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For quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation.

Use multiple levels of groups to mix with greater flexibility and manage detailed arrangements more easily.

Record multiple takes of a performance, then combine the best ones.

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.

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.

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.

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

Stream audio between Live and Link Audio-enabled devices on a local network in real time. 

A technology that keeps instances of Live and a growing collection of iOS apps in time over a wireless network.

Start musical ideas in iOS app Note, then send them to Live using Ableton Cloud.

Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls

Combine MIDI effects into a single device, allowing for customized MIDI processing chains with simple Macro controls

An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid

Mono audio input channels

Mono audio output channels

Advanced algorithms for stretching audio, ideal for working with mixed audio or full tracks.

Live’s built-in 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.

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

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

Allows visually impaired musicians access to core workflows in Live using Screen Readers or other assistive technology.

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

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

Save your search results and active filters to a custom label in the sidebar. This view can be a tag filter or a search that you want easily accessible.

Go back and forward through your browsing history

All included Packs in every edition of Live are now completely tagged.

Link two or more tracks to edit their content simultaneously.

Slice audio to a Drum Rack or Sampler instance.

Extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it to MIDI.

Support for ReCycle/Reason audio files.

Mastering quality dithering modes for downsampling audio.

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

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.

An instrument for layering samples, synths and effects in a classic 16-pad grid.

A drum sampler with complex modulation capabilities.

Combine multiple instruments and effects into a single device, allowing for split and layered sounds with customized Macro controls.

An easy-to-use but powerful sampler with classic synthesis parameters.

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

Sequence and play your modular.

Trigger drums and events.

A flexible device tailored to playing back one-shot samples, bringing together basic sample controls and playful effects.

A tool for integrating your external hardware synthesizers into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.

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

Emulates the unique character of vintage analog synthesizers.

Physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet percussion sounds and creative percussion

The sounds of classic electric pianos.

Physical modeling string synthesizer.

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.

A versatile synthesizer combining frequency modulation and subtractive synthesis.

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.

Sampling instrument with multisample playback and import as well as profound sound design options.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Multiple articulations, sampled from a carefully prepared and programmed piano to capture the virtuosity of the classical grand piano sounds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Explore the gritty drums of old-school hip hop with the new beat-focused Pack from heavyweight producer Sound Oracle. Get your hands on warm, authentic-sounding Kits with built-in effects and enhanced MPE functionality, created especially for Live 12.

Southern hip hop pioneer Sound Oracle puts the power of his in-demand trap beats in your hands with a Pack of 20 crisp, futuristic Kits and Clips created especially for Live 12 and loaded with MPE functionality.

Weave complex, evolving threads through your productions with tonal and textural samples, generative noise, multisampled instruments, plus devices and Effect Racks designed for experimentation.

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.

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.

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.

Six playful instruments and effects that use natural and physical processes as their inspiration. Created in collaboration with Dillon Bastan.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Singularities makes use of single samples and finely tuned, expressive parameters to capture the sound and feel of classic synths and samplers. Included are 40 Instrument Racks, plus MIDI clips and drum kits – all the parts you need for a complete track.

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.

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.

A comprehensive collection of contemporary vocal samples from multiple voices, a set of playable vocal instruments, and Effect Racks designed for vocal processing.

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

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.

A collection of rhythmic and melodic MIDI Generators and Transformations from Max for Live developer Philip Meyer. Create tumbling patterns, work with evolving polyrhythms and explore stage-based sequencing.

A set of sequencers from Ableton that incorporate new approaches to step sequencing, inspired by hardware and classic Live devices.

Combine audio effects into a single device, allowing for the creation of simplified Macro controls for complex effects chains.

Classic analog filter emulation with an envelope follower and LFO.

LFO-driven panning, tremolo and beat-synchronized chopping effects.

A real-time pitch tracking and correction device, suitable for vocals and other monophonic signals. Includes a MIDI sidechain feature that allows signals to be played and harmonised polyphonically.

