--- description: Review of Live Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Live | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audio Editing Software](/directory/4645/audio-editing/software) > [Live](/software/115617/live) # Live Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/115617/live Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/115617/live?page=2) > Live is a workflow management software, which allows instrumentalists and musicians to create, edit and produce music, sounds, rhythms, tunes, audios, songs, melodies and more. The solution offers a built-in sound library, which enables creators to add multiple sounds to the melody. The on-premise application provides various electronic instruments such as drum rack, simpler, impulse and sampler for instrumentalists to utilize while transforming the audio track. With Live, musicians can capture multiple sounds from the real world and combine them with songs via the MIDI functionality. Additionally, it allows artists to develop, categorize, manipulate and assemble tunes on a timeline using an arrangement view mode. Live facilitates integration with Playbeat, rekordbox, Modulaser, SoundSwitch, Riffer, MadMapper, Resolume, Camelot, Remixvideo, Reason, Figure and more. Pricing is available on a one-time license and support is extended via FAQs, knowledgebase and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 125 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 125 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Ableton ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$99.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Live offers a free trial for 90 days to new users, after which the software is available in 3 pricing tiers: Intro, Standard, and Suite. Pricing of the product starts from $99 per license and scales with each tier, outlined below: Intro: $99 per license Standard: $449 per license Suite: $749 per license - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Spanish - **Available Countries**: Germany ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Audio Capture - Audio Editor - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Configurable Workflow - Graphical Workflow Editor - Instrument Management - Mastering - Plug-in Integration - Third-Party Integrations - Workflow Management ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4645/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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However, as you get to learn shortcuts on the keyboard then managing this beast becomes much easier. > > Totally fascinates me even after a few years how easy it is to make a track. Essentially it works in a way which makes composition much easier than other existing software programs. ----- ### "Ableton Live - High performance DAW" — 5.0/5 > **Christopher** | *1 December 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like the most about Ableton Live, is the ability to switch between the arrangement and session view. This allows a workflow that is fast and efficient. The software is fully expandable thanks to its 3rd party plugin integration and its rewire function. > > **Cons**: I would like to see an improvement in the mixer section. A more "old school" or analog approach would allow different ways to mix down a project. Although this can be achieved in its current state, it would be nice to see some more routing, bus, and group options. > > From audio design to performing live music, recording, and editing, this software has been my favorite platform for over a decade now. I do not plan on changing any time soon. ----- ### "Able Live overall review" — 4.0/5 > **Redley** | *30 November 2022* | Computer Networking | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: The management\! Most especially with organizing instruments/Vsts/plug-ins is quiet easy to navigate through and even categorize. I like that it can detect new plug-ins as a posed to some other DAWs where it's a hassle to even detect something new. The audio quality and being able to stack many plug-ins is awesome and does fairly decent with my current CPU. > > **Cons**: The piano roll is quiet a pain for beginners. Almost everyone I know gives up after trying so hard to navigate through the piano roll. Also a few good instrumental plug-ins would be nice. The price can be difficult sometimes especially from third world countries like mine. Accessibility to Ableton is almost impossible. ----- ### "Ableton live review" — 5.0/5 > **James** | *14 May 2023* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love tracking in live I’ve been using it as an artist for over two years now. I’ve learned so much using live about mixing music > > **Cons**: Personally I think live would be a big recommendation for EDM or hiphop music ----- ### "Cutting Edge Creativity, Workflow Catching Up" — 4.0/5 > **Rob** | *24 May 2021* | Music | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: In Live, there is no shortage of features that have a creative and inspirational application. The control surface application is great (the caveat being that the feature set is geared towards performance, not mixing). The included plug-ins are wonderful and easy to deploy, as well as stable, and all of the features related to on-the-fly manipulation of patterns are very developed. The software has a great feel of cohesion about it. Horizontal inspectors (effects racks) aren’t totally my thing but you can’t deny that they have really streamlined the sound design / midi effects / pattern manipulation parts of the program (the “live show” element is included in that). > > **Cons**: The program is fairly underdeveloped in the realm of mixing, audio editing, assisted music composition, and audio export. Also I’ve never really enjoyed their approach to the browser and especially searching in the browser. > > Overall, when I do reach for Live it’s for compatibility with others’ projects and its sound design capabilities. For this it is excellent. Also it’s live show elements and integration with creatively-oriented controllers. Live is like a fun modular synth with a lot of quick patching and patterns on hand. The downside is that it is a fairly basic mixing, editing, and composition experience, but it’s hard to specialize in everything so that’s only a downside if those functions (think Pro Tools, Cubase, and Studio One) are important to you. ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/115617/live?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/115617/live) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data