Live comes in three editions: Intro, Standard and Suite. They share common features, but Standard and Suite have additional features, instruments, effects, and Packs.

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Key Features LimitedFullFull
Software Instruments

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11

20

Library Size

5+ GB

38+ GB

71+ GB

Audio Effects

20

35

58

MIDI Effects

11

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14

MIDI Tools

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14

Modulators 266
Live Key FeaturesIntroStandardSuite
Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation IncludedIncludedIncluded
Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo IncludedIncludedIncluded
Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz IncludedIncludedIncluded
Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments IncludedIncludedIncluded
Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching IncludedIncludedIncluded
Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project IncludedIncludedIncluded
Group tracks Use multiple levels of groups to mix with greater flexibility and manage detailed arrangements more easily. IncludedIncludedIncluded
VST2, VST3 and Audio Unit v2 and v3 support IncludedIncludedIncluded
Time signature changes IncludedIncludedIncluded
Comping Record multiple takes of a performance, then combine the best ones. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Multiple automation lanes IncludedIncludedIncluded
MIDI Polyphonic Expression Add bends, slides and pressure for each individual note in a chord, add subtle expression variations, morph between chords and create evolving sonic textures more easily. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Track Freeze IncludedIncludedIncluded
Capture MIDI Recall your best ideas after you’ve played them – Capture MIDI can turn what you played into MIDI clips, without having to think about recording. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Tempo Following Live listens to and adjusts its tempo based on incoming audio in real time, making it a dynamic part of the band instead of the tempo source that everyone has to follow. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Note Chance

Set the probability that a note or drum hit will occur and let Live generate surprising variations to your patterns that change over time.

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Velocity Chance

Define ranges for velocity probability for subtle, humanized variations in the dynamics of your patterns.

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Automatic plug-in delay compensation IncludedIncludedIncluded
MIDI remote control instant mapping IncludedIncludedIncluded
MIDI output to hardware synths IncludedIncludedIncluded
MIDI Clock/sync IncludedIncludedIncluded
Generate or receive Pitch, Control, Clock and Trigger CV ExcludedExcludedIncluded
Multicore/multiprocessor support IncludedIncludedIncluded
WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC file support IncludedIncludedIncluded
Ableton Link A technology that keeps instances of Live and a growing collection of iOS apps in time over a wireless network. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Note Compatibility New in Live 11.2 Start musical ideas in iOS app Note, then send them to Live using Ableton Cloud. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Instrument Racks Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls IncludedIncludedIncluded
MIDI Effect Racks Combine MIDI effects into a single device, allowing for customized MIDI processing chains with simple Macro controls IncludedIncludedIncluded
Drum Rack An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid IncludedIncludedIncluded
Audio & MIDI tracks 16UnlimitedUnlimited
Scenes 16UnlimitedUnlimited
Send and return tracks 21212
Audio inputs Mono audio input channels 8256256
Audio outputs Mono audio output channels 8256256
Complex warp modes Advanced algorithms for stretching audio, ideal for working with mixed audio or full tracks. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Groove Pool and extract groove A set of templates that lets you adjust the timing and “feel” of sequences or make your own by extracting timing from existing audio material. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Video import/export Import video as a clip and save modified video and audio. IncludedIncludedIncluded
Live Core Library Updated for Live 12

The Live Core Library is an extensive set of instruments, effects, sounds and presets from a wide variety of sources and genres. Updated for Live 12, the Core Library is now also completely tagged and searchable via Live 12's new tagging system.

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Tuning Systems New in Live 12

Explore tuning systems with the curated set included in the core library, or any scala file

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Keys and Scales New in Live 12

Sync MIDI effects, select device parameters and MIDI Tools to the scale of the playing Clip

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Screen Reader Support New in Live 12

Allows visually impaired musicians access to key commands in Live using the built-in Screen Reader tools in their operating systems.

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Sound Similarity / Browsing New in Live 12

Live shows you sounds in your library similar to a sound you select.

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User Tagging New in Live 12

Tag your own sounds and find them later by either filtering for the tags you want or via keyword search in Live.