Creative beat mangling with controlled or randomized repetitions of an incoming signal.

A flexible and simple EQ with curves and gain ranges suitable for a variety of audio material.

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.

Dynamics processing to add punch and loudness.

Control Live’s tempo from your Eurorack system.

Control your Eurorack’s tempo from Live.

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

Use CV signals from your gear to control parameters in Live.

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

A flexible and envelope modulation device for creating custom modulation shapes.

Merge multiple modulation signals to generate new shapes.

A simple delay with Ping pong behavior, filter modulation and the ability to infinitely repeat the input signal.

Three-band EQ with kill switches, modeled on classic DJ mixers.

Adds “digital”-sounding artifacts and noise to audio signals.

Dynamics processing for noise reduction and decay or reverb shaping.

Granular delay with controlled or randomized pitch.

Sets an absolute output limit, suitable for mastering. Now with a smoother release curve to reduce distortion, improved metering, a Mid/Side routing mode, and more.

Records, loops and overdubs audio, based on classic hardware looping pedals.

Phaser-Flanger has a new, lusher sound with increased frequency and modulation ranges.

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.

Simulates the acoustics of real or imaginary rooms.

Waveshaping distortion for adding dirt, punch and warmth. 12.1 introduces a new Bass Shaper curve, ideal for low-end processing, and a more focused user interface.

Tuner shows the incoming pitch and its distance from the nearest semitone, helping you quickly get instruments in tune.

Multipurpose tool for adjusting gain, phase, stereo width and more.

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.

A one-stop workstation for drums, capable of adding warmth, distortion, drive, compression, transient shaping, plus a dedicated low end section.

Tube saturation for added harmonics and warmth.

Eight parametric filters with a variety of controls for shaping timbre.

A tool for integrating your external hardware effects into your Live Sets with the ease and flexibility of plug-ins.

Three delay lines with independent filtering, feedback, stereo position, and more.

Analog-modeled compressor based on the classic bus compressor from a famous 80s mixing console.

Upward and downward compression and expansion of up to three frequency bands.

Distortion effect based on classic guitar pedals.

Five parallel, tunable resonators that apply a tonal character to incoming audio.

Classic frequency shifting, ring modulation and real-time monophonic pitch shifting, for effects ranging from subtle phasing and radically pitched to dissonant, metallic sounds.

Realtime analysis and visualization of incoming audio.

Emulates the noise and distortion of vinyl records.

Classic “talking synthesizer” and robotic voice effects.

Simulates the acoustic characteristics of seven types of resonant objects.

Emulates the sound and character of seven classic guitar amplifiers.

Emulates the sound and character of five classic guitar cabinets.

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.

Capture the characteristic reverb of real physical spaces with advanced sound shaping.

The sound of classic analog and digital hardware delays in a single device.

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.

Combines convolution and algorithmic reverbs. Place your sounds in any space, from accurate real-life environments to those that defy physical reality.

Brings the analog character of overdrive, distortion and fuzz stompbox effects.

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.

Create jittery glitch effects, delayed digital shimmers and outlandish vibrato with this Max for Live pitch shifting device created in collaboration with Robert Henke.

A multiband envelope processor that divides the signal into three adjustable frequency bands. Attack and Release knobs control the responsiveness of the effect.

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.

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.

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.

Multichannel Panning device for surround mixing with multi-channel speaker setups.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Combine MIDI effects into a single device, allowing for customized MIDI processing chains with simple Macro controls

Monitor your MIDI data stream.

Adjust Live’s response to MPE information from your MPE controller.

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

Transposes MIDI notes by a specified amount.

Applies chance-based random transposition to MIDI notes.

Create organic rhythms and experiment with modular style beat generation.

Remaps incoming MIDI notes to different outgoing MIDI notes.

Randomizes or compresses MIDI note velocity.

Generate echoes for MIDI notes with delay and feedback control.

A fast and intuitive MIDI sequencer for evolving melodies with an interface designed to encourage experimentation and new discoveries through play.