14 Facts About Ableton Live

Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation for macOS and Windows developed by the German company Ableton.

In contrast to many other software sequencers, Ableton Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for composing, recording, arranging, mixing, and mastering.

Ableton Live was created by Gerhard Behles, Robert Henke and Bernd Roggendorf in the mid-1990s.

Ableton Live expanded to become a digital audio workstation with a MIDI sequencer and support for virtual studio technology.

In 2010, Ableton introduced Max for Live, enabling connectivity between Max and Live.

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Ableton Live made it easier for musicians to use computers as instruments in live performance without programming their own software, influencing the rise of global festival culture in the 2000s.

MIDI triggers notes on Ableton Live's built in instruments, as well as third party VST instruments or external hardware.

Intro version of Ableton Live includes four instruments and the Standard version of Ableton Live additionally includes External Instrument, with users having the option to purchase additional instruments.

Ableton Live offers a selection of Add-on Sample Packs with which a user can expand the sound libraries for their instruments.

Ableton Live has released their own MIDI controller, the Push, which is the first pad-based controller that embraces scales and melody.

In November 2015, Ableton released an updated MIDI controller, the Push 2, along with Live 9.

The effects featured in Ableton Live are grouped into two categories - MIDI effects and audio effects.

Once finished, Ableton Live will create a new MIDI track containing the fresh MIDI notes along with an instrument to play back the notes.

Much of Ableton Live's interface comes from being designed for use in live performance, as well as for production.