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What is Ableton Live?

Ableton Live lets you easily create, produce and perform music within one intuitive interface. Live keeps everything in sync and works in real-time, so you can play and modify your musical ideas without interrupting the creative flow.

Live comes with a versatile collection of instruments, sounds, kits and loops for creating any kind of music and provides a full complement of effects to tweak and process your sound.

Ableton Live 12 Suite includes:

  • 20 instruments, including Meld, Granulator III, Wavetable, Simpler and more
  • 74 effects for processing Audio and MIDI, including Roar, Hybrid Reverb, Spectral Resonator, PitchLoop89, the new Performance Pack and many more
  • 14 MIDI Tools including Generators for sparking instant ideas and Transformations for reshaping your MIDI patterns in new ways
  • Max for Live to give you even more instruments, effects and MIDI Tools from the Live community, and to let you customize Live yourself
  • Instant mappings so you can use Live with your keyboards or controller

Installation on a Windows PC

Unzip the file and run setup.msi. Then open Live and follow the instructions there. If you want to uninstall the trial at any point, you can find help here.

Using an earlier version of Live?

You can install the trial next to your current version. Your library will not be overwritten or altered.

Live 12 System Requirements

macOSWindows

macOS

  • macOS 11 Big Sur or higher

  • IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ i5 processor or Apple Silicon

  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1280x800 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 contentĀ 

Windows

  • Windows 10 (Version 22H2) or Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher)Ā 
  • 5th generation IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ i5 processor or AMD Ryzen processorĀ (CPU supports AVX2 instruction set)
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1366x768 display resolution
  • ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)
  • 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)
  • Optionally up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content