flexible performance and improvisation
  • Real-time warping of audio: automatically sync music and loops, regardless of tempo
  • MIDI-mappable controls, plus automatic mapping for popular hardware controllers
  • Extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it into MIDI
  • Comprehensive selection of built-in audio effects for creative sound design, mixing or mastering
  • Advanced sampling and slicing tools
  • VST and Audio Unit support
  • Groove engine to apply swing to audio or MIDI, or extract rhythmic ‘feel’ from other audio files
  • Video import and export for scoring to video or warping video to music
  • Built-in Max for Live software with more instruments, audio and MIDI effects, and the ability to customize Live

Reviews

3.5

2 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Music Composition/Production - Live Performances1
Computer Platform
  1. Mac1
  2. PC1
Cons
  1. Freezes or Crashes1
  2. Piano Roll could be rethought1
Primary use
  1. Personal2
Pros
  1. Compose/Produce1
  2. Performing Live1
  3. Solid Audio Processing1
  4. Versatile1
  • Thumb drive defective

    2

    submitted5 years ago

    byHappy

    fromWa

    I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with Catalina running on it. I attempted to install the software on the thumb drive per the instructions it came with. It did install, but it froze every time I opened it, never actually showing any program window. Attempted to reinstall about 5-6 times, restarting my computer and experiencing the same issue. Finally decided to go online, register the code to make sure it wasn't already used, (the box it came in looked tattered and no stickers or plastic preventing me from opening it and taking out the thumb drive). Then I downloaded the latest version from Ableton's website. Saved that program to my computer and it opened up the first try. Used my activation code and assigned it to my computer. Now it works, thank god since it was the Suite version. I'd recommend, but a physical copy is pointless, especially since it didn't work.

  • A versatile DAW

    5

    submitted8 years ago

    byLys K Music

    fromVA

    I switched from FL STUDIO 12 SUITE to ABLETON LIVE 10 SUITE. Why? I was so curious about being able to use Ableton for Tracks/Clips I could manually (or automatically) control using Launchpad Pro etc... At first the way to do things will make you scratch your head (compared to FL STUDIO for instance) but taking the time to watch all the HOW TOs on the ABLETON website got me going in no time and now it is my favorite DAW. Although the Piano Roll could be improved a little, I noticed that the audio processing from Ableton is amazing. Never lost audio once since I have been using it (with FL Studio from time to time I would have to go back to the preference and switch audio drivers back and forth in order to get may sound back. I use an audio interface with monitor speakers (JBL series 3 - amazing sound) The Collection of sound samples it comes with will keep you busy but I recommend buying a couple of plugins such as Electra, Avenger, Massive etc etc... whatever you tastes are in this field and what music you want to compose. Of course I discovered being able to command tracks and clips using a controller (I use the Novation Launchpad Pro) and I am having a blast "DJing" :) Being able to both produce/compose/record great music AND being able to express oneself as a DJ makes ABLETON unique. It is now my daily DAW for all my projects. I really recommend it.

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Q&A

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  • asked byJim C.

    fromBermuda Dunes, CA

    Is this shipped via digital download? Or is this a boxed item?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    this is a download.
    Open Reply - Beau
    This would be sent to you as a software (digital) download.
  • asked byRahn

    fromCalifornia

    Is this a software download or the boxed version

    Open Reply - Ronald
    This is the download.
  • asked byRobby

    fromundisclosed

    I purchased Ableton Live 10 Suite for my MacBook Pro (8GB) laptop. Will this be enough for me to use the software on, or do I need a laptop that holds more storage? Thanks.

    Open Reply - Ronald
    The minimum requirements are OS X 10.11.6 or later. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor (Intel® Core™ i5 processor or faster recommended) 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended) 64-bit only.
  • asked byConcrete

    fromEureka CA

    If I get the Abelton 10 program can I connect my Abelton Novation to it and start creating beats without purchasing any other equipment?

    Open Reply - Gear-Head
    Yes
    Open Reply - Gear-Head
    Yes