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Save Browser Views New in Live 12

Save your current browser view to the sidebar as a custom label so it's more easily accessible. This view can be a tag filter or a search that you want easily accessible

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Browsing History New in Live 12

Go back and forward through your browsing history to revisit previous searches.

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Factory tags New in Live 12

All Live factory content from all editions is now completely tagged.

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Linked-track editing Link two or more tracks to edit their content simultaneously. ExcludedIncludedIncluded
Audio-slicing Slice audio to a Drum Rack or Sampler instance. ExcludedIncludedIncluded
Audio to MIDI Extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it to MIDI. ExcludedIncludedIncluded
REX file support Support for ReCycle/Reason audio files. ExcludedIncludedIncluded
POW-r dithering Mastering quality dithering modes for downsampling audio. ExcludedIncludedIncluded
Modulation Updated for Live 12

Modulate parameters while still being able to adjust the parameter's settings

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Max for Live Powers a range of instruments and devices in Live Suite, and lets you customize or build your own devices, change the way Live works, and connect Live with the world around it. ExcludedExcludedIncluded
Software InstrumentsIntroStandardSuite
Drum Rack An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid.
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Impulse A drum sampler with complex modulation capabilities.
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Instrument Rack Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls.
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Simpler An easy-to-use but powerful sampler with classic synthesis parameters.
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Drift

A characterful MPE-capable synth capable of a wide variety of sounds from every era of modern music. For all Live Editions.

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Drum Synths Now in Live 11 Standard

8 devices to create unique drum and percussion sounds using synthesis.

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External Instrument A tool for integrating your external hardware synthesizers into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.
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Analog Now In Live 12 Standard

Emulates the unique character of vintage analog synthesizers.

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Collision Now In Live 12 Standard

Physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet percussion sounds and creative percussion

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Electric Now In Live 12 Standard

The sounds of classic electric pianos.

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Tension Now In Live 12 Standard

Physical modeling string synthesizer.

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Bass A monophonic virtual analog synthesizer that provides the entire palette of bass sounds in one device – from classically deep and clean to heavily distorted, rumbling tones.
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CV Instrument Sequence and play your modular.
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CV Triggers Trigger drums and events.
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Operator Updated for Live 12

A versatile synthesizer combining frequency modulation and subtractive synthesis.

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Poli A virtual analog synth designed for classic polyphonic chords and phrases. Its vintage character comes from de-tunable oscillators, a powerful modulation section and built-in chorus.
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Sampler Sampling instrument with multisample playback and import as well as profound sound design options.
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Wavetable Immediately playable, infinitely capable, Wavetable is a new synthesizer built by Ableton. Stretch, morph and shape a wide range of waveforms into a rich and vast sound palette.
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Meld New in Live 12

A bi-timbral, MPE-capable Instrument designed for deep sound-shaping capabilities that generate a wide array of textural and experimental sounds using two easy-to-use macro oscillators.

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Granulator III Updated for Live 12

Use granular synthesis to transform a sample into textures, pads, and atmospheres. Created in collaboration with Robert Henke.

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PacksIntroStandardSuite
Chop and Swing

A homage to the style that made sampling an art form and put a new kind of groove on the musical map. Chop and Swing comes loaded with curated recordings and professional presets perfect for cutting up and re-combining into fresh new tracks.

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Beat Tools Now In Live 12 Lite, Intro, Standard

With more than 120 Drum and Instrument Racks, over 180 loops for slicing, tweakable effects chains and more, Beat Tools has all the sounds you need for hands-on beatmaking – especially with Push.

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Build and Drop Now In Live 12 Lite, Intro, Standard

Build and Drop is loaded with ecstatic leads, enveloping bass, slamming drums and a range of rises, sirens and sounds effects. A creative toolbox for building the irresistible anticipation and release this music uses to keep the party going.

