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Ableton Live Overview

What is Ableton Live?

Ableton makes Live, Push & Link software and hardware for writing, recording and performing music.

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Ableton makes Live, Push & Link software and hardware for writing, recording and performing music.


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Year Founded
1999
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Berlin, Germany
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Callum B.
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Callum B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Ableton Live for EDM music production."
I really enjoy Ableton Live's simplistic user-interface, allowing me to easily select a VST and produce music instantaneously. I very much enjoy us...
Yash  S.
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Yash S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"A professional DAW to create digital music"
It's best thing is that it can be used in live as well as recording in studio. It is best for mixing, mastering, arranging, recording etc. The one...
Suraj M.
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Suraj M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Best updates are On now. Live the Music with Abelton Live."
The opposite interface makes it little confusing but at the same time it make it more interesting though. Rewire function works good
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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Mainly, Ableton Live allows you to produce in a very efficient and effective way, in less time, thanks to its workflow, interface, and new "offline" recording options, even if you are just doing a test. If you have hardware or MIDI controllers, the production experience is amplified to live performance levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I already have quite a bit of experience with Ableton Live. Perhaps something that is a bit uncomfortable is sometimes the level of latency live because it demands quite a bit of RAM on not-so-modern equipment. But this is a matter of hardware upgrade if you can afford it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been using it for many years and in addition to other DAWs, it remains my favorite because you can produce and create Live Sets with a lot of speed and professionalism. The vast majority of DAWs on the market specialize in only one part of the industry. Ableton allows you to expand to more levels of creativity and performance all in one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

I really enjoy Ableton Live's simplistic user-interface, allowing me to easily select a VST and produce music instantaneously. I very much enjoy using Ableton Live's Analog synth, as it allows you full control over shaping the sound by making adjustments to the instrument. Ableton's layout is also visually appealing, making it a software that I can spend a lot of time using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

Using Ableton Live for production is fantastic, although, when it comes to mixing audio, I don't find it to be the most convenient. I enjoy having a fader to adjust the levels of each track accordingly, as it makes it clear the level at which the track is sitting in the mix. Although, Ableton Live doesn't have this design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ableton Live is an incredible software for producing EDM music, as it is easy to insert VST's and samples to create a beat. Ableton Live also gives you lots of flexibility when it comes to shaping your sounds with the likes of Sampler and Simpler. Having been experimenting with different genres, Ableton Live has been excellent as an EDM production software, and only requires a one-time payment to obtain the license to use the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suraj M.
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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

The opposite interface makes it little confusing but at the same time it make it more interesting though.

Rewire function works good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I might be the only one who's facing this issue but it got freeze sometimes and get re-open.

All other things are good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

My productivity with producing music has gone to next level and all the inbuilt plug-ins and effects are making it new. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nellimoottil Jose F.
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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Ableton Live is powerful and simple DAW. Excellent DAW for live performance and sound creation.Ableton live offers variety of effects, sound samples and instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I feel the only disadvanage about Ableton live is that it is very expensive as compare to other digital audio workstations available in Market. Other than this there is not much to dislike about ableton. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ableton Live helps me in making lots of good music for my Youtube Channel and we use Ableton Live for school advertisement. I am using Ableton Live for more than 5 years and produced 20+ songs using this powerful DAW. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

It's best thing is that it can be used in live as well as recording in studio.

It is best for mixing, mastering, arranging, recording etc. The one thing which make is diffrent is it's interphase is so descriptive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

This software needs a good systems which can support heavy load. It is not a good choice if one have a basic system with basic processor. So if you want to use it then you have to invest a little more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using it in live performances as well as in my recording studio to make music and also for recording vocals

In one word it is a Complete audio solution.

It also increases quality of music. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Fun to use and super powerful for creating music, messing with ideas and editing recorded audio. I love the drag-and-drop functionality the most and the ability to pull entire channels from existing projects into the current workspace, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

The main downside is the inability to share projects with those using previous versions of Ableton; even going backwards from, say, 11.2 to 11.1 isn't possible. I've also had issues opening projects with MP3 audio when moving between PC and Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Abelton is a tool for making and editing music, which is a passion of mine. Ableton makes this a fun, intuitive and creative process, and it is very powerful in scope and processing. effects and instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

One of the simplest and most versatile DAW software I have worked in. It's really easy to install plug-ins and navigate through Ableton in your preferred addons and start producing music or edit any type of audio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

There is not much to dislike about Ableton when you are not comparing really small details and are not working on a fully professional level. Besides the technical aspect, i would say the prices are a little bit high for the different versions, but it is still worth the money if you are looking for one of the best music/audio DAW that is out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you have doubts and if you are considering other DAW's i would recommend that you still go for Ableton Live Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

The best thing for me personally, is that I can make simple mastering in Ableton without any plug-ins if I wanted to. And simple editing, like cropping, chopping and enhancing audio EQ is no problem without additional addons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

This DAW is extremely useful and versatile. I make all type of music and the tools that this DAW gives me are extremely insane and very good comparing them to other DAWs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I dont enjoy the GUI look right now, i came from other DAWs and this is only the one thing i dont like... The DAW looks great but i want to see some improvements when i want to mix, search sounds... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you´re looking for the greatest DAW, now you know the name.

Unleash your creativity with the tools that Ableton Live gives to us! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have solved one of my greatest creative blocks i had the last years, i´ve been unproductive for months, so i decided to buy Ableton and try what it looks like and it was really great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ableton Live?

It's not simple to make music. It takes effort, time, and knowledge. And Ableton live helps you in achieving the kind of music you want with its incredible interface and workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I have experienced glitches when global latency is kept too high. Thus when this happens it feels irritating when you are working seriously on something that you are trying to figure out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you have been using Ableton live for a long time and you are planning to earn out of it by starting your music production studio business then it is the best DAW for you to provide professional music production service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ableton Live serves me with almost everything like making a beat, making a song, making a sound, making vocal chops, podcasts. It is a must-try DAW for a music producer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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