Ableton Live versions

Records, mixes and modifies audio tracks
Oct 29, 2013
Aug 31, 2019
Editorial review
rating
9.1
Jun 25, 2014
Review
9.0
Dec 2, 2013
Oct 9, 2013
8.3
Jun 29, 2012
Review
8.0
Dec 12, 2009
8
Dec 15, 2012
Mar 20, 2013
7.0
Jul 25, 2008

What's new

v10.1 [Aug 31, 2019]
Create bolder sounds with Live’s new devices. Stay in the flow with a multitude of workflow improvements. Do even more away from the computer with Push. Build your sound with a curated library. And get the unlimited potential of Max for Live, seamlessly built in.

v9.1 [Jun 25, 2014]
- Session View automation lets you capture your performance or add movement to your loops.
- Drag and drop folders into the browser from anywhere on your computer. Search as you type, navigate from the keyboard and sort items by various categories.
- Live’s studio effects - Compressor, Gate and EQ Eight - have been improved with new displays, enhanced controls and better sound.
- During export, sample-rate conversion is now done using the high-quality SoX Resampler Library, resulting in higher quality exports when rendering to a lower sample rate.
- New controls in the MIDI editor let you quickly invert, reverse, transpose and speed up or slow down selected MIDI notes.
- Beats are easier to see when editing, and editing grids are now “sticky,” allowing notes to be freely moved and resized while still snapping when close to grid lines.

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