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Ableton Live

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Music production and live performance software with session view workflow

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  • Deployment On Premises
  • Starting price $99
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, SMEs, Agencies

What is Ableton Live?

Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation built for both studio production and live performance, developed by Ableton, a company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It is known for its dual Session and Arrangement views, which let producers improvise loop based ideas and then arrange them into a finished track, and it integrates closely with Ableton's Push hardware controller.

Live is sold as a one time purchase across three editions, Intro, Standard and Suite, priced at $99, $349 and $749. Suite adds the full instrument and effect collection, built-in stem separation and Max for Live, which allows users to build custom devices. A free trial is available before purchase, and educational pricing offers a significant discount for students and teachers.

Key Features of Ableton Live

Ableton Live lists 8 documented features, including Session View for loop based improvisation and live performance, Arrangement View for traditional linear song production and Built-in stem separation to isolate vocals and instruments (Suite). The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Session View for loop based improvisation and live performance
  • Arrangement View for traditional linear song production
  • Built-in stem separation to isolate vocals and instruments (Suite)
  • Max for Live for building custom instruments, effects and scripts (Suite)
  • Large instrument and effect library including Wavetable, Operator and Sampler
  • Deep integration with Ableton Push hardware controllers
  • Audio warping and time stretching tools
  • VST and Audio Unit plugin support

Ableton Live Pricing

Ableton Live lists 3 plans, from $99 to $749.

Live Intro

$99

8 instruments, 27 audio effects

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Entry level edition with limited track count and instrument collection

Live Standard

$349

12 instruments, 36 audio effects

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Unlimited tracks and an expanded instrument and effects set

Live Suite

$749

21 instruments, 59 audio effects

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Full instrument collection plus stem separation and Max for Live

Ableton Live Specifications

Ableton Live is available on Windows and macOS. It has a free trial.

Deployment
  • On Premises
Billing cycle
Onetime
Desktop
  • Windows
  • macOS
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
  • Training
Integrations
Max for Live, VST/AU plugin support, Ableton Push hardware, Splice, MIDI controllers
Public API
No
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
Yes
Website
ableton.com

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Ableton Live FAQs

Live is a one time purchase available in three editions: Intro at $99, Standard at $349 and Suite at $749.

No, Live is sold as a permanent license with no monthly fees, though a rent to own payment plan is available for Live Suite.

Higher editions unlock more tracks, instruments and effects, with Suite adding stem separation and Max for Live for building custom devices, which Intro and Standard lack.

Yes, Ableton offers a free trial period so you can test the software before purchasing a license.

Yes, students and teachers can get Ableton Live editions at a discount of roughly 40 to 50 percent off standard pricing.