DJ tech, since 2003
DJ tech, since 2003
Ableton Live is a professional digital audio workstation built for modern music production and performance. Widely adopted by DJs, electronic music producers, and live artists, Ableton Live is known for its fast workflow, rock-solid stability, and performance-focused design. Unlike traditional DAWs, Ableton’s Session View allows ideas to be triggered, arranged, and remixed in real time, making it a natural fit for club, studio, and stage environments.
Designed with electronic music in mind, Ableton Live offers powerful audio warping, flexible MIDI sequencing, and a deep collection of instruments and effects that integrate seamlessly into real-world DJ and production workflows. Whether preparing DJ edits, building tracks from scratch, or performing hybrid DJ/live sets, Ableton delivers precision timing, low latency, and reliable performance under pressure.
Ableton Live supports VST and AU plugins, external hardware, and a wide range of MIDI controllers, making it easy to slot into existing setups. With Max for Live expanding its creative potential even further, Ableton remains a go-to platform for producers who value speed, control, and creative freedom over gimmicks.
For DJs and producers, Ableton Live continues to set the standard.
Ableton Live 12 will be with us early in 2024, although there isn’t an actual official launch date just yet. The public beta will be available for users very soon. We’ve written extensively on Ableton before, here’s Ray taking a look at…
A tad delayed, but today we start dishing out some awards for stuff in the last decade. Today, we start with Darren's more Ableton skewed thoughts.
Looks like grid controllers are expanding to fill the space available. And Akai Pro's Force (not the Force) is certainly a performance beast.
The third version of NI's budget entry in the groovebox lineup, the Maschine Mikro MK3 brings with it a new look, and a smart strip for you to caress.
Some of you have alpha'd, and others have beta'd. Now you can all lay your hands on the long awaited Ableton Live 10. For money of course, but you can try it for free for 30 days first.
Ableton is notoriously secretive and plays its cards . And after a period of closed beta testing, Ableton Live 10 is now in open beta for anyone with a 9 Standard or 9 Suite license. Yes — you can now hang with the cool kids.
"A few words about Live 10 beta for a news story" I said. Almost 3K words came back. So let's call it a first look at Ableton Live 10 shall we?
John Type's skills in mashing old and technology together are well documented. And in this clip, Ableton's Link tech is at the fore. This is MidiTablism.
Ready to take the next step in making music, but not really sure what that is? Ableton's new Learning site is the perfect place to take your first steps.
Production studio app BeatHawk just hit version 2.0, with the addition of Ableton Link support, and adding an iPhone version.
The latest update to Mixvibes' Remixlive grid music app arrives on Android first, and offers a new 'finger drumming' mode and an audio recorder.
A man who knows his gear, Chris Liebing talks about how Native Instruments Traktor and Maschine work well together to get the most out of his DJ sets.