Ableton Live Reviews & Product Details

I love the midi capabilities of Ableton and it makes my production work very easy. It is easy to quickly get a hang of and plugins just work as a drag and drop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I hate most is the DAW's inability to find plugins properly and only work with one specific folder. It becomes a hassle to find and place all your plugins in one folder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Ableton designers anticipated features producers need throughout the songwriting process while leaving plenty of flexibility for individual approaches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ableton feels slightly more difficult to use on a PC than Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ableton Live has so much creative potential buried in its unassuming layout. The stock effects and instruments are incredibly diverse and sound wonderful. In addition, this software has a tremendous amount of workflow optimizations via keystrokes, interface, and routing options. Not only will you be able to create virtually anything you want with Ableton and its stock tools, but your productivity will increase exponentially as you learn all the features it has to offer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only criticism I can really give Ableton Live is that there are some features I would love to create automations for that are currently unable to do so. Specifically, I would like to see richer automation options for manipulating and warping waveforms in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The endless amount of possibilities: live performance, music production, sound design... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is not as intuitive as other DAWs at first Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My favorite thing about Ableton is that I can record MIDI instruments. I also like that I use plugins to manipulate the sounds of instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is definitely a learning curve to getting started with Ableton. It takes time. I'm also not a big fan of the user interface, it's rather dry in my opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love the GUI and speed of workflow. Grouping and routing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of playlists VST Plugin Management Price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ableton has the best MIDI Controllers & they are all configured and mapped so using them is a breeze. The Ableton Push 2 is truly a game changer for any musician. Anyone who is looking to elevate their live performances or has an interest in producing EDM music should definitely invest Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The multiple View & Layout of the DAW can be hard to pick up right away & it does take awhile to really grasp everything Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ableton Live is one of the best software DAW leaders in the market. This software is really good because it helps musicians make their music. With this software, you can record your performance track by track without worrying about complexity or a troublesome interface. I like best the clean and simple interface, the great compatibility with VST, plugins, and other functions that integrate the software with other third-party applications, such as Native Instruments, Kontakt, Guitar Rig Pro, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like the absence of specific tools that help you edit tracks efficiently. For that purpose, I recommend Adobe Audition if you are a CC user or Audacity if you are a free user. With the combination of these tools, you can create really good music in a few hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Live is the most intuitive and well-designed DAW on the market today. Whereas other DAWs are based on the classic tape machine & console workflow, Live breaks out of that paradigm and implements new ways of making music geared toward a new generation of computer musicians in the digital age. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are key features missing that I have to use in Logic Pro and Pro Tools such as audio-comping (aka playlisting), integrated pitch correction tools, destructive midi effect plugins (such as humanize). Ableton also limits the amount of buses, sends, and returns you can use in a project which for bigger projects can be hard to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Without doubt the most versatile and flexible tool for, music creation, production, and live performance. Nothing else even comes close. Pair it with some custom control surfaces and it becomes an instrument. It is utterly sublime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With version 10.1 and the new Push 2 controller there really isn't anything I don't like. Whilst I appreciate that no tool will suit every workflow, there is now virtually nothing I can't do in this one package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.