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Drive and Glow Now In Live 12 Intro and Standard

Drive and Glow combines swirling synth textures, overdriven guitars and basses and pounding drums. Carefully curated to be mix-ready out of the box, this Pack is perfect for creating tracks that radiate with saturated, indie vibes.

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Guitar and Bass

A set of electric guitars and basses, expertly multisampled to cover different playing styles, velocities and articulations - from funky slap bass to gently strummed guitar chords.

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Drum Essentials Drum Essentials is a collection of handpicked sounds selected to cover a wide range of styles. A flexible, highly refined Pack to form the rhythmic foundation of any production.
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Grand Piano Multiple articulations, sampled from a carefully prepared and programmed piano to capture the virtuosity of the classical grand piano sounds.
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Mood Reel A collection of sounds for making music with a modern narrative feel. Evocative layered instruments combine organic and synthetic sounds with textural elements to add mood, space and movement to productions.
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Skitter and Step A sound collection that inhabits the space where growling basses, rinsing pads and jarring melodies collide with jagged, broken percussion. The cavernous spaces, dubby basses and tight drums are ready for production but were designed for deep sound manipulation.
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Brass Quartet Features a rich blend of trumpet, French horn, tenor saxophone and trombone in your music. The instrument highlights the natural breathiness, range of expression and broad tonality of the brass quartet. Created in collaboration with Spitfire Audio.
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Drone Lab Weave complex, evolving threads through your productions with tonal and textural samples, generative noise, multisampled instruments, plus devices and Effect Racks designed for experimentation.
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Drum Booth Drum Booth contains carefully curated samples of acoustic kits recorded in a tight, dry room. Perfect on their own or as reinforcement for electronic drums, Drum Booth also offers unique post processing options and experimental recordings not possible with standard acoustic libraries.
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Electric Keyboards Now In Live 12 Standard

Electric Keyboards is a new Pack featuring multisampled Fender Rhodes Suitcase, Wurlitzer A-200, and Hammond C3. Special attention was given to making this Pack sound as true-to-life and organic as possible. The result is characterful electric keys for any genre.

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Orchestral Strings Now In Live 12 Standard

A comprehensive selection of naturally rich and dynamic stringed instruments. Features solo and ensemble violin, viola, cello and double bass, all record in their natural positions within the orchestra, complete with a number of articulations.

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Session Drums Club Now In Live 12 Standard

A multisampled library of acoustic drums for nuanced play. Features room ambience from club environments.

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Session Drums Studio Now In Live 12 Standard

A multisampled library of acoustic drums that reproduces the nuances of a recording session. Features clear studio recordings of world-class drum kits, properly miked and ready to play.

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Synth Essentials Now In Live 12 Standard

Synth Essentials expands the Core Library with fresh presets for Ableton’s synths and samplers. Created by top artists and sound designers, Synth Essentials makes it easy to find the sounds you need with no interruption to your creative flow.

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Glitch and Wash This collection explores the contrast of organic texture and precise rhythms – combining precision slices, jagged electronic noise and microscopic snippets of sound with warm ambient pads, textures and soundscapes.
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Inspired by Nature Six playful instruments and effects that use natural and physical processes as their inspiration. Created in collaboration with Dillon Bastan.
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Latin Percussion A collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazillian, Afro-Cuban and African music.
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Orchestral Brass A thorough set of vivid and colorful brass instruments. Features solo and ensemble French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba, with a unique set of articulations in multiple section sizes.
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Orchestral Mallets The true essence of symphonic percussion instruments in pristine quality. Features vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, cymbals and timpani with a variety of articulations.
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Orchestral Woodwinds Features a variety of clear and vibrant wind instruments. Includes solo and ensemble flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and English horn, with a broad spectrum of articulations.
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Punch and Tilt A dancefloor-ready collection of sounds focused on machine rhythms, weighty bass and dark, hypnotizing melodies, textures and noises – a rough sonic aesthetic that started with a small group of underground producers and has grown into a worldwide scene.
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String Quartet This combination of two violins, viola and cello has a sound that is immediately intimate, and is also a great starting point for sonic exploration. Created in collaboration with Spitfire Audio.
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Upright Piano Upright Piano infuses your productions with the instrument’s natural warmth. Close-recorded for an intimate feel, this classic sound is at home in many styles of music – whether it’s used at its purest in a folk song or transformed in an electronic track. Created in collaboration with Spitfire Audio.
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Voice Box A comprehensive collection of contemporary vocal samples from multiple voices, a set of playable vocal instruments, and Effect Racks designed for vocal processing.
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Lost and Found New in Live 12

