The immensely popular DAW reaches its 11th iteration with an array of new features. Live comes in three editions: Intro, Standard and Suite. They share common features, but Standard and Suite have additional features, instruments, Packs, and effects. Ableton Live 2022 is a professional music creation suite that stands out for having two incredible work environments to produce melodies.
Ableton Live 11.1 can create bolder sounds with the new Live hardware. Stay informed with many workflow improvements. Build your own sound with an organized library. And get the unlimited potential of Max for Live seamlessly integrated. Ableton Live Suite does more away from your computer with Push. Use digital instruments, pre-recorded sounds, and loop samples to arrange, produce, and play your music like never before.
New Features
More live musical instruments
Find endless inspiration to design your own sounds with live waveform, FM, physical modeling and sampling-based synthesizers.
More live sound effects
Completely tweak, sculpt or destroy audio with professional effects like Hybrid Frequency, Spectral Resonator, Spectral Time, EQ Eight, Echo, Drum Buss, Pedal, Glue Compressor, Spectrum Analyzer and many more.
More Live’s MIDI Effects
Live 11 Suite includes additional MIDI effects: MPE Control, LFO, Envelope, Envelope Follower, Shaper, Expression Control, Note Echo and MIDI Monitor.
More packages
Live 11 Suite gives you the widest range of audio possible. Inspired by Nature are six fun tools and effects that use natural and physical processes as their inspiration. Curated collections capture the musical threads that connect evolving styles and scenes. Plus a new set of packages from Spitfire Audio capture the intimate sound of orchestral chamber instruments.
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Live 11 Suite gives you over 70 GB of professional sounds — from multi-sampled pianos and acoustic instruments to vintage drums and classic synchronizers, plus sample loops in a variety of contemporary styles and more — ready to use in your productions.
Max Live
In Live 11 Suite, you can install any Max for Live device or create your own to create a fully customized workflow.
Unlimited tracks and scenes
Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks and unlimited scenes mean Live can handle your biggest projects with ease.
More inputs and outputs
256 audio input and output channels plus 12 transmit and return paths let you get creative with routing signals and effects.
Advanced audio processing
Split audio into a Drum Rack instance or Sampler or use Audio to MIDI to extract harmony, melody or drums from an audio sample and convert it to MIDI.
What’s New
- Comping
- Linked-track editing
- MIDI Polyphonic Expression
- Tempo Following
- Note and Velocity Chance
Live Requirements
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 to Monterey 12
- Intel® Core™ i5 processor or Apple M1
- 8 GB RAM
- 1280×800 display resolution
- Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended
- Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
- Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
- Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content