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Ableton Live Reviews

User Rating

4.8/5 (Based on 229 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

  • Excellent

    83%
  • Very Good

    15.3%
  • Average

    1.7%
  • Poor

    0%
  • Terrible

    0%

User Sentiments

Intuitive User Interface, Extensive Plugin Compatibility, Powerful Audio Editing Capabilities, Versatile Workflow (Live & Studio)

Steep Learning Curve, Occasional Software Crashes, Limited MIDI Editing Features, High CPU Usage

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Review Summary

Overall, users praise the software's intuitive interface, comprehensive features, and high-quality sound library. They appreciate its seamless integration with other music production tools, its ability to handle complex projects, and its extensive customization options. However, some users mention occasional bugs, stability issues, and a steep learning curve. They also suggest improvements in certain areas, such as the piano roll editor and the handling of large projects. Additionally, some users express concerns about the software's pricing and the availability of technical support.

Pros

  • Comprehensive music production and performance software with a userfriendly interface.
  • Powerful audio editing and mixing tools, including EQ, compression, reverb, and delay.
  • Extensive library of sounds, instruments, and effects, as well as the ability to create and import custom sounds.

Cons

  • Steep learning curve for beginners, requiring significant time investment to master.
  • Occasional crashes and compatibility issues, particularly when working with large or complex projects.
  • High system requirements, making it less accessible for users with older or less powerful computers.

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Reviews
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Juan N

July 19, 2023 Source: G2.com
"EL mejor DAW del mercado para live performance y producción."
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Principalmente Ableton Live te permite producir de una manera muy eficiente, eficaz y en menor tiempo, gracias a su flujo de trabajo, interfaz y nuevas opciones de grabación "offline" incluso si solamente estás haciendo una prueba. Si tienes hardware o controladores MIDI, la experiencia de producción se amplifica a niveles de performance en vivo.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

Tengo ya bastante experiencia con Ableton Live. Quizás algo que resulta un poco incómdo es aveces el nivel de latencia en vivo porque exige bastante RAM en equipos no tan modernos. Pero esto es una cuestión de actualización del hardware si te lo puedes permitir.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Llevo muchos años usándolo y además de otros DAW, sigue siendo mi preferido porque se puede producir y crear Live Sets con mucha velocidad y profesionalismo. La gran mayoría d eDAWs en el mercado se especializan en solo una parte de la industria. Ableton te permite expandirte a más niveles de creatividad y de interpretación todo en uno.

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Anonymous User

March 27, 2023 Source: G2.com
"Best music making software"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

It is very user friendly. Sounds great and comes with good plugins

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

Price. It also lags sometimes and glitches.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

Buy the push

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sharing files with other musicians.

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AU

Anonymous User

October 20, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Great DAW."
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Fun to use and super powerful for creating music, messing with ideas and editing recorded audio. I love the drag-and-drop functionality the most and the ability to pull entire channels from existing projects into the current workspace,

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

The main downside is the inability to share projects with those using previous versions of Ableton; even going backwards from, say, 11.2 to 11.1 isn't possible. I've also had issues opening projects with MP3 audio when moving between PC and Mac.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Abelton is a tool for making and editing music, which is a passion of mine. Ableton makes this a fun, intuitive and creative process, and it is very powerful in scope and processing. effects and instruments.

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AU

Anonymous User

September 2, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Couldn't Imagine Using Any Other DAW"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

This program is everything. It's got a sleek and intuitive interface, tons of cool effects and preamps, and it's useful for anything I want to create.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

There is nothing I don't like about Ableton. It is perfect, and I love it.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've been using Ableton for over 12 years at this point, and I'm still learning more and more every time I use it. It is deceptively simple and surprisingly robust. One of the biggest benefits for me over time has been the integration of live instruments in addition to MIDI information.

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Joseph C

May 18, 2022 Source: G2.com
"My main go to software when it comes to audio/music production"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

One of the simplest and most versatile DAW software I have worked in. It's really easy to install plug-ins and navigate through Ableton in your preferred addons and start producing music or edit any type of audio.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

There is not much to dislike about Ableton when you are not comparing really small details and are not working on a fully professional level. Besides the technical aspect, i would say the prices are a little bit high for the different versions, but it is still worth the money if you are looking for one of the best music/audio DAW that is out there.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you have doubts and if you are considering other DAW's i would recommend that you still go for Ableton Live

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

The best thing for me personally, is that I can make simple mastering in Ableton without any plug-ins if I wanted to. And simple editing, like cropping, chopping and enhancing audio EQ is no problem without additional addons.

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Víctor R

March 31, 2022 Source: G2.com
"One of the best DAWs"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

This DAW is extremely useful and versatile. I make all type of music and the tools that this DAW gives me are extremely insane and very good comparing them to other DAWs

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I dont enjoy the GUI look right now, i came from other DAWs and this is only the one thing i dont like... The DAW looks great but i want to see some improvements when i want to mix, search sounds...

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you´re looking for the greatest DAW, now you know the name.

Unleash your creativity with the tools that Ableton Live gives to us!

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have solved one of my greatest creative blocks i had the last years, i´ve been unproductive for months, so i decided to buy Ableton and try what it looks like and it was really great!

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Sadiqa A

March 26, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Ableton Review"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Ableton Live has got many plugins that you can implement, it has a drag and drop interface for installing plugins. It can be well synced with instruments to make electronic music.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

It has a learning curve and some people may dislike it for that but I don't, because the features can not be simplified more. It is still easy to use compared to other alternatives out there.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am now able to turn my ideas into music that I create with the help of the huge sound effects library the software has got.

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Cherubs S

March 25, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Amazing software for Music Production! Beats every other software out there in the game!"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Extraordinary and very powerful music production software! Abelton stock plugins are next level! The new hybrid reverb and morphing feature is out of this world!

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

Uses a massive amount of CPU to run VSTs, Ableton crash sometimes due to its weight on CPU, only if it efficiently used CPU it would have been a lot better, and less amount of crashes would be a lifesaver .

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

JUST GO FOR IT! YOU CANT GET ANYTHING BETTER!

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Powerful stocks plugins or audio effects are efficient enough to avoid using heavy VSTs, it saves time and every required parameter is given on the face which makes it user-friendly.

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Shaktiraj G

March 22, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Software and hardware that help people create amazing music."
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

It's not simple to make music. It takes effort, time, and knowledge. And Ableton live helps you in achieving the kind of music you want with its incredible interface and workflow.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

I have experienced glitches when global latency is kept too high. Thus when this happens it feels irritating when you are working seriously on something that you are trying to figure out.

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

If you have been using Ableton live for a long time and you are planning to earn out of it by starting your music production studio business then it is the best DAW for you to provide professional music production service.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ableton Live serves me with almost everything like making a beat, making a song, making a sound, making vocal chops, podcasts. It is a must-try DAW for a music producer.

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Nathaniel B

January 12, 2022 Source: G2.com
"Thoughts on Ableton"
What do you like best about Ableton Live?

Ableton is great for music composition. I love the performance view that sets everything up based on loops. It's a great function to create music and I couldn't live without it.

What do you dislike about Ableton Live?

It's a little different than other audio workstations, so it takes some getting used to. I also don't like how you can't operate across multiple versions of Ableton (if you're using version 9.0 you can't open or send versions to 10.0).

Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live:

There's a small learning curve at the beginning, but after some YouTube tutorials I feel I was able to get the hang of things pretty quickly.

What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're able to create great sounds using Ableton. It's our go-to for any theme song or sound effect-related content we need for our videos. It's been great to have such a user-friendly platform.

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