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Description

Ableton Live is a music production and performance application that combines multitrack recording, audio editing, MIDI sequencing, sound design, and mixing tools. Its Session View enables musicians to launch audio and MIDI clips independently, experiment with musical ideas, and create arrangements during live performances. Arrangement View provides a timeline-based workspace for recording, editing, and organizing complete musical compositions. The software includes virtual instruments, drum machines, samplers, synthesizers, and audio effects for producing and modifying sounds. MIDI editing capabilities support note sequencing, quantization, scale awareness, and tools for generating or transforming melodic and rhythmic patterns. Ableton Live includes audio warping technology for adjusting the timing and tempo of recordings while maintaining synchronization with a project. Its mixing environment provides track routing, automation, equalization, compression, reverb, delay, and other signal processing capabilities. Integration with Ableton Push, MIDI controllers, external instruments, and third-party plugins enables users to incorporate hardware and additional software into their production workflows. Ableton Live is offered in Intro, Standard, and Suite editions, with higher editions providing expanded instrument libraries, effects, and features such as Max for Live and stem separation.

Description

The software features a highly intuitive, fast, and modular graphical interface built on QT 4, designed for ease of use. It includes a sample-based stereo audio engine that allows for the import of sound samples in a variety of formats, including .wav, .au, and .aiff, with support for compressed FLAC files as well. Users can take advantage of a pattern-based sequencer that permits an unlimited number of patterns and the ability to seamlessly chain them into complete songs. Each pattern can accommodate up to 192 ticks and offers individual levels per event alongside variable pattern lengths. Additionally, the platform supports an unlimited number of instrument tracks, each equipped with volume, mute, solo, and pan functionalities. Notably, it allows for multi-layered instruments, accommodating up to 16 samples per instrument. Time-stretching and pitch adjustments are made possible through the rubberband cli, which requires the rubberband-cli package for operation. The Director Window features a visual metronome alongside song position tags, enhancing user interaction. Users can effortlessly export and import single patterns into song projects, and MIDI learning can be activated with a Shift+MouseClick on various GUI controllers, facilitated by a MIDI settings editor. Moreover, the software includes unique functions for human velocity, timing, pitch, and swing, enhancing the creative possibilities for users. Overall, its robust feature set makes it an ideal tool for both novice and experienced music producers.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Ableton Note Yes 
Animoog Z Yes 
EasyWorship Yes 
Krotos Concept 2 Yes 
Krotos Weaponiser Yes 
Magenta Studio Yes 
Mixvibes Cross DJ Yes 
Prime Loops Yes 
ProDJLink Yes 
Regroover Yes 
Vanguard 2 Yes 
Visibox Yes 
Voyager Yes 
iZotope Aurora Yes 
iZotope Nectar Yes 
iZotope Neutron Yes 
iZotope Plasma Yes 
iZotope Trash Yes 
iZotope VEA Yes 
iZotope VocalSynth Yes 

Integrations

Ableton Note No 
Animoog Z No 
EasyWorship No 
Krotos Concept 2 No 
Krotos Weaponiser No 
Magenta Studio No 
Mixvibes Cross DJ No 
Prime Loops No 
ProDJLink No 
Regroover No 
Vanguard 2 No 
Visibox No 
Voyager No 
iZotope Aurora No 
iZotope Nectar No 
iZotope Neutron No 
iZotope Plasma No 
iZotope Trash No 
iZotope VEA No 
iZotope VocalSynth No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Ableton

Founded

1999

Country

Germany

Website

www.ableton.com/en/live/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Hydrogen

Website

hydrogen-music.org/features/

Product Features

Audio Editing

Audio Effects Yes 
Batch Processing Yes 
Export Audio (Multiple File Types) Yes 
Record Live Audio Yes 
Record Multiple Simultaneous Tracks Yes 
Scrub, Search, Bookmark Yes 
Sound Editing Tools Yes 
Spectral Analysis / FFT Yes 
Speech Synthesis (TTS) Yes 
Swappable Patches Yes 
Virtual Instruments Yes 
Virtual Mixing Yes 
Voice Changer Yes 

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Product Features

Audio Editing

Audio Effects No 
Batch Processing No 
Export Audio (Multiple File Types) No 
Record Live Audio No 
Record Multiple Simultaneous Tracks No 
Scrub, Search, Bookmark No 
Sound Editing Tools No 
Spectral Analysis / FFT No 
Speech Synthesis (TTS) No 
Swappable Patches No 
Virtual Instruments No 
Virtual Mixing No 
Voice Changer No 

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