Unexpected instruments, unique foley recordings and percussive treasures. Transform these sounds into layers of expressive Instruments, authentic Drum Racks and playful sound effects.

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Performance Pack New in Live 12

A collection of devices with functionality designed to let you control your performance in real time. Setup custom global control of your Live Set with a macro page that mimics your controller, store and recall snapshots of anything from your set to a device, loop the arrangment right where you are with the press of a button, pre-arrange your recordings in your Live Set before you even record them, and more.

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Audio EffectsIntroStandardSuite
Audio Effect Rack Combine audio effects into a single device, allowing for the creation of simplified Macro controls for complex effects chains.
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Auto Filter Classic analog filter emulation with an envelope follower and LFO.
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Auto Pan LFO-driven panning, tremolo and beat-synchronized chopping effects.
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Beat Repeat Creative beat mangling with controlled or randomized repetitions of an incoming signal.
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Channel EQ A flexible and simple EQ with curves and gain ranges suitable for a variety of audio material.
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Chorus-Ensemble Create thickening, flanging and vibrato effects. Ensemble is a new algorithm inspired by a thick 3-delay line chorus used in the 70s for string machines.
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Compressor Dynamics processing to add punch and loudness.
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Delay A simple delay with Ping pong behavior, filter modulation and the ability to infinitely repeat the input signal.
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EQ Three Three-band EQ with kill switches, modeled on classic DJ mixers.
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Erosion Adds “digital”-sounding artifacts and noise to audio signals.
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Gate Dynamics processing for noise reduction and decay or reverb shaping.
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Grain Delay Granular delay with controlled or randomized pitch.
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LFO Now in Live 11 Intro and Standard An LFO with sync to modulate up to eight device parameters with one device.
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Limiter Sets an absolute output limit, suitable for mastering.
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Looper Records, loops and overdubs audio, based on classic hardware looping pedals.
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Phaser-Flanger Phaser-Flanger has a new, lusher sound with increased frequency and modulation ranges.
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Redux Redux adds a wider range of sounds from vintage digital gear including harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts, as well as warm and saturated 8-bit textures.
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Reverb Simulates the acoustics of real or imaginary rooms.
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Saturator Waveshaping distortion for adding dirt, punch and warmth.
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Tuner Tuner shows the incoming pitch and its distance from the nearest semitone, helping you quickly get instruments in tune.
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Utility Multipurpose tool for adjusting gain, phase, stereo width and more.
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Align Delay A Max for Live utility delay to offset incoming signals by samples/milliseconds/meters or feet. Useful for compensating for lag in sending audio, command messages, or other signals out of the digital realm.
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Drum Buss A one-stop workstation for drums, capable of adding warmth, distortion, drive, compression, transient shaping, plus a dedicated low end section.
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Dynamic Tube Tube saturation for added harmonics and warmth.
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Envelope Follower Now in Live 11 Standard Use the envelope of any audio material to control device parameters.
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EQ Eight Eight parametric filters with a variety of controls for shaping timbre.
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External Audio Effect A tool for integrating your external hardware effects into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.
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Filter Delay Three delay lines with independent filtering, feedback, stereo position, and more.
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Glue Compressor Analog-modeled compressor based on the classic bus compressor from a famous 80s mixing console.
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Multi-band Dynamics Upward and downward compression and expansion of up to three frequency bands.
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Overdrive Distortion effect based on classic guitar pedals.
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Resonators Five parallel, tunable resonators that apply a tonal character to incoming audio.
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Shaper Now in Live 11 Standard A flexible envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes.
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Shifter Updated for Live 11.1 Classic frequency shifting, ring modulation and real-time monophonic pitch shifting, for effects ranging from subtle phasing and radically pitched to dissonant, metallic sounds.
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Spectrum Realtime analysis and visualization of incoming audio.
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Vinyl Distortion Emulates the noise and distortion of vinyl records.
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Vocoder Classic “talking synthesizer” and robotic voice effects.
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Corpus Now In Live 12 Standard

Simulates the acoustic characteristics of seven types of resonant objects.

