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We've compiled a list of 61 free and paid alternatives to Ableton Live. The primary competitors include LMMS, FL Studio. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Ableton Live and GarageBand, Reaper, Ardour. Also you can look at other similar options here: Audio and Music Software.


LMMS
Free Open Source

Make music with a free, cross-platform tool

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Robust music creation and recording studio for Mac and iOS.

DAW from the original developer of WinAMP.

Ardour
Open Source

Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application.

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Create, Finish, Perform

Ableton Live Platforms

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Ableton Live Overview

Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage.

With two views - the classic Arrangement View, where musical ideas are laid out along a timeline, and the unique Session View, where you can improvise and quickly experiment with musical ideas - Live is a fast, fun, intuitive way to make music.

What's new: The latest version of Live comes with everything from workflow enhancements to audio improvements. Simpler has been completely rebuilt with a new interface, warping, slicing, and new analog-modeled filters, which have also been added to Sampler, Operator, and Auto Filter. Improved waveforms and meters give you a better look at the details of your music. And a new technology called Link works under the hood, allowing you to instantly play in perfect sync with multiple instances of Live as well as a growing number of iOS apps.

Create: No matter how you start your music, Live offers a workflow that will help you get going. Record audio or MIDI from any source. Mix and match loops and samples from any tempo. Work with a huge range of included sounds, instruments, and effects.

Finish: Live helps you get from a collection of musical ideas to a finished song. With extensive editing workflows, great sounding EQs and compressors, great looking meters and waveforms, and fast, flexible exporting options, Live gives you everything you need to get music done.

Perform: Take your music out of the studio and onto the stage, with Live’s powerful performance workflows. Since Live handles keeping everything in time, you can play hardware or software instruments, trigger loops, process audio from other musicians, and focus on making music.

Ableton Live Features

tick-square Pitch Shifting
tick-square Batch Editing
tick-square Virtual instrument
tick-square MIDI keyboard input
tick-square Drag n drop
tick-square Support for VST plugins
tick-square Piano Roll
tick-square Music Composer
tick-square Mix Music

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Ableton Live Tags

songwriting sampling dj-music arrangements music-studio music-recording midi-composition

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