Live 7 Reviews

"Live truly does 'compete with everything and nothing, all at once,' because it can do a lot of what more conventional DAWs can do, but also has unique features that nothing else can touch."

Craig Anderton, Keyboard, March 2008

"Live is absolutely the tool to use for creating and modifying compelling grooves on the fly."

Christopher Breen, Macworld UK, April 2008

"Every time I use it [Live] I'm impressed by its user-friendly workflow and its plethora of features: high-quality audio stretching, great effects processors, versatile live performance control and much more."

Jim Aikin, MIX, April 2008

"Ableton's Live is the program responsible for turning the music-production world upside down with its unique approach to time manipulation and its instrument-like feel. [...] Live 7 retrains the elegance and ease of use that made it a clear winner from the outset."

Jon Margulies, Music Tech, January 2008

"Ableton focus their development on finding elegant and intuitive alternatives to working methods that most of the other DAWs do in the same way as each other."

Simon Price, Sound on Sound, February 2008

"Ableton Live, currently in its seventh incarnation, has long held the title of most widely recognized performance software. Each version grows more versatile and production-oriented than the last, but the improvisational edge that makes Live so powerful on stage is still intact."

Dave Jones, Performing Songwriter, January/February 2008

"With the introduction of Live 7, Ableton continues to enhance and expand Live's music production capabilities while keeping the program as easy to use as ever. If you've always thought Live was only for DJs or electronic music artists, Live 7 should change your mind. It's now a powerful, easy-to-use creative application that's perfect for anyone who wants to record music."

Chris Gill, Guitar World, July 2008