Ableton Live

Ableton Livefor Mac

Rating
5
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App info

LAST UPDATED:
2023-10-13
DEVELOPER:
Ableton
LICENSE:
Free to try
VERSION:
11.3.12
DOWNLOADS:
452
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mac
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Joseph Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Appsitory Reviewer

Everything amateur and professional musicians need

Ableton Live is unique software appreciated by professional musicians and DJs. It allows you to create various musical compositions and remixes and perform arranging and mixing. The program has Arrangement mode and Session View. You can record audio and MIDI in real-time, add different effects, change sounds, flip loops and samples, and more. The program is multiplatform and can be run on Mac devices. We will tell you about it.

Program functions

The primary function of Ableton Live for Mac can be described as simple as possible: playback of user's sounds. However, the application has advanced functionality in arranging the audio content in the desired order. However, this is how any DAW (Digital audio workstation) works.

Ableton Live allows you to include the sound of various musical instruments to the musical composition, impose different audio effects, apply a wide range of filters, and process audio files imported into the program in different ways, such as cutting, merging, or changing the frequency and other technical parameters. Putting this complex musical puzzle together can guarantee the creation of a masterpiece.

A wide range of musical instruments

Ableton Live also supports recording from any electronic musical instrument with MIDI technology. There are also instrument simulators, such as samplers, synthesizers, piano, stringed and wind instruments, drums, etc., for creating any instrument compositions, including orchestral ones.

Interface

The interface of Ableton Live is not much different from similar programs and follows the principles familiar to people with experience in creating music. The main workspace of Ableton Live is a set of audio tracks for arranging sounds or entire compositions. You can apply all kinds of effects to any audio element (built-in, imported, or user-created).

Primary features

  • An extensive set of musical instruments, such as samplers, collision, electric piano, synthesizer, drum machine, etc.;

  • Automatic mixing;

  • Extensive editing functionality;

  • Availability of more than 1600 different sounds;

  • Various built-in audio and MIDI effects;

  • Real-time groove creation;

  • More than 400 loops and samples of different styles;

  • Song templates and built-in presets;

  • Support for WAV, MP3, AIFF, Ogg, and FLAC audio formats;

  • Support for VST and AU;

  • Importing and exporting video files;

  • Support for multiprocessor systems;

  • Drag-N-Drop support.

Benefits

  • Universal solution for any task: the program allows you to record music, make arrangements, edit audio, mix tracks, and more;

  • Everything for live performance: MIDI packs, drum packs, real instrument connections, and advanced mixer allow you to implement any musical ideas;

  • Various virtual instruments: the software includes an extensive collection of virtual musical instruments for creating compositions from scratch;

  • Collection of ready-to-use materials: a collection of samples, sounds, scenes, clips, and other ready-to-use files lets you create songs of any complexity;

  • Plugins and macros: built-in plugins can help you speed up the process of creating and processing music, and macros automate complex and repetitive actions. Connecting third-party plugins is supported.

Who should install this program?

Ableton Live for Mac is helpful for professional DJs and musicians. The program has numerous features and unique tools for changing sounds (but beginners cannot handle it). However, the program is top-rated, and there are various training videos in the public domain. So if you are a person with significant ambitions and an innate music ear but without any experience, you can start diving into the world of music with the help of this program.


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Pros
  • Lots of features
  • User-friendly interface
  • Support for VST and AU
Cons
  • Requires technical knowledge
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