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Amp Emulates the sound and character of seven classic guitar amplifiers.
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Cabinet Emulates the sound and character of five classic guitar cabinets.
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Color Limiter Another flavor of limiting inspired by the gritty sounds achievable with hardware limiters. The Saturation and Color parameters are the key to its characterful sound.
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Convolution Reverb Capture the characteristic reverb of real physical spaces with advanced sound shaping.
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CV Clock In Control Live’s tempo from your Eurorack system.
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CV Clock Out Control your Eurorack’s tempo from Live.
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CV Envelope Follower Use the envelope of any audio material to control device parameters.
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CV In Use CV signals from your gear to control parameters in Live.
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CV LFO An LFO with sync to modulate up to eight device parameters with one device.
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CV Shaper A flexible and envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes.
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CV Utility Merge multiple modulation signals to generate new shapes.
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Echo The sound of classic analog and digital hardware delays in a single device.
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Gated Delay A delay with a gate sequencer that sends the incoming signal to a delay line on activated steps. Much like a send effect that is turned on and off in a defined rhythm.
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Hybrid Reverb Combines convolution and algorithmic reverbs. Place your sounds in any space, from accurate real-life environments to those that defy physical reality.
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Pedal Brings the analog character of overdrive, distortion and fuzz stompbox effects.
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Pitch Hack A single delay line with transposition control, as well as the ability to reverse audio, randomize the transposition interval and fold the delayed signal back into itself.
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PitchLoop89 Create jittery glitch effects, delayed digital shimmers and outlandish vibrato with this Max for Live pitch shifting device created in collaboration with Robert Henke.
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Re-Enveloper A multiband envelope processor that divides the signal into three adjustable frequency bands. Attack and Release knobs control the responsiveness of the effect.
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Spectral Blur Creates sounds and textures best described as reverb-like. A user-defined frequency range of a signal is blurred to create a dense, cloud of sound.
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Spectral Resonator A sound mangling device that can make anything passing through it sound completely unlike the source material. Use the MIDI sidechain input to process material in key with its surrounding musical elements – like playing an effect as if it were an instrument.
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Spectral Time Re-synthesize your sounds and feed them into a network of filters, dynamics, reverb and delay, to add metallic echoes, pitch shifting and space to any sound source. Freeze the sound to capture and hold a slice of the audio and alter its characteristics in real time.
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Surround Panner Multichannel Panning device for surround mixing with multi-channel speaker setups.
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Roar New in Live 12

A coloring and saturation device with a variety of non-linear saturation curves. The flexible routing options allow you to work with precision, while the extensive modulation matrix lets you add dynamic motion to static sounds.

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MIDI ToolsIntroStandardSuite
Arpeggiate New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Arpeggiate lets you turn the notes in your clip into a rhythmic pattern. With settings for pitch order, rate and note lengths.

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Span New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, time Span is a tool to elaborate phrasing and articulations in a sequence of notes, including legato and length offset

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Connect New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Connect allows you to connect successive notes or chords in the input.

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Ornament New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Ornament adds ornamental notes such as flams and grace notes before selected notes.

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Quantize New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Live's existing Quantize feature is now implemented as a Note Transformation.The settings are available as a panel among other note transformations, which will be reflected on the audio clip side.

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Recombine New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Recombine changes the order of MIDI note parameters like pitch, duration and velocity.

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Strum New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Strum replicates the behavior of strummed chords.

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Stacks New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Generators, Stacks allows you to explore different voicings in order to come up with chord progressions.

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Rhythm New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Generators, Rhythm allows you to generate rhythmic patterns.

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Seed New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Generators, Seed generates a set of notes with pitch, time, duration and velocity.

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Shape New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Generators, Shape is a guided melodic line generator. Select or draw an overall shape and define the octave range and density and Live adds the notes.

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Time Warp New in Live 12

One of Live 12's MIDI Transformations, Time Warp lets you edit and apply a tempo curve to generate an accelerando, ritardando and other speed change and movements.

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Euclidean Generator New in Live 12

One of Live 12's Max for Live MIDI Generators, generates euclidean rhythms for up to four voices simultaneously.

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Velocity Shaper New in Live 12

One of Live 12's Max for Live MIDI Transformations, velocity shaper lets you create velocity curves with a looping envelope tool.

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MIDI EffectsIntroStandardSuite
Arpeggiator Updated for Live 12

Takes individual notes from a held chord and plays them as a rhythmical pattern.

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CC Control New in Live 12

Control up to 16 CC parameters from freely-assignable Macro controls

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Chord Updated for Live 12

Adds up to six additional pitches to incoming MIDI notes to create chords.

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Expression Control Now in Live 11 Intro and Standard A control device for pairing MIDI parameters such as velocity, modwheel, pitchbend, aftertouch, and keytrack with any parameter in your Live Set.
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MIDI Effect Rack Combine MIDI effects into a single device, allowing for customized MIDI processing chains with simple Macro controls
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MIDI Monitor Now in Live 11 Intro and Standard Monitor your MIDI data stream.
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MPE Control Adjust Live’s response to MPE information from your MPE controller.
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Note Length Updated for Live 12

Alters the length of incoming MIDI notes or triggers notes via Note Off.

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Pitch Updated for Live 12

Transposes MIDI notes by a specified amount.

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Random Updated for Live 12

Applies chance-based random transposition to MIDI notes.

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Scale Updated for Live 12

Remaps incoming MIDI notes to different outgoing MIDI notes.

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Velocity Randomizes or compresses MIDI note velocity.
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Envelope MIDI Now in Live 11 Standard Trigger an envelope with incoming MIDI notes to modulate device parameters.
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Note Echo Now in Live 11 Standard Generate echoes for MIDI notes with delay and feedback control.
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Shaper MIDI A multi-breakpoint envelope which generates modulation data for musical expression that can be dynamically triggered via MIDI notes and velocity.
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Rotating Rhythm Generator Create organic rhythms and experiment with modular style beat generation.
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Melodic Steps A fast and intuitive MIDI sequencer for evolving melodies with an interface designed to encourage experimentation and new discoveries through play.
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ModulatorsIntroStandardSuite
Expression Control Updated for Live 12

A control device for pairing MIDI parameters such as velocity, modwheel, pitchbend, aftertouch, and keytrack with any parameter in your Live Set

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LFO Updated for Live 12

An LFO with sync to modulate up to eight device parameters with one device.

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Envelope Follower Updated for Live 12

Use the envelope of any audio material to control device parameters.

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Envelope MIDI Updated for Live 12

Trigger an envelop with incoming MIDI notes to modulate device parameters

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Shaper Updated for Live 12

A flexible envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes

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Shaper MIDI Updated for Live 12

A multi-breakpoint envelope which generates modulation data for musical expression that can be dynamically triggered via MIDI notes and velocity

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Export-enabled products

In a growing number of products you can save your ideas as Ableton Live Sets – complete with audio and MIDI clips.

Currently built into the following products:

Want to build Export Live Set into your product?

Check out our info for developers

Live 12 System Requirements

macOS
  • macOS Big Sur or higher

  • Intel® Core™ i5 processor or Apple Silicon

  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1280x800 display resolution
  • Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended
  • Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
  • Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
  • Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content 

Windows
  • Windows 10 (Build 1909 and later), Windows 11
  • Intel® Core™ i5 processor or an AMD multi-core processor
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1366x768 display resolution
  • ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)
  • Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
  • Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
  